Government bills2695
- HE 121/2025 vpIn progress
Using biometric data in crime prevention
The police and other security authorities will be permitted to use fingerprints and facial images from passports, identity cards and immigration registers to prevent and investigate serious crimes. The data may also be used to avert significant danger and to protect national security.
18 Sep 2026 · no votes yet - HE 20/2024 vpPassed
Sharing atomic defence information with NATO
Finland will accede to the ATOMAL agreement between NATO member states, which enables the sharing and receipt of classified atomic defence information. The agreement will help Finland prepare better for nuclear threats and participate fully in NATO's collective defence planning.
29 May 2024 · passed without a vote - HE 59/2025 vpPassed
Extending foreign investment fund tax exemption
The temporary tax exemption for investment funds registered in the European Economic Area will be extended by one year. Funds will not yet be deemed subject to unlimited tax liability in Finland solely on the basis of their place of management in 2026.
19 Jun 2025 · passed without a vote - HE 34/2025 vpPassed
Increasing transparency and independence at Yle
The Finnish Broadcasting Company (Yle) will be required to publish more detailed information on its spending and operations than before. At the same time, protection against dismissal for editors-in-chief will be strengthened to safeguard editorial independence.
19 Jun 2025 · passed without a vote - HE 30/2025 vpPassed with amendments
Reforming exchange supervision and trading rules
The granting of stock exchange licences and confirmation of exchange rules would be transferred from the Ministry of Finance to the Financial Supervisory Authority. At the same time, rules on the transparency and supervision of securities trading would be updated in line with EU legislation.
19 Jun 2025 · passed without a vote - HE 39/2024 vpPassed with amendments
Reforming Kela's governance and executive assistance
The selection procedure and terms of office of Kela's top management will change, and the institution's auditing will be transferred entirely to professional auditors. Kela will be able to provide executive assistance and IT system services to other authorities during serious disruptions.
24 May 2024 · passed without a vote - HE 32/2024 vpPassed
VAT on virtual events and art
Events organised via live stream and virtually will be taxed in the purchaser's home country, and the same reduced tax rates will be confirmed for them as for physical events. In addition, the simultaneous application of the reduced tax rate and the profit margin scheme will be prevented in the trade in works of art and antiques.
23 May 2024 · passed without a vote - HE 19/2024 vpPassed
Updating references for healthcare VAT exemption
Statutory references concerning the value added tax exemption for health and medical care services are updated to align with the new supervision legislation. The tax exemption for services remains unchanged both in mainland Finland and in Åland.
17 May 2024 · passed without a vote - HE 59/2024 vpPassed with amendments
Enhancing bankruptcy supervision and information access
The rights of the Bankruptcy Ombudsman and the estate administrator to obtain the debtor's financial and accounting data will be strengthened. At the same time, the rules on completing accounting records and recovering public receivership costs will be clarified.
13 Sep 2024 · passed without a vote - HE 55/2024 vpPassed with amendments
Transferring supervision of Keva
Supervision of the public sector pension institution Keva will be transferred in its entirety from the Ministry of Finance to the Financial Supervisory Authority. At the same time, the eligibility requirements for Keva's management will be aligned with those for private sector earnings-related pension companies.
13 Sep 2024 · passed without a vote - HE 28/2025 vpPassed with amendments
Reforming extradition rules for offenders
Finnish citizens or long-term residents of Finland will be able to be extradited more flexibly to another EU or Nordic country to serve a prison sentence or stand trial. Decisions on extradition will always be based on a court's case-by-case assessment.
5 Jun 2025 · passed without a vote - HE 15/2025 vpPassed with amendments
Expanding border guard investigation powers
The Finnish Border Guard will receive broader powers to investigate human trafficking and money laundering independently and to use secret methods of obtaining intelligence in preventing and solving serious crimes. At the same time, undercover operations and simulated purchases online as well as controlled information source activities will be enabled for border guards.
5 Jun 2025 · passed without a vote - HE 63/2023 vpWithdrawn
Expanding security checks in shared court premises
Security checks in court buildings can cover clients of all judicial administration agencies operating in the same building at shared entrances and customer service areas. At the same time, the qualifications, powers and official liability of security check officers will be clarified.
2 May 2024 · no votes - HE 86/2023 vpPassed with amendments
Supplementing the 2024 budget proposal
A government supplementary proposal to the 2024 budget (HE 41/2023). 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.
19 Dec 2023 · passed without a vote - 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.
16 Sep 2026 · no votes yet - HE 97/2023 vpPassed
Extending the lighter building regulations trial
The experiment with more flexible building and planning regulations applied in Helsinki, Vantaa and Turku will be extended until the end of 2024. The experiment streamlines housing construction by allowing building permits to be granted before a plot is partitioned.
18 Dec 2023 · passed without a vote - HE 72/2023 vpPassed with amendments
Revising biogas sustainability and tax benefits
Small biogas producers will be enabled to officially demonstrate fuel sustainability in order to receive tax reductions. At the same time, specifications required by EU regulation will be made to the sustainability criteria.
15 Dec 2023 · 2 votesClosest vote · Lausumaehdotus , mietintö / Timo Mehtälä 1
151 jaa23 ei - HE 85/2023 vpPassed
Correcting rescue service administrative reviews
Decisions taken by a wellbeing services county rescue authority will continue to be subject to a request for administrative review before an appeal can be made to an administrative court. The amendment rectifies a technical error left in a previous legislative amendment.
14 Dec 2023 · passed without a vote - HE 80/2023 vpPassed
Raising student loans and provider supplements
The maximum amount of the government guarantee for student loans will be increased, and the provider supplement to the study grant for students providing for a child will be raised. At the same time, the number of student loan disbursement instalments during the academic year will be increased for upper secondary students.
14 Dec 2023 · 12 votesClosest vote · Lausumaehdotus, mietintö / Markku Siponen 1
92 jaa69 ei - HE 87/2023 vpPassed
Postponing municipal central government transfer cuts
The reduction in central government transfers related to the health and social services reform planned for municipalities for 2024 will be mitigated and phased over later years. This will prevent sudden financial difficulties and give municipalities time to adjust.
13 Dec 2023 · passed without a vote