Government bills47
- HE 182/2025 vpPassed with amendments
Expanding information exchange between security authorities
The police and other security authorities will be given broader rights to disclose confidential information on their own initiative and to obtain personal data from health and social services and telecoms companies. The reform will facilitate the prevention and investigation of crime, searches for missing persons, and the protection of critical infrastructure.
25 Jun 2026 · 2 votes151 jaa23 ei - HE 55/2026 vpPassed
Linking military retirement age to life expectancy
The retirement ages for military posts in the Finnish Defence Forces will be linked to changes in life expectancy in line with the pension system. This will gradually lengthen military careers starting from 2030.
29 May 2026 · passed without a vote - HE 118/2025 vpPassed with amendments
Integrating call-up checks into student healthcare
The preliminary health examination for military call-ups will be integrated into upper secondary student healthcare, and an electronic health questionnaire will be introduced for students. At the same time, the precise timing of health examinations in child health clinics as well as school and student healthcare will be regulated by government decree rather than by an act.
5 Dec 2025 · 1 vote116 jaa52 ei - HE 86/2025 vpPassed with amendments
Improving military preparedness in healthcare
A duty will be laid down for wellbeing services counties to prepare for military threats and to support the Finnish Defence Forces and NATO with healthcare services. The state will reimburse wellbeing services counties in full for the costs of the new preparedness duties.
14 Nov 2025 · passed without a vote - HE 82/2023 vpPassed with amendments
Expanding Defence Forces crime prevention powers
Defence Command will be tasked with the prevention and detection of military offences and granted powers to independently use secret intelligence gathering methods. At the same time, crime prevention powers will be clarified and their external oversight strengthened.
26 Feb 2025 · passed without a vote - HE 85/2026 vpIn progress
Reforming authorities' information security assessments
Central government authorities will be obliged to assess the information security and preparedness of their information systems at least as self-assessments. At the same time, assessment procedures will be made more flexible, and domestic manufacturers of security-critical solutions will be enabled to apply for official approval.
8 Sep 2026 · no votes yet - HE 91/2024 vpPassed
Harmonising Defence Forces retirement ages
Rules on the retirement ages of Finnish Defence Forces personnel will be clarified by repealing an old exception. The change will ensure that increases to the retirement age apply equally across all personnel and that no one's service ends before their pension entitlement begins.
20 Nov 2024 · passed without a vote - HE 167/2024 vpPassed with amendments
Establishing a national space situation centre
A national space situational awareness centre will be established in Finland to monitor conditions in near-Earth space, space weather and space debris. The centre will help authorities and companies prepare for disruptions to satellite services and other risks associated with space activities.
7 Nov 2024 · passed without a vote - HE 26/2025 vpPassed with amendments
Reforming dangerous goods transport in defence
A separate act will be enacted for the transport of dangerous goods in the Finnish Defence Forces and the Finnish Border Guard. The reform clarifies the safety requirements, responsibilities and supervision of military transport.
26 Jun 2025 · passed without a vote - HE 104/2026 vpIn progress
Expanding military intelligence powers
The intelligence-gathering powers of military intelligence will be expanded and targeting made more effective, particularly in communications networks. At the same time, authorities will be given powers to disrupt foreign information systems that threaten Finland.
4 Sep 2026 · no votes yet - HE 6/2025 vpPassed with amendments
Aligning Defence Forces tasks with NATO
Participation in NATO's collective defence will be added to the statutory tasks of the Finnish Defence Forces. At the same time, operations by allied forces and the movement of equipment in Finland will be facilitated.
14 May 2025 · passed without a vote - HE 96/2024 vpPassed
Reforming general staff officer training
The separate postgraduate degree of general staff officer will be abolished and replaced with a continuing education course at the National Defence University. The reform will shorten officers' study time and improve the compatibility of the education system with NATO countries.
28 Nov 2024 · passed without a vote - HE 74/2024 vpPassed
Extending US defence research agreement
Finland and the United States will extend the validity of their agreement on the exchange of defence research and development information until 2040. At the same time, technical and administrative updates will be made to the agreement.
22 Nov 2024 · passed without a vote - HE 222/2022 vpPassed with amendments
Tighter controls on foreign property acquisitions
Monitoring of real estate transactions by entities from outside the EU and EEA will be tightened to protect national security. At the same time, the state's right of pre-emption near strategic sites will be strengthened and the authorities' rights to access information will be expanded.
15 Dec 2022 · passed without a vote - HE 90/2023 vpPassed with amendments
Confirming legal status of NATO forces
Finland will implement the agreements on the legal status of NATO forces and military headquarters. They establish rules for allied troops visiting Finland and for Finnish soldiers deployed abroad.
20 Mar 2024 · passed without a vote - HE 31/2020 vpPassed with amendments
Establishing Defence Properties in Senate Group
Management of central government defence real estate will be brought together under a new public enterprise, Defence Properties, which will operate as a subsidiary of Senate Properties. At the same time, the Construction Establishment of the Defence Administration will be abolished and its operations transferred to become part of the new Senate Group.
15 Dec 2020 · 2 votes32 jaa22 ei - HE 243/2022 vpLapsed
Enhancing cooperation on cyber threats
Security authorities would be able to exchange necessary information and provide executive assistance to each other in serious cyberattacks and threat situations. In addition, telecommunications operators and other communications intermediaries would have the right to disclose information on information security breaches on their own initiative to Traficom (the Finnish Transport and Communications Agency).
5 Apr 2023 · no votes - HE 53/2022 vpPassed with amendments
Enshrining state premises leasing in law
The obligation of state agencies to lease their premises primarily from the Senate Group will be transferred from a decree directly into an act. At the same time, the conditions under which premises may exceptionally be leased from other operators will be clarified.
8 Mar 2023 · passed without a vote - HE 300/2022 vpPassed with amendments
Reforming patient and social services ombudspersons
The titles of patient and social ombudsmen will change to ombudspersons, and the organisation of services will be centralised mainly in the wellbeing services counties, including for private healthcare. At the same time, a master's degree qualification requirement will be set for patient ombudspersons and the independence of the services will be strengthened.
28 Feb 2023 · passed without a vote - HE 221/2022 vpPassed with amendments
Reforming military vehicle regulation
Provisions on military vehicles will be gathered into a new dedicated act and separated from general vehicle legislation. At the same time, provisions will be enacted on the approval and supervision of foreign military vehicles arriving in Finland.
3 Feb 2023 · passed without a vote