Government bills61
- HE 57/2026 vpPassed with amendments
Clarifying taxation of foreign investment funds
The taxation of foreign investment funds will be permanently clarified when they are managed from Finland. The act defines the conditions under which a foreign fund will not be deemed liable to tax in Finland on the basis of the activities of a Finnish fund manager.
10 Jun 2026 · 1 vote148 jaa21 ei - HE 40/2026 vpPassed with amendments
Increasing pension investment returns and funding
Earnings-related pension institutions will be allowed to take more risk in their investment activities to pursue higher returns, and more funds will be pre-funded for future pensions. In addition, index increases to earnings-related pensions may be restricted from 2030 onwards if prices rise faster than wages.
3 Jun 2026 · passed without a vote - HE 42/2026 vpPassed
Clarifying Emergency Supply Fund VAT
The Emergency Supply Fund will become a separate taxable person liable for value added tax (VAT) in trading activities related to material preparedness. The National Emergency Supply Agency, having become a government agency, will move to general state taxation for VAT purposes.
20 Apr 2026 · passed without a vote - HE 136/2024 vpPassed
Abolishing Ara
The Housing Finance and Development Centre of Finland (Ara) will be abolished as an independent agency from 1 January 2025. The agency's duties and personnel will be transferred to a centre for state-subsidised housing construction to be established within the Ministry of the Environment.
18 Dec 2024 · 1 vote97 jaa72 ei - HE 164/2024 vpPassed
Linking agricultural subsidies to working conditions
Receipt of agricultural subsidies will be linked to compliance with employees' working conditions and occupational safety from the beginning of 2025. In addition, national aid for crop production can be paid in advance earlier than at present.
13 Dec 2024 · 1 vote155 jaa14 ei - HE 101/2026 vpIn progress
Salmonella compensation fund for pig farms
A salmonella compensation fund for the pig sector will be established in Finland to compensate farms for decontamination costs and financial losses caused by the disease. The fund will be financed mainly through annual fees collected from pig farmers and initial capital provided by the state.
2 Sep 2026 · no votes yet - HE 123/2024 vpPassed with amendments
Cutting sickness and rehabilitation allowances
Sickness allowances and rehabilitation allowances will be cut for those earning more than 27,633 euros a year, and health insurance contribution liabilities will be transferred from the central government to employers and insured persons. The changes will strengthen central and local government finances, and they will apply from 1 January 2025.
28 Nov 2024 · 1 vote116 jaa51 ei - HE 139/2025 vpPassed with amendments
Reforming fund operations and supervision
New liquidity management tools will be introduced for mutual funds and alternative investment funds, and rules on granting loans will be clarified. At the same time, reporting obligations for fund management companies and fund managers, as well as the supervision of outsourcing, will be harmonised with EU regulation.
19 Dec 2025 · passed without a vote - HE 145/2025 vpPassed with amendments
Reorganising the National Emergency Supply Agency
The National Emergency Supply Agency will be converted into a government agency, and its employees will transfer to public-service employment relationships. At the same time, the financing and steering model for security of supply will be reformed to reflect the changed security environment.
18 Dec 2025 · passed without a vote - 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 59/2025 vpPassed
Extending foreign investment fund tax exemption
The temporary tax exemption for investment funds registered in the European Economic Area will be extended by one year. Funds will not yet be deemed subject to unlimited tax liability in Finland solely on the basis of their place of management in 2026.
19 Jun 2025 · passed without a vote - HE 158/2024 vpPassed
Clarifying VAT and late-filing penalties
A late-filing penalty can be imposed directly under the law also when excess refundable value added tax (VAT) has been declared. In addition, the Intervention Fund for Agriculture will regain the right to deduct VAT.
11 Dec 2024 · passed without a vote - HE 176/2024 vpPassed
Transitional rules for environmental damage compensation
The old Oil Pollution Compensation Fund and mandatory environmental damage insurance will be replaced by a new Environmental Damage Fund at the beginning of 2025. The transitional rules concerning the winding down of the old systems will be clarified so that the final financial statements and compensation cases can be processed smoothly.
3 Dec 2024 · passed without a vote - HE 184/2024 vpPassed
Freezing index increases for Yle
No annual index increases will be made to the state funding of the Finnish Broadcasting Company (Yle) in 2025–2027. The company's funding will remain at the 2024 level during this period.
28 Nov 2024 · passed without a vote - HE 154/2024 vpPassed
Introducing consolidated central government accounts
Consolidated financial statements bringing together the state budget, off-budget funds and unincorporated state enterprises will begin to be prepared alongside the final central government accounts. This will provide a more comprehensive and clearer overall picture of the income, expenditure and assets of central government as a whole.
22 Nov 2024 · passed without a vote - HE 96/2023 vpPassed
Facilitating remediation of contaminated land
More sites will be included in the state-organised assessment and remediation of contaminated land by sharing costs between the authority and other parties. The change will speed up the remediation of areas that are harmful to the environment and health.
15 Mar 2024 · passed without a vote - HE 69/2023 vpPassed
Transferring fisheries fund audit duties
Audit duties for the European Maritime, Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund will be transferred from the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry to the Ministry of Finance. At the same time, the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry will officially be assigned responsibility for managing technical assistance under the fund.
1 Dec 2023 · passed without a vote - HE 27/2023 vpPassed with amendments
Flexibility in pensions and grant cover
Viewing an earnings-related pension record online will replace posting a paper record for three years, and grant recipients will be able to adjust their pension cover during a grant period if their work situation changes. At the same time, employers' liability for disability pensions from short employment relationships will be eased.
24 Nov 2023 · passed without a vote - HE 178/2020 vpPassed with amendments
Reform of Nuclear Waste Fund investments
Assets of the State Nuclear Waste Management Fund may be invested in a more diversified manner than before to achieve better returns. At the same time, the fund's governance model will be reformed and the separate research and grant systems for nuclear research will be merged.
4 Mar 2021 · passed without a vote - HE 265/2022 vpPassed
Easier establishment of personnel funds
Personnel funds can be established in smaller companies than before. In addition, an employee will be able to transfer fund savings directly to a new workplace's fund tax-free.
25 Jan 2023 · passed without a vote