Government bills10
- HE 126/2026 vpIn progress
Easing administrative burden on companies
The administration of limited liability companies and co-operatives will be eased, and the process of closing down operations and winding up will be streamlined. The changes will remove unnecessary bureaucracy for companies and speed up the execution of corporate and financial arrangements.
11 Sep 2026 · no votes yet - HE 48/2024 vpPassed
Easier apartment repossession for housing companies
A housing company will be able to take possession of a share apartment more easily than at present if the owner resides outside the European Economic Area and cannot be reached. Warnings, decisions, and eviction summonses can be served via the Official Gazette and by delivering notice to the apartment.
13 Jun 2024 · passed without a vote - HE 250/2022 vpPassed
Facilitating accessibility and sustainability in housing companies
Shareholders in a housing company will be granted the right to carry out alterations improving accessibility in the company's common areas at their own expense. In addition, older housing companies will be able to decide by majority vote on reforms promoting sustainable living and energy efficiency more quickly than at present.
16 Feb 2023 · passed without a vote - HE 146/2022 vpPassed with amendments
Reforming cross-border corporate restructurings
Finnish limited liability companies will be able to transfer their registered office to another EEA state or from another state to Finland without winding up the company. At the same time, regulation on cross-border acquisitions and divisions will be harmonised, and regulatory oversight to prevent abuses will be tightened.
20 Dec 2022 · passed without a vote - HE 198/2022 vpPassed
Rental housing financing and remote meetings
Subsidiary housing companies of earnings-related pension companies will continue to be allowed to take on debt to build rental housing until the end of 2027. At the same time, insurance companies will be enabled to hold remote and hybrid general meetings under the exact same rules as other limited liability companies.
9 Nov 2022 · passed without a vote - HE 47/2022 vpPassed with amendments
Allowing remote and hybrid meetings in organisations
Limited liability companies, housing companies, co-operatives and associations will be able to hold their meetings entirely remotely or as hybrid meetings. Participants will also be able to exercise full speaking and voting rights remotely.
22 Jun 2022 · passed without a vote - HE 53/2021 vpPassed
Extending remote meetings and meeting postponements
Companies, housing companies, co-operatives and associations can continue to hold their meetings remotely or postpone them due to the coronavirus pandemic. The temporary rules will be extended until the end of June 2022.
29 Apr 2021 · passed without a vote - HE 117/2020 vpPassed with amendments
Temporary extension of remote meetings
Listed companies, co-operatives and associations would continue to be able to hold their meetings remotely and use proxies during the coronavirus epidemic. The exceptional arrangements would remain in force until the end of June 2021.
16 Sep 2020 · passed without a vote - HE 45/2020 vpPassed with amendments
Postponing meetings and remote participation
Companies, housing companies and associations would be able to postpone their spring meetings until the end of September 2020. In addition, meetings could be held remotely and through a proxy despite restrictions in their rules to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.
27 Apr 2020 · passed without a vote - HE 210/2018 vpPassed with amendments
Facilitating housing company redevelopment
Housing companies would be able to decide on demolishing an old building and constructing a new one by a four-fifths qualified majority instead of requiring the unanimity of all shareholders. A shareholder opposing the project would have the right to have their shares redeemed at fair market value.
25 Jan 2019 · passed without a vote