Government bills23
- 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 - HE 141/2024 vpPassed with amendments
Raising reduced VAT to 14 per cent
Value added tax (VAT) on medicines, books, passenger transport, and cultural and sports services will rise from 10 per cent to 14 per cent at the beginning of 2025. At the same time, the tax rate on menstrual products, children's nappies and incontinence products will fall from 25.5 per cent to 14 per cent.
29 Nov 2024 · 5 votes87 jaa67 ei - HE 33/2025 vpPassed with amendments
Pilot collection of subsidised transport data
A pilot will be launched in Northern Finland to bring together data on passenger transport reimbursed by wellbeing services counties and Kela (the Social Insurance Institution). The data will be used to explore possibilities to combine rides and save costs, but services for passengers will remain unchanged during the pilot.
19 Jun 2025 · passed without a vote - HE 240/2022 vpPassed
Updating rail passenger rights
National provisions on rail passenger rights will be aligned with revised EU regulation. Certain EU-level obligations concerning compensation and assistance will continue to be excluded from commuter rail services and heritage rail operations.
21 Dec 2022 · passed without a vote - HE 226/2021 vpPassed with amendments
Extending Covid restrictions and Covid pass
The validity of temporary Covid-19 restrictions, health security measures on entry, and the national use of the Covid pass would be extended until the end of June 2022. The use of the Covid pass would be specified so that it must be required for the entire opening hours if it is used to replace official restrictions.
23 Dec 2021 · 6 votes106 jaa36 ei - HE 24/2023 vpPassed
Compiling railway station accessibility data
Accessibility data for railway stations across Finland will be compiled into a single service, making it easier for passengers to find information about station accessibility and services. At the same time, several municipalities will be incorporated into wider regional public transport areas.
29 Nov 2023 · passed without a vote - HE 105/2021 vpPassed with amendments
Covid certificates and testing for travellers
Passengers arriving in Finland will be required to present a certificate of covid-19 vaccination, recovery from the disease, or a negative test result. If a passenger does not have a certificate, they must take a covid-19 test upon arrival and, if necessary, a second test later.
2 Jul 2021 · 2 votesClosest vote · Vote
31 jaa18 ei - HE 263/2022 vpPassed with amendments
Reforming transport and maritime rules
Transport companies will be able to use lorries and vans hired from another EU country temporarily in domestic transport. At the same time, supervision of transport sector documents will be tightened, and fines and traffic penalty fees will be introduced for non-compliance.
17 Jan 2023 · passed without a vote - HE 194/2022 vpPassed
Cutting VAT on electricity and transport
Value added tax (VAT) on electricity will be reduced to 10 per cent for the winter, and domestic travel tickets will be temporarily exempted entirely from VAT. The measures ease the financial position of households during a period of high electricity prices and inflation.
26 Oct 2022 · passed without a vote - HE 92/2022 vpPassed with amendments
Temporary fuel support for transport companies
Road haulage and passenger transport companies would be granted state aid to compensate for sharply increased fuel costs. The purpose of the support is to ease companies' liquidity and safeguard Finland's security of supply.
28 Jun 2022 · 3 votesClosest vote · 1 § , mietintö / Sanni Grahn-Laasonen
81 jaa65 ei - HE 145/2017 vpPassed with amendments
Consolidating transport regulation and registers
Market regulation and registers across all modes of transport are consolidated into a single act. The reform will make it easier to develop and use digital travel chains combining different transport modes.
10 Apr 2018 · 1 vote99 jaa65 ei - HE 73/2021 vpPassed with amendments
Extending restrictions and easing outdoor events
Restrictions intended to prevent the coronavirus and the powers of authorities will be extended until the end of 2021. At the same time, organising outdoor events and recreational activities will be made easier by dropping the two-metre physical distancing requirement that applied to outdoor spaces.
31 May 2021 · 20 votesClosest vote · Mietintö / Mia Laiho, lausumaehdotus 9
30 jaa13 ei - HE 137/2020 vpWithdrawn
Covid certificate requirement for incoming travellers
Passengers arriving in Finland from risk areas will be required to present a certificate of a negative covid test or a previous infection. Transport companies must inform passengers of these requirements before travel.
5 Nov 2020 · no votes - HE 50/2020 vpPassed with amendments
Updating driver qualification and health rules
Professional qualification requirements and training arrangements for lorry and bus drivers will be updated to comply with EU legislation. In addition, nocturnal epileptic seizures will be established in law as an impediment to holding a passenger car or motorcycle driving licence.
24 Jun 2020 · passed without a vote - HE 91/2019 vpPassed with amendments
Clarifying transport laws and agency responsibilities
Public notices and plans for transport infrastructure projects will move to authorities' websites, and the obligation of direct notification will apply to property owners directly affected by a project. At the same time, central government administration of private roads will be clarified and provisions on appeals in the transport sector will be brought up to date.
17 Dec 2019 · passed without a vote - HE 289/2018 vpLapsed
Transferring transport duties to regions
The transport duties and staff of the ELY Centre (Centre for Economic Development, Transport and the Environment) will be divided between the regions to be established, the Finnish Transport Infrastructure Agency and the traffic control company. Regions will become responsible for regional road maintenance and public transport, but ownership of the highway network will remain with the state.
18 Apr 2019 · no votes - HE 105/2018 vpPassed with amendments
Reforming rail transport competition and permits
Domestic rail passenger transport will be opened to competition and the regulation of the sector will be completely reformed to comply with EU requirements. At the same time, permit processes in the rail sector will be harmonised and the administrative burden on private sidings will be reduced.
20 Dec 2018 · passed without a vote - HE 45/2018 vpPassed with amendments
Transferring road management to regions
The maintenance of highways, transport system planning and the organisation of public transport will be transferred from the abolished ELY Centres (Centres for Economic Development, Transport and the Environment) to the new regions and partly to the Finnish Transport Agency. The state will retain ownership of highways and steer road management through separate funding and agreements.
5 Jul 2018 · passed without a vote - HE 180/2017 vpPassed with amendments
Reforming road traffic rules and penalties
Finland's road traffic rules will be completely overhauled, and an administrative traffic penalty fee will be introduced for minor traffic offences. At the same time, the rules will be clarified and legislation adapted to the digitalisation and automation of road traffic.
5 Jul 2018 · passed without a vote - HE 161/2016 vpPassed with amendments
Deregulating road transport and taxis
Licensing regulation for road transport is dismantled, and taxi licence quotas and maximum fares are abolished. Travel and ticket data for mobility services are opened up to enable interoperable service chains.
5 May 2017 · 31 votes