Istuntosali

Government bills13

Topicborder guard detachments13
  1. 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
  2. HE 94/2022 vpPassed with amendments

    Enhancing border security and building barriers

    The Finnish Border Guard will gain new means to respond to border disruptions and hybrid influence operations that exploit migration. If necessary, the Government may centralise the application for asylum to specific border crossing points, and fences and other barriers may be built on the eastern border.

    7 Jul 2022 · 1 vote

    Only vote · Asian käsittelyn jatkaminen, mietintö / lähettäminen perustuslakivaliokuntaan (Veronika Honkasalo)

    103 jaa
    16 ei
  3. HE 80/2022 vpPassed with amendments

    Expanding national defence shooting training

    Firearms and cartridges of the Finnish Defence Forces and the Finnish Border Guard will be permitted for use in shooting training organised by the National Defence Training Association of Finland under authority supervision. At the same time, voluntary national defence training opportunities and international exercise cooperation will be increased.

    7 Jul 2022 · passed without a vote
  4. HE 217/2021 vpPassed

    Official abolition of local districts

    The obsolete division into local districts and the related Act on the Principles for Developing State Local Administration will be repealed entirely. Police departments' operating areas will be defined directly on the basis of the division into regions and municipalities instead of local districts.

    6 Apr 2022 · passed without a vote
  5. HE 181/2021 vpPassed

    Advance voting in garrisons

    Persons performing conscript service or voluntary military service for women will be able to vote in advance directly in garrisons. The change will make it easier for those serving to participate in all general elections.

    14 Dec 2021 · passed without a vote
  6. HE 141/2020 vpPassed

    Participation in EU border forces

    Finland will align its legislation with the EU regulation on the European Border and Coast Guard. Finnish authorities will participate in the EU joint standing corps and be able to disclose information to Frontex, the European Border and Coast Guard Agency.

    8 Dec 2020 · passed without a vote
  7. HE 241/2018 vpPassed with amendments

    Finnish Border Guard personal data reform

    Legislation on personal data in the Finnish Border Guard will be reformed to meet European Union data protection requirements. Regulation will be based on data purposes rather than separate registers, and data controller duties will be centralised at the Headquarters of the Finnish Border Guard.

    3 May 2019 · passed without a vote
  8. HE 55/2018 vpPassed with amendments

    Air passenger data for crime prevention

    Airlines would be required to disclose their passenger data to the authorities for the prevention of terrorism and serious crime. The data would be processed by a joint passenger information unit of the police, Finnish Customs and the Finnish Border Guard.

    3 May 2019 · passed without a vote
  9. HE 201/2017 vpPassed with amendments

    Strengthening Border Guard powers and preparedness

    The powers of the Finnish Border Guard will be expanded in incidents during normal conditions, in counter-terrorism and in maintaining border security. At the same time, transport operators will be obligated to check travel documents in internal border traffic as well if border control has been temporarily reintroduced.

    14 Dec 2018 · passed without a vote
  10. HE 41/2017 vpPassed with amendments

    Clarifying Border Guard crime prevention

    Provisions on crime prevention by the Finnish Border Guard will be consolidated into a new, separate act. At the same time, the Finnish Border Guard will receive new powers to monitor maritime and road traffic offences and to investigate certain aggravated offences.

    21 Dec 2017 · passed without a vote
  11. HE 40/2017 vpPassed with amendments

    Border Guard retirement and EU cooperation

    The retirement ages for posts in the Finnish Border Guard will be raised gradually in line with the pension reform. At the same time, provisions will be added to legislation on Finland's participation in the European Border and Coast Guard activities and return operations.

    30 Jun 2017 · passed without a vote
  12. HE 49/2017 vpPassed

    Retaining transferring civil servants' retirement age

    Civil servants transferring from the Finnish Defence Forces and the Finnish Border Guard to the state financial administration service centre will retain their previous retirement age rules. Centralising these duties will not alter their retirement conditions.

    13 Jun 2017 · passed without a vote
  13. HE 153/2015 vpPassed with amendments

    Aligning customs legislation with EU rules

    A new Customs Act will be enacted in Finland to align national provisions with reformed EU customs legislation. Customs dealings will officially be conducted primarily in electronic form, and the powers of authorities will be clarified.

    20 Apr 2016 · passed without a vote