Government bills17
- HE 23/2026 vpPassed
Abolishing regional sports councils
Regional sports councils will be abolished as a result of the reform of central government regional administration. Regional administration of sports matters will be centralised in the national Licensing and Supervisory Agency without separate regional expert bodies.
30 Apr 2026 · 2 votes153 jaa26 ei - HE 135/2025 vpPassed
Abolishing the Housing Fund of Finland
The Housing Fund of Finland will be abolished, and state-subsidised housing construction will be financed directly from the state budget. At the same time, a guarantee fee will be introduced for new state interest-subsidy loans, though it will not be charged on student housing or housing projects for special groups.
16 Dec 2025 · 2 votes93 jaa69 ei - HE 98/2025 vpPassed with amendments
Lowering taxes on labour
Taxes on labour will be lowered from the beginning of 2026 by cutting the highest marginal tax rates and increasing the earned income tax credit and the basic deduction. As a counterbalance, the tax deductibility of trade union membership fees, the tax exemption for company bicycles, and the home office deduction for wage earners will be abolished.
21 Nov 2025 · 12 votes116 jaa40 ei - HE 76/2025 vpPassed
Abolishing citizen advice and Suomi.fi changes
The general Citizen Advice service of the Digital and Population Data Services Agency will be abolished, and the agency will focus on supporting e-services and its own digital services. At the same time, the obligation for authorities to use the Suomi.fi Data Exchange Layer will be removed, and some electronic support services will become subject to a fee for some user organisations.
21 Nov 2025 · 2 votes147 jaa9 ei - HE 203/2024 vpPassed
Closing Friendship Park visitor centre
Operations at the Petola visitor centre and research centre of Friendship Park in Kuhmo will be discontinued, and the state-owned property will be sold. At the same time, an obsolete mention of cooperation with the Soviet Union will be removed from the statutory purpose of the park.
9 Apr 2025 · 1 vote144 jaa17 ei - HE 136/2024 vpPassed
Abolishing Ara
The Housing Finance and Development Centre of Finland (Ara) will be abolished as an independent agency from 1 January 2025. The agency's duties and personnel will be transferred to a centre for state-subsidised housing construction to be established within the Ministry of the Environment.
18 Dec 2024 · 1 vote97 jaa72 ei - HE 171/2024 vpPassed with amendments
Removing driving licence examinations from health centres
Health centres will no longer carry out medical examinations or issue certificates for driving licences. A medical report on driving ability will as a rule have to be obtained from a private medical clinic at one's own expense.
19 Mar 2025 · 2 votes111 jaa54 ei - HE 73/2025 vpPassed
Changing early childhood education and care fee index
The price index used in the regular adjustment of client fees in early childhood education and care will be replaced with another index. The change will reduce the workload of Statistics Finland without any significant impact on fees paid by families.
16 Oct 2025 · passed without a vote - HE 8/2024 vpPassed
Abolishing adult education allowance and job alternation
The adult education allowance, the scholarship for qualified competence and job alternation leave will be abolished entirely. Employees and entrepreneurs will no longer be able to receive these financial benefits during periods of study or leave from working life.
23 May 2024 · 5 votes86 jaa74 ei - HE 118/2024 vpPassed with amendments
Winding up Työkanava Oy
Työkanava Oy, a state-owned company established to employ people with partial work capacity, will be abolished. The special legislation concerning the company will be repealed as part of central government savings measures.
29 Nov 2024 · 2 votesClosest vote · Lausumaehdotus, mietintö / Lauri Lyly 2
89 jaa67 ei - HE 55/2019 vpPassed with amendments
Technical update of appeal provisions
References to the old Administrative Judicial Procedure Act in acts within the administrative branch of the Ministry of Finance will be replaced with references to the new Act on Judicial Proceedings in Administrative Matters. At the same time, provisions that will be laid down directly in the new general act will be removed from the acts.
16 Dec 2019 · passed without a vote - HE 59/2019 vpPassed
Updating rescue services legislation and appeals
Rescue services legislation will be brought up to date in line with the new administrative judicial procedure and data protection legislation. At the same time, students at the Emergency Services Academy Finland will be granted the right to apply for leave to appeal to the Supreme Administrative Court regarding decisions concerning their studies.
9 Dec 2019 · passed without a vote - HE 58/2019 vpPassed
Updating Finnish Border Guard appeal provisions
Appeal provisions within the administrative branch of the Finnish Border Guard will be updated to correspond to the new Administrative Judicial Procedure Act. The amendments will correct outdated statutory references and remove unnecessary duplicate provisions.
5 Dec 2019 · passed without a vote - HE 75/2018 vpPassed
Abolishing grain loan stores and seed funds
The obsolete Act on Grain Loan Stores and Seed Funds will be repealed. The remaining grain loan stores and funds will be abolished and their assets channelled to the promotion of agriculture.
29 Jun 2018 · passed without a vote - HE 73/2017 vpPassed with amendments
Merging Tampere universities and educational cooperation
The two universities in Tampere will be merged into a new foundation university, with Tampere University of Applied Sciences also brought under its auspices. At the same time, all Finnish higher education institutions will be given the opportunity to organise and procure teaching from one another more flexibly.
14 Dec 2017 · 5 votesClosest vote · 3. lakiehdotus, 3 §, mietintö / Pilvi Torsti
99 jaa82 ei - HE 131/2016 vpPassed with amendments
Incorporating state reception centres into Migri
State reception centres will be transferred into the Finnish Immigration Service (Migri). The Finnish Immigration Service (Migri) will decide independently on the establishment and closure of reception centres.
2 Dec 2016 · passed without a vote - HE 33/2016 vpPassed with amendments
Easier deregistration of inactive associations
The Finnish Patent and Registration Office will be able to remove associations that have ceased operations directly from the register of associations without court proceedings. At the same time, filing register notifications and liquidation procedures for associations will be streamlined.
10 Jun 2016 · passed without a vote