Government bills13
- HE 137/2026 vpIn progress
More effective forfeiture of criminal proceeds
Authorities will be able to forfeit criminal assets to the state more easily than before. Forfeiting assets will no longer always require a conviction for a specific individual offence.
11 Sep 2026 · no votes yet - HE 91/2025 vpPassed with amendments
Separating region and wellbeing county divisions
The division into wellbeing services counties and the division into regions will be separated into their own acts, meaning that potential changes to wellbeing services counties will no longer automatically alter regional borders. At the same time, the terms for financial support for county council groups and the remuneration rules for elected officials will be specified in greater detail.
20 Nov 2025 · passed without a vote - HE 126/2024 vpPassed with amendments
Tightening housing allowance and asset limits
Asset limits and restrictions will be introduced for the general housing allowance and the housing allowance for pensioners, reducing or terminating support for households with assets. In addition, housing allowance will decrease in six cities due to a reduction in the maximum limits for housing costs.
13 Dec 2024 · 2 votes112 jaa56 ei - HE 109/2023 vpPassed
Flexibility for supplementary pension institutions
The administration of supplementary pension foundations and funds will be facilitated by giving pensioners and employee representatives a stronger role in decision-making. At the same time, the rules on investment activities and the covering of pension liabilities of supplementary pension institutions will be made more flexible.
14 Mar 2024 · passed without a vote - HE 257/2022 vpRejected
Increasing municipalities' corporate tax share
Municipalities' share of corporate tax revenue will be increased and the central government's share decreased correspondingly. The change will compensate municipalities for revenue losses arising from reductions in early childhood education and care fees and depreciation rights in business taxation.
20 Dec 2022 · rejected without a vote - HE 94/2022 vpPassed with amendments
Enhancing border security and building barriers
The Finnish Border Guard will gain new means to respond to border disruptions and hybrid influence operations that exploit migration. If necessary, the Government may centralise the application for asylum to specific border crossing points, and fences and other barriers may be built on the eastern border.
7 Jul 2022 · 1 voteOnly vote · Asian käsittelyn jatkaminen, mietintö / lähettäminen perustuslakivaliokuntaan (Veronika Honkasalo)
103 jaa16 ei - HE 63/2016 vpPassed
Council of Europe Development Bank privileges
Finland will implement an international agreement concerning the Council of Europe Development Bank. The bank and its staff will be granted the legal protection and tax relief necessary for carrying out their duties.
26 May 2016 · passed without a vote - HE 195/2020 vpPassed with amendments
Raising deduction thresholds for minor acquisitions
Businesses, farmers, and forest owners will be able to deduct minor acquisitions and residual values in taxation all at once up to higher amounts than before. The change will speed up the deduction of expenses and lighten the administrative burden.
2 Dec 2020 · passed without a vote - HE 102/2020 vpPassed with amendments
Freezing and confiscation of criminal proceeds
Decisions on the freezing and confiscation of assets obtained through crime will be enforced more directly and uniformly across EU countries. At the same time, crime victims' opportunities to obtain confiscated property or compensation from assets located in another EU country will be improved.
4 Nov 2020 · passed without a vote - HE 257/2018 vpPassed
Abolishing corporate income source division
In the income taxation of limited liability companies and other corporate entities, the separate income source for other activities will be abolished, and almost all income will be calculated as business income. This will allow losses incurred by different activities to be deducted from a company's other profits.
18 Feb 2019 · 2 votesClosest vote · Lausumaehdotus, mietintö / Pia Viitanen 2
91 jaa78 ei - HE 71/2016 vpPassed
Lowering Kela's pension liability coverage
The minimum funding level for Kela's staff pension liability will be gradually reduced from 41 per cent to 30 per cent by 2038. The change adapts funding to match the level of the rest of the pension system as old supplementary pension liabilities are phased out.
10 Jun 2016 · passed without a vote - HE 4/2016 vpPassed with amendments
Enhancing forfeiture of criminal proceeds
The forfeiture to the state of property and economic benefits obtained through crime will be expanded and made more effective. In certain situations, defendants will have to prove the legal origin of their property themselves to prevent it from being forfeited to the state.
4 May 2016 · passed without a vote - HE 72/2015 vpPassed with amendments
Clarifying estate distribution adjustments
If an heir or testamentary beneficiary has been bypassed in a previously executed distribution of an estate, the distribution can be adjusted. Those who previously received an inheritance will be obligated to return the excess property they received, or its value in money, back to the estate of the deceased person.
21 Dec 2015 · passed without a vote