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Government bills8

Topicillegal immigration8
  1. HE 51/2026 vpPassed with amendments

    Speeding up enforcement of deportations

    Deportation decisions will be enforceable faster than at present, and lodging an appeal will no longer automatically prevent removal from the country. In addition, an entry ban can be imposed on a person posing a security threat before they enter the country.

    4 Jun 2026 · 1 vote
    147 jaa
    22 ei
  2. HE 50/2025 vpPassed with amendments

    Restricting healthcare for undocumented migrants

    The right of adult undocumented migrants residing in Finland to non-urgent public healthcare will be restricted. The right to urgent care, pregnancy-related services and healthcare for children will remain unchanged.

    28 Nov 2025 · 1 vote
    105 jaa
    60 ei
  3. HE 52/2026 vpPassed with amendments

    Tightening and speeding up asylum procedures

    Finland is reforming its immigration and asylum legislation in line with the EU Pact on Migration and Asylum. The reform tightens asylum procedures, speeds up the processing of applications, and makes the removal of rejected applicants more efficient.

    4 Jun 2026 · 10 votes

    Closest vote · Proposed statement 8

    108 jaa
    62 ei
  4. HE 148/2026 vpIn progress

    Extending the instrumentalised migration act

    Finland will extend the validity of the exceptional act that allows restricting the reception of asylum applications at the border where necessary to combat instrumentalised migration. The act will remain in force until the end of 2028 without substantive changes.

    10 Sep 2026 · no votes yet
  5. HE 143/2024 vpPassed with amendments

    Stricter detention and entry bans

    The Aliens Act would be tightened to make removals from the country more effective and to improve security. Detention periods for persons staying illegally in the country will be extended and entry bans will be toughened.

    13 Mar 2025 · 4 votes
    113 jaa
    58 ei
  6. HE 140/2026 vpIn progress

    Threat-based criminal intelligence powers

    The Finnish Border Guard would be granted the right to covertly gather information on serious security threats before a concrete offence has occurred or there is specific suspicion of one. The new methods of intelligence gathering aim to tackle organised crime related in particular to illegal immigration and human trafficking.

    11 Sep 2026 · no votes yet
  7. HE 146/2018 vpPassed with amendments

    Stricter penalties for breaching entry bans

    Entering Finland in breach of an active entry ban can result in a prison sentence. Offences will move from police fine proceedings directly to court proceedings.

    3 Dec 2018 · 1 vote
    136 jaa
    29 ei
  8. HE 24/2018 vpPassed

    Speeding up deportation of criminals

    The deportation of foreign nationals who have committed crimes or who endanger public security will be expedited. A deportation decision can be enforced before the appeal process has become final, unless a court separately prohibits enforcement.

    19 Oct 2018 · passed without a vote