Government bills2695
- HE 202/2022 vpPassed with amendments
Tightening corporate interest deduction rules
Companies' ability to deduct interest expenses in taxation using the balance sheet comparison will be restricted if interest is paid to significant owners. At the same time, companies carrying out public infrastructure projects will be permitted wider deduction of interest expenses.
21 Nov 2022 · passed without a vote - HE 168/2021 vpPassed
Extending transition period for in-house entity sales
Public in-house entities in health and social services will be permitted to sell services to external parties to the current extent for the remainder of 2022. Tighter sales restrictions under the Act on Public Procurement and Concession Contracts will take effect only when the wellbeing services counties launch operations at the start of 2023.
15 Dec 2021 · 1 vote117 jaa26 ei - HE 89/2024 vpPassed
Expanding access to built environment data
Several central government authorities would be granted the right to retrieve confidential information required for performing their duties from the built environment information system. The change would ensure a smooth flow of information between authorities as the methods for delivering building data change.
12 Nov 2024 · passed without a vote - HE 13/2023 vpPassed
KKV powers to monitor foreign subsidies
The Finnish Competition and Consumer Authority (KKV) would receive powers to carry out inspections and assist the European Commission in supervising business subsidies granted by non-EU countries. The agency would also act as the national contact point for transmitting information to the Commission.
30 Oct 2023 · passed without a vote - HE 173/2022 vpPassed with amendments
Improving access to pay security
Victims of severe work-related exploitation will be granted more time to apply for unpaid wages through the state pay security scheme. At the same time, the processing of pay claims based on court decisions and settlements will be clarified, and the pay security authority's access to information will be expanded.
9 Nov 2022 · passed without a vote - HE 49/2026 vpIn progress
Digitising Kela's access to bank details
Kela will be able to check the banking and account information needed for processing benefit applications directly from financial institutions via an electronic system. However, applicants will have the right to refuse the electronic query of account transactions and submit bank statements themselves.
15 Sep 2026 · no votes yet - HE 153/2024 vpPassed
Third supplementary budget for 2024
The third supplementary budget for 2024, that is, 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.
11 Nov 2024 · 13 votes - HE 240/2026 vpIn progress
Postponing the fuel emissions surrender obligation
The price impact of the new emissions trading system for fuel distribution will be postponed by one year and will only begin with 2028 emissions. However, auctions of emission allowances will start as early as the beginning of 2027.
16 Oct 2026 · no votes yet - HE 10/2024 vpPassed with amendments
Mandatory insurance for rental e-scooters
Mandatory motor liability insurance will be introduced for all rental electric scooters and for light electric vehicles weighing more than 25 kilograms or having a speed exceeding 25 km/h. In addition, injuries caused by drivers to themselves in motorsport competitions will no longer be compensated under motor liability insurance.
25 Apr 2024 · passed without a vote - HE 188/2022 vpPassed with amendments
Fuel oil support for machinery contractors
Companies operating mobile machinery will receive temporary support for the sudden rise in fuel oil prices caused by the war in Ukraine. Support will be paid at 5 per cent of fuel oil costs incurred between February and April 2022.
21 Oct 2022 · 2 votesClosest vote · 3 §, mietintö / Janne Sankelo
84 jaa63 ei - HE 105/2022 vpPassed
Publishing subsequent tax adjustments
Adjustments and changes made to income and property taxation after the conclusion of taxation will become public. At the same time, information on the total amount of advance tax payments will be removed from public income tax data.
21 Oct 2022 · passed without a vote - HE 1/2024 vpPassed with amendments
Strengthening Border Guard staffing and preparedness
The Finnish Border Guard will be able to fill certain civilian posts without a public application procedure and make more flexible use of cadet students to assist during disruptions. The amendments protect official operations from intelligence gathering and improve responsiveness to various security threats.
19 Apr 2024 · passed without a vote - HE 12/2023 vpPassed
Safeguarding additional debt restructuring payments
Creditors' ability to demand additional payments from a debtor will be safeguarded in old debt restructurings. The change applies to situations where a payment schedule was confirmed before July 2022.
12 Oct 2023 · passed without a vote - HE 6/2024 vpPassed
Easing EU Blue Card conditions
Conditions for the EU residence permit for highly educated individuals and specialists, known as the EU Blue Card, will be eased. The salary threshold required to obtain the permit will be lowered, and the movement of workers between EU Member States will be streamlined.
17 Apr 2024 · 3 votesClosest vote · Lakiehdotus 1, 9 §, mietintö /Hanna Räsänen
99 jaa82 ei - HE 260/2020 vpPassed
Approval of the EU recovery package
Finland will approve the new financing system for the EU budget and a recovery package of 750 billion euros to address the consequences of the coronavirus crisis. The decision gives the European Commission exceptional authorisation to raise joint debt on the capital markets to support member states.
20 May 2021 · 11 votes134 jaa57 ei - HE 294/2022 vpLapsed
Longer residence permits for researchers
Researchers and doctoral students arriving from outside the EU will be granted longer residence permits than before. A researcher pursuing a postgraduate degree will be able to receive a residence permit for up to five years at a time.
5 Apr 2023 · no votes - HE 254/2022 vpLapsed
Increasing transparency in election funding
Oversight and disclosure requirements for election and political party funding will be tightened to enhance transparency. In addition, the minimum age for signing a European citizens' initiative will be lowered to 16, and the rules on candidate selection for parties will be made more flexible.
5 Apr 2023 · no votes - HE 243/2022 vpLapsed
Enhancing cooperation on cyber threats
Security authorities would be able to exchange necessary information and provide executive assistance to each other in serious cyberattacks and threat situations. In addition, telecommunications operators and other communications intermediaries would have the right to disclose information on information security breaches on their own initiative to Traficom (the Finnish Transport and Communications Agency).
5 Apr 2023 · no votes - HE 115/2022 vpLapsed
Strengthening public procurement quality and sustainability
Public procurement will place stronger emphasis than before on quality, environmental impacts and sustainability instead of merely price. Companies will be subject to mandatory exclusion from public tendering if an executive is convicted of an aggravated environmental offence.
5 Apr 2023 · no votes - HE 64/2022 vpLapsed
Clarifying child citizenship and residence rules
Children of a Finnish parent and children adopted to Finland will obtain Finnish citizenship automatically by operation of law without a separate declaration procedure. In addition, the rules for calculating the required period of residence and permitted trips abroad for a citizenship application will be simplified.
5 Apr 2023 · no votes