Government bills2693

  1. HE 9/2026 vpPassed with amendments

    Streamlining data protection rules and information flow

    The right of authorities and entities performing public functions to process personal data is clarified, and the electronic transfer of data is streamlined. At the same time, the right of insurance companies to process health and criminal record data when an insurance policy is applied for is specified, and the assessment of data protection certification bodies is transferred to the FINAS accreditation service.

    6 May 2026 · passed without a vote
  2. HE 151/2024 vpPassed

    Making municipal climate plans voluntary

    The statutory obligation for municipalities to draw up their own climate plan will be abolished. Municipalities will be able to decide on their climate actions and plans voluntarily.

    9 Dec 2024 · 2 votes
    103 jaa
    79 ei
  3. HE 99/2025 vpPassed with amendments

    Central government budget for 2026

    The central government budget for 2026. Parliament voted in plenary session on hundreds of individual appropriation items and opposition amendments before the budget was approved.

    19 Dec 2025 · 114 votes
  4. HE 111/2025 vpPassed with amendments

    Medicine savings and deregulating self-care medicines

    Prices of prescription medicines and pharmacies' gross margins will be cut, and the basis for determining the pharmacy tax will be reformed. At the same time, certain low-risk self-care medicines will be permitted for sale outside pharmacies and pharmacies will be given the right to deviate from prescriptions in situations of availability disruptions.

    18 Dec 2025 · 12 votes
    90 jaa
    79 ei
  5. HE 98/2025 vpPassed with amendments

    Lowering taxes on labour

    Taxes on labour will be lowered from the beginning of 2026 by cutting the highest marginal tax rates and increasing the earned income tax credit and the basic deduction. As a counterbalance, the tax deductibility of trade union membership fees, the tax exemption for company bicycles, and the home office deduction for wage earners will be abolished.

    21 Nov 2025 · 12 votes
    116 jaa
    40 ei
  6. HE 149/2026 vpIn progress

    Streamlining defence export controls

    Defence materiel exports will be streamlined by introducing a general export licence for temporary and non-commercial exports to trusted countries. At the same time, compliance and record-keeping obligations for companies exporting defence materiel and the supervisory powers of the authorities will be tightened.

    13 Oct 2026 · no votes yet
  7. HE 130/2026 vpIn progress

    Stricter and longer animal keeping bans

    Bans on keeping animals imposed for animal welfare offences will be lengthened and their imposition will become the general rule also for basic offences. Violating a ban on keeping animals may result in imprisonment.

    14 Oct 2026 · no votes yet
  8. 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.

    16 Dec 2025 · 2 votes
    93 jaa
    69 ei
  9. HE 108/2025 vpPassed with amendments

    Tightening job search obligations and sanctions

    Meetings for jobseekers in the employment services will be made more flexible, and applying for jobs referred by the authorities will become immediately mandatory. At the same time, unemployment security sanctions will be tightened so that entitlement to benefits will be lost for a fixed period as early as the first failure to comply.

    16 Dec 2025 · 5 votes
    112 jaa
    48 ei
  10. HE 46/2025 vpPassed with amendments

    Supervising the use of artificial intelligence

    A supervisory system for the safe use of artificial intelligence systems would be established in Finland in line with EU artificial intelligence regulation. Authorities would receive powers to supervise the use of artificial intelligence and address breaches of the rules through administrative fines.

    16 Dec 2025 · 1 vote

    Only vote · Perustelut: mietintö JAA / Hanna Holopaisen ehdotus EI

    113 jaa
    48 ei
  11. HE 72/2025 vpPassed with amendments

    Clarifying military service rules

    Men with the right of domicile in Åland will be able to apply to complete military service by waiving their exemption through an official procedure. Persons who have confirmed their gender will be enabled to continue service without interruption and retain the right to remain in the reserve.

    29 Apr 2026 · passed without a vote
  12. HE 195/2025 vpPassed with amendments

    Clarifying environmental penal provisions

    Penal provisions concerning fluorinated greenhouse gases, ozone-depleting substances and the reporting of industrial emissions data will be clarified in line with EU regulation. The acts will define more precisely the acts and omissions for which a fine may be imposed.

    25 Feb 2026 · passed without a vote
  13. HE 101/2025 vpPassed

    Cutting state funding for churches

    The state will cut funding for the Evangelical Lutheran Church's societal tasks and the central government grant to the Orthodox Church in 2026 and 2027. The fixed-term cuts will strengthen central government finances by a total of 20 million euros.

    2 Dec 2025 · 2 votes
    152 jaa
    17 ei
  14. HE 170/2025 vpPassed with amendments

    Protection against cross-border harassment lawsuits

    A new act will protect journalists, researchers and civil society organisations from unfounded lawsuits brought with the intention of silencing them in cross-border civil cases. Courts would be able to dismiss a harassment lawsuit at an early stage, require security for legal costs from the claimant, and impose a penalty fee on the claimant.

    22 Apr 2026 · passed without a vote
  15. HE 200/2026 vpIn progress

    Regulating technology and monitoring in social services

    The proposal sets clear rules for the conditions under which monitoring devices, sensors and remote connections can be used in social services. The aim is to improve client safety and care while safeguarding client privacy and the right to self-determination.

    8 Oct 2026 · 1 vote

    Only vote · Valiokuntaan lähettäminen: puhemiesneuvoston ehdotus JAA / Aki Lindénin ehdotus EI

    93 jaa
    81 ei
  16. HE 71/2025 vpPassed

    Protecting emergency and police work

    Obstructing or threatening police, emergency medical and rescue service workers and damaging emergency vehicles and equipment will carry harsher penalties. The reform will improve the safety of emergency personnel and ensure that help arrives in emergency situations.

    19 Mar 2026 · passed without a vote
  17. HE 90/2025 vpPassed

    Extending the reception allowance cut

    The previously implemented cut to the reception allowance and spending allowance paid to asylum seekers and beneficiaries of temporary protection will be extended until June 2026. The level of support will remain at its current level until permanent legislative amendments on the matter enter into force.

    21 Nov 2025 · 1 vote
    105 jaa
    51 ei
  18. HE 27/2024 vpPassed

    Tightening requirements for citizenship

    The period of residence required for acquiring Finnish citizenship will be extended from five to eight years. At the same time, residence requirements will be tightened so that only time spent with a residence permit counts towards the period of residence, and the maximum time spent abroad is restricted.

    2 Jul 2024 · 4 votes
    98 jaa
    81 ei
  19. HE 129/2025 vpPassed with amendments

    Easing health and social service subcontracting

    Rules on subcontracting by private providers of health and social services will be eased, and state steering of investments by wellbeing services counties will be tightened. In addition, wellbeing services counties will be obliged to monitor and report on their staffing situation in a harmonised manner.

    19 Dec 2025 · 1 vote
    122 jaa
    49 ei
  20. HE 109/2026 vpIn progress

    Introducing an integration allowance for immigrants

    Unemployment support for people moving to Finland will be paid as a lower integration allowance if the applicant has not lived in the country for three years or does not have sufficient skills in Finnish or Swedish. Full support can be received by demonstrating sufficient language proficiency or by fulfilling the condition regarding previous employment.

    13 Oct 2026 · no votes yet