Government bills32
- HE 175/2025 vpPassed with amendments
Cross-border gathering of electronic evidence
Finnish authorities will be able to demand electronic criminal evidence directly from service providers operating in another EU country. Correspondingly, authorities in other EU countries will also be able to request data from services operating in Finland.
15 May 2026 · passed without a vote - HE 127/2026 vpIn progress
Criminalising exploitation of trafficking victims
The intentional use of services provided by a victim of human trafficking will be criminalised. At the same time, subjecting another person to surrogacy will be added to the provision on human trafficking.
11 Sep 2026 · no votes yet - HE 140/2026 vpIn progress
Threat-based criminal intelligence powers
The Finnish Border Guard would be granted the right to covertly gather information on serious security threats before a concrete offence has occurred or there is specific suspicion of one. The new methods of intelligence gathering aim to tackle organised crime related in particular to illegal immigration and human trafficking.
11 Sep 2026 · no votes yet - HE 121/2026 vpIn progress
New criminal intelligence powers for police
The police would be granted the right to secretly gather information on serious and organised crime even before a concrete suspicion of an offence exists. In addition, the police could use automated data collectors in open communications networks.
10 Sep 2026 · no votes yet - HE 63/2026 vpIn progress
Reforming the investigation of offences involving children
Assistance from specialised healthcare units will be expanded to cover all suspected offences involving persons under 18 years of age, in addition to the current sexual and assault offences. The units will also provide children and their families with early psychosocial support and offer training for professionals.
8 Sep 2026 · no votes yet - HE 82/2023 vpPassed with amendments
Expanding Defence Forces crime prevention powers
Defence Command will be tasked with the prevention and detection of military offences and granted powers to independently use secret intelligence gathering methods. At the same time, crime prevention powers will be clarified and their external oversight strengthened.
26 Feb 2025 · passed without a vote - HE 167/2024 vpPassed with amendments
Establishing a national space situation centre
A national space situational awareness centre will be established in Finland to monitor conditions in near-Earth space, space weather and space debris. The centre will help authorities and companies prepare for disruptions to satellite services and other risks associated with space activities.
7 Nov 2024 · passed without a vote - HE 104/2026 vpIn progress
Expanding military intelligence powers
The intelligence-gathering powers of military intelligence will be expanded and targeting made more effective, particularly in communications networks. At the same time, authorities will be given powers to disrupt foreign information systems that threaten Finland.
4 Sep 2026 · no votes yet - HE 155/2024 vpPassed with amendments
Centralising corporate data in EU portal
Finnish companies and financial sector entities will be required to submit their financial and sustainability information to national collection bodies, which will forward it to an EU-wide single access point. The change will improve free access to and the comparability of company data for investors across Europe.
13 Dec 2024 · passed without a vote - HE 107/2023 vpPassed with amendments
Reforming secret information-gathering by Customs
The secret information-gathering methods used in crime prevention by Finnish Customs will be updated to align with the regulation governing the police and the Finnish Border Guard. Telecommunications monitoring authorisations will be granted directly to a person rather than for individual devices, and Finnish Customs will be able to conduct undercover information gathering online.
8 Mar 2024 · passed without a vote - HE 7/2023 vpPassed
Reforming covert intelligence gathering
The powers of the Finnish Border Guard concerning covert intelligence gathering will be reformed and aligned with the provisions of the Police Act and the Coercive Measures Act. Telecommunications surveillance permits will be granted directly in respect of a person, and covert intelligence gathering on information networks will be possible with a lower threshold.
12 Oct 2023 · passed without a vote - HE 115/2022 vpLapsed
Strengthening public procurement quality and sustainability
Public procurement will place stronger emphasis than before on quality, environmental impacts and sustainability instead of merely price. Companies will be subject to mandatory exclusion from public tendering if an executive is convicted of an aggravated environmental offence.
5 Apr 2023 · no votes - HE 275/2022 vpPassed with amendments
Reforming police information gathering and powers of apprehension
The secret intelligence-gathering methods and powers of apprehension available to the police will be clarified and made more effective. Telecommunications interception and monitoring permits will be linked to persons, and the powers of the police to operate in telecommunications networks and to prevent homicides will be expanded.
3 Mar 2023 · passed without a vote - HE 118/2022 vpPassed with amendments
Filling police posts without public recruitment
Posts in the Finnish Security and Intelligence Service (Supo) and posts relating to covert police duties could be filled without public recruitment. The change will protect the identity and safety of officials working in intelligence and undercover operations.
30 Nov 2022 · passed without a vote - HE 50/2026 vpIn progress
Expanding intelligence and crime prevention powers
The Constitution will be amended so that provisions can be laid down by act to grant authorities the right to restrict the sanctity of the home and the secrecy of confidential communications in order to combat serious crime and security threats. This will enable intelligence and surveillance to target homes and confidential messages even before a concrete crime has occurred or an individualised suspicion of a crime exists.
28 May 2026 · no votes yet - HE 205/2021 vpPassed with amendments
Reforming veterinary medicine use and monitoring
Species-specific data will begin to be collected on the use of antimicrobials administered to animals to combat antimicrobial resistance. At the same time, the rules on prescribing veterinary medicinal products and medicated feed will be consolidated into a single act in line with EU regulation.
21 Dec 2021 · 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 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 237/2020 vpPassed with amendments
Extending price regulation on initial identification
The regulation on the maximum price of initial identification used when creating an electronic identification tool, such as a mobile certificate, using credentials from another service provider will be extended by two years. At the same time, Traficom (the Finnish Transport and Communications Agency) will be tasked with regularly collecting market and statistical data on identification services.
17 Mar 2021 · passed without a vote - HE 166/2020 vpPassed
Correcting Supo information-gathering procedures
The right and duty to carry out certain official acts related to covert information gathering will be restored to commanding officers of the Finnish Security and Intelligence Service (Supo). The amendment rectifies omissions left in legislation in connection with an earlier reform.
14 Dec 2020 · passed without a vote