Government bills4
- HE 91/2026 vpPassed with amendments
Introducing biodiversity markets and restoration plan
Finland will introduce rules for drafting the EU national nature restoration plan and enable the trading of nature-enhancing actions for companies' voluntary corporate responsibility work. At the same time, provisions on wolf protection will be transferred entirely from the Nature Conservation Act to hunting legislation.
25 Jun 2026 · 14 votesClosest vote · Proposed statement 7
100 jaa75 ei - HE 173/2025 vpPassed with amendments
Permitting wolf hunting
The year-round protection of wolves will be discontinued, and wolf hunting will be permitted during a defined hunting season. Quotas can be set or hunting licences issued for hunting without strict derogation procedures.
17 Dec 2025 · 6 votes135 jaa35 ei - HE 21/2025 vpPassed
Enabling management hunting of large carnivores
The Hunting Act will be amended so that population management hunting of bears, wolves and lynxes can once again be permitted in Finland. The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry will be able to define regional objectives for derogation permits and reference values for favourable conservation status by decree.
22 May 2025 · 9 votes131 jaa20 ei - HE 288/2022 vpPassed
Clarifying derogation permits for protected game
The conditions for granting derogation permits for protected game animals will be clarified to correspond to the interpretation of EU law. A derogation permit may only be granted if it does not prevent the maintenance or achievement of a favourable conservation status for the species.
8 Mar 2023 · 2 votesClosest vote · Lausumaehdotus, mietintö / Jenni Pitko 2
64 jaa95 ei