Government bills8
- HE 2/2025 vpPassed with amendments
Banning property purchases on security grounds
Citizens and companies from a country that threatens Finland or other states will not be allowed to buy real estate in Finland without a permanent residence permit. The ban will prevent the use of properties for activities that endanger national security and for hybrid influence.
23 Apr 2025 · passed without a vote - HE 64/2023 vpPassed
Lowering transfer tax and first-home exemption
Transfer tax on real estate and housing company shares will be lowered, but at the same time the tax exemption for first-time homebuyers will be abolished. The reduced tax rates will apply retroactively from 12 October 2023, and the first-time buyer tax exemption will end at the start of 2024.
12 Dec 2023 · 9 votes109 jaa66 ei - HE 24/2024 vpPassed with amendments
Streamlining property transactions and registrations
Procedures for property transactions and registration will be made more flexible, and electronic services will be facilitated. Parties to a property transaction will be able to agree bindingly on a deposit or a cancellation fee without an attesting notary.
9 Oct 2024 · passed without a vote - HE 222/2022 vpPassed with amendments
Tighter controls on foreign property acquisitions
Monitoring of real estate transactions by entities from outside the EU and EEA will be tightened to protect national security. At the same time, the state's right of pre-emption near strategic sites will be strengthened and the authorities' rights to access information will be expanded.
15 Dec 2022 · passed without a vote - HE 20/2019 vpPassed with amendments
Streamlining state property transactions
The sale and leasing of state property will be accelerated by raising the independent decision-making thresholds of ministries and agencies. At the same time, consultation procedures concerning conservation and national security will be reformed.
28 Nov 2019 · passed without a vote - HE 253/2018 vpPassed with amendments
State intervention in security-threatening property transactions
The state will gain the means to monitor and, if necessary, block real estate transactions that could endanger Finland's national security. Buyers from outside the EU and the EEA will be required to obtain a permit to buy real estate in Finland.
14 Mar 2019 · passed without a vote - HE 137/2015 vpPassed with amendments
Streamlining and digitising enforcement proceedings
Enforcement proceedings will be sped up and made more flexible by increasing electronic service and online services. At the same time, rules on selling distrained property will be eased and the interruption of the limitation of debts will be clarified.
19 Apr 2016 · passed without a vote - HE 9/2015 vpPassed
Second supplementary budget for 2015
The second supplementary budget for 2015, introducing amendments to the state budget for the current year. The votes mainly concern individual appropriation items and proposals in the opposition's dissenting opinions.
1 Jul 2015 · 6 votes