Government bills312
- HE 76/2024 vpPassed with amendments
Raising accounting size thresholds for businesses
The monetary size thresholds for company categories in accounting will be raised by 25 per cent due to inflation. The change will reduce the administrative burden on companies and ease their reporting obligations.
25 Oct 2024 · passed without a vote - HE 81/2024 vpPassed
Taking foreign business prohibitions into account
Business prohibitions imposed or business offences committed in another EEA country can in future be taken into account in Finland when considering a business prohibition against a person. Authorities will also begin exchanging information on valid business prohibitions with other EU and EEA countries.
18 Oct 2024 · passed without a vote - HE 71/2024 vpPassed with amendments
Centralising accessibility supervision under Traficom
Supervision of digital services accessibility will be transferred from the Regional State Administrative Agency for Southern Finland to Traficom (the Finnish Transport and Communications Agency). With the change, guidance and supervision concerning both product accessibility and digital service accessibility will be brought together under one roof.
18 Oct 2024 · passed without a vote - HE 87/2024 vpPassed
Raising insurance brokers' minimum liability coverage
The minimum amounts of liability insurance required of insurance brokers will be increased due to inflation. In addition, specifying references to the Whistleblower Protection Act will be added to insurance legislation.
15 Oct 2024 · passed without a vote - HE 313/2022 vpPassed with amendments
Clarifying copyright reform for fundamental rights
The pending amendments to the Copyright Act are supplemented to strengthen freedom of expression, scientific freedom and the protection of teaching. Automatic filtering of online content will be clarified, and the use of materials in research and teaching will be made easier.
28 Feb 2023 · passed without a vote - HE 304/2022 vpPassed
Banning flavours in heated tobacco products
Heated tobacco products will be subject to the same bans on flavourings and additives as traditional cigarettes. Versions with flavours such as fruit or menthol may no longer be sold.
2 Feb 2023 · passed without a vote - HE 252/2022 vpPassed
Automatically extending residence permits for Ukrainians
Temporary protection residence permits for people who have fled the war in Ukraine will remain valid automatically without a separate application for an extension for as long as protection continues in the European Union. The validity of issued residence permit cards will also continue by operation of law.
21 Dec 2022 · 3 votesClosest vote · Perustelut, mietintö / Mari Rantanen
100 jaa71 ei - HE 6/2024 vpPassed
Easing EU Blue Card conditions
Conditions for the EU residence permit for highly educated individuals and specialists, known as the EU Blue Card, will be eased. The salary threshold required to obtain the permit will be lowered, and the movement of workers between EU Member States will be streamlined.
17 Apr 2024 · 3 votesClosest vote · Lakiehdotus 1, 9 §, mietintö /Hanna Räsänen
99 jaa82 ei - HE 99/2023 vpPassed with amendments
Publishing tax information of multinational enterprises
Large multinational enterprises will be required to publish annually information on the income taxes they pay, broken down by country. The information will be made publicly available on companies' websites and in the Trade Register.
17 Apr 2024 · 3 votesClosest vote · 1. lakiehdotus , 7 b luvun 9 § / Mai Kivelä
109 jaa61 ei - HE 102/2023 vpPassed with amendments
Stepping up public procurement oversight
The Finnish Competition and Consumer Authority (KKV) will be given more time to intervene in illegal public procurements and refer them to the Market Court. At the same time, public procurement notification practices and forms will be updated in line with EU rules.
22 Mar 2024 · passed without a vote - HE 104/2023 vpPassed
Listing reproductive hazards at work
Employers will be required to keep a list of employees exposed at work to agents hazardous to reproductive health. The employer must retain these exposure records for five years.
15 Mar 2024 · passed without a vote - HE 190/2021 vpPassed
Digitalising EU transfers of excise goods
The monitoring of excise goods moved commercially between EU countries will move from paper documents to an electronic system. The reform will streamline reporting procedures for businesses and enhance the prevention of tax fraud.
20 Dec 2021 · passed without a vote - HE 204/2021 vpPassed
Tightening taxation of reverse hybrid mismatches
Tax avoidance by multinational enterprises will be tackled by expanding taxation in situations where income risks going entirely untaxed due to differences between countries' tax systems. Income attributable to foreign owners of Finnish partnerships will be taxed in Finland if it is not taxed in the owner's home country.
8 Dec 2021 · passed without a vote - HE 77/2023 vpPassed with amendments
15 per cent minimum tax for large groups
An effective tax rate of at least 15 per cent will be set for large multinational and domestic enterprise groups. If a group's level of taxation in any country falls below this threshold, the shortfall will be levied as a separate top-up tax.
18 Dec 2023 · passed without a vote - HE 21/2019 vpPassed
Postponing legislation on light cars
The introduction of light cars onto the roads is postponed by one year until 1 November 2020. The postponement will be used to examine whether the regulations can be brought into line with EU law and the driving licence directive.
17 Oct 2019 · 3 votes105 jaa35 ei - HE 79/2023 vpPassed
Introducing a common USB-C charging port
Charging ports on electronic devices, such as smartphones and tablets, will be standardised to the USB-C standard. Consumers must also be given the option to buy a device without a charger.
12 Dec 2023 · passed without a vote - HE 45/2023 vpPassed
Funding the Financial Stability Authority
The maximum amount of administrative fees collected from banks and investment firms to fund the operations of the Financial Stability Authority would be increased to cover the authority's new security of supply duties. At the same time, depositors would be guaranteed the right to request a free administrative review of automated deposit guarantee compensation decisions.
11 Dec 2023 · passed without a vote - HE 29/2023 vpPassed
Introducing an EU emergency travel document
The new act will introduce a more secure emergency travel document that is uniform across all EU countries. The document will be issued for a single journey home to an EU citizen or their family member whose passport has been lost or stolen in a country outside the EU.
11 Dec 2023 · passed without a vote - HE 20/2023 vpPassed with amendments
Mandatory sustainability reporting for large companies
Large companies and listed companies will be required to report regularly on the environmental and social impacts of their operations. The reported sustainability information must be independently assured by an auditor and published in digital format.
11 Dec 2023 · passed without a vote - HE 21/2023 vpPassed with amendments
Specifying environmental requirements for power lines
The environmental impacts of route selection and construction methods will be taken into account more closely in expropriation permits for major power lines and pipelines. Authorities will be able to impose binding environmental conditions on projects, compliance with which will be supervised by the ELY Centres (Centres for Economic Development, Transport and the Environment).
8 Dec 2023 · 4 votesClosest vote · Mietintö / Helena Marttila
119 jaa56 ei