Government bills8
- HE 60/2025 vpPassed with amendments
Bringing church co-operation into law
Co-operation of personnel within the Evangelical Lutheran Church will be governed by a separate act instead of the current system based on collective agreements. The reform would strengthen church employees' access to information, opportunities to exert influence and legal protection in situations of change.
9 Oct 2025 · passed without a vote - HE 30/2025 vpPassed with amendments
Reforming exchange supervision and trading rules
The granting of stock exchange licences and confirmation of exchange rules would be transferred from the Ministry of Finance to the Financial Supervisory Authority. At the same time, rules on the transparency and supervision of securities trading would be updated in line with EU legislation.
19 Jun 2025 · 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 244/2020 vpPassed with amendments
Clarifying public procurement procedures
Rules on public procurement will be specified and corrected to align better with EU law. The scope of framework agreements will have to be stated more clearly, and checking the backgrounds of subcontractors will be made easier.
25 May 2021 · passed without a vote - HE 189/2020 vpPassed with amendments
Reforming right-of-occupancy housing and resident selection
The application system for right-of-occupancy dwellings will change so that resident selection switches to a single nationwide, fixed-term queue number. At the same time, residents' opportunities to exert influence in companies will be increased, and relinquishing right-of-occupancy buildings facing financial difficulties will be accelerated.
15 Apr 2021 · 5 votesClosest vote · Lausumaehdotus , mietintö / Mauri Peltokangas
32 jaa22 ei - HE 107/2019 vpPassed
Reinstating notification of collective redundancies
Employers must notify the public employment services (TE services) if they dismiss at least ten employees for financial or production-related reasons. In addition, employers must inform dismissed employees of their right to an employment plan.
12 Mar 2020 · passed without a vote - HE 269/2016 vpPassed
Extending business prohibitions to self-employed professionals
A business prohibition could also be imposed on private self-employed professionals, and authorities could more readily ask the police or Finnish Customs to investigate the prerequisites for a prohibition. At the same time, it would ensure that the mere materialisation of business risk and insolvency does not lead to a business prohibition.
29 Sep 2017 · passed without a vote - HE 191/2016 vpPassed
Merging archives and destroying paper records
The National Archives and the provincial archives will be merged into a single nationwide authority. At the same time, the National Archives will receive the right to order the disposal of digitised paper records to achieve space savings.
8 Dec 2016 · passed without a vote