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  1. HE 57/2025 vpPassed with amendments

    Increasing transparency in political advertising

    Rules on transparency in political advertising and restrictions on targeting online advertising will be tightened in line with EU regulation. The National Audit Office of Finland (VTV) will supervise advertising transparency and will be able to impose penalty payments for breaches of the rules.

    19 Nov 2025 · passed without a vote
  2. HE 49/2026 vpIn progress

    Digitising Kela's access to bank details

    Kela will be able to check the banking and account information needed for processing benefit applications directly from financial institutions via an electronic system. However, applicants will have the right to refuse the electronic query of account transactions and submit bank statements themselves.

    8 Sep 2026 · no votes yet
  3. HE 84/2025 vpPassed with amendments

    Expanding tax reporting on crypto-assets

    Cryptocurrency intermediaries and trading platforms will be required to report their customers' crypto transactions and transfers directly to the Finnish Tax Administration. This will bring capital gains and losses on crypto-assets more comprehensively into automated tax control and pre-completed tax returns.

    5 Nov 2025 · passed without a vote
  4. HE 43/2024 vpPassed with amendments

    Reforming plant protection product regulation

    Supervision of plant protection products will be intensified, and an administrative financial penalty may be imposed for violations of the rules. At the same time, experimental application of products using drones will be enabled for research purposes, and the qualification details of professionals will be transferred to an electronic information service.

    13 Sep 2024 · passed without a vote
  5. HE 33/2025 vpPassed with amendments

    Pilot collection of subsidised transport data

    A pilot will be launched in Northern Finland to bring together data on passenger transport reimbursed by wellbeing services counties and Kela (the Social Insurance Institution). The data will be used to explore possibilities to combine rides and save costs, but services for passengers will remain unchanged during the pilot.

    19 Jun 2025 · passed without a vote
  6. HE 25/2025 vpPassed with amendments

    Centralised bank data exchange for authorities

    Authorities will be able to request balance, transaction and securities data on bank accounts through a centralised electronic system. The reform will speed up access to data and replace the current fragmented and manual query methods.

    19 Jun 2025 · passed without a vote
  7. HE 190/2024 vpPassed with amendments

    Increasing transparency in political funding

    Transparency in election and party funding will be increased by requiring significant campaign loans and their guarantors to be declared. In addition, the compulsory membership ballot in parliamentary elections will be abolished, and the minimum age for signing a European Citizens' Initiative will be lowered to 16 years.

    12 Jun 2025 · 12 votes

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  8. HE 157/2024 vpPassed with amendments

    Enhancing anti-money laundering and information exchange

    Information exchange between authorities will be improved to prevent money laundering and terrorist financing and to safeguard national security. At the same time, the format of reports on suspicious transactions will be harmonised and the access to information rights of the Finnish Security and Intelligence Service (Supo) will be corrected.

    30 Apr 2025 · passed without a vote
  9. HE 139/2024 vpPassed with amendments

    Speeding up law enforcement information exchange

    Information exchange between the Finnish police, Finnish Customs and the Finnish Border Guard and authorities in other EU countries will be harmonised and expedited. The authorities will gain access to a centralised system and stricter time limits for the disclosure of criminal information.

    12 Dec 2024 · passed without a vote
  10. HE 196/2024 vpPassed

    Accelerating permit procedures for critical raw materials

    Raw material projects deemed strategic by the EU will be given priority in the processing of environmental and water permits and before the courts. In addition, the Regional State Administrative Agency for Northern Finland will become a nationwide single point of contact that coordinates permit procedures and monitors their time limits.

    11 Dec 2024 · passed without a vote
  11. HE 84/2024 vpPassed

    Enhancing food market supervision and transparency

    The rights of the Food Market Ombudsman to obtain information from grocery trade operators and public contracting entities will be expanded to monitor market functioning. At the same time, prohibitions on cancelling food orders and on unjustified payments will be clarified to improve the position of primary producers.

    28 Nov 2024 · passed without a vote
  12. HE 5/2023 vpPassed

    Expanding access to communicable disease registers

    Healthcare personnel involved in the prevention and control of communicable diseases would be granted the right to access the communicable disease registers of THL (the Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare) directly via remote access. The amendment will speed up contact tracing and streamline epidemic control work.

    28 Jun 2023 · passed without a vote
  13. HE 89/2024 vpPassed

    Expanding access to built environment data

    Several central government authorities would be granted the right to retrieve confidential information required for performing their duties from the built environment information system. The change would ensure a smooth flow of information between authorities as the methods for delivering building data change.

    12 Nov 2024 · passed without a vote
  14. HE 79/2024 vpPassed with amendments

    Reforming State Treasury duties and powers

    The State Treasury will receive broader rights to obtain the information needed for processing compensation cases and its other duties directly from various authorities. In addition, maintenance of the Hilma notification system for public procurement will be transferred from the Ministry of Finance to the State Treasury.

    25 Oct 2024 · passed without a vote
  15. HE 59/2024 vpPassed with amendments

    Enhancing bankruptcy supervision and information access

    The rights of the Bankruptcy Ombudsman and the estate administrator to obtain the debtor's financial and accounting data will be strengthened. At the same time, the rules on completing accounting records and recovering public receivership costs will be clarified.

    13 Sep 2024 · passed without a vote
  16. HE 15/2024 vpPassed with amendments

    Improving seafarers' working conditions and protection

    The rules of the Maritime Labour Convention will be updated to improve the position, well-being and occupational safety of seafarers. At the same time, obligations will be laid down concerning private recruitment and placement services in the maritime sector and the reporting of fatalities to the authorities.

    12 Jun 2024 · passed without a vote
  17. HE 20/2024 vpPassed

    Sharing atomic defence information with NATO

    Finland will accede to the ATOMAL agreement between NATO member states, which enables the sharing and receipt of classified atomic defence information. The agreement will help Finland prepare better for nuclear threats and participate fully in NATO's collective defence planning.

    29 May 2024 · passed without a vote
  18. HE 16/2024 vpPassed with amendments

    Extending Kanta service transition periods

    Health and social services providers will be given additional time to implement the new obligations of Kanta services. At the same time, the transfer of patient data between treatment facilities will be clarified and hospital social workers' right of access to information from Kela (the Social Insurance Institution) will be improved.

    23 May 2024 · passed without a vote
  19. HE 103/2023 vpPassed with amendments

    Digitalising private early childhood education licensing

    The licensing and registration procedure for private day-care centres will become electronic and transfer to a new register of service providers. Authorities will obtain the information concerning operating conditions directly from other authorities.

    15 Mar 2024 · passed without a vote
  20. HE 70/2023 vpPassed with amendments

    Supervision of online platforms and digital services

    Official oversight will be established in Finland to ensure compliance with the EU's Digital Services Act by internet intermediary services and online platforms. Authorities will monitor matters such as the transparency of online services, user protection, and the handling of illegal content.

    19 Dec 2023 · passed without a vote
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