Government bills2594
Juha RehulaEach row shows how the selected MPs voted in the bill's decisive vote.
- HE 190/2025 vpPassed with amendments
More flexible terms for mortgages
The maximum repayment period for home loans will be extended from 30 to 35 years, and the loan cap on home loans can be raised more flexibly during economic downturns. At the same time, more flexible terms depending on the economic cycle will be enabled for housing company loans on new residential developments.
Juha Rehula: No vote recorded22 Apr 2026 · 1 voteOnly vote · Dissenting opinion
156 jaa20 ei - HE 45/2026 vpPassed with amendments
Improving legal protection against discrimination
Victims of discrimination will be ensured a better opportunity to conciliate their cases or seek a resolution without fear of the time limit for bringing an action expiring. At the same time, the independence and smooth operation of equality and non-discrimination authorities will be strengthened.
Juha Rehula: No vote recorded4 Jun 2026 · 2 votesClosest vote · Proposed statement
86 jaa82 ei - HE 34/2026 vpPassed with amendments
Tackling problems in housing companies
Housing companies will receive better means to tackle nuisances from short-term letting and other housing disruptions, as well as take possession of flats using electronic service of notice. In addition, the controlled winding-down of struggling housing companies will be made lighter, and the division of maintenance responsibilities will be clarified.
Juha Rehula: No vote recorded3 Jun 2026 · passed without a vote - HE 3/2026 vpPassed with amendments
Speeding up defence plant construction
Permitting and construction of production plants important for national defence, such as ammunition and explosives factories, will be accelerated. New plants can be sited outside detailed plan areas under a separate siting permit without a slow planning process.
Juha Rehula: No vote recorded16 Apr 2026 · 3 votes147 jaa19 ei - HE 149/2025 vpPassed with amendments
Reforming foster care and restrictive measures
Disciplinary measures and restrictions for children in child welfare foster care will be clarified, and locating children who have run away without permission will be made easier by lowering the threshold for mobile phone tracing. A new rehabilitative closed institutional service will be established for children who commit serious crimes, and the maximum duration of a special care period will be extended.
Juha Rehula: No vote recorded22 May 2026 · 3 votes117 jaa54 ei - HE 59/2026 vpPassed
Adjusting corporate tax apportionment shares
The shares of the central government and municipalities in corporate income tax revenue will be amended for the years 2026–2029 and permanently from 2030 onwards. The amendment ensures that earlier tax changes do not alter municipal tax revenue.
Juha Rehula: No vote recorded15 May 2026 · passed without a vote - HE 179/2025 vpPassed with amendments
Improving cybersecurity for smart devices
Mandatory minimum cybersecurity requirements will be set for hardware and software connectable to the internet or other devices. Manufacturers must ensure security updates for their products and remediate vulnerabilities throughout the product's life cycle.
Juha Rehula: No vote recorded15 May 2026 · passed without a vote - HE 175/2025 vpPassed with amendments
Cross-border gathering of electronic evidence
Finnish authorities will be able to demand electronic criminal evidence directly from service providers operating in another EU country. Correspondingly, authorities in other EU countries will also be able to request data from services operating in Finland.
Juha Rehula: No vote recorded15 May 2026 · passed without a vote - HE 135/2026 vpIn progress
Streamlining real estate register corrections
Surveys related to correcting real estate register errors and private road surveys can be conducted solely in writing without a separate survey meeting. This will speed up the upgrading of register data and reduce the administrative burden on authorities.
Juha Rehula: No vote recorded16 Sep 2026 · no votes yet - HE 134/2026 vpIn progress
Digitalising and clarifying occupational disease notifications
Doctors' obligation to notify the occupational safety and health authority will be restricted solely to occupational diseases, and notifications will be transmitted electronically via Kanta services. Reporting other work-related illnesses will become voluntary, and the Finnish Institute of Occupational Health will receive research data centrally from Kela.
Juha Rehula: No vote recorded16 Sep 2026 · no votes yet - HE 131/2026 vpIn progress
Speeding up share certificate digitalisation
Paper housing company share certificates held by banks as collateral can be converted into electronic form on a large scale without sending paper documents to the authorities. The procedure will speed up the transition to the residential and commercial property information system and make registering ownership cheaper for homeowners.
Juha Rehula: No vote recorded16 Sep 2026 · no votes yet - HE 125/2026 vpIn progress
Streamlining private road administration
The administration of private roads will be simplified and shareholders' right to access information of road maintenance associations will be improved. At the same time, the construction of minor electricity and fibre-optic connections will be accelerated, and the removal of unauthorised road barriers will be made easier.
Juha Rehula: No vote recorded16 Sep 2026 · no votes yet - HE 116/2026 vpIn progress
Reforming international postal rules
Finland would approve the updated international rules of the Universal Postal Convention. At the same time, the national Postal Act would be revised by removing discontinued international reply coupons from it.
Juha Rehula: No vote recorded16 Sep 2026 · no votes yet - HE 157/2025 vpPassed with amendments
Moving tax mail primarily to MyTax
Decisions and other tax documents from the Finnish Tax Administration will primarily be delivered electronically to MyTax without separate consent. Paper mail will no longer be sent automatically to individuals and companies that use MyTax or Suomi.fi Messages.
Juha Rehula: No vote recorded20 Mar 2026 · 1 vote77 jaa53 ei - HE 11/2026 vpPassed with amendments
Restricting driving by 17-year-olds
Driving a passenger car will be prohibited for 17-year-olds at night between 00:00 and 05:00, and cars driven by them must display a minor driver sign. In addition, the conditions for age exemptions for minors will be tightened and the risk training required for a driving licence will be increased.
Juha Rehula: No vote recorded7 May 2026 · passed without a vote - HE 50/2025 vpPassed with amendments
Restricting healthcare for undocumented migrants
The right of adult undocumented migrants residing in Finland to non-urgent public healthcare will be restricted. The right to urgent care, pregnancy-related services and healthcare for children will remain unchanged.
Juha Rehula: No vote recorded28 Nov 2025 · 1 vote105 jaa60 ei - HE 161/2026 vpIn progress
Tightening student residence and family reunification
Students coming from outside the EU and EEA would no longer be able to bring their families to Finland when their studies begin, but would first have to reside in the country for at least one year. At the same time, sufficient language proficiency would be made a requirement for a student's residence permit, and income thresholds would be laid down directly by decree.
Juha Rehula: No vote recorded18 Sep 2026 · no votes yet - HE 157/2026 vpIn progress
Stricter penalties for environmental offences
Legislation on environmental offences will be tightened and several new environmental offence categories will be added to the Criminal Code. At the same time, penalties imposed for the acts and corporate fines imposed on companies will be raised considerably.
Juha Rehula: No vote recorded18 Sep 2026 · no votes yet - HE 147/2026 vpIn progress
Social security agreement with Uruguay
Finland and Uruguay will introduce a social security agreement that clarifies pension provision for workers moving between the two countries. Pension contributions for workers posted to the other country will be paid to only one country at a time, and accrued pension rights will be preserved when moving from one country to the other.
Juha Rehula: No vote recorded18 Sep 2026 · no votes yet - HE 146/2026 vpIn progress
Extending the last pension institution principle
Pension applicants will receive their earnings-related pension through a single decision even when their career includes working at the Bank of Finland or in Åland's public sector. In addition, pension institutions' access to health data will be sped up by enabling electronic retrieval of data directly from the Kanta services.
Juha Rehula: No vote recorded18 Sep 2026 · 1 voteOnly vote · Valiokuntaan lähettäminen: puhemiesneuvoston ehdotus JAA / Suna Kymäläisen ehdotus EI
96 jaa77 ei