Government bills18
- HE 178/2024 vpPassed
Banning ship wastewater discharges
Discharging scrubber washwater, treated sewage, and washing and galley grey water into the sea will be prohibited in Finnish territorial waters. In addition, new obligations will be placed on ports and shipping companies to reduce maritime emissions and provide on-shore power.
5 Dec 2024 · 2 votesClosest vote · Voimaantulosäännös , mietintö / Tiina Elo
154 jaa19 ei - HE 84/2023 vpPassed with amendments
Reforming maritime traffic management and reporting systems
Rules on vessel traffic management and port notifications will be updated to comply with international and EU requirements. At the same time, Finland's maritime reporting system will be replaced by a new harmonised information system.
20 Dec 2023 · passed without a vote - HE 71/2023 vpPassed with amendments
Expanding emissions trading to maritime transport
Emissions trading will be expanded to cover large cargo and passenger ships, and free emission allowances for aviation and industry will be cut. The changes will accelerate emission reductions in line with tightened EU climate targets.
19 Dec 2023 · 5 votesClosest vote · Lausumaehdotus , mietintö / Jussi Saramo
157 jaa22 ei - HE 290/2022 vpPassed with amendments
Streamlining permits for major transport projects
A four-year time limit will be set for official processing of major projects on the trans-European transport network. At the same time, decisions on the classification of highways will be transferred from the ministry to Traficom (the Finnish Transport and Communications Agency).
25 Jan 2023 · passed without a vote - HE 263/2022 vpPassed with amendments
Reforming transport and maritime rules
Transport companies will be able to use lorries and vans hired from another EU country temporarily in domestic transport. At the same time, supervision of transport sector documents will be tightened, and fines and traffic penalty fees will be introduced for non-compliance.
17 Jan 2023 · passed without a vote - HE 187/2022 vpPassed
Joining the aids to navigation organisation
Finland will approve and bring into force the Convention on the International Organization for Marine Aids to Navigation. Following the change, the International Association of Marine Aids to Navigation and Lighthouse Authorities (IALA), which previously operated as an association, will become an intergovernmental international organisation.
24 Nov 2022 · passed without a vote - HE 145/2017 vpPassed with amendments
Consolidating transport regulation and registers
Market regulation and registers across all modes of transport are consolidated into a single act. The reform will make it easier to develop and use digital travel chains combining different transport modes.
10 Apr 2018 · 1 vote99 jaa65 ei - HE 63/2021 vpPassed with amendments
Expanding culture benefit and tonnage taxation
Employees will also be able to use the tax-exempt culture benefit to pay for live online cultural and sporting events. In addition, tonnage taxation for vessels will be clarified and the transfer of losses in mergers of municipalities and joint municipal authorities will be permitted.
24 Jun 2021 · passed without a vote - HE 251/2020 vpPassed
Retaining hydrographers in seafarer pensions
Hydrographic survey vessels will not be included in the crew support scheme for shipping companies, as the European Commission did not approve the amendment. Employees working on these vessels will nonetheless continue to be covered by the Seafarer Pensions Act.
26 Feb 2021 · passed without a vote - HE 209/2020 vpPassed
Temporary expansion of shipping crew support
The state will temporarily reimburse shipping companies for additional employer contributions to mitigate the financial damage caused by the coronavirus pandemic. The aid applies to personnel costs incurred during 2020.
2 Dec 2020 · passed without a vote - HE 97/2020 vpPassed with amendments
Supplementing the fourth 2020 supplementary budget
A supplementary proposal to the fourth supplementary budget for 2020 (HE 88/2020 vp), namely the Government's adjustments to the budget amendments for the current year. It will be considered together with the main supplementary budget proposal.
26 Jun 2020 · passed without a vote - HE 157/2018 vpPassed with amendments
Reforming transport qualifications and emergency preparedness
Heavy vehicle drivers will be able to obtain their professional qualification by taking examinations alone, and the local knowledge component will be removed from the taxi driver examination. At the same time, qualification requirements for authority vessels will be made more flexible and large transport companies will be required to prepare for disruptions.
25 Mar 2019 · passed without a vote - HE 198/2018 vpPassed with amendments
Streamlining ship safety regulation and inspections
Ship inspection and safety practices will be simplified, and the reporting of passenger data to authorities will be reformed. Certain vessels will be able to switch to self-monitoring for inspections, and traditional vessels will be allowed dedicated rules that take their special characteristics into account.
15 Jan 2019 · passed without a vote - HE 225/2018 vpPassed with amendments
Permitting remote pilotage trials
Remote pilotage of vessels will be made possible in Finland, allowing a pilot to guide and advise a vessel without physically boarding it. The activity will begin under official supervision as fixed-term trials.
21 Dec 2018 · passed without a vote - HE 182/2018 vpPassed
Temporary increase in shipping crew aid
The state will refund shipping companies half of their 2018 employer unemployment insurance contributions as part of crew aid. The change will improve the international competitiveness of vessels sailing under the Finnish flag.
12 Dec 2018 · 1 voteOnly vote · 11 §, mietintö / Mats Löfström
96 jaa84 ei - HE 34/2018 vpPassed with amendments
Transferring traffic control to a state company
The maritime, rail and road traffic control operations of the Finnish Transport Agency are to be converted into a wholly state-owned limited liability company. The reform aims to accelerate the utilisation of traffic data in new digital services.
5 Jul 2018 · 1 vote115 jaa58 ei - HE 271/2016 vpPassed
Improving compensation for ship passengers
Finland will accede to an international convention on passenger ship liability and update the Maritime Code. Compensation protection and rights for passengers in cases of personal injury and luggage damage will also be improved in domestic waterborne transport.
15 Mar 2017 · passed without a vote - HE 145/2016 vpPassed
Extending crew support to survey vessels
Hydrographic survey vessels will be included in the state crew support scheme for maritime transport. At the same time, people working on these vessels will be transferred to the seamen's pension scheme.
25 Oct 2016 · passed without a vote