Government bills18
- HE 34/2026 vpPassed with amendments
Tackling problems in housing companies
Housing companies will receive better means to tackle nuisances from short-term letting and other housing disruptions, as well as take possession of flats using electronic service of notice. In addition, the controlled winding-down of struggling housing companies will be made lighter, and the division of maintenance responsibilities will be clarified.
3 Jun 2026 · passed without a vote - HE 131/2026 vpIn progress
Speeding up share certificate digitalisation
Paper housing company share certificates held by banks as collateral can be converted into electronic form on a large scale without sending paper documents to the authorities. The procedure will speed up the transition to the residential and commercial property information system and make registering ownership cheaper for homeowners.
16 Sep 2026 · no votes yet - HE 125/2026 vpIn progress
Streamlining private road administration
The administration of private roads will be simplified and shareholders' right to access information of road maintenance associations will be improved. At the same time, the construction of minor electricity and fibre-optic connections will be accelerated, and the removal of unauthorised road barriers will be made easier.
16 Sep 2026 · no votes yet - HE 126/2026 vpIn progress
Easing administrative burden on companies
The administration of limited liability companies and co-operatives will be eased, and the process of closing down operations and winding up will be streamlined. The changes will remove unnecessary bureaucracy for companies and speed up the execution of corporate and financial arrangements.
11 Sep 2026 · no votes yet - HE 153/2025 vpPassed with amendments
Allowing debt conversions in corporate restructuring
Debts of a company undergoing corporate restructuring could be converted into the company's shares directly under the restructuring programme. Under certain conditions, the arrangement could also be carried out against the will of the shareholders.
18 Dec 2025 · passed without a vote - HE 125/2025 vpPassed with amendments
Tightening the taxation of share exchanges
Tax rules for share exchanges in corporate restructurings will be tightened so that owners can no longer artificially increase the amount of tax-relieved dividends or reduce capital gains taxes. At the same time, carrying out genuine corporate restructurings and raising international financing will be made more flexible.
27 Nov 2025 · 1 voteOnly vote · Dissenting opinion
104 jaa49 ei - HE 51/2025 vpPassed with amendments
Ten-year limitation on marital rights
Following a divorce, a spouse's marital right to the other spouse's property will expire in ten years unless the spouses agree otherwise. At the same time, the requirement for a former spouse's consent to the sale of a home used as a joint residence will be abolished.
14 Oct 2025 · passed without a vote - HE 43/2025 vpPassed with amendments
Adding housing company loans to credit register
Shareholders' shares of housing company loans will be transferred to the positive credit register to assess credit applicants' ability to pay. At the same time, banks and other lenders will be required to identify an individual before retrieving their data from the register.
9 Oct 2025 · passed without a vote - HE 48/2024 vpPassed
Easier apartment repossession for housing companies
A housing company will be able to take possession of a share apartment more easily than at present if the owner resides outside the European Economic Area and cannot be reached. Warnings, decisions, and eviction summonses can be served via the Official Gazette and by delivering notice to the apartment.
13 Jun 2024 · passed without a vote - HE 250/2022 vpPassed
Facilitating accessibility and sustainability in housing companies
Shareholders in a housing company will be granted the right to carry out alterations improving accessibility in the company's common areas at their own expense. In addition, older housing companies will be able to decide by majority vote on reforms promoting sustainable living and energy efficiency more quickly than at present.
16 Feb 2023 · passed without a vote - HE 146/2022 vpPassed with amendments
Reforming cross-border corporate restructurings
Finnish limited liability companies will be able to transfer their registered office to another EEA state or from another state to Finland without winding up the company. At the same time, regulation on cross-border acquisitions and divisions will be harmonised, and regulatory oversight to prevent abuses will be tightened.
20 Dec 2022 · passed without a vote - HE 263/2020 vpPassed with amendments
Remote road association meetings and pilotage
Road associations will be able to permit participation in meetings by remote connection without a separate amendment to their rules. At the same time, temporary flexibilities will be introduced for maritime pilotage licences during the coronavirus pandemic.
4 Mar 2021 · passed without a vote - HE 282/2018 vpPassed
Tightening dividend taxation on nominee shares
Dividend taxation on nominee-registered shares would be tightened and supervision stepped up. The actual end-beneficiary information for dividends must always be reported to the Finnish Tax Administration for a reduced tax rate to be applied.
26 Mar 2019 · 3 votesClosest vote · Lausumaehdotus, mietintö / Timo Harakka 3
94 jaa77 ei - HE 305/2018 vpPassed with amendments
Strengthening listed company corporate governance
Remuneration of management and related party transactions in listed companies will become more transparent, and shareholders' ability to influence remuneration will be strengthened. At the same time, institutional investors will be required to disclose their shareholder engagement, and listed companies will be given better opportunities to identify their shareholders.
25 Mar 2019 · 2 votesClosest vote · Lausumaehdotus, mietintö / Lauri Ihalainen 2
101 jaa81 ei - HE 210/2018 vpPassed with amendments
Facilitating housing company redevelopment
Housing companies would be able to decide on demolishing an old building and constructing a new one by a four-fifths qualified majority instead of requiring the unanimity of all shareholders. A shareholder opposing the project would have the right to have their shares redeemed at fair market value.
25 Jan 2019 · passed without a vote - HE 127/2018 vpPassed with amendments
Introducing an electronic apartment information system
Paper share certificates of housing companies will be abolished and information on the ownership and pledging of apartments will be transferred to an electronic register. The new residential property information system will be maintained by the National Land Survey of Finland, and it will replace the share registers maintained by housing companies themselves.
19 Dec 2018 · passed without a vote - HE 147/2018 vpPassed
Opening Hansel's procurement services to municipalities
The central government purchasing body Hansel Oy and KL-Kuntahankinnat Oy, owned by the Association of Finnish Municipalities, will be merged. Municipalities, churches and Keva will also be able to make their purchases of goods and services through Hansel.
28 Nov 2018 · passed without a vote - HE 147/2017 vpPassed with amendments
Reforming private road administration and maintenance
The new Private Roads Act will replace regulations that are over 50 years old and make the operation of road cooperatives more flexible. Municipal road boards will be abolished, and state subsidies as well as the handling of disputes and surveys will be transferred to other authorities.
27 Jun 2018 · 2 votesClosest vote · Lausumaehdotus, mietintö / Jari Myllykoski 1
144 jaa31 ei