Government bills4
- HE 21/2025 vpPassed
Enabling management hunting of large carnivores
The Hunting Act will be amended so that population management hunting of bears, wolves and lynxes can once again be permitted in Finland. The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry will be able to define regional objectives for derogation permits and reference values for favourable conservation status by decree.
22 May 2025 · 9 votes131 jaa20 ei - HE 96/2022 vpPassed
Reforming specialist veterinary training
Specialist veterinary training will change from a university degree to professional postgraduate training. General responsibility for guiding the training will simultaneously transfer from the Ministry of Education and Culture to the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry.
15 Feb 2023 · passed without a vote - HE 132/2015 vpPassed with amendments
Incorporating Metsähallitus forestry operations
Commercial timber sales and forestry of Metsähallitus (the state forest enterprise) will be transferred to a new, wholly state-owned limited liability company. State land and water areas will remain under direct state ownership with the state enterprise, and public administration duties such as nature conservation will be separated into a distinct unit.
4 Apr 2016 · 19 votes108 jaa64 ei - HE 86/2015 vpPassed
Transferring rural and archipelago tasks
Rural and archipelago development tasks will be transferred from the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment to the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry. At the same time, a new appropriation will be introduced to support regional innovations and experiments.
9 Dec 2015 · passed without a vote