Government bills30

Topicinvestments30
  1. HE 189/2025 vpRejected

    Extending wellbeing services counties' deficit coverage

    Wellbeing services counties would be able to apply to the Ministry of Finance for additional time to cover their accumulated deficits until the end of 2027 or 2028. In addition, the deadline for submitting wellbeing services counties' investment plans to ministries would be postponed.

    27 May 2026 · 3 votes

    Closest vote · Dissenting opinion

    94 jaa
    77 ei
  2. HE 201/2025 vpPassed

    Pledging fishing quotas as loan collateral

    Commercial fishers will be able to pledge the rights of use to their fishing quotas as collateral for bank loans for investments. At the same time, the conditions for trap net fishing of Baltic herring will be eased and the forfeiture of fishing rights to the state will be prevented where fishing has been hindered by fishing bans or poor catches.

    30 Apr 2026 · 1 vote
    158 jaa
    20 ei
  3. HE 129/2025 vpPassed with amendments

    Easing health and social service subcontracting

    Rules on subcontracting by private providers of health and social services will be eased, and state steering of investments by wellbeing services counties will be tightened. In addition, wellbeing services counties will be obliged to monitor and report on their staffing situation in a harmonised manner.

    19 Dec 2025 · 1 vote
    122 jaa
    49 ei
  4. HE 86/2024 vpPassed with amendments

    Centralising state venture capital in Tesi

    State venture capital and business financing activities will be brought together under Suomen Teollisuussijoitus Oy (Tesi). The Climate Fund and Oppiva Invest will be wound up, and financing that involves state aid will be transferred to a new subsidiary, Teollisuustuki Oy.

    18 Dec 2024 · passed without a vote
  5. HE 41/2025 vpPassed with amendments

    Centralising and streamlining environmental permits

    Environmental permit and assessment procedures will be brought together under the new national Licensing and Supervisory Agency, allowing different permits to be processed at once in the same place. The reform will accelerate and streamline permitting for investments and extend the priority processing of green transition projects.

    19 Jun 2025 · 6 votes

    Closest vote · Proposed statement 2

    121 jaa
    62 ei
  6. HE 95/2023 vpPassed with amendments

    Reforming track charges and investment funding

    Infrastructure managers will be able to raise track access charges more than at present to finance new and upgraded rail sections. At the same time, rules on railway operating licences and safety oversight will be clarified.

    19 Apr 2024 · passed without a vote
  7. HE 207/2024 vpPassed with amendments

    Tax credit for clean transition investments

    Finland will introduce a new tax credit for large industrial clean transition investments. Companies will be able to deduct part of the costs of climate-friendly projects worth at least 50 million euros from their future corporate income taxes.

    28 Mar 2025 · 6 votes

    Closest vote · Proposed statement

    84 jaa
    71 ei
  8. HE 128/2022 vpPassed

    Accelerating green transition permits and appeals

    Investment projects that promote the green transition and renewable energy will temporarily be given priority in the processing of environmental permits and appeal processes. The measure will accelerate the implementation of clean technology and energy projects.

    7 Dec 2022 · 1 vote
    90 jaa
    32 ei
  9. HE 183/2024 vpPassed

    Implementing the EU-Thailand framework agreement

    Finland would approve the framework agreement on comprehensive partnership and cooperation between the European Union and its member states and Thailand. The agreement will deepen and diversify political, economic and sectoral cooperation between the parties.

    7 Mar 2025 · passed without a vote
  10. HE 191/2024 vpPassed with amendments

    Supplementing the 2025 budget proposal

    A supplementary government proposal to the 2025 budget (HE 109/2024). It updates the budget proposal submitted in the autumn with new information before Parliament decides on the budget; it is considered together with the actual budget.

    20 Dec 2024 · passed without a vote
  11. HE 82/2024 vpPassed

    Approval of the EU-Malaysia framework agreement

    Finland will approve a comprehensive partnership and cooperation agreement between the European Union and Malaysia. The agreement will deepen cooperation between the parties in areas such as the economy, security, human rights and environmental issues.

    13 Nov 2024 · passed without a vote
  12. HE 186/2022 vpPassed with amendments

    Improving animal welfare and protection

    The new Animal Welfare Act will replace the old Animal Protection Act and tighten requirements for the keeping, care and treatment of animals. The provisions will improve animals' opportunities to carry out natural species-specific behaviour and reduce the pain and suffering caused to them.

    8 Mar 2023 · 12 votes

    Closest vote · Lausumaehdotus, mietintö / Ritva Elomaa 5 (moniste)

    104 jaa
    80 ei
  13. HE 78/2023 vpPassed

    Raising the agricultural equalisation reserve

    Agricultural entrepreneurs will be able to defer a larger share of their profits to be taxed in later years or used for farm investments. The maximum amount of the equalisation reserve will rise from 13,500 euros to 25,000 euros.

    29 Nov 2023 · passed without a vote
  14. HE 116/2022 vpPassed with amendments

    Enabling state aid in Ilmastorahasto financing

    A dedicated act will be enacted for the wholly state-owned Ilmastorahasto Oy, enabling the use of state aid in its investment and financing operations. The company can finance climate projects by taking a higher risk than private investors or by accepting a lower return target.

    3 Feb 2023 · 2 votes
    135 jaa
    47 ei
  15. HE 164/2022 vpPassed with amendments

    Reforming agricultural and reindeer structural support

    Applications for structural support for agriculture and reindeer husbandry will become mainly electronic, and projects can be started at the applicant's own risk immediately after submitting an application. Young farmers will be made eligible for a state guarantee in connection with start-up aid, and basic drainage projects for agricultural land will be incorporated into agricultural investment aid.

    16 Dec 2022 · passed without a vote
  16. HE 65/2022 vpPassed with amendments

    Managing and supervising EU recovery funds

    Rules will be established in Finland for the use, monitoring and supervision of EU recovery and resilience support. The reform will enable applying for and disbursing EU funding for domestic investments and projects.

    22 Jun 2022 · passed without a vote
  17. HE 46/2021 vpPassed

    Reforming business development grants

    A new act will be enacted in Finland on development grants for businesses and their operating environment for 2021–2028. The grants will support, in particular, the growth, renewal and internationalisation of small and medium-sized enterprises.

    30 Jun 2021 · passed without a vote
  18. HE 20/2021 vpPassed

    Safeguarding full-time commercial fishers

    The turnover threshold for full-time commercial fishers would be maintained at 10,000 euros so that fishers do not lose their subsidies or fishing rights due to an increase in the value added tax (VAT) threshold. In addition, fisheries sector enterprises could receive investment subsidies in advance to alleviate the COVID-19 situation.

    20 Apr 2021 · passed without a vote
  19. HE 195/2016 vpPassed

    Easier support for rural pilot projects

    Rural pilot projects will also be eligible for support for equipment and machinery investments that are not of public benefit. The reform makes it easier to test new products, methods and techniques in practice.

    16 Dec 2016 · passed without a vote
  20. HE 8/2021 vpPassed

    Increasing agricultural and reindeer investment guarantees

    The state would raise the maximum amount of state guarantees granted for investment loans in agriculture and reindeer husbandry. This would ensure the financing and implementation of investments during the transitional period between EU funding periods.

    24 Mar 2021 · passed without a vote