Government bills15
- HE 3/2026 vpPassed with amendments
Speeding up defence plant construction
Permitting and construction of production plants important for national defence, such as ammunition and explosives factories, will be accelerated. New plants can be sited outside detailed plan areas under a separate siting permit without a slow planning process.
16 Apr 2026 · 3 votes147 jaa19 ei - HE 160/2025 vpPassed with amendments
Streamlining commercialisation of recycled materials
Approval of waste and industrial side streams as recycled products will become easier and faster. Companies will be able to apply for product status for their material through a lighter official decision than before, without a burdensome environmental permit process.
4 Mar 2026 · 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 65/2025 vpPassed
Continued use of eastern rolling stock
Rolling stock complying with eastern standards could be used in domestic timber and chemical transport until the end of 2028. At the same time, safety supervision of new tramway and metro projects would be increased as early as the design phase.
24 Oct 2025 · passed without a vote - HE 139/2021 vpPassed with amendments
Enhancing product safety and market surveillance
Authorities will be given new tools to monitor the safety of products on sale, particularly in online commerce. At the same time, surveillance rules for several different product groups will be consolidated into a single act.
3 Mar 2022 · passed without a vote - HE 169/2021 vpPassed with amendments
Expanding appeal rights for chemical permits
Environmental and health organisations as well as municipalities will obtain the right to appeal permit decisions concerning dangerous chemicals and explosives. In addition, the flow of information and consideration of transboundary environmental impacts will be improved in permit procedures for industrial, mining and nuclear energy projects.
15 Dec 2021 · 1 voteOnly vote · Perustelut , mietintö / Sanni Grahn-Laasonen
118 jaa25 ei - 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 - 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 235/2020 vpPassed
Stricter control of explosives precursors
A more rigorous permit process and background check will be required to purchase and possess chemicals suitable for making explosives, such as concentrated sulphuric acid. The obligations of businesses and online marketplaces selling chemicals to verify customer details and report suspicious purchases will be increased.
17 Dec 2020 · passed without a vote - HE 59/2020 vpPassed with amendments
Confidentiality for Defence Forces chemical depots
Provisions on publicity and consultation may be derogated from in environmental permit and notification procedures concerning specially protected chemical and fuel depots of the Finnish Defence Forces. This will ensure that information critical to national defence is not disclosed during environmental protection oversight.
4 Nov 2020 · passed without a vote - HE 121/2020 vpPassed
Clarifying product safety regulation for aerosols
Regulation on the safety and surveillance of aerosol products, such as various spray cans, will be consolidated into a separate act. The technical safety requirements for the products will remain unchanged.
3 Nov 2020 · passed without a vote - HE 115/2020 vpPassed with amendments
Reforming chemical notifications and poison information
The notification procedure for hazardous chemical mixtures will be transferred to a common EU information system, and the Poison Information Centre's right of access to information will be improved. At the same time, national chemical notifications will be centralised in an electronic service.
7 Oct 2020 · passed without a vote - HE 78/2018 vpPassed
Tightening controls on mercury use
The use, import and waste management of mercury will be restricted more strictly than before to protect human health and the environment. At the same time, supervisory authorities will be designated and penalties laid down for breaches of the rules.
5 Jul 2018 · passed without a vote - HE 50/2018 vpPassed with amendments
Reforming gas appliance safety regulation
A new Gas Appliances Act will be enacted in Finland to supplement the EU Gas Appliances Regulation. The act clarifies market surveillance of gas appliances, language requirements, and sanctions imposed for breaches of the rules.
21 May 2018 · passed without a vote - HE 20/2016 vpPassed
Reforming civil explosives conformity rules
A new act will be enacted for explosives for civil uses to implement the requirements of an EU directive. At the same time, the permit procedure for importing foreign chemical tanks will be streamlined.
2 Dec 2016 · passed without a vote