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Government bills12

TopicCriminal Code12
  1. HE 130/2026 vpIn progress

    Stricter and longer animal keeping bans

    Bans on keeping animals imposed for animal welfare offences will be lengthened and their imposition will become the general rule also for basic offences. Violating a ban on keeping animals may result in imprisonment.

    10 Sep 2026 · no votes yet
  2. HE 105/2023 vpPassed

    Clarifying criminalisation of misappropriating EU funds

    The misappropriation of European Union funds and attempts to do so will be explicitly criminalised in the Criminal Code. At the same time, corporate criminal liability will be extended to certain bribery and misappropriation offences that damage the EU's finances.

    15 Mar 2024 · passed without a vote
  3. HE 1/2016 vpLapsed

    Increasing day, fixed and corporate fines

    The amounts of day fines, summary penal fees and corporate fines imposed for offences and traffic violations will be increased significantly. The increases aim to generate tens of millions of euros in additional annual revenue for the state.

    18 Apr 2019 · no votes
  4. HE 97/2018 vpPassed with amendments

    Aligning workplace privacy with EU regulation

    The act on data protection in working life will be updated to comply with the EU General Data Protection Regulation. The basic rules on the protection of employees' privacy will remain largely unchanged.

    18 Feb 2019 · passed without a vote
  5. HE 268/2016 vpPassed with amendments

    Combination sentences for dangerous repeat offenders

    A new combination sentence is created for highly dangerous repeat perpetrators of serious crimes, consisting of imprisonment followed by a one-year supervision period. The reform replaces the previous practice in which the sentenced person served the entire sentence in prison and was released without supervision.

    6 Nov 2017 · 2 votes

    Closest vote · 1. lakiehdotus, 6 luvun 2 §, mietintö / Eva Biaudet

    160 jaa
    15 ei
  6. HE 258/2016 vpPassed

    Corporate fines for aggravated accounting offences

    Companies and other entities can be sentenced to a penalty for aggravated accounting offences committed in their operations. The change will make combating economic crime and corruption more effective.

    24 Mar 2017 · passed without a vote
  7. HE 93/2016 vpPassed

    Criminalising travel for terrorist purposes

    Travelling abroad for the purpose of committing a terrorist offence, as well as attempting and financing such travel, will be made criminal offences. Authorities will be granted the right to use secret coercive measures and secret intelligence gathering to prevent and investigate such travel.

    31 Oct 2016 · passed without a vote
  8. HE 65/2016 vpPassed with amendments

    Stricter sanctions for securities market abuse

    Rules and penalties concerning insider trading and market manipulation are tightened to comply with EU regulations. The Financial Supervisory Authority is granted broader supervisory powers, and administrative fines imposed for abuses will be increased substantially.

    23 Jun 2016 · passed without a vote
  9. HE 4/2016 vpPassed with amendments

    Enhancing forfeiture of criminal proceeds

    The forfeiture to the state of property and economic benefits obtained through crime will be expanded and made more effective. In certain situations, defendants will have to prove the legal origin of their property themselves to prevent it from being forfeited to the state.

    4 May 2016 · passed without a vote
  10. HE 24/2015 vpPassed with amendments

    Allowing light electric vehicles in traffic

    Various light electric vehicles, such as self-balancing boards and mobility scooters, will be permitted in public road traffic. Depending on the situation, the traffic rules for either cyclists or pedestrians will apply to them.

    21 Dec 2015 · passed without a vote
  11. HE 55/2015 vpPassed

    Stricter penalties for environmental offences

    More severe penalties can be imposed for the most serious nature conservation and environmental offences. A new offence of aggravated nature conservation offence will be added to the Criminal Code, carrying up to four years of imprisonment.

    18 Dec 2015 · passed without a vote
  12. HE 289/2014 vpPassed with amendments

    Approving the Kampala amendments

    The proposal would approve the amendments to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court made at the Kampala Review Conference in 2010, which concern the crime of aggression and the definition of war crimes, as well as related amendments to the Criminal Code and the Coercive Measures Act.

    17 Dec 2015 · passed without a vote