Government bills217
- HE 131/2025 vpPassed with amendments
Online alcohol sales and home delivery
Ordering alcohol for home delivery from Finnish shops, Alko and foreign online stores will be permitted. At the same time, online advertising of strong alcoholic beverages will be allowed.
25 Jun 2026 · 5 votes98 jaa77 ei - HE 167/2025 vpPassed with amendments
Reforming public finance management and oversight
Finland's public finance steering and oversight will be reformed to align with the European Union's new fiscal rules. Long-term ceiling targets will be set for public debt, and the Economic Policy Council will become an independent fiscal watchdog.
19 Dec 2025 · 2 votes170 jaa9 ei - HE 90/2025 vpPassed
Extending the reception allowance cut
The previously implemented cut to the reception allowance and spending allowance paid to asylum seekers and beneficiaries of temporary protection will be extended until June 2026. The level of support will remain at its current level until permanent legislative amendments on the matter enter into force.
21 Nov 2025 · 1 vote105 jaa51 ei - HE 175/2025 vpPassed with amendments
Cross-border gathering of electronic evidence
Finnish authorities will be able to demand electronic criminal evidence directly from service providers operating in another EU country. Correspondingly, authorities in other EU countries will also be able to request data from services operating in Finland.
15 May 2026 · passed without a vote - HE 96/2025 vpPassed with amendments
Higher nicotine pouch and e-liquid taxes
Taxes on e-liquids and nicotine pouches will rise, increasing their prices in shops. In addition, travellers will be permitted to bring in a maximum of 200 grams of snus or nicotine pouches tax-free for personal use from another EU country.
16 Dec 2025 · 2 votesClosest vote · Proposed statement 2
124 jaa38 ei - HE 168/2025 vpPassed
Raising snus and nicotine pouch limits
Travellers may bring in tax-free up to one kilogram of snus and one kilogram of nicotine pouches from another EU country. The previously planned stricter import limit of 200 grams will not be implemented.
15 Dec 2025 · passed without a vote - HE 10/2025 vpPassed with amendments
Streamlining asylum procedures and speeding deportations
Reviewing asylum interview records during interview sessions will be discontinued, and travel documents issued to beneficiaries of protection will include a ban on travelling to their home country. At the same time, the enforcement of deportation decisions for those who have received a negative decision will be expedited.
9 May 2025 · 2 votes103 jaa53 ei - HE 143/2025 vpPassed with amendments
Tuition fees for non-EU students
Tuition fees will be introduced for upper secondary students arriving in Finland from outside the EU and EEA. In addition, commissioned vocational education and training can be sold to employers also for Finnish and other EU citizens.
12 Dec 2025 · 6 votes131 jaa42 ei - HE 192/2025 vpPassed with amendments
Updating pet movement rules
Finland's animal disease and import control acts will be updated to align with the new EU Animal Health Law from April 2026. No significant changes will be made to pet owners' everyday lives or travel requirements.
8 Apr 2026 · passed without a vote - HE 128/2024 vpPassed
Ending national pension payments abroad
In the future, the national pension will no longer be paid to people living abroad. Only persons residing in Finland will receive the pension going forward.
13 Dec 2024 · 2 votes112 jaa56 ei - HE 7/2026 vpPassed
Extending natural gas storage obligations
The obligation of gas companies to maintain additional natural gas storage will be extended until the end of 2027. The measure safeguards gas adequacy and security of supply during winter seasons and in potential disruption situations.
19 Mar 2026 · passed without a vote - HE 196/2025 vpPassed with amendments
Updating minimum taxation for large groups
The legislation on minimum taxation for large groups will be updated in line with international guidelines. At the same time, large corporate groups will be given the opportunity to apply to the Finnish Tax Administration for an advance ruling, and a provision to prevent tax avoidance will be added to the act.
13 Mar 2026 · 2 votesClosest vote · Proposed statement 2
110 jaa55 ei - HE 177/2025 vpPassed with amendments
Organising supervision of ESG ratings
The Financial Supervisory Authority will be designated as the Finnish authority supervising sustainability and responsibility ratings for companies and financial products. The change aligns national legislation with a new EU regulation.
11 Mar 2026 · passed without a vote - HE 142/2025 vpPassed with amendments
Centralising EU minimum tax returns
Automatic exchange of information between tax authorities in EU countries will expand to cover the minimum taxation of large enterprise groups. Multinational groups will be able to submit the minimum tax information return centrally in a single EU country.
12 Dec 2025 · passed without a vote - HE 144/2025 vpPassed with amendments
EU registration of small business aid
Public bodies will be required to report all de minimis aid granted to businesses to an EU-level central register. The reform will ensure the monitoring of company-specific aid ceilings and increase the transparency of aid.
10 Dec 2025 · passed without a vote - HE 151/2025 vpPassed
Customs supervision of biocide imports
Finnish Customs will be granted the right to inspect and stop non-compliant biocidal products ordered by private individuals from other EU countries immediately upon entry. The change applies, for example, to mosquito repellents, rodent poisons, and products treated with biocides ordered from online stores.
10 Nov 2025 · passed without a vote - HE 79/2025 vpPassed with amendments
Postponing the start of sustainability reporting
The obligation for large companies to start statutory sustainability reporting will be postponed by two years. The first reports will only have to be prepared for the financial year 2027, but companies may report earlier voluntarily if they wish.
6 Nov 2025 · passed without a vote - HE 78/2025 vpPassed
Deepening EU-Chile cooperation
Finland approves the Advanced Framework Agreement between the European Union and Chile, which replaces the previous cooperation agreement that is more than 20 years old. The reform deepens political cooperation between the parties and promotes trade and investment.
6 Nov 2025 · passed without a vote - HE 84/2025 vpPassed with amendments
Expanding tax reporting on crypto-assets
Cryptocurrency intermediaries and trading platforms will be required to report their customers' crypto transactions and transfers directly to the Finnish Tax Administration. This will bring capital gains and losses on crypto-assets more comprehensively into automated tax control and pre-completed tax returns.
5 Nov 2025 · passed without a vote - HE 66/2025 vpPassed with amendments
Enabling regional passenger train procurement
Municipalities and regional actors will be able to organise and tender subsidised passenger train services in their area. Responsibility for procuring state rail transport will transfer to Traficom (the Finnish Transport and Communications Agency), and the regulatory body supervising the market to the Finnish Competition and Consumer Authority (KKV).
24 Oct 2025 · passed without a vote