Government bills8
- HE 203/2025 vpPassed with amendments
Reforming farm sustainability data collection
The Natural Resources Institute Finland will begin collecting data under the EU Farm Sustainability Data Network from voluntarily participating farms. At the same time, the agency's administrative structure will be reformed and game statistics will be added to its statutory duties.
29 Apr 2026 · passed without a vote - HE 316/2018 vpPassed
State guarantees for farm liquidity loans
The state will begin guaranteeing bank loans to agricultural entrepreneurs to ease temporary liquidity problems. The aim is to help viable farms that have suffered from difficult weather conditions and market disruptions manage their running costs and debts.
14 Feb 2019 · passed without a vote - HE 134/2018 vpPassed
Extending reduced penalty interest for farmers
The penalty interest rate on farmers' pension and accident insurance premiums will be kept reduced at 4 per cent in 2019 and 2020. The change will ease payment difficulties on farms caused by the weak market situation and difficult weather conditions.
29 Nov 2018 · passed without a vote - HE 109/2017 vpPassed
Abolishing transfer tax on incorporation
Sole proprietors, self-employed professionals, and agricultural and forestry operators will no longer need to pay transfer tax when transferring their business operations to a newly established limited liability company. The tax exemption applies to real property and securities transferred to the company.
1 Dec 2017 · passed without a vote - HE 79/2017 vpPassed
Lowering late-payment interest for farmers
The rate of interest for late payment on insurance contributions payable to Mela (the Farmers' Social Insurance Institution) will be temporarily reduced to 4 per cent. The change will ease farms' temporary payment difficulties caused by the weak market situation in agriculture.
21 Sep 2017 · passed without a vote - HE 245/2016 vpPassed with amendments
Cancelling generation change relief for minors
An earlier proposal to extend generation change tax relief for minor heirs inheriting limited liability companies is withdrawn. This will ensure that other cuts to inheritance and gift taxation enter into force from 1 January 2017.
13 Dec 2016 · 1 voteOnly vote · Valiokuntaan lähettäminen, puhemiesneuvoston ehdotus / Timo Harakan ehdotus
93 jaa57 ei - HE 193/2016 vpPassed
More flexible agricultural support and advice
Farms will be able to receive subsidised advisory services to develop their operations and improve their competitiveness. In addition, support conditions for goat kids for slaughter will be eased, and cuts to support resulting from errors in area declarations will be softened.
8 Dec 2016 · passed without a vote - HE 180/2016 vpPassed
Farm liquidity guarantees and repayment deferrals
State guarantees will be made available for liquidity loans granted by banks to farms in difficulty in 2016 and 2017. At the same time, the maximum period for repayment deferrals on farms' earlier loans will be extended.
7 Nov 2016 · passed without a vote