Government bills2594
Kari TolvanenEach row shows how the selected MPs voted in the bill's decisive vote.
- HE 27/2026 vpPassed
Extending wellbeing services county deficit coverage
Wellbeing services counties can receive additional time to cover their accumulated financial deficits until the end of 2029. The change gives the counties in the most difficult position more time to adjust their finances.
Kari Tolvanen: No vote recorded26 May 2026 · passed without a vote - HE 169/2025 vpPassed with amendments
Digitalising and centralising public administration archiving
A new Archiving Act will be enacted in Finland, bringing public administration archiving into the digital age and centralising permanently preserved electronic data in the National Archives of Finland. The reform makes it easier to find public authority materials and enables municipalities and wellbeing services counties to transfer their electronic archives into the central government's shared repository.
Kari Tolvanen: No vote recorded26 May 2026 · 5 votes115 jaa54 ei - HE 199/2025 vpPassed with amendments
Facilitating fixed-term employment contracts
Employers will be able to hire a new employee on a fixed-term employment contract for up to one year without a justified reason. In addition, the lay-off notice period will be shortened from 14 days to seven days, and the obligation to re-employ dismissed employees will be removed for businesses with fewer than 50 employees.
Kari Tolvanen: No vote recorded22 May 2026 · 1 vote93 jaa78 ei - HE 197/2025 vpPassed
Streamlining further training for nurses
Nurses will be able to qualify as paramedics, midwives and public health nurses through separate supplementary education without completing a second full university of applied sciences degree. Paramedic and public health nurse qualifications can still also be completed directly as an integrated programme in connection with nursing studies.
Kari Tolvanen: No vote recorded22 May 2026 · 3 votes91 jaa77 ei - HE 58/2026 vpPassed with amendments
Official mail in private digital mailboxes
Citizens will be able to receive electronic notifications and messages from public authorities not only in the Suomi.fi service but also in private digital mail services of their choice. This makes it possible to gather official mail and messages from private companies in the same application if desired.
Kari Tolvanen: No vote recorded25 Jun 2026 · 11 votes100 jaa74 ei - HE 17/2026 vpPassed with amendments
Introducing digital identity cards and wallets
Finland will introduce a phone-based digital identity card and a European digital identity wallet application. The reform will make it possible to prove identity, manage digital permits and certificates, and provide official electronic signatures using a mobile device.
Kari Tolvanen: No vote recorded25 Jun 2026 · passed without a vote - HE 182/2025 vpPassed with amendments
Expanding information exchange between security authorities
The police and other security authorities will be given broader rights to disclose confidential information on their own initiative and to obtain personal data from health and social services and telecoms companies. The reform will facilitate the prevention and investigation of crime, searches for missing persons, and the protection of critical infrastructure.
Kari Tolvanen: No vote recorded25 Jun 2026 · 2 votes151 jaa23 ei - HE 66/2026 vpPassed with amendments
Transferring ambulance transport from Kela
The financing and organisation of ambulance transport will be transferred entirely from Kela to the wellbeing services counties from the beginning of 2028. At the same time, client fees for health and social services will begin to be increased annually in line with cost developments in the wellbeing services counties.
Kari Tolvanen: No vote recorded22 Jun 2026 · 1 vote102 jaa85 ei - HE 28/2026 vpPassed with amendments
Making customs decisions primarily electronic
Decisions and other documents from Finnish Customs will be delivered to customers primarily electronically. Paper mail will be used only when electronic communication is not possible or the customer specifically requests it.
Kari Tolvanen: No vote recorded22 Jun 2026 · 1 vote166 jaa21 ei - HE 5/2026 vpPassed with amendments
Expanding and speeding up fine proceedings
The police and prosecutors will be able to resolve more clear-cut criminal cases directly with fines without district court proceedings. At the same time, undisputed claims for damages and substance testing costs can also be settled within the procedure.
Kari Tolvanen: No vote recorded17 Jun 2026 · passed without a vote - HE 82/2026 vpPassed
Reforming packaging waste regulation and supervision
Finnish legislation will be amended to align with the EU's new Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation. New financial obligations will be imposed on packaging producers, and the supervisory duties of public authorities will be specified.
Kari Tolvanen: No vote recorded16 Jun 2026 · passed without a vote - HE 67/2026 vpPassed
Streamlining correction of erroneous Kela decisions
Kela will be able to correct a clear error in a benefit decision to the recipient's detriment without their consent if the error is due to the client's own conduct. In addition, the payment of sickness allowance could be suspended or reduced more quickly than before when circumstances change, to prevent overpayments from accumulating.
Kari Tolvanen: No vote recorded12 Jun 2026 · passed without a vote - HE 15/2026 vpPassed with amendments
Tightening taxi sector regulation
Regulation of the taxi sector will be tightened by introducing mandatory taximeters, dedicated taxi registration plates and mandatory training for drivers. At the same time, new criminal convictions will be added as grounds for refusing licences to taxi entrepreneurs and drivers.
Kari Tolvanen: No vote recorded12 Jun 2026 · 8 votesClosest vote · Dissenting opinion
157 jaa13 ei - HE 2/2026 vpPassed with amendments
Restricting direct procurement from in-house companies
Rules on public procurement will be reformed to increase competition and save public funds. The use of in-house companies owned by the public sector will be restricted, and tendering procedures will more frequently have to be divided into lots so that small enterprises can also participate in them.
Kari Tolvanen: No vote recorded12 Jun 2026 · 22 votes91 jaa83 ei - HE 158/2026 vpIn progress
Strengthening Finnish Border Guard powers
The Finnish Border Guard would be given a new task to monitor critical underwater infrastructure and powers to intervene in suspicious vessels and unmanned vehicles. At the same time, technical border surveillance and inter-agency cooperation would be enhanced in the changed security environment.
Kari Tolvanen: No vote recorded15 Sep 2026 · no votes yet - HE 201/2025 vpPassed
Pledging fishing quotas as loan collateral
Commercial fishers will be able to pledge the rights of use to their fishing quotas as collateral for bank loans for investments. At the same time, the conditions for trap net fishing of Baltic herring will be eased and the forfeiture of fishing rights to the state will be prevented where fishing has been hindered by fishing bans or poor catches.
Kari Tolvanen: No vote recorded30 Apr 2026 · 1 vote158 jaa20 ei - HE 57/2026 vpPassed with amendments
Clarifying taxation of foreign investment funds
The taxation of foreign investment funds will be permanently clarified when they are managed from Finland. The act defines the conditions under which a foreign fund will not be deemed liable to tax in Finland on the basis of the activities of a Finnish fund manager.
Kari Tolvanen: No vote recorded10 Jun 2026 · 1 vote148 jaa21 ei - HE 19/2026 vpPassed
Clarifying transport rules and driving entitlements
Temporary transport operations by foreign vehicles in Finland will be monitored and penalised more strictly with administrative penalty fees. At the same time, passenger car driving licences will permit the driving of heavier low-emission vans and lorries.
Kari Tolvanen: No vote recorded29 Apr 2026 · passed without a vote - HE 127/2026 vpIn progress
Criminalising exploitation of trafficking victims
The intentional use of services provided by a victim of human trafficking will be criminalised. At the same time, subjecting another person to surrogacy will be added to the provision on human trafficking.
Kari Tolvanen: No vote recorded18 Sep 2026 · no votes yet - 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.
Kari Tolvanen: No vote recorded5 Jun 2026 · passed without a vote