Government bills8
- 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 vote158 jaa20 ei - HE 205/2022 vpPassed with amendments
Reforming the commercial fishing quota system
Quota rights of commercial fishers will be made valid indefinitely, and herring trap net fishing will be transferred to shared quotas. The amendments will support the long-term operations of the fishing sector and strengthen the security of supply of domestic fish.
15 Dec 2022 · 1 vote123 jaa31 ei - HE 30/2021 vpPassed with amendments
Clarifying Teno fishing permits and supervision
The rules on the special fishing permit quota for the Teno river will be specified and free fishing permits will be provided for permanent local residents under 18 years of age. At the same time, fishing permit sales duties and supervision in the fisheries area will be clarified.
22 Apr 2022 · 1 vote90 jaa57 ei - HE 256/2020 vpPassed
Tighter control of fishing quota concentration
Commercial fishers will have to report their company's ownership structure annually when applying for fishing quotas. This will enable authorities to monitor more effectively than at present that fishing quotas do not become excessively concentrated among the same owners.
25 Mar 2021 · passed without a vote - HE 85/2018 vpPassed with amendments
Reforming fishing quotas and salmon monitoring
The quota system for commercial fishing and its flexibilities will be clarified. A mandatory tagging and notification requirement will be introduced for salmon caught in river areas for sale, in order to curb illegal fishing.
19 Oct 2018 · passed without a vote - HE 204/2017 vpPassed with amendments
Reforming salmon fishing notifications and control
Commercial salmon fishers will be required to notify the landing of catches in advance. At the same time, authorities will be obliged to notify fishers directly and without delay of suspected infringements of fishing rules.
26 Mar 2018 · passed without a vote - HE 103/2016 vpPassed with amendments
Allocating fishing quotas to commercial operators
Finland's marine fishing quotas for Baltic herring, sprat and salmon will be allocated directly to commercial fishers as transferable quotas. The reform gives fishing enterprises the opportunity to time their catches more freely according to market demand and improves the profitability of operations.
29 Nov 2016 · passed without a vote - HE 15/2015 vpPassed with amendments
Closing the wind power feed-in tariff scheme
The wind power feed-in tariff scheme will be closed to new projects once the statutory quota is filled. Entry into the scheme will require a valid quota decision, which will remain valid until the beginning of November 2017 at the latest.
15 Oct 2015 · passed without a vote