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Government bills11

Topicexceptional permits11
  1. HE 11/2026 vpPassed with amendments

    Restricting driving by 17-year-olds

    Driving a passenger car will be prohibited for 17-year-olds at night between 00:00 and 05:00, and cars driven by them must display a minor driver sign. In addition, the conditions for age exemptions for minors will be tightened and the risk training required for a driving licence will be increased.

    7 May 2026 · passed without a vote
  2. HE 21/2025 vpPassed

    Enabling management hunting of large carnivores

    The Hunting Act will be amended so that population management hunting of bears, wolves and lynxes can once again be permitted in Finland. The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry will be able to define regional objectives for derogation permits and reference values for favourable conservation status by decree.

    22 May 2025 · 9 votes
    131 jaa
    20 ei
  3. HE 175/2024 vpPassed with amendments

    Linking water objectives to environmental permits

    Securing the good status of water bodies and the prohibition of deterioration will become directly statutory, binding conditions for granting environmental and water permits. At the same time, companies will be able to apply for a derogation from water objectives directly in connection with the permit application, speeding up the processing of projects.

    13 Dec 2024 · 10 votes
    99 jaa
    71 ei
  4. HE 178/2024 vpPassed

    Banning ship wastewater discharges

    Discharging scrubber washwater, treated sewage, and washing and galley grey water into the sea will be prohibited in Finnish territorial waters. In addition, new obligations will be placed on ports and shipping companies to reduce maritime emissions and provide on-shore power.

    5 Dec 2024 · 2 votes

    Closest vote · Voimaantulosäännös , mietintö / Tiina Elo

    154 jaa
    19 ei
  5. HE 41/2024 vpPassed

    Facilitating renewable energy construction

    Rules concerning renewable energy projects will be added to the Nature Conservation Act in accordance with an EU directive. The construction and operation of renewable energy will be deemed to be in the overriding public interest.

    14 Jun 2024 · 4 votes

    Closest vote · Lausumaehdotus, mietintö / Mai Kivelä 2

    112 jaa
    53 ei
  6. HE 288/2022 vpPassed

    Clarifying derogation permits for protected game

    The conditions for granting derogation permits for protected game animals will be clarified to correspond to the interpretation of EU law. A derogation permit may only be granted if it does not prevent the maintenance or achievement of a favourable conservation status for the species.

    8 Mar 2023 · 2 votes

    Closest vote · Lausumaehdotus, mietintö / Jenni Pitko 2

    64 jaa
    95 ei
  7. HE 290/2022 vpPassed with amendments

    Streamlining permits for major transport projects

    A four-year time limit will be set for official processing of major projects on the trans-European transport network. At the same time, decisions on the classification of highways will be transferred from the ministry to Traficom (the Finnish Transport and Communications Agency).

    25 Jan 2023 · passed without a vote
  8. HE 81/2021 vpPassed

    Permitting investigations of the Estonia wreck

    Authorities would be permitted to carry out investigations and inquiries at the wreck of the Estonia notwithstanding the protection provisions. The aim is to examine the significance to the sinking of the vessel of new ruptures discovered in the side of the wreck.

    9 Jun 2021 · passed without a vote
  9. HE 107/2020 vpPassed

    Clarifying EU social security duties

    The handling of international social security will be streamlined by transferring the granting of exemptions from the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health to the Finnish Centre for Pensions. At the same time, the provisions on electronic social security information exchange between EU countries will be updated.

    26 Oct 2020 · passed without a vote
  10. HE 269/2018 vpPassed with amendments

    Coordinating and streamlining environmental permit procedures

    At the applicant's request, different official permits for projects with an environmental impact may be coordinated in time on a one-stop-shop principle. The reform will combine consultations, requests for statements and processing stages for several permits into a single unified process.

    22 May 2019 · passed without a vote
  11. HE 88/2015 vpPassed

    Deregulating opening hours for shops and salons

    Shops, barbershops and hairdressing salons will be entirely free to decide their opening hours. Small entrepreneurs operating in shopping centres will nevertheless be guaranteed the right to keep their business closed one day a week.

    17 Dec 2015 · 2 votes

    Closest vote · Lausumaehdotus, mietintö / Kristiina Salonen

    131 jaa
    50 ei