Government bills11
- HE 175/2025 vpPassed with amendments
Cross-border gathering of electronic evidence
Finnish authorities will be able to demand electronic criminal evidence directly from service providers operating in another EU country. Correspondingly, authorities in other EU countries will also be able to request data from services operating in Finland.
15 May 2026 · passed without a vote - HE 55/2025 vpPassed with amendments
Abolishing licensing for private day-care centres
The licence requirement for private day-care centres would be abolished and replaced with a registration procedure. A new day-care centre could start operating as soon as its premises and operating requirements have been inspected, without having to wait for the actual registration decision.
10 Oct 2025 · 1 vote98 jaa40 ei - HE 84/2025 vpPassed with amendments
Expanding tax reporting on crypto-assets
Cryptocurrency intermediaries and trading platforms will be required to report their customers' crypto transactions and transfers directly to the Finnish Tax Administration. This will bring capital gains and losses on crypto-assets more comprehensively into automated tax control and pre-completed tax returns.
5 Nov 2025 · passed without a vote - HE 31/2024 vpPassed with amendments
Licensing and supervision of crypto-asset services
Crypto-asset service providers will be required to hold an official authorisation instead of previous registration, and their operations will come under stricter regulatory supervision. At the same time, authorised companies will be able to provide their services throughout the EU.
26 Jun 2024 · passed without a vote - HE 148/2022 vpPassed with amendments
Promoting equality and protection against discrimination
Equality planning will be extended to early childhood education and care, and supervision of discrimination in working life will be enhanced. The definition of harassment will be broadened, and the right of persons with disabilities to reasonable accommodation will be clarified.
8 Dec 2022 · 1 vote114 jaa38 ei - HE 62/2018 vpLapsed
Opening employment services to private providers
Private companies and organisations would be able to interview jobseekers, assess their service needs, and draw up employment plans for them. However, the public employment services (TE services) would still make official administrative decisions and impose any unemployment security sanctions.
18 Apr 2019 · no votes - HE 248/2018 vpPassed with amendments
Electronic platform for waste and side streams
An electronic data platform will be established in Finland to promote the recycling of waste and material flows. Companies and other waste holders will primarily have to seek private waste management services on the platform before they can use municipal secondary waste management services.
11 Mar 2019 · 1 vote99 jaa85 ei - HE 107/2018 vpPassed
Earlier background checks on travel providers
The Finnish Competition and Consumer Authority (KKV) will gain access to information on travel service providers from the Grey Economy Information Unit sooner than previously planned. The data will allow the authority to monitor whether operators meet their statutory obligations starting as early as late 2018.
9 Oct 2018 · passed without a vote - HE 10/2018 vpPassed
Reforming Tana fishing permits and fees
Tourist fishing permits for the Tana river can be granted free of charge or at very low cost to persons under 18 years of age. At the same time, minimum fees will be laid down for permit sellers, and they will be obliged to report buyers' details to the catch register.
5 Apr 2018 · passed without a vote - HE 166/2017 vpPassed
Clarifying shelter funding and administration
The funding of shelter services will shift from separate agreements to a pure discretionary government grant model. THL (the Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare) will select shelter service providers through official administrative decisions.
14 Mar 2018 · passed without a vote - HE 74/2016 vpPassed with amendments
Reforming electronic identification and signatures
Finland's legislation on electronic identification and electronic signatures will be reformed to align with EU regulation. Citizens will also be able to use Finnish electronic identification means to access online services in other EU countries.
27 Jun 2016 · passed without a vote