Government bills2594
Miko BergbomEach row shows how the selected MPs voted in the bill's decisive vote.
- HE 123/2026 vpIn progress
Discontinuing the issuance of LEI codes
The Finnish Patent and Registration Office will cease issuing international Legal Entity Identifier (LEI) codes to companies trading in securities. Companies and entities will acquire the identifier from commercial service providers.
Miko Bergbom: No vote recorded17 Sep 2026 · no votes yet - HE 53/2026 vpIn progress
Enhancing European police data exchange
Finnish law enforcement authorities will join the European automated police register data exchange system. The data can also be used more effectively to identify missing persons and unidentified deceased persons.
Miko Bergbom: No vote recorded17 Sep 2026 · no votes yet - HE 138/2026 vpIn progress
Speeding up criminal proceedings
The processing of criminal cases will be streamlined and expedited from the preliminary investigation stage through to court proceedings. The reform introduces, among other things, a new method of summons, time limits for naming evidence, and the option to record interrogations using audio only.
Miko Bergbom: No vote recorded11 Sep 2026 · no votes yet - HE 124/2025 vpPassed with amendments
Making official correspondence primarily electronic
Decisions and notifications from public authorities will primarily be sent electronically to Suomi.fi Messages to everyone who uses official online services. However, anyone wishing to continue receiving paper mail will be able to do so by requesting it separately.
Miko Bergbom: Yes19 Mar 2026 · 3 votes83 jaa76 ei - HE 55/2025 vpPassed with amendments
Abolishing licensing for private day-care centres
The licence requirement for private day-care centres would be abolished and replaced with a registration procedure. A new day-care centre could start operating as soon as its premises and operating requirements have been inspected, without having to wait for the actual registration decision.
Miko Bergbom: Absent10 Oct 2025 · 1 vote98 jaa40 ei - 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.
Miko Bergbom: Absent4 Jun 2026 · 10 votesClosest vote · Proposed statement 8
108 jaa62 ei - HE 33/2026 vpPassed with amendments
Reforming residential tenancy rules
Legislation on residential and commercial leases will be reformed to clarify lease relationships and reduce disputes. The changes will facilitate electronic communication, shorten the landlord's notice period, and introduce new rules on, among other things, the return of deposits and smoking.
Miko Bergbom: Yes4 Jun 2026 · 2 votesClosest vote · Dissenting opinion
110 jaa56 ei - HE 62/2026 vpPassed
Demonstrating the sustainability of low-carbon fuels
Finland will introduce a system allowing companies to demonstrate the sustainability of low-carbon fuels and hydrogen as well as greenhouse gas emission reductions of at least 70 per cent. The change will also enable these fuels to be verified as zero-emission in emissions trading.
Miko Bergbom: No vote recorded3 Jun 2026 · passed without a vote - HE 40/2026 vpPassed with amendments
Increasing pension investment returns and funding
Earnings-related pension institutions will be allowed to take more risk in their investment activities to pursue higher returns, and more funds will be pre-funded for future pensions. In addition, index increases to earnings-related pensions may be restricted from 2030 onwards if prices rise faster than wages.
Miko Bergbom: No vote recorded3 Jun 2026 · passed without a vote - HE 171/2025 vpPassed with amendments
Supplementing the 2026 budget proposal
The Government's supplementary proposal for the 2026 budget (HE 99/2025). It updates the budget proposal submitted in the autumn with new information before Parliament decides on the budget; it is considered together with the main budget proposal.
Miko Bergbom: No vote recorded19 Dec 2025 · passed without a vote - HE 167/2025 vpPassed with amendments
Reforming public finance management and oversight
Finland's public finance steering and oversight will be reformed to align with the European Union's new fiscal rules. Long-term ceiling targets will be set for public debt, and the Economic Policy Council will become an independent fiscal watchdog.
Miko Bergbom: Yes19 Dec 2025 · 2 votes170 jaa9 ei - HE 16/2025 vpPassed with amendments
Opening the gambling market to competition
Finland's gambling system will be partially opened to competition by moving to a licensing system where companies can offer online gambling under a licence granted by the supervisory authority. Part of gambling, such as lotteries and physical slot machines, will remain the exclusive right of the state-owned company Veikkaus.
Miko Bergbom: Yes19 Dec 2025 · 19 votes158 jaa9 ei - HE 112/2025 vpPassed with amendments
Combining unemployment benefits into universal support
Basic unemployment allowance and labour market subsidy during unemployment will be combined into a single new benefit, universal support. The new benefit will be applied for from and paid by Kela starting 1 May 2026.
Miko Bergbom: Yes18 Dec 2025 · 22 votes113 jaa59 ei - HE 156/2025 vpPassed
Abolishing data centre electricity tax relief
Electricity tax relief for data centres will be abolished and the electricity used by data centres will be transferred to the general tax category. This will raise the tax on electricity used in data centres from 0.05 cents to 2.24 cents per kilowatt-hour.
Miko Bergbom: Yes17 Dec 2025 · 6 votes131 jaa38 ei - HE 61/2025 vpPassed
Penalties for violent and abuse imagery
Possession of image and video material depicting graphic violence will become a punishable offence carrying a fine. In addition, a new aggravated offence with harsher prison sentences will be introduced for the possession of images sexually depicting a child.
Miko Bergbom: No vote recorded6 Mar 2026 · passed without a vote - HE 147/2025 vpPassed with amendments
Abolishing training compensation for employers
Training compensation paid to employers will be abolished from the beginning of 2026. Public sector and non-governmental organisation employers will no longer receive compensation from the state for salary costs incurred during their employees' training.
Miko Bergbom: Yes16 Dec 2025 · 1 vote93 jaa69 ei - HE 135/2025 vpPassed
Abolishing the Housing Fund of Finland
The Housing Fund of Finland will be abolished, and state-subsidised housing construction will be financed directly from the state budget. At the same time, a guarantee fee will be introduced for new state interest-subsidy loans, though it will not be charged on student housing or housing projects for special groups.
Miko Bergbom: Yes16 Dec 2025 · 2 votes93 jaa69 ei - HE 92/2025 vpPassed with amendments
Clarifying criteria for disability services
A provision will be added to the Disability Services Act to help distinguish the need for assistance typical of a stage of life from a specific need for support resulting from a disability. Disability services will be granted in situations where the need for support differs from that typical of people of the same age and general social services are insufficient.
Miko Bergbom: Yes16 Dec 2025 · 6 votes93 jaa70 ei - HE 1/2026 vpPassed with amendments
Supplementary budget for 2026
The supplementary budget for 2026, meaning changes to the central government budget for the current year. The votes mainly concern individual appropriation items and proposals in the opposition's dissenting opinions.
Miko Bergbom: Yes5 Mar 2026 · 3 votes - HE 61/2026 vpPassed
More time for electricity load control
Electricity network companies and electricity suppliers are to be given additional time to introduce electricity demand control systems. The mandatory rollout of new market-based load control services will be postponed from autumn 2026 to June 2027.
Miko Bergbom: No vote recorded29 May 2026 · passed without a vote