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Government bills9

Topicnature reserves9
  1. 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 vote
    144 jaa
    17 ei
  2. HE 142/2024 vpPassed

    Compensating forest damage from private reserves

    The state will compensate damage if forest damage spreads from a private nature reserve to a neighbouring commercial forest. The amendment corrects an error that had previously entered the act.

    11 Dec 2024 · passed without a vote
  3. HE 1/2023 vpPassed with amendments

    Ensuring continuity of nature conservation areas

    Technical flaws will be corrected in the new Nature Conservation Act before it enters into force. The corrections will ensure that protection of nature conservation areas in Ruunaa and Central Ostrobothnia continues without interruption.

    17 May 2023 · passed without a vote
  4. HE 270/2022 vpPassed with amendments

    Updating rules on old nature reserves

    Protection provisions for national parks, strict nature reserves and other protected areas established before 1996 will be elevated from decree level directly into acts of Parliament. The boundaries and main rules of use for the areas will remain largely unchanged, but they will be aligned with the new Nature Conservation Act.

    14 Mar 2023 · 3 votes

    Closest vote · Lausumaehdotus, mietintö / Heikki Autto

    105 jaa
    80 ei
  5. HE 76/2022 vpPassed with amendments

    Strengthening biodiversity conservation

    A new Nature Conservation Act will be enacted in Finland to enhance the protection of endangered species and natural habitat types and combat biodiversity loss. At the same time, provisions will be added to the act on voluntary ecological compensation and adaptation to climate change, among other things.

    21 Dec 2022 · 4 votes

    Closest vote · 28. lakiehdotus, 2 luvun 11 §, mietintö / Emma Kari

    98 jaa
    86 ei
  6. HE 104/2021 vpPassed with amendments

    Establishing Salla national park

    Finland's 41st national park will be established in Salla to protect nature and promote sustainable tourism. The area covers nearly 10,000 hectares of state-owned land and water around the Sallatunturi fells.

    25 Nov 2021 · 1 vote

    Only vote · 3 §, mietintö / Mauri Peltokangas

    96 jaa
    44 ei
  7. HE 130/2021 vpPassed

    Amending Punkaharju nature reserve boundaries

    The site of the former Finlandia hotel and a parking area will be separated from the Punkaharju nature reserve so that they can be used for tourism. At the same time, around 115 hectares of new water and island areas from Lake Puruvesi will be incorporated into the reserve.

    9 Nov 2021 · passed without a vote
  8. HE 169/2020 vpPassed

    Exempting nature reserves from property tax

    Private nature reserves will be exempt from property tax. The reform aims to encourage landowners to protect nature without a tax burden.

    8 Dec 2020 · passed without a vote
  9. HE 146/2015 vpPassed

    Easing administrative procedures in nature conservation

    The obligation to mark nature conservation areas in the terrain will be eased, and separate decisions on flying squirrels issued by the ELY Centres (Centres for Economic Development, Transport and the Environment) will be discontinued. The objective is to dismantle administrative burdens and target environmental authority resources more effectively.

    10 Mar 2016 · 1 vote

    Only vote · 72 a §, mietintö / Satu Hassi

    141 jaa
    21 ei