Government bills15
- HE 82/2026 vpPassed
Reforming packaging waste regulation and supervision
Finnish legislation will be amended to align with the EU's new Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation. New financial obligations will be imposed on packaging producers, and the supervisory duties of public authorities will be specified.
16 Jun 2026 · passed without a vote - HE 103/2024 vpPassed with amendments
Limiting municipal waste management responsibility
Statutory municipal waste management responsibility will be limited to ordinary homes and holiday homes, leaving care homes and other housing units for health and social services to manage their waste themselves. At the same time, Tukes (the Finnish Safety and Chemicals Agency) will be tasked with supervising compliance with EU battery requirements.
17 Dec 2024 · 4 votes114 jaa56 ei - HE 97/2023 vpPassed
Extending the lighter building regulations trial
The experiment with more flexible building and planning regulations applied in Helsinki, Vantaa and Turku will be extended until the end of 2024. The experiment streamlines housing construction by allowing building permits to be granted before a plot is partitioned.
18 Dec 2023 · passed without a vote - HE 178/2020 vpPassed with amendments
Reform of Nuclear Waste Fund investments
Assets of the State Nuclear Waste Management Fund may be invested in a more diversified manner than before to achieve better returns. At the same time, the fund's governance model will be reformed and the separate research and grant systems for nuclear research will be merged.
4 Mar 2021 · passed without a vote - HE 209/2022 vpPassed
Municipal waste sales limit and transition
The maximum limit for market-based sales by municipal waste companies will be maintained at 10 per cent after 2030 as well. In addition, municipalities will look after waste management for health and social services and rescue services properties during a transition period until the end of 2025.
16 Dec 2022 · 1 voteOnly vote · 145 a §, mietintö / Saara-Sofia Sirén
134 jaa32 ei - HE 141/2022 vpPassed with amendments
Extending cleanup responsibility for single-use plastics
Manufacturers and importers of single-use plastic products and fishing gear would be required to contribute to the waste management of their products and to municipal cleanup costs. At the same time, producer responsibility for packaging would be extended to cover small businesses as well.
9 Dec 2022 · passed without a vote - HE 46/2022 vpPassed with amendments
Reforming waste transport registration and supervision
Registration rules for waste carriers and brokers will be reformed to combat the grey economy and make the monitoring of waste flows more effective. At the same time, a new electronic waste consignment note register and open online information services for waste management and producer registers will be established.
16 Jun 2022 · passed without a vote - HE 40/2021 vpPassed with amendments
Boosting recycling and separate waste collection
The legislative reform tightens waste recycling targets and extends sorting and separate collection obligations for residential properties. The transport of separately collected waste will become the responsibility of the municipality, and the cost liability of packaging producers will be increased.
24 Jun 2021 · 9 votesClosest vote · Pöydällepanon ajankohta, Katja Taimela / Timo Heinonen
33 jaa23 ei - HE 26/2019 vpPassed
Abolishing the waste oil charge
The waste oil charge levied on lubricating oils and preparations will be abolished from the beginning of 2020. However, government grants for waste oil management may be paid from previously accumulated funds until the end of 2021.
22 Nov 2019 · passed without a vote - HE 248/2018 vpPassed with amendments
Electronic platform for waste and side streams
An electronic data platform will be established in Finland to promote the recycling of waste and material flows. Companies and other waste holders will primarily have to seek private waste management services on the platform before they can use municipal secondary waste management services.
11 Mar 2019 · 1 vote99 jaa85 ei - HE 247/2018 vpPassed with amendments
Reforming support for remediating contaminated areas
The state will support the investigation and remediation of contaminated soil, groundwater and sediments under a new support act. Support can be granted to municipalities, businesses and private individuals in situations where the party responsible for the contamination cannot be held liable.
13 Feb 2019 · passed without a vote - HE 195/2017 vpPassed
Limiting municipal waste management responsibilities
Municipal responsibility for municipal waste management will be restricted mainly to waste generated in housing. At the same time, the ability of municipal waste companies to sell services on the market will be gradually curtailed.
21 May 2018 · 6 votes144 jaa38 ei - HE 84/2017 vpPassed with amendments
Expanding environmental and waste supervision fees
Fees will be charged more widely than before for inspections and the monitoring of regulations under environmental and waste supervision. The fees will be targeted directly at businesses and operators that give rise to the need for supervision.
27 Oct 2017 · passed without a vote - HE 69/2017 vpPassed
Introducing recycling rules for large ships
Legislation supplementing EU rules will be introduced in Finland to ensure the safe and environmentally sound dismantling of large ships. The acts define the authorities supervising ship recycling and the penalties to be imposed for breaches of the rules.
27 Jun 2017 · passed without a vote - HE 113/2015 vpPassed with amendments
Tighter supervision of international waste shipments
Authorities would be required to draw up risk-based plans for inspecting undertakings and facilities involved in international waste shipments. The reform aims to prevent illegal waste shipments more effectively than before.
3 Dec 2015 · passed without a vote