Istuntosali

Government bills13

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  1. 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 vote
    105 jaa
    51 ei
  2. HE 187/2025 vpPassed with amendments

    Expanding and streamlining plea bargaining

    Plea bargaining will be expanded to cover aggravated narcotics offences, aggravated robberies and aggravated human trafficking. A person suspected of an offence can receive a more lenient sentence by confessing to their act, which speeds up and eases the judicial process.

    13 May 2026 · passed without a vote
  3. HE 127/2026 vpIn progress

    Criminalising exploitation of trafficking victims

    The intentional use of services provided by a victim of human trafficking will be criminalised. At the same time, subjecting another person to surrogacy will be added to the provision on human trafficking.

    11 Sep 2026 · no votes yet
  4. HE 140/2026 vpIn progress

    Threat-based criminal intelligence powers

    The Finnish Border Guard would be granted the right to covertly gather information on serious security threats before a concrete offence has occurred or there is specific suspicion of one. The new methods of intelligence gathering aim to tackle organised crime related in particular to illegal immigration and human trafficking.

    11 Sep 2026 · no votes yet
  5. HE 15/2025 vpPassed with amendments

    Expanding border guard investigation powers

    The Finnish Border Guard will receive broader powers to investigate human trafficking and money laundering independently and to use secret methods of obtaining intelligence in preventing and solving serious crimes. At the same time, undercover operations and simulated purchases online as well as controlled information source activities will be enabled for border guards.

    5 Jun 2025 · passed without a vote
  6. HE 220/2022 vpPassed

    Improving assistance for trafficking victims

    Victims of trafficking will receive help and support directly based on their own needs regardless of the progress of criminal investigations. The continuation of assistance will no longer depend on whether charges are brought or a conviction is secured.

    15 Dec 2022 · 1 vote
    93 jaa
    65 ei
  7. HE 135/2022 vpPassed with amendments

    Municipal reimbursement for Ukrainian integration services

    The state will start paying compensation to municipalities and wellbeing services counties for integration services for people fleeing the war in Ukraine once they obtain a municipality of residence in Finland. At the same time, reception centre services will end within a reasonable time as the person transitions to municipal services.

    1 Dec 2022 · passed without a vote
  8. HE 65/2024 vpPassed

    Defining forced marriage as human trafficking

    Forcing someone into marriage or a comparable informal union will be explicitly criminalised in the Criminal Code as human trafficking. The amendment will clarify the ability of the authorities to intervene in forced marriages and improve the position of victims.

    14 Nov 2024 · passed without a vote
  9. HE 253/2020 vpPassed with amendments

    Tackling the exploitation of foreign labour

    A foreign worker exploited in their employment would be able to change employers freely or receive an extended permit for one year to seek new work. At the same time, employers guilty of abuses could be barred from recruiting foreign workers for a fixed period.

    11 Jun 2021 · 7 votes
    43 jaa
    10 ei
  10. HE 162/2021 vpPassed with amendments

    Centralising reception preparedness

    Responsibility for contingency planning for the reception of large-scale entry will be transferred entirely from the ELY Centres (Centres for Economic Development, Transport and the Environment) to the Finnish Immigration Service (Migri). At the same time, the provision previously obliging municipalities to establish reception centres will be removed from the act.

    3 Dec 2021 · 1 vote

    Only vote · Lausumaehdotus, mietintö / Mari-Leena Talvitie

    83 jaa
    60 ei
  11. HE 94/2021 vpPassed

    Expanding occupational safety enforcement powers

    Occupational safety and health authorities will be given new tools to monitor the safety of work equipment online and the right to use data from the incomes register in monitoring working conditions. In addition, the authorities will be obliged to report suspected work-related human trafficking and chemical safety breaches to the police.

    21 Oct 2021 · passed without a vote
  12. HE 131/2016 vpPassed with amendments

    Incorporating state reception centres into Migri

    State reception centres will be transferred into the Finnish Immigration Service (Migri). The Finnish Immigration Service (Migri) will decide independently on the establishment and closure of reception centres.

    2 Dec 2016 · passed without a vote
  13. HE 69/2016 vpPassed

    Approving treaty against forced labour

    Finland will approve the International Labour Organization (ILO) protocol to strengthen action against forced labour and related human trafficking. In addition, the protocol will improve the protection of victims and their right to remedies.

    28 Oct 2016 · 1 vote