Government bills17
- HE 38/2026 vpPassed with amendments
Easing corporate sustainability reporting
The size thresholds for companies' statutory sustainability reporting will be raised, meaning the reporting obligation will apply only to the very largest companies. At the same time, the position of small and medium-sized enterprises will be eased by limiting the amount of sustainability information that can be requested from them in supply chains.
4 Jun 2026 · 1 vote108 jaa61 ei - HE 2/2026 vpPassed with amendments
Restricting direct procurement from in-house companies
Rules on public procurement will be reformed to increase competition and save public funds. The use of in-house companies owned by the public sector will be restricted, and tendering procedures will more frequently have to be divided into lots so that small enterprises can also participate in them.
12 Jun 2026 · 22 votes91 jaa83 ei - HE 158/2025 vpPassed
Making it easier to dismiss employees
Dismissing an employee on personal grounds will become easier, as an objective reason will suffice for termination instead of the previous proper and weighty reason. At the same time, the employer's obligation to offer alternative work before dismissal will be restricted.
19 Dec 2025 · 15 votes108 jaa54 ei - HE 49/2025 vpPassed
Loan guarantees for fisheries enterprises
Enterprises in the fishing and aquaculture sectors will begin to be granted loan guarantees from an EU fund. The support will make it easier especially for start-up entrepreneurs to obtain loans for investments and working capital.
9 Oct 2025 · passed without a vote - HE 86/2024 vpPassed with amendments
Centralising state venture capital in Tesi
State venture capital and business financing activities will be brought together under Suomen Teollisuussijoitus Oy (Tesi). The Climate Fund and Oppiva Invest will be wound up, and financing that involves state aid will be transferred to a new subsidiary, Teollisuustuki Oy.
18 Dec 2024 · passed without a vote - HE 76/2024 vpPassed with amendments
Raising accounting size thresholds for businesses
The monetary size thresholds for company categories in accounting will be raised by 25 per cent due to inflation. The change will reduce the administrative burden on companies and ease their reporting obligations.
25 Oct 2024 · passed without a vote - HE 57/2020 vpPassed with amendments
Substantially increasing Finnvera's corporate financing
The state is increasing Finnvera's domestic financing authorisation to ease economic difficulties caused by the coronavirus crisis. The objective is to secure companies' access to bank loans and prevent viable companies from going bankrupt.
20 May 2020 · passed without a vote - HE 134/2022 vpPassed
Distributing Brexit support to Finnish businesses
Finland will deploy the EU's Brexit Adjustment Reserve to support businesses adversely affected by the United Kingdom's withdrawal from the EU. Aid will be granted as business development aid through the ELY Centres (Centres for Economic Development, Transport and the Environment).
20 Dec 2022 · passed without a vote - HE 126/2021 vpPassed
Easing financial market regulation for recovery
Financial market legislation will be eased in line with EU regulation to facilitate access to financing for companies. Client reporting for investment services will be streamlined, and the exchange of information will shift primarily to electronic format.
12 Nov 2021 · passed without a vote - HE 46/2021 vpPassed
Reforming business development grants
A new act will be enacted in Finland on development grants for businesses and their operating environment for 2021–2028. The grants will support, in particular, the growth, renewal and internationalisation of small and medium-sized enterprises.
30 Jun 2021 · passed without a vote - HE 97/2021 vpPassed with amendments
Extending cost support and closure compensation
Businesses can apply to the state for a fourth round of cost support for financial difficulties caused by the coronavirus pandemic. In addition, medium-sized and large enterprises will be paid compensation for business premises closed by order of the authorities.
24 Jun 2021 · 16 votesClosest vote · 5 §, mietintö / Veikko Vallinin ehdotus
32 jaa23 ei - HE 7/2020 vpPassed
Revising financial supervision and insider rules
The powers and sanction provisions of the Financial Supervisory Authority will be specified to align with European Union derivatives regulation. The obligation to maintain project-specific insider lists will be retained for companies listed on SME growth markets.
14 Apr 2020 · passed without a vote - HE 227/2018 vpPassed
Easing dismissal criteria and waiting periods
When assessing grounds for dismissing an employee, the number of employees of the employer will be taken into account, facilitating dismissals particularly in small businesses. At the same time, the unemployment benefit waiting period following the termination of an employment relationship for reasons attributable to the employee will be shortened from 90 days to 60 days.
20 Dec 2018 · 3 votes102 jaa72 ei - HE 111/2018 vpPassed with amendments
Easing regulation on securities prospectuses
Prospectus regulation relating to corporate securities issuance will be eased and simplified. The reform will make it easier particularly for small and medium-sized enterprises to raise finance from the markets.
30 Nov 2018 · passed without a vote - HE 164/2016 vpPassed
Repealing Nordic Project Export Fund legislation
The separate act on the Nordic Project Export Fund will be repealed, as the fund has been abolished as an independent institution. Its operations continue as part of the Nordic Environment Finance Corporation.
14 Dec 2016 · passed without a vote - HE 68/2015 vpPassed
Updating animal disease rules and compensation
State compensation paid for combating animal diseases will be aligned with EU State aid rules, and the powers of authorities to prevent illegal imports will be enhanced. At the same time, requirements concerning the storage of equine semen and cross-border transport of reindeer will be eased.
9 Dec 2015 · passed without a vote - HE 11/2015 vpPassed with amendments
Reforming listed company reporting and supervision
The statutory obligation for listed companies to publish quarterly reports will be abolished, and the prospectus requirement for small securities offerings will be eased. At the same time, the notification obligation for major shareholdings will be expanded, and sanctions for market violations will be tightened.
15 Oct 2015 · passed without a vote