Government bills2693
- HE 26/2024 vpPassed with amendments
Preventing lane-switching for asylum seekers
Asylum seekers who receive a negative decision will no longer be able to apply from within Finland for a residence permit on the grounds of work or studies; instead, they must leave the country and apply for the permit from abroad. At the same time, grounds for refusing a residence permit will be tightened, and identity verification with a national passport will be required.
2 Jul 2024 · 3 votes99 jaa79 ei - HE 150/2026 vpIn progress
Clarifying guidance on municipal preparedness
The Ministry of Finance will be tasked with guiding and monitoring municipal preparedness for disruptions and crisis situations. In addition, the right of youth councils to submit initiatives will be enshrined directly in law, and the preparedness of municipal subsidiaries will be strengthened through group guidelines.
1 Oct 2026 · no votes yet - HE 144/2024 vpPassed with amendments
Increasing vehicle tax on motorhomes
The motive power tax component of vehicle tax on motorhomes will be raised to the same level as for other passenger cars. An upper limit of 7,500 kilograms will, however, be set for the vehicle weight taken into account for tax purposes.
11 Dec 2024 · 1 voteOnly vote · 11 § , mietintö / Joona Räsänen
141 jaa41 ei - 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 - HE 213/2024 vpPassed with amendments
Reforming consumer product and service safety
Regulation on the safety of consumer products and consumer services will be reformed and separated into distinct acts. The reform will implement the EU General Product Safety Regulation and update the safety requirements for consumer services.
3 Apr 2025 · passed without a vote - HE 12/2025 vpPassed with amendments
Stricter regulation of electric scooters
A blood alcohol limit of 0.5 per mille will be introduced for electric scooters and similar motorised micromobility devices, and commercial hire of them will require a municipal permit. The police will have the right to breathalyse riders, and municipalities will be able to restrict the speed, number and parking of rental scooters.
30 May 2025 · passed without a vote - HE 141/2024 vpPassed with amendments
Raising reduced VAT to 14 per cent
Value added tax (VAT) on medicines, books, passenger transport, and cultural and sports services will rise from 10 per cent to 14 per cent at the beginning of 2025. At the same time, the tax rate on menstrual products, children's nappies and incontinence products will fall from 25.5 per cent to 14 per cent.
29 Nov 2024 · 5 votes87 jaa67 ei - HE 123/2024 vpPassed with amendments
Cutting sickness and rehabilitation allowances
Sickness allowances and rehabilitation allowances will be cut for those earning more than 27,633 euros a year, and health insurance contribution liabilities will be transferred from the central government to employers and insured persons. The changes will strengthen central and local government finances, and they will apply from 1 January 2025.
28 Nov 2024 · 1 vote116 jaa51 ei - HE 8/2025 vpPassed with amendments
Supplementary budget for 2025
The supplementary budget for 2025, meaning amendments to the central government budget for the current year. The votes mainly concern individual appropriation items and proposals in the opposition's dissenting opinions.
24 Mar 2025 · 3 votes - HE 148/2025 vpPassed with amendments
Offshore wind tenders for group companies
Multiple companies from the same corporate group will be able to take part in competitive tenders for wind power in Finnish marine areas. The earlier restriction will be removed so that the regulations comply with the case law of the Court of Justice of the European Union.
2 Dec 2025 · passed without a vote - HE 97/2025 vpPassed
Raising electricity tax on mining
The tax on electricity used in mining will rise to the standard tax rate. The change will increase state tax revenue and raise costs in the mining sector.
2 Dec 2025 · passed without a vote - HE 125/2024 vpPassed
Raising minimum age for Kela benefits
The minimum age for the national pension, guarantee pension, rehabilitation allowance and sickness allowance paid by Kela will rise from 16 to 18 years. The change aligns the age limits for social security benefits with the end of compulsory education and the age at which parents' maintenance liability ends.
22 Nov 2024 · 7 votes113 jaa47 ei - HE 124/2024 vpPassed
Tightening young persons' rehabilitation allowance
The conditions for vocational rehabilitation for young people will be clarified, and rehabilitation allowance will as a rule no longer be paid for the duration of Nuotti coaching. In addition, young persons' rehabilitation allowance will become subject to a needs test during educational institution holiday periods, and earned income will begin to reduce the benefit paid.
22 Nov 2024 · 3 votes114 jaa48 ei - HE 68/2024 vpPassed with amendments
Minimum salary for worker residence permits
A new monthly minimum salary threshold of 1,600 euros will be set for workers arriving in Finland on a residence permit for an employed person. A residence permit can no longer be granted for work where the monthly salary paid falls below this threshold.
20 Nov 2024 · 6 votes91 jaa68 ei - HE 232/2021 vpPassed with amendments
Easing residence permits for students and researchers
Students from outside the EU and EEA will be granted a residence permit for the entire duration of their studies at once. The post-graduation or post-research residence permit for jobseeking and starting a business will be extended to two years.
8 Apr 2022 · 3 votes90 jaa58 ei - HE 257/2026 vpIn progress
Boosting recycling and municipal waste restrictions
Waste sorting and recycling will be made stricter, and the incineration of recyclable waste as energy waste will be restricted. At the same time, the ability of municipalities to sell waste management services to businesses will be limited to situations where there is no private supply on the market.
21 Oct 2026 · no votes yet - HE 256/2026 vpIn progress
Reforming rules on substances of human origin
The quality and safety standards for substances of human origin intended for human application, such as blood, cells, tissues, breast milk and intestinal microbiota, will be reformed to comply with an EU regulation. The current Blood Service Act will be repealed, and provisions concerning substances of human origin will be consolidated into a new national act.
21 Oct 2026 · no votes yet - HE 255/2026 vpIn progress
Reforming the secrecy of defence inventions
Expropriation of inventions important for national defence will be abolished, and the authorities will be able to order an invention to be kept secret without taking away ownership rights. Companies and inventors will retain their rights to the invention and can also apply for protection in other NATO countries.
21 Oct 2026 · no votes yet - HE 253/2026 vpIn progress
Reforming energy guarantees of origin
Sellers of gas and hydrogen will be required to disclose the origin of the energy and its climate emissions to customers on their invoices. In addition, waste incineration plants will be temporarily eligible for waste heat guarantees of origin for the heat they produce until the end of 2031.
21 Oct 2026 · no votes yet - HE 252/2026 vpIn progress
Expanding enterprise services customer data
The shared customer information system for enterprise services will be expanded so that its data can also be used in official licensing and permitting procedures. At the same time, the development finance company Finnfund and its subsidiaries will be added as users of the system.
21 Oct 2026 · no votes yet