Istuntosali

Government bills13

Topicbusiness subsidies13
  1. HE 144/2025 vpPassed with amendments

    EU registration of small business aid

    Public bodies will be required to report all de minimis aid granted to businesses to an EU-level central register. The reform will ensure the monitoring of company-specific aid ceilings and increase the transparency of aid.

    10 Dec 2025 · passed without a vote
  2. HE 43/2020 vpPassed

    Second supplementary budget for 2020

    The second supplementary budget for 2020, meaning amendments to the central government budget for the current year. The votes mainly concern individual appropriation items and opposition proposals in dissenting opinions.

    27 Apr 2020 · 3 votes
  3. HE 134/2022 vpPassed

    Distributing Brexit support to Finnish businesses

    Finland will deploy the EU's Brexit Adjustment Reserve to support businesses adversely affected by the United Kingdom's withdrawal from the EU. Aid will be granted as business development aid through the ELY Centres (Centres for Economic Development, Transport and the Environment).

    20 Dec 2022 · passed without a vote
  4. HE 46/2021 vpPassed

    Reforming business development grants

    A new act will be enacted in Finland on development grants for businesses and their operating environment for 2021–2028. The grants will support, in particular, the growth, renewal and internationalisation of small and medium-sized enterprises.

    30 Jun 2021 · passed without a vote
  5. HE 97/2021 vpPassed with amendments

    Extending cost support and closure compensation

    Businesses can apply to the state for a fourth round of cost support for financial difficulties caused by the coronavirus pandemic. In addition, medium-sized and large enterprises will be paid compensation for business premises closed by order of the authorities.

    24 Jun 2021 · 16 votes

    Closest vote · 5 §, mietintö / Veikko Vallinin ehdotus

    32 jaa
    23 ei
  6. HE 27/2021 vpPassed with amendments

    Extending and expanding business cost support

    Enterprises and sole entrepreneurs can apply to the state for cost support to cover losses and fixed costs caused by the coronavirus pandemic. The eligibility criteria for the support will be amended so that small enterprises and sole entrepreneurs can also access the support more easily than before.

    12 Apr 2021 · 11 votes

    Closest vote · Lausumaehdotus, mietintö / Pia Kauma

    31 jaa
    22 ei
  7. HE 37/2021 vpPassed with amendments

    Closure compensation for small businesses

    Small businesses forced to close their premises by official order will receive state compensation for their losses. The support will compensate businesses for wage costs and other inflexible costs during the closure period.

    9 Apr 2021 · passed without a vote
  8. HE 195/2016 vpPassed

    Easier support for rural pilot projects

    Rural pilot projects will also be eligible for support for equipment and machinery investments that are not of public benefit. The reform makes it easier to test new products, methods and techniques in practice.

    16 Dec 2016 · passed without a vote
  9. HE 205/2020 vpPassed

    Second round of business cost support

    Temporary cost support for enterprises would be continued with a second application round to alleviate financial difficulties caused by the coronavirus pandemic. At the same time, the terms of the support and eligible expenses would be made more flexible so that the support reaches struggling companies better than before.

    1 Dec 2020 · 4 votes

    Closest vote · Lausumaehdotus, mietintö / Pia Kauman ehdotus

    32 jaa
    23 ei
  10. 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
  11. HE 93/2018 vpLapsed

    Transferring employment and business services to regions

    Public employment and business services as well as business subsidies will be transferred from the central government to the regions to be established and restructured into growth services. At the same time, private service providers will be enabled to play a broader role in organising jobseekers' service processes.

    18 Apr 2019 · no votes
  12. HE 178/2017 vpPassed with amendments

    Removing the taxi car tax reduction

    The car tax reduction for standard taxis will be phased out over four years. Large accessible minivans and school transport taxis will instead be made fully exempt from car tax.

    26 Apr 2018 · 6 votes

    Closest vote · Lausumaehdotus 2, mietintö / Ronkainen

    87 jaa
    78 ei
  13. HE 22/2016 vpPassed

    Reforming business subsidy conditions and evaluation

    New quality and effectiveness requirements will be set for business subsidies granted by the state. The legality of subsidies and compliance with EU rules will be ensured through prior assessment by public authorities.

    3 May 2016 · 1 vote

    Only vote · Lausumaehdotus, mietintö / Anna Kontula

    124 jaa
    24 ei