Government bills2693
- HE 167/2026 vpIn progress
Duty to report threats of violence
Health and social services personnel must notify the police, notwithstanding confidentiality provisions, if someone is in danger of being subjected to serious violence. In addition, an employer may file a criminal complaint regarding violence or threats made against an employee in work duties at the employee's request.
13 Oct 2026 · 1 voteOnly vote · Valiokuntaan lähettäminen: puhemiesneuvoston ehdotus JAA / Aki Lindénin ehdotus EI
93 jaa69 ei - 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.
28 Nov 2025 · 1 vote105 jaa60 ei - HE 158/2025 vpPassed
Making it easier to dismiss employees
Dismissing an employee on personal grounds will become easier, as an objective reason will suffice for termination instead of the previous proper and weighty reason. At the same time, the employer's obligation to offer alternative work before dismissal will be restricted.
19 Dec 2025 · 15 votes108 jaa54 ei - HE 29/2025 vpPassed with amendments
Expanding disclosure of intelligence information
The Finnish Security and Intelligence Service (Supo) and military intelligence will be permitted to disclose information on suspected serious offences more extensively to the police and other crime prevention authorities. In addition, Supo will be able to disclose information directly to the Nato defence alliance and certain EU bodies.
20 Feb 2026 · 1 vote137 jaa18 ei - HE 203/2025 vpPassed with amendments
Reforming farm sustainability data collection
The Natural Resources Institute Finland will begin collecting data under the EU Farm Sustainability Data Network from voluntarily participating farms. At the same time, the agency's administrative structure will be reformed and game statistics will be added to its statutory duties.
29 Apr 2026 · passed without a vote - HE 174/2025 vpPassed with amendments
Facilitating international medical assistance
Foreign health care professionals will be able to come to Finland to assist during severe crises and disruptions without a Finnish licence to practise or registration. The change will make it possible to receive international medical assistance quickly, for example during states of emergency or major accidents.
29 Apr 2026 · 1 voteOnly vote · Proposed statement
88 jaa74 ei - HE 78/2026 vpPassed with amendments
Reforming VAT for the digital age
The centralised VAT return and payment system would be extended to cross-border consumer sales of electricity, gas, and network heating and cooling. At the same time, the tax liability of e-commerce platforms and distance sales rules for small enterprises would be clarified.
17 Jun 2026 · passed without a vote - HE 1/2026 vpPassed with amendments
Supplementary budget for 2026
The supplementary budget for 2026, meaning changes to the central government budget for the current year. The votes mainly concern individual appropriation items and proposals in the opposition's dissenting opinions.
5 Mar 2026 · 3 votes - HE 13/2026 vpPassed
Securing general support during training
Jobseekers will receive general support during labour market training and supported study without a separate waiting period. At the same time, the Act will allow provisions to be laid down by decree on taking capital gains from business assets into account in general support.
22 Apr 2026 · passed without a vote - HE 239/2026 vpIn progress
Reorganising KEHA Centre duties
The state will cut duties related to employment services at the KEHA Centre and transfer some services to other authorities. Municipalities will be more independently responsible for advising jobseekers and for their own training, while international recruitment will be centralised at Business Finland.
20 Oct 2026 · no votes yet - 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 - HE 176/2025 vpPassed with amendments
Flexible tax deadlines during disruptions
Deadlines for tax returns, tax payments and other tax obligations could be extended quickly by decree in serious disruptions. This would prevent late-filing penalties if obligations cannot be fulfilled because of, for example, widespread electricity or telecommunications outages.
26 Mar 2026 · passed without a vote - HE 171/2025 vpPassed with amendments
Supplementing the 2026 budget proposal
The Government's supplementary proposal for the 2026 budget (HE 99/2025). 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 proposal.
19 Dec 2025 · passed without a vote - HE 167/2025 vpPassed with amendments
Reforming public finance management and oversight
Finland's public finance steering and oversight will be reformed to align with the European Union's new fiscal rules. Long-term ceiling targets will be set for public debt, and the Economic Policy Council will become an independent fiscal watchdog.
19 Dec 2025 · 2 votes170 jaa9 ei - HE 42/2026 vpPassed
Clarifying Emergency Supply Fund VAT
The Emergency Supply Fund will become a separate taxable person liable for value added tax (VAT) in trading activities related to material preparedness. The National Emergency Supply Agency, having become a government agency, will move to general state taxation for VAT purposes.
20 Apr 2026 · passed without a vote - HE 112/2025 vpPassed with amendments
Combining unemployment benefits into universal support
Basic unemployment allowance and labour market subsidy during unemployment will be combined into a single new benefit, universal support. The new benefit will be applied for from and paid by Kela starting 1 May 2026.
18 Dec 2025 · 22 votes113 jaa59 ei - HE 187/2025 vpPassed with amendments
Expanding and streamlining plea bargaining
Plea bargaining will be expanded to cover aggravated narcotics offences, aggravated robberies and aggravated human trafficking. A person suspected of an offence can receive a more lenient sentence by confessing to their act, which speeds up and eases the judicial process.
13 May 2026 · passed without a vote - HE 129/2026 vpIn progress
Pay transparency and preventing pay discrimination
Jobseekers and employees will be guaranteed the right to receive more transparent information on pay in order to prevent gender-based pay discrimination. Large employers will be required to investigate and report gender pay gaps regularly.
18 Sep 2026 · no votes yet - HE 202/2025 vpPassed with amendments
Protection for craft and industrial products
An authority system will be established in Finland for the protection of geographical indications for craft and industrial products, such as textiles, ceramics and jewellery. The system will allow manufacturers to protect the names of their regional products against misuse and imitation across the EU.
17 Mar 2026 · passed without a vote - HE 104/2025 vpPassed with amendments
New subsidies for forest nature management
Forest owners can receive new state subsidies if they leave more broadleaf trees in their forests, restore mires, manage herb-rich forests, or leave buffer zones along water bodies. The new results-based subsidies will trial more effective ways to improve forest biodiversity and water protection.
4 Dec 2025 · 5 votes111 jaa56 ei