Government bills5
- HE 52/2026 vpPassed with amendments
Tightening and speeding up asylum procedures
Finland is reforming its immigration and asylum legislation in line with the EU Pact on Migration and Asylum. The reform tightens asylum procedures, speeds up the processing of applications, and makes the removal of rejected applicants more efficient.
4 Jun 2026 · 10 votesClosest vote · Proposed statement 8
108 jaa62 ei - HE 30/2024 vpPassed
Introducing an asylum border procedure
A rapid border procedure will be introduced in Finland for processing unfounded asylum applications lodged at the external border. Applicants will not be allowed to move freely within Finland during the procedure, but must remain within the designated reception centre area.
24 Jun 2024 · 6 votes158 jaa13 ei - HE 103/2022 vpLapsed
Introducing a border procedure for asylum applications
A border procedure will be established in Finland allowing certain asylum applications to be examined through an accelerated process directly at the border without permitting applicants to move freely within the country. The procedure may be introduced in situations involving an exceptionally large number of arrivals or instrumentalised migration.
5 Apr 2023 · no votes - HE 134/2021 vpPassed with amendments
Access to the EU common identity repository
The police, the Finnish Border Guard and Finnish Customs will be granted access to the EU's common identity repository for the purpose of identifying persons. The reform will speed up identity verification and enhance border security and crime prevention.
11 Oct 2022 · passed without a vote - HE 98/2021 vpPassed
Deepening EU-Singapore cooperation
Finland would approve the comprehensive Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between the European Union and Singapore. The agreement creates an official framework for political, economic and security cooperation.
20 Oct 2021 · passed without a vote