Government bills30
- HE 29/2025 vpPassed with amendments
Expanding disclosure of intelligence information
The Finnish Security and Intelligence Service (Supo) and military intelligence will be permitted to disclose information on suspected serious offences more extensively to the police and other crime prevention authorities. In addition, Supo will be able to disclose information directly to the Nato defence alliance and certain EU bodies.
20 Feb 2026 · 1 vote137 jaa18 ei - HE 163/2025 vpPassed with amendments
Tougher and clearer terrorism penalties
Finland's terrorism legislation will be reformed to make it clearer and more comprehensive. Penalties imposed for terrorist offences, as well as for preparing and promoting them, will be toughened.
13 May 2026 · passed without a vote - HE 19/2025 vpPassed with amendments
Tightening requirements for citizenship
The conditions for obtaining Finnish citizenship will be tightened and the grounds for loss of citizenship expanded. Obtaining citizenship will require, among other things, independent means of support and a longer period of good conduct following offences.
17 Oct 2025 · 2 votes103 jaa58 ei - HE 52/2025 vpPassed
Improving criminal data exchange in Eurojust
Information exchange between Finnish authorities and Eurojust, the European Union Agency for Criminal Justice Cooperation, will be enhanced, especially regarding terrorist offences. At the same time, the term of office of the Assistant to the National Member of Finland will be made more flexible.
25 Sep 2025 · passed without a vote - HE 4/2025 vpPassed
Import licences for cultural goods
The Finnish Heritage Agency will start issuing import licences for valuable and old cultural goods imported into Finland from outside the EU. The reform aims to combat illicit trade in cultural goods.
27 Mar 2025 · passed without a vote - HE 271/2022 vpPassed
Approving a counter-terrorism treaty
Finland will approve the Council of Europe Additional Protocol on the prevention of terrorism and intensify international information exchange on foreign terrorist fighters. At the same time, the Criminal Code will be amended so that receiving training is also punishable for less serious terrorist offences.
6 Mar 2023 · 1 vote - HE 236/2021 vpPassed with amendments
Strengthening anti-money laundering measures
Rules on preventing money laundering and terrorist financing will be clarified and supervision tightened in line with international obligations. The changes expand the supervision and obligations of reporting entities to detect suspicious assets and activities.
6 Mar 2023 · passed without a vote - HE 323/2022 vpPassed with amendments
Strengthening sanctions and anti-money laundering supervision
The obligation of financial institutions and other obliged entities to comply with sanctions in customer due diligence will be clarified. The powers of supervisory authorities to impose administrative penalty payments for long-term violations will be improved.
3 Mar 2023 · passed without a vote - HE 241/2022 vpPassed with amendments
Enhancing removal of terrorist online content
The police may order terrorist content spreading online to be removed quickly from hosting services. Administrative penalty fees can be imposed on online service providers that fail to meet their obligations.
21 Dec 2022 · passed without a vote - HE 167/2018 vpPassed with amendments
Bank account monitoring and cryptocurrency regulation
An electronic bank and payment account monitoring system will be established in Finland to facilitate access to information by authorities and to prevent crime. At the same time, virtual currency providers will be required to register with the Financial Supervisory Authority and comply with anti-money laundering regulations.
18 Apr 2019 · 1 vote155 jaa17 ei - HE 35/2021 vpPassed with amendments
Strengthening Schengen information system cooperation
Legislation governing the police, the Finnish Border Guard and Finnish Customs is updated to reflect the EU's reformed Schengen Information System. The change provides authorities with new means to combat serious crime and enhances the enforcement of removals from the country as well as the protection of vulnerable persons.
1 Jul 2022 · passed without a vote - HE 89/2021 vpPassed
Expanding criminal liability for terrorism offences
Participation in the activities of a terrorist group and incitement to terrorism offences will become more broadly punishable. At the same time, authorities will be granted the right to use secret coercive measures and intelligence-gathering methods to prevent and investigate these offences.
8 Dec 2021 · 4 votesClosest vote · Lausumaehdotus 3 , mietintö / Jani Mäkelä
84 jaa61 ei - HE 228/2016 vpPassed with amendments
Combatting money laundering and terrorist financing
The reform tightens supervision of money laundering and terrorist financing and obliges companies to register their beneficial owners with the authorities. At the same time, authorities' supervisory powers and the sanctions imposed for non-compliance are significantly increased.
13 Jun 2017 · 1 voteOnly vote · 1. lakiehdotus, 1 luvun 5 §, mietintö / Sirpa Paatero
105 jaa61 ei - HE 29/2021 vpPassed with amendments
Transferring financial market supervision to EU authorities
Supervision of financial market reporting services and critical benchmarks will mainly be transferred from the Financial Supervisory Authority to the European Securities and Markets Authority. At the same time, the role of the European Banking Authority in coordinating the prevention of money laundering and terrorist financing will be strengthened.
11 Jun 2021 · passed without a vote - HE 23/2021 vpPassed
Stricter controls on cross-border cash
Controls on cash of at least 10,000 euros entering or leaving across the EU external border will be tightened. The declaration and disclosure obligations will apply not only to cash carried by travellers but also to postal, courier and freight shipments.
26 May 2021 · passed without a vote - HE 4/2017 vpPassed
Reforming police and Europol cooperation
Finnish legislation will be updated to correspond to the European Union's new Europol Regulation. Finnish law enforcement authorities will be able to contact Europol directly to combat crime.
22 Mar 2017 · passed without a vote - HE 261/2020 vpPassed with amendments
Strengthening anti-money laundering measures
Regulations on combating money laundering and terrorist financing will be specified to bring them into line with an EU directive and international recommendations. Clarifications will be made to customer due diligence and monitoring obligations for operators in the financial sector and other reporting entities.
20 Apr 2021 · passed without a vote - HE 135/2020 vpPassed
Toughening penalties for financing terrorism
Financing an individual terrorist will be made a criminal offence under the law, even if the funding cannot be directly linked to a specific terrorist attack. At the same time, penalties for financing a terrorist group will be increased.
23 Mar 2021 · passed without a vote - HE 183/2020 vpPassed
Broadening liability for money laundering
Laundering funds obtained through one's own crime will be criminalised more broadly for the perpetrator themselves. In addition, certain serious offences committed abroad will be considered predicate offences for money laundering regardless of whether they are punishable in the country where they were committed.
8 Dec 2020 · passed without a vote - HE 172/2020 vpPassed with amendments
Penalties for illicit movement of cultural goods
Finnish Customs will be granted the right to impose a penalty fee for bringing or moving cultural goods into the customs territory of the EU if the goods were exported unlawfully from their country of origin. The fee may also be imposed in situations where the goods are merely transported through Finland or held in a customs warehouse.
2 Dec 2020 · passed without a vote