Government bills28
- HE 60/2026 vpPassed
Suspending the Finland-Russia tax treaty
Finland will suspend the application of the income tax treaty between Finland and Russia. National tax legislation alone will apply to cross-border income between the countries, without the tax reliefs provided by the tax treaty.
26 May 2026 · passed without a vote - HE 186/2025 vpPassed
Adjusting the Finland–Norway border
The state border between Finland and Norway will be adjusted to reflect natural changes in the deep-water channels of the rivers. The land border will remain unchanged and the new boundary line will be confirmed for the next 25 years.
25 Mar 2026 · passed without a vote - HE 28/2025 vpPassed with amendments
Reforming extradition rules for offenders
Finnish citizens or long-term residents of Finland will be able to be extradited more flexibly to another EU or Nordic country to serve a prison sentence or stand trial. Decisions on extradition will always be based on a court's case-by-case assessment.
5 Jun 2025 · 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 92/2023 vpPassed with amendments
Strengthening police cooperation on Finnish-Swedish border
The Finnish and Swedish police will be able to cross the national border into each other's territory on urgent emergency calls. The operations will apply to serious situations threatening human life or health in the northern border area between the countries.
3 May 2024 · passed without a vote - HE 9/2024 vpPassed with amendments
Reforming Teno River fishing rules
A new fishing rule between Finland and Norway will be introduced for the Teno River water system to revive weakened salmon stocks. At the same time, fishing for other fish species and the harmful invasive pink salmon will be enabled, as well as the maintenance of Sámi fishing culture through derogation permits.
24 Apr 2024 · passed without a vote - HE 93/2023 vpPassed
Continuing North Calotte labour market training
Finland will continue joint Nordic labour market training at the North Calotte Education Foundation in 2024–2027. The agreement ensures that Finnish students have the opportunity to complete vocational education and training in Sweden.
11 Dec 2023 · passed without a vote - HE 289/2022 vpPassed with amendments
Banning Tana salmon fishing in 2023
Salmon fishing and the use of salmon fishing gear will be prohibited in the Tana River water system until the end of 2023. The temporary ban aims to halt the decline of salmon stocks and create conditions for their recovery.
23 Feb 2023 · passed without a vote - HE 262/2022 vpPassed with amendments
Updating the Finnish-Swedish taxi agreement
The agreement between Finland and Sweden on cross-border taxi transport will be updated to align with current legislation, repealing outdated rules and easing penalties for minor infringements.
15 Feb 2023 · passed without a vote - HE 206/2022 vpPassed
Working holiday scheme with Japan
Finland and Japan will introduce a reciprocal working holiday scheme for young people. Under the scheme, young people from both countries will be able to stay in the other country for up to a year and fund their holiday by working temporarily.
21 Dec 2022 · passed without a vote - HE 219/2021 vpPassed
Extending the Tana River fishing rules
The fishing rules for the Tana River between Finland and Norway will be extended by two years until May 2024. The extension will ensure the protection of salmon stocks and provide additional time for negotiating new fishing rules.
20 Dec 2021 · passed without a vote - HE 174/2021 vpPassed
Repealing an obsolete defence materiel act
Finland will repeal an obsolete act on Nordic industrial cooperation in the defence materiel sector. The act is being repealed because Denmark is acceding to a newer Nordic security of supply agreement that replaces the earlier provisions.
8 Dec 2021 · passed without a vote - HE 92/2019 vpPassed with amendments
Deepening Nordic defence security of supply
Finland, Sweden and Norway would agree on cooperation on security of supply in national defence. In crisis and disruption situations, the countries could provide each other with support related to defence materiel and services.
13 Mar 2020 · passed without a vote - HE 94/2019 vpPassed
Continuing funding for North Calotte training
Finland will approve the co-operation agreement with Sweden and Norway concerning the North Calotte Education Foundation for the years 2020–2023. The agreement guarantees Finnish students training places in vocational labour market training organised by the foundation.
12 Dec 2019 · passed without a vote - HE 74/2019 vpPassed
Repealing an obsolete trade agreement act
Finland will repeal an old act that was intended to implement agreements concerning World Trade Organization commitments on trade in services. The act was never brought into force because the agreements entered into force directly through the European Union.
12 Dec 2019 · passed without a vote - HE 274/2018 vpPassed with amendments
Renewing US defence procurement agreement
Finland and the United States will renew their agreement on reciprocal defence procurement for ten years. The agreement will facilitate the procurement of defence materiel and promote exports by the Finnish defence industry to the United States.
1 Feb 2019 · passed without a vote - HE 151/2018 vpPassed
Permanent Nordic higher education agreement
The agreement between the Nordic countries on admission to higher education will be made valid indefinitely. The agreement guarantees students the right to apply for higher education in another Nordic country on the same terms as the country's own applicants.
29 Nov 2018 · passed without a vote - HE 22/2018 vpPassed
Updating the Finland–Russia border description
The state border between Finland and Russia will be documented with updated precision. The actual location of the border in the terrain will remain unchanged.
25 May 2018 · passed without a vote - HE 193/2017 vpPassed
Enhancing Nordic competition oversight
Finland will accede to the Nordic cooperation agreement on competition matters. Nordic competition authorities will be able to exchange information and carry out requests for information and inspections on each other's behalf.
16 Mar 2018 · passed without a vote - HE 12/2017 vpPassed with amendments
Reforming insolvency proceedings and registers
Information on bankruptcies and corporate restructurings will become available online free of charge, and the practice of publishing official announcements in newspapers will generally be discontinued. Insolvency rules will be adapted to comply with revised European Union legislation.
19 May 2017 · passed without a vote