Government bills8

TopicMinistry of Employment and the Economy8
  1. HE 57/2020 vpPassed with amendments

    Substantially increasing Finnvera's corporate financing

    The state is increasing Finnvera's domestic financing authorisation to ease economic difficulties caused by the coronavirus crisis. The objective is to secure companies' access to bank loans and prevent viable companies from going bankrupt.

    20 May 2020 · passed without a vote
  2. HE 211/2020 vpWithdrawn

    Incorporating GTK's international expert services

    The international commercial expert services of the Geological Survey of Finland will be transferred to a new state-owned limited liability company. The reform reduces the agency's financial and tax risks in foreign projects.

    8 Feb 2022 · no votes
  3. HE 69/2020 vpPassed

    Centralising business subsidy data

    Data on business subsidies granted by the state will be gathered into a single centralised information system. The reform will make business subsidies more transparent and enhance monitoring and research concerning them.

    8 Oct 2020 · passed without a vote
  4. HE 98/2018 vpPassed with amendments

    Adapting data protection in economic affairs

    Amendments required by the EU's General Data Protection Regulation will be made to eight acts in the administrative branch of the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment. At the same time, an individual's right to inspect confidential data collected in the supervision of the Finnish Competition and Consumer Authority (KKV) will be restricted.

    28 Nov 2018 · passed without a vote
  5. HE 18/2017 vpPassed with amendments

    Centralising business service client data

    Client data for public business services will be pooled into a single electronic system from which different actors can use it directly. This will streamline services and reduce the need for businesses to provide the same information multiple times.

    15 May 2017 · passed without a vote
  6. HE 168/2016 vpPassed with amendments

    Streamlining appeal procedures in business matters

    Appeals against decisions in the administrative branch of the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment will be streamlined by expanding the use of requests for administrative review and leave to appeal. In a larger number of matters, a review must first be requested from the decision-making authority, and appealing to the Supreme Administrative Court will require leave to appeal.

    19 Dec 2016 · passed without a vote
  7. HE 86/2015 vpPassed

    Transferring rural and archipelago tasks

    Rural and archipelago development tasks will be transferred from the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment to the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry. At the same time, a new appropriation will be introduced to support regional innovations and experiments.

    9 Dec 2015 · passed without a vote
  8. HE 87/2015 vpPassed

    Converting Finpro into a state-owned company

    Finpro ry, which is responsible for promoting exports and tourism, will be converted into a wholly state-owned limited liability company. The new non-profit company Finpro Oy will continue previous activities as a provider of public services.

    27 Nov 2015 · passed without a vote