Government bills6
- HE 27/2022 vpPassed
Enshrining climate targets in law
Finland will commit to achieving carbon neutrality by 2035 and set binding interim targets for reducing emissions. Official climate policy planning will be expanded to cover land use and carbon sinks as well.
7 Jun 2022 · 4 votes121 jaa42 ei - HE 121/2021 vpPassed with amendments
Renewable energy requirements for construction
A minimum 38 per cent share of renewable energy in purchased energy will be required for new buildings and buildings undergoing major renovation. In addition, environmental organisations will be granted a right of appeal against building permits in projects requiring a statutory environmental impact assessment.
29 Oct 2021 · 3 votesClosest vote · Lausumaehdotus, mietintö / Petri Huru 2
101 jaa72 ei - HE 150/2020 vpPassed with amendments
Temporary support for afforesting wastelands
State aid will be paid to private landowners for afforesting wasteland areas outside agricultural use. The aim is to increase Finland's forest area and strengthen carbon sinks without harming biodiversity.
9 Dec 2020 · passed without a vote - HE 85/2017 vpPassed
Reforming building rights and space requirements
Permitted building rights may be exceeded by the space taken up by civil defence shelters, building services shafts, and thick dividing walls. At the same time, powers will be added to the act to lay down more detailed provisions on space requirements and indoor mobile phone reception.
16 Nov 2017 · 1 voteOnly vote · 217 § 2 mom., mietintö / Riitta Myller
98 jaa54 ei - HE 259/2016 vpPassed with amendments
Streamlining environmental assessments and permits
Environmental impact assessments and permit processes for large projects would be streamlined under a new act. The assessment procedure could be combined with land-use planning and assessments under the Nature Conservation Act to avoid overlap.
10 Apr 2017 · passed without a vote - HE 200/2016 vpPassed
Accession to the Paris Agreement
Finland commits to the international Paris Climate Agreement, which aims to limit the increase in global temperature to well below two degrees. The agreement obliges the parties to set and tighten their emission reduction targets every five years.
26 Oct 2016 · passed without a vote