Government bills9

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  1. HE 48/2026 vpPassed with amendments

    Reforming animal identification and registration rules

    Identification and registration rules for dogs, equines and livestock will be clarified, and a penalty fee may be imposed for failure to register. At the same time, slaughter marking requirements for pigs will be eased.

    5 Jun 2026 · passed without a vote
  2. HE 43/2025 vpPassed with amendments

    Adding housing company loans to credit register

    Shareholders' shares of housing company loans will be transferred to the positive credit register to assess credit applicants' ability to pay. At the same time, banks and other lenders will be required to identify an individual before retrieving their data from the register.

    9 Oct 2025 · passed without a vote
  3. HE 65/2024 vpPassed

    Defining forced marriage as human trafficking

    Forcing someone into marriage or a comparable informal union will be explicitly criminalised in the Criminal Code as human trafficking. The amendment will clarify the ability of the authorities to intervene in forced marriages and improve the position of victims.

    14 Nov 2024 · passed without a vote
  4. HE 218/2022 vpPassed

    Lowering consumer credit interest caps

    The interest rate cap on consumer credit will be lowered and new restrictions will be placed on credit marketing to curb over-indebtedness. In online shops, paying by invoice will require strong customer authentication, and payment methods involving credit may no longer be offered as the default option.

    23 Feb 2023 · 1 vote

    Only vote · 1. lakiehdotus, 7 luvun 17 a § , mietintö / Veikko Vallin

    106 jaa
    42 ei
  5. HE 150/2022 vpPassed

    Postponing mandatory identification for coupon games

    Veikkaus coupon games could be played at sales points without identification until the beginning of July 2023. The entry into force of mandatory identification would be postponed by six months due to delivery delays for sales terminals.

    28 Oct 2022 · passed without a vote
  6. 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
  7. HE 213/2018 vpPassed

    Mandatory identification for slot machines

    Playing slot machines in shops and other gaming locations will require mandatory identification to reduce gambling harm. At the same time, the period of validity of lottery and bingo licences for non-profit entities will be extended.

    25 Mar 2019 · passed without a vote
  8. HE 83/2017 vpPassed

    Price cap on electronic identification chaining

    A temporary price ceiling will be set on data transmission fees charged when creating a new electronic identification means using another identification means. The change will increase competition between electronic identification services and make it easier to offer alternative identification methods.

    19 Oct 2017 · passed without a vote
  9. HE 41/2016 vpPassed with amendments

    Reforming identity card application and delivery

    An identity card can be applied for electronically without visiting a police station, and the finished card will be delivered directly to a collection point. Cards can also be applied for at Finnish missions abroad, but health insurance details will be removed from new cards.

    30 Jun 2016 · passed without a vote