Government bills9
- HE 52/2026 vpPassed with amendments
Tightening and speeding up asylum procedures
Finland is reforming its immigration and asylum legislation in line with the EU Pact on Migration and Asylum. The reform tightens asylum procedures, speeds up the processing of applications, and makes the removal of rejected applicants more efficient.
4 Jun 2026 · 10 votesClosest vote · Proposed statement 8
108 jaa62 ei - HE 10/2025 vpPassed with amendments
Streamlining asylum procedures and speeding deportations
Reviewing asylum interview records during interview sessions will be discontinued, and travel documents issued to beneficiaries of protection will include a ban on travelling to their home country. At the same time, the enforcement of deportation decisions for those who have received a negative decision will be expedited.
9 May 2025 · 2 votes103 jaa53 ei - HE 30/2024 vpPassed
Introducing an asylum border procedure
A rapid border procedure will be introduced in Finland for processing unfounded asylum applications lodged at the external border. Applicants will not be allowed to move freely within Finland during the procedure, but must remain within the designated reception centre area.
24 Jun 2024 · 6 votes158 jaa13 ei - HE 103/2022 vpLapsed
Introducing a border procedure for asylum applications
A border procedure will be established in Finland allowing certain asylum applications to be examined through an accelerated process directly at the border without permitting applicants to move freely within the country. The procedure may be introduced in situations involving an exceptionally large number of arrivals or instrumentalised migration.
5 Apr 2023 · no votes - HE 162/2021 vpPassed with amendments
Centralising reception preparedness
Responsibility for contingency planning for the reception of large-scale entry will be transferred entirely from the ELY Centres (Centres for Economic Development, Transport and the Environment) to the Finnish Immigration Service (Migri). At the same time, the provision previously obliging municipalities to establish reception centres will be removed from the act.
3 Dec 2021 · 1 voteOnly vote · Lausumaehdotus, mietintö / Mari-Leena Talvitie
83 jaa60 ei - HE 136/2021 vpPassed with amendments
Managing EU home affairs funding
Finland will introduce rules for managing EU home affairs funds for the 2021–2027 programming period. Funding will be directed towards asylum, migration, border security and internal security measures.
2 Dec 2021 · passed without a vote - HE 2/2016 vpPassed
Abolishing humanitarian protection residence permits
The possibility of obtaining a residence permit on the basis of humanitarian protection will be removed from the Aliens Act to align Finnish regulation with the EU minimum level. At the same time, the service of asylum decisions will be expedited and permit fees will be required to be paid before the processing of paper applications begins.
22 Apr 2016 · 2 votes107 jaa29 ei - HE 173/2017 vpPassed with amendments
Streamlining EU home affairs funds
Programme amendments for EU home affairs funds will be streamlined by transferring minor and technical decisions from the Government to the Ministry of the Interior. At the same time, other revenue generated by projects will be taken into account in the amount of aid paid.
13 Dec 2017 · passed without a vote - HE 133/2016 vpPassed with amendments
Introducing residence requirements for asylum seekers
An asylum seeker could be ordered to reside at a designated reception centre and report there regularly. For an unaccompanied child aged 15 or over, a residence requirement within the reception centre grounds would serve as a less severe alternative to detention prior to removal from the country.
21 Dec 2016 · 3 votesClosest vote · Lausumaehdotus, mietintö / Matti Semi
141 jaa32 ei