Government bills89
- HE 28/2025 vpPassed with amendments
Reforming extradition rules for offenders
Finnish citizens or long-term residents of Finland will be able to be extradited more flexibly to another EU or Nordic country to serve a prison sentence or stand trial. Decisions on extradition will always be based on a court's case-by-case assessment.
5 Jun 2025 · passed without a vote - HE 58/2023 vpPassed with amendments
Tightening social assistance housing costs
Housing costs for recipients of social assistance will be covered only up to the municipality-specific maximum limit after a three-month time limit. If applicants do not move to a more affordable home and have no statutory special reason to stay in their current home, they will have to pay the portion of rent exceeding the limit themselves.
14 Dec 2023 · 6 votes118 jaa58 ei - HE 55/2023 vpPassed
Retaining the 14-day care guarantee
The maximum waiting time for access to non-urgent primary healthcare medical treatment will be kept at 14 days. The previously planned seven-day care guarantee will be abandoned due to healthcare staff shortages.
1 Dec 2023 · 6 votes118 jaa56 ei - HE 193/2024 vpPassed
Restoring companies to the trade register
A company deregistered from the trade register due to a failure to submit notifications will be able to apply for restoration to the register and continue its operations. Restoration requires reporting the missing information, paying any prescribed fees, and submitting the application within one year of the deregistration decision.
19 Dec 2024 · passed without a vote - HE 62/2024 vpPassed
Reasonable late fees for housing registration
Late fees charged for delays in registering ownership of housing company shares will be adjusted to a reasonable level. Fees will no longer accumulate on a compound interest basis, preventing penalties from escalating to unreasonable amounts.
9 Oct 2024 · passed without a vote - HE 283/2022 vpPassed with amendments
Improving payment terms for food producers
Payment periods for food and agricultural products will be shortened and unpaid returns of products by retail stores will be prohibited. The reform will strengthen the position of agricultural producers and small food sector operators in relation to large buyers.
9 Feb 2023 · passed without a vote - HE 73/2022 vpPassed with amendments
Reforming opening hours of state agencies
Rigid rules on opening hours for state agencies will be dismantled and opening hours made more flexible to better meet customers' needs. At the same time, wellbeing services counties will be enabled to use public administration joint service points.
28 Oct 2022 · passed without a vote - HE 102/2023 vpPassed with amendments
Stepping up public procurement oversight
The Finnish Competition and Consumer Authority (KKV) will be given more time to intervene in illegal public procurements and refer them to the Market Court. At the same time, public procurement notification practices and forms will be updated in line with EU rules.
22 Mar 2024 · passed without a vote - HE 182/2021 vpPassed with amendments
Reforming voluntary military service for women
The Act on Voluntary Military Service for Women would be reformed and brought into line with the Constitution. At the same time, the period for voluntarily discontinuing service would be shortened to 30 days and the provisions harmonised with the Conscription Act.
11 Mar 2022 · passed without a vote - HE 88/2023 vpPassed
Extending electricity compensation deadlines
A new deadline is set for error correction applications for electricity compensation, and the processing and payment period for compensation is extended until the summer of 2024. The amendment ensures that all consumers entitled to support receive their compensation and that electricity companies receive the corresponding government reimbursements.
14 Dec 2023 · 1 voteOnly vote · Lausumaehdotus, mietintö / Lotta Hamari
101 jaa80 ei - HE 247/2020 vpPassed
Improving legal protection for asylum seekers
Asylum seekers will be granted state-funded legal counsel at the asylum interview, and the appeal period for decisions will be extended to 30 days. In addition, private lawyers assisting asylum seekers will be remunerated on the basis of actual hours worked rather than a fixed lump-sum fee.
24 Jun 2021 · 1 vote42 jaa11 ei - HE 12/2023 vpPassed
Safeguarding additional debt restructuring payments
Creditors' ability to demand additional payments from a debtor will be safeguarded in old debt restructurings. The change applies to situations where a payment schedule was confirmed before July 2022.
12 Oct 2023 · passed without a vote - HE 101/2022 vpPassed with amendments
Tightening terms for housing loans
The maturity of new housing loans and housing company loans will as a rule be limited to a maximum of 30 years, and the share of housing company loans in new-build properties will be reduced. In addition, supervision of all consumer credit will be transferred to the Financial Supervisory Authority.
2 Feb 2023 · passed without a vote - HE 74/2022 vpPassed with amendments
Speeding up access to primary healthcare
Patients will be able to access non-urgent primary medical care within seven days and dental care within three months of an assessment of the need for care. Health centres will have to be contactable and provide an individual assessment of the need for care during the same working day.
24 Nov 2022 · 11 votesClosest vote · 27 § , mietintö / Arja Juvonen
92 jaa67 ei - HE 150/2022 vpPassed
Postponing mandatory identification for coupon games
Veikkaus coupon games could be played at sales points without identification until the beginning of July 2023. The entry into force of mandatory identification would be postponed by six months due to delivery delays for sales terminals.
28 Oct 2022 · passed without a vote - HE 302/2018 vpPassed
Extending demonstration notification period to 24 hours
Public meetings and demonstrations organised outdoors must in future be notified to the police at least 24 hours before they begin, instead of the current six hours. Spontaneous demonstrations can still be organised at shorter notice if they do not cause unreasonable inconvenience.
14 Mar 2019 · passed without a vote - HE 109/2021 vpPassed with amendments
Shortening retention periods for payment defaults
An entry of a payment default will be removed from credit records within one month of the debt being paid in full. In addition, a new entry will no longer extend the retention period of earlier payment defaults.
27 Apr 2022 · 2 votesClosest vote · Lausumaehdotus, mietintö / Mari Rantanen
93 jaa55 ei - HE 241/2021 vpPassed with amendments
Permanent caps on corporate collection costs
Permanent euro-denominated caps will be set for collection costs on claims collected from businesses and other organisations. At the same time, time limits for collection measures will be extended and electronic service will be made more flexible.
8 Apr 2022 · passed without a vote - HE 203/2021 vpPassed with amendments
Reforming covered bond regulation
Legislation governing covered bonds issued by banks and mortgage bank operations will be reformed to comply with EU regulations. The reform introduces new liquidity and authorisation procedures and raises the collateral value of housing loans.
22 Feb 2022 · passed without a vote - HE 239/2021 vpPassed
Temporary unemployment security for entrepreneurs
Entrepreneurs affected by the coronavirus pandemic can temporarily receive labour market subsidy without having to close down their business activities completely. The right to the support will apply retroactively from the beginning of 2022 until the end of February.
28 Jan 2022 · 1 voteOnly vote · Voimaantulosäännös, mietintö / Arto Satonen
72 jaa32 ei