Riksdagens arbetsordning

Chapter 1 heading: “Valtiopäivät”.

This is the heading for Chapter 1, “Valtiopäivät.”

Chapter 1 concerns Parliament.

Eduskunta must convene for a parliamentary session each year on the first day of February at 12:00, unless it has decided a different time.

Eduskunta must convene yearly on 1 February at 12:00, unless it has decided another time; the opening session must be held within three days of convening; and the normal meeting place is the Parliament House, though the Speaker may set another place for necessary reasons.

Eduskunta must meet each year on 1 February at 12:00, unless it has set a different meeting time. The opening of the parliamentary session must be held within three days of the meeting. Parliament normally meets in the Parliament House, but the Speaker may decide on another meeting place for necessary reasons.

Oikeuskansleri tarkastaa edustajien valtakirjat, ja edustajan on ennen tehtävän hoitamista esitettävä tarkastettu valtakirjansa puhemiehelle.

The Government Chancellor of Justice must inspect representatives’ credentials before the first plenary session of the electoral term, and representatives must present an inspected credential to the Speaker before starting their duties.

The Chancellor of Justice checks representatives’ credentials before the first session of the electoral term, and representatives must present checked credentials to the Speaker before starting their duties.

Eduskunta may decide to suspend parliamentary sessions on the proposal of the Council of State, and the Speaker may call Parliament back to continue. While suspended, only parliamentary actions separately provided by law may be carried out.

Parliament may decide to suspend sessions, and the Speaker may later call Parliament back. While sessions are suspended, only parliamentary acts that are separately authorized by law may be carried out.

Eduskunta may, on the Speaker’s Council’s proposal, decide to suspend parliamentary sessions and set when it will resume work; the Speaker may call Parliament back to continue suspended sessions.

Puhemiehen ja varapuhemiehien vaali toimitetaan ensimmäisessä täysistunnossa, puhemies ja varapuhemiehet vannovat juhlallisen vakuutuksen ennen tehtävään ryhtymistä, ja myöhään vaalikaudella valittujen toimikausi jatkuu uusien eduskuntavaalien toimittamiseen asti.

The Speaker and Deputy Speakers are elected at the first plenary session, take a solemn oath before starting, serve until new parliamentary elections are held if chosen at the end of a term, and replacements or temporary officeholders may be chosen in some cases.

The first plenary session elects the Speaker and deputy Speakers, chaired by the oldest member present. The Speaker and deputy Speakers must swear an oath before taking office, and replacement elections are held immediately if a holder dies or resigns.

The Speaker leads parliamentary work with the Speaker Council. If the Speaker and Deputy Speakers are unable to act, the oldest present member of the Speaker Council chairs the plenary.

The Speaker leads Parliament together with the Speaker’s Council. The Speaker and Deputy Speakers form the presidium. If they are unable to perform the Speaker’s task, the oldest present member of the Speaker’s Council chairs the plenary, which may then handle announcements and the timing of the next plenary but not make decisions on other matters unless there are especially compelling reasons.

The Speaker leads Parliament together with the Speaker’s Council. If the Speaker and Deputy Speakers are unable to act, the oldest present member of the Speaker’s Council leads the plenary.

Puhemiesneuvosto hoitaa eduskuntatyön järjestelyyn, valiokunta-asioihin, täysistuntosuunnitelmiin ja eräisiin sisäisiin ohjeisiin liittyviä tehtäviä.

The Speaker Council must make proposals and issue instructions on parliamentary work and related parliamentary procedures, and the Speaker may make a temporary decision in urgent cases.

The Speaker’s Council must make proposals, give instructions, and take certain decisions on parliamentary work, committee handling, plenary planning, and related internal matters.

Eduskunta may set up a temporary committee, and the Grand Committee adopts its own rules of procedure.

Eduskunta may appoint a temporary committee, the temporary committee serves until it has completed its task, and the Great Committee approves its own rules of procedure.

Eduskunta may set up a temporary committee, and the temporary committee serves until it has completed its task. The Grand Committee approves its own rules of procedure.

This section sets the member and deputy-member counts for several parliamentary committees and gives Parliament power to decide the size of a temporary committee.

The Parliament decides how many members and substitute members a temporary committee has, and it may increase certain committee sizes when needed on a committee proposal.

The provision sets committee membership and deputy-member counts, and gives Parliament power to decide membership for temporary committees and to increase some committee member or deputy-member numbers when needed.

A member of parliament who has already been elected to two committees may refuse membership in additional committees.

A representative already serving on two committees may refuse membership in any additional committee. Parliament may also release a representative from committee membership for an acceptable reason at the representative’s own request.

A representative who has already been chosen as a member of two committees has the right to refuse membership in additional committees.

Eduskunta valitsee tietyt kansainvälisten toimielinten valtuuskunnat, valtuutetut raportoivat toiminnastaan vuosittain, ja puhemiesneuvosto voi antaa yleisohjeita yhteydenpidosta.

Parliament appoints certain delegations and the appointed representatives must report annually; the Speaker’s Council may issue general guidance on contact with Parliament.

Parliament must choose specified representatives to several international parliamentary bodies, and those representatives must report annually to Parliament.

The Parliamentary Ombudsman must give Parliament an annual report and, when needed, separate reports.

The parliamentary ombudsman must give Parliament an annual report, and may give separate reports when needed. Vacancy notices are issued in the manner decided by the Speaker Council, elections follow review by the Constitutional Law Committee, and debate is not allowed in the election.

The Parliamentary Ombudsman must give Parliament an annual report and, when needed, separate reports. Vacancies are announced in the manner decided by the Speaker’s Council, elections happen after the Constitutional Law Committee has assessed the applicants, and discussion is not allowed in the election.

Eduskunta must elect nine bank supervisors and auditors at the start of the electoral term, and the bank supervisors must report annually and when needed.

Eduskunta must elect nine bank supervisors and auditors at the first sessions of the electoral term; the supervisors report annually to Parliament and may give special reports when needed.

Parliament must elect nine banking supervisors and auditors at the start of the electoral term; the supervisors must oversee the Bank of Finland and report annually, and the auditors also audit certain parliamentary funds.

Parliament elects three auditors and their deputies; those auditors elect a fourth auditor and deputy, and the auditors must audit Parliament’s accounts and administration and submit an annual report.

Parliament elects three auditors and their deputies; the elected auditors choose a fourth auditor and deputy; the auditors audit Parliament’s accounts and administration and report yearly to Parliament.

Eduskunta must elect three auditors and a deputy for each; those auditors then elect a fourth auditor and deputy, and the auditors must inspect Parliament’s accounts and administration and give Parliament an annual audit report.

Eduskunta must choose the Library Board at the first parliamentary session of the electoral term, and the Library Board must give Parliament an annual report.

Eduskunta valitsee eduskunnan kirjaston hallituksen vaalikauden ensimmäisillä valtiopäivillä, ja hallitus antaa eduskunnalle vuosittain kertomuksen.

Eduskunta must conduct elections under its election rules and must elect the secretary general and the Audit Office’s director general after the stated preparatory steps.

Eduskunta must conduct elections under its election rules and must elect the secretary-general and the National Audit Office’s director-general after the stated preparatory steps.

Eduskunta must conduct elections as provided in the parliamentary election rules, may not allow discussion during elections, and must elect the Secretary General and the State Audit Office’s Director General after the stated preparatory steps.

The Eduskunta must appoint permanent committees promptly, and committees must organize themselves after appointment. The text also sets rules for selecting committee leadership and a special pre-appointment check for members of the Investigatory Oversight Committee.

Eduskunta must appoint standing committees promptly when it first convenes for the electoral term, and committees must organize themselves right after appointment.

Eduskunta must set up permanent committees promptly after convening; committees must organize promptly after appointment and elect a chair and vice chair.

Parliament approves certain rules of procedure on proposal from the Speaker’s Council, and may also approve other necessary rules of procedure.

Eduskunta voi hyväksyä tietyt johtosäännöt, and it must do so on a proposal from the speaker’s council for the listed bodies.

Parliament may approve certain internal rules on the Speaker Council’s proposal, and it may also approve other necessary rules.

The Speaker must announce certain government documents and initiatives in plenary, and must also announce withdrawals of a government proposal or parliamentary initiative.

The Speaker must announce certain government and parliamentary items in plenary, and if a government bill or parliamentary initiative is withdrawn, its handling ends.

The Speaker must announce specified government bills, communications, reports, decrees and other lower-level measures in plenary, and must also announce withdrawals of government bills and parliamentary initiatives.

Eduskunta-aloitteet must be delivered to the central office, briefly justified, and not bundle different matters; budget initiatives have tighter content and filing rules.

Eduskunta initiatives must be submitted to the central chancery, briefly justified, and kept to one subject; budget initiatives have extra timing and content limits, and the first signer may withdraw the initiative in writing.

Parliamentary initiatives must be submitted to the central office, briefly justified, and kept to one matter; budget initiatives have extra content limits and filing deadlines.

Edustajalla on oikeus tehdä ehdotus tietyistä eduskunnan asioista, ja ehdotus toimitetaan keskuskansliaan. Puhemiesneuvosto voi tarvittaessa antaa siitä lausunnon.

A member of parliament may propose changes to the Rules of Procedure, the appointment of a temporary committee, or another matter within Parliament’s competence, if no separate rule governs its initiation.

A representative may make certain proposals on parliamentary working matters, and the proposal must be delivered to the central office.

An interpellation must be filed with the central office, presented in plenary, and sent to the Government for reply. The Government must answer within 15 days after it is informed, at a time agreed with the Speaker.

Välikysymys käsitellään täysistunnossa, lähetetään valtioneuvostolle vastattavaksi, ja siihen vastataan 15 päivän kuluessa siitä, kun asia on saatettu valtioneuvoston tietoon.

An interpellation is submitted to the central office, presented in plenary, and sent to the Government for reply; the Government or a minister must reply within 15 days, and Parliament may refer the matter to committee.

The government statement or report is presented to Parliament and then handled in plenary. Parliament may refer the matter to committee; the committee must propose wording for Parliament’s decision. If debate on a report has ended, Parliament may also choose not to refer it to committee, in which case no statement is approved.

The Government’s statement or report must be presented to Parliament and then handled in plenary. Parliament may send the matter to committee, and if a no-confidence motion is raised during the debate, a confidence vote must be held.

Eduskunta voi päättää lähettää asian valiokuntaan, ja valiokunnan on tehtävä ehdotus eduskunnan päätökseksi.

The Prime Minister or a designated minister must give the statement to Parliament at a time agreed with the Speaker. The Speaker decides whether debate is allowed and may grant speaking turns and end the debate.

The Prime Minister or a designated minister must give Parliament an announcement at a time agreed with the Speaker. The Speaker decides whether debate is allowed, controls speaking turns, and ends the debate when it is sufficient.

Pääministeri tai hänen määräämänsä ministeri antaa ajankohtaisesta asiasta ilmoituksen eduskunnalle puhemiehen kanssa sovittuna aikana. Puhemies päättää keskustelusta, myöntää puheenvuorot harkintansa mukaan ja voi päättää keskustelun päättyneeksi.

The Speaker’s Council may decide to hold a question time in plenary, and the Speaker may give short speaking turns and end the discussion when it is sufficient.

The Speaker’s Council may decide to hold a question hour in plenary, where representatives ask ministers questions.

The Speaker’s Council may decide to hold a question time in plenary session, the Speaker may allocate short speaking turns, and the Speaker ends the discussion when it is sufficient.

A member may propose a current-affairs debate to the Speaker’s Council; the Council decides whether to arrange it, the Speaker may end it when it is sufficient, and the Council may issue further instructions.

A representative may propose a current-affairs debate to the speakers’ council; the speakers’ council decides whether it will be held and may issue more detailed instructions.

An MP may propose a topical debate to the Speaker Council; the Speaker Council decides whether it will be held, may give detailed instructions, and the Speaker ends the debate when it is sufficient.

A representative may submit a written question to a minister on a matter within the minister’s remit, and the speaker forwards it to the government.

A member of parliament may submit a written question to a minister about matters in that minister’s field, and the question may also be submitted during a recess.

Edustaja may submit a written question to a minister on a matter within that minister’s remit; the question must be precise, is routed through the Speaker to the Government, and the minister must answer within 21 days.

Certain notices about minister responsibility cases and notices concerning the President are to be presented to Parliament and sent to the Constitutional Law Committee.

A notice about initiating a minister responsibility matter must be announced in plenary, and a notice about the President under Constitution 113 § must be presented to Parliament and then sent to the Constitutional Law Committee without debate.

Certain notices about ministerial responsibility and the President of the Republic are handled in Parliament and sent to the Constitutional Law Committee.

Valtioneuvoston sidonnaisuuksia koskeva selvitys esitellään eduskunnalle, asiasta keskustellaan täysistunnossa, eikä eduskunta tee päätöstä kirjelmän johdosta.

A government statement on a member’s interests is presented to Parliament and discussed in plenary; Parliament does not decide on it.

The provision says a government communication about a minister’s interests is presented to Parliament, discussed in plenary, and no decision is made on it.

The Speaker forwards certain Government letters to the Grand Committee or Foreign Affairs Committee, assigns the committee giving an opinion, and the committees or Parliament may take further procedural steps on EU matters.

This section sets out how EU-related communications and reports are handled in Parliament, including which committee receives them, who may set deadlines, and when plenary is informed.

The Speaker sends certain government communications to the Grand Committee or Foreign Affairs Committee, assigns a reporting committee, and Parliament may act on EU-related opinions or actions in some cases.

The committees must handle the original proposal and the supplement together. The Audit Committee and the Intelligence Oversight Committee may take matters up on their own initiative and prepare reports to plenary. The Intelligence Oversight Committee also has specific parliamentary oversight duties over intelligence activities and the Security Police.

The committees must handle the original proposal together with the supplementary proposal, and the oversight committee has specific own-initiative tasks and reporting powers.

The committees must handle the original proposal and the supplementary proposal together. The audit committee and intelligence oversight committee have self-initiative powers over matters in their remit, and the intelligence oversight committee has parliamentary oversight duties.

Certain matters must be prepared in committee before plenary decides, and Parliament and the Speaker’s Council have some referral and instruction powers.

Certain matters must be prepared in committee before they can be decided in plenary session.

Jotkin asiat on valmisteltava valiokunnassa ennen täysistunnon päätöstä, ja eduskunta sekä puhemiesneuvosto voivat määrätä asian lähettämisestä valiokuntaan.

Puhemiesneuvosto päättää toimenpidealoitteen lähettämisestä valiokuntaan; se voi myös siirtää asian eduskunnan päätettäväksi, jolloin asiasta käydään lähetekeskustelu täysistunnossa.

The Speaker’s Council decides whether a procedural initiative is sent to committee.

Puhemiesneuvosto päättää toimenpidealoitteen lähettämisestä valiokuntaan; asiasta ilmoitetaan täysistunnossa.

Valiokunnan on käsiteltävä sille lähetetyt asiat viivytyksettä ja annettava niistä asiasta riippuen mietintö tai lausunto. Kiireelliset luottamusta koskevat asiat on käsiteltävä nopeasti, ja tietyt hallituksen esitykset sekä EU-kirjelmät käsitellään yleensä ensin.

Valiokunnan on käsiteltävä sille lähetetyt asiat viivytyksettä ja annettava niistä mietintö tai lausunto. Joitakin asioita on käsiteltävä kiireellisesti tai yleensä ensin, ja puhemiesneuvosto voi antaa tarkempia käsittelyjärjestysohjeita.

Valiokunnan on käsiteltävä sille lähetetyt asiat ilman aiheetonta viivytystä ja yleensä ensin tietyt hallituksen esitykset; Puhemiesneuvosto voi antaa tarkempia käsittelyjärjestystä koskevia ohjeita.

Valiokunnat kokoontuvat työtilanteen mukaan, and the committee chair calls meetings or convenes the committee in specified situations; if the chair is unable to act, the deputy chair follows the same rules, and an absent or disqualified member is replaced by a substitute.

Valiokunnat kokoontuvat työtilanteen mukaan, ja puheenjohtaja kutsuu kokouksen koolle. Kun eduskunta on koolla, kokoontuminen painottuu muihin arkipäiviin kuin maanantaihin ja lauantaihin; keskeytystilanteissa kokous voidaan käynnistää puheenjohtajan aloitteesta, vähintään kolmasosan jäsenten pyynnöstä tai valtioneuvoston pyynnöstä.

Committees must meet as needed; when Parliament is sitting, they should usually meet on weekdays other than Monday and Saturday. The committee chair calls meetings, and the vice chair does so if the chair is unable. If a member cannot attend or is disqualified, a substitute takes their place.

The Speaker and Deputy Speakers may attend committee meetings, but in the Intelligence Oversight Committee only if the committee separately decides so. All representatives may attend the Grand Committee when it is considering a legislative matter, and the Åland electoral district representative may always attend.

The Speaker and Deputy Speakers may attend committee meetings; for the Intelligence Oversight Committee, they may attend only if the committee separately decides so.

The Speaker and Deputy Speakers may attend committee meetings. At the Intelligence Oversight Committee, they may attend only if the committee separately decides so. All representatives may attend Grand Committee meetings when a legislative matter is being handled, and a representative elected from the Åland constituency may always attend.

Valiokunta voi kuulla asiantuntijoita, mutta sen on annettava tietyissä käsittelyissä mahdollisuus tulla kuulluksi kansalaisaloitteen tekijöiden edustajille ja saamelaisille edustajille. Etäkuulemisessa on noudatettava tietoturvaa ja luottamuksellisuutta, eikä salassa pidettäviä asiakirjoja tai vaiteliaisuuden alaisia asioita saa käsitellä.

Valiokunta may hear experts, and in certain cases it must give specified representatives a chance to be heard.

Valiokunta may hear experts and, in some cases, must hear certain representatives; remote hearings must be confidential and exclude outsiders and prohibited material.

Valiokunnat voivat pyytää lausuntoja toisilta valiokunnilta, ja jos lakiehdotuksen tai muun asian perustuslainmukaisuus tai suhde ihmisoikeussopimuksiin on epäselvä, valiokunnan tulee pyytää lausunto perustuslakivaliokunnalta. Valiokunta voi myös antaa toimialaansa koskevan lausunnon valtion talousarvioesityksestä valtiovarainvaliokunnalle 30 päivän kuluessa esityksen lähettämisestä.

Valiokunta voi pyytää lausuntoja toiselta valiokunnalta, mutta sen on pyydettävä lausunto perustuslakivaliokunnalta, jos perustuslainmukaisuudesta tai ihmisoikeussopimussuhteesta on epäselvyyttä. Valiokunta voi myös antaa oman toimialansa lausunnon valtiovarainvaliokunnalle 30 päivän kuluessa talousarvioesityksen lähettämisestä.

Committees may ask another committee for an opinion, and must ask the Constitutional Law Committee if constitutional or human-rights issues are unclear.

The committee has a set process for preparing, discussing, deciding, tabling, and presenting its matters.

Valiokunta käsittelee asian vaiheittain, voi päättää jo yksityiskohtaisen käsittelyn olevan ratkaiseva, voi panna asian pöydälle ja voi valita edustajan esittelemään asian.

The committee must hold a preparatory discussion after getting the needed information, and its secretary prepares a draft report or statement. The committee then holds a general discussion and detailed consideration, and it may unanimously decide that the detailed consideration is the final decision stage.

The committee decides how voting will be carried out. A roll-call open vote must be held if the chair considers it necessary or a committee member requests it. If votes are tied, the decision is made by lot, except that in a constitutional committee vote on a matter under section 28, a tie results in the milder view becoming the committee’s decision.

The committee decides the voting method. A roll-call open vote must be held if the chair considers it necessary or a committee member requests it. If votes are tied, the tie is decided by lot, except in certain constitutional committee cases where the more lenient position becomes the decision.

The committee decides how voting will be conducted. A roll-call open vote must be held if the chair deems it necessary or a member requests it. If the vote is tied, the result is decided by lot, except for the Constitutional Law Committee in a section 28 matter, where the milder position becomes the decision.

The committee may set up a section from among its members to prepare a matter and draft a report or statement.

The committee may set up a division from among its members to prepare a matter and draft a report or opinion.

The committee may appoint a subcommittee from among its members to prepare a matter under consideration and draft a report or opinion.

The committee must write its report and opinion briefly, put its proposals in motion form, record participating members, and handle dissenting statements and review rules as set out here.

Valiokunnan on laadittava mietintönsä ja lausuntonsa lyhyesti, tehtävä ehdotuksensa ponnen muodossa ja toimitettava sekä tarkistettava vastalauseet ja eriävät mielipiteet tässä pykälässä säädetyllä tavalla.

Valiokunnan on laadittava mietintö ja lausunto lyhyesti, tehtävä ehdotukset ponnen muodossa sekä toimitettava vastalauseet ja eriävät mielipiteet määräajassa valiokunnan sihteerille.

Valiokunnan pöytäkirja on laadittava ja allekirjoitettava, asiakirjat arkistoitava ohjeiden mukaan, ja salassa pidettäviä tietoja ei saa paljastaa tai käyttää väärin.

Committee minutes must be prepared, signed by the committee secretary, and archived; many committee documents are public, but specified documents and information must be kept confidential in defined cases.

Committee minutes must be prepared, signed by the committee secretary, archived, and made available online; some documents are public, while secret documents must not be disclosed or used improperly.

In the Grand Committee, matters are to be handled by applying sections 34, 35, 37, 39–43 and 43 a as appropriate, unless the committee’s rules of procedure say otherwise.

In the Grand Committee, matters are handled by applying sections 34, 35, 37, 39–43 and 43 a § as appropriate, unless the committee’s rules of procedure say otherwise.

Suuren valiokunnan on asioiden käsittelyssä noudatettava soveltuvin osin tiettyjä muita pykäliä ja 8 a luvun etäkokoussäännöksiä, ellei sen työjärjestyksestä muuta johdu.

Puhemies kutsuu täysistunnot koolle mahdollisuuksien mukaan puhemiesneuvoston hyväksymän suunnitelman mukaisesti.

The Speaker calls plenary sessions, following the approved plenary session plan as far as possible.

In the Grand Committee, matters are handled by applying sections 34, 35, 37, 39–43 and 43 a as appropriate, unless the committee’s rules of procedure provide otherwise.

The Speaker decides the plenary agenda and may change the notified agenda or stop consideration of a matter.

The Speaker decides the plenary agenda and may change the announced agenda or suspend consideration of a matter.

The Speaker convenes plenary sessions, as far as possible following the plenary session plan approved by the Speaker Council.

Täysistunnon alkaessa toimitetaan nimenhuuto; puhemies voi myöhemmin samana päivänä päättää, että nimenhuutoa ei toimiteta.

At the start of a plenary session, a roll call is held. The Speaker may, in a later plenary session on the same day, decide not to hold a roll call. A representative arriving within 15 minutes of the roll call is treated as present.

The Speaker decides the plenary agenda and may change the announced agenda or pause consideration of a matter.

The Speaker’s Council may issue instructions on recording absence information.

The Speaker Council may issue instructions on which tasks count as parliamentary work and on recording attendance and absences.

The Speaker may decide to skip the roll call in a later plenary session held on the same day.

Puhemies johtaa täysistuntoa, pitää järjestystä ja voi puuttua puheenvuoroon, jos puhuja poikkeaa asiasta.

Puhemies johtaa täysistuntoa, ylläpitää järjestystä, tekee päätös- ja äänestysehdotukset ja valvoo, että puhujat pysyvät asiassa.

Puhemiesneuvosto voi antaa ohjeita poissaolotiedon kirjaamisesta.

Edustajat saavat puheenvuoron täysistunnossa ilmoittautumisjärjestyksessä, mutta puhemiehellä ja puhemiesneuvostolla on eräitä järjestelyvaltuuksia.

Täysistunnossa edustajat saavat puheenvuoron ilmoittautumisjärjestyksessä, mutta puhemies ja puhemiesneuvosto voivat antaa tai varata puheenvuoroja tietyissä tilanteissa.

The Speaker leads the plenary session, keeps order, and may make only necessary proposals and stop a speaker who ignores a reminder.

The Speaker’s Council may decide on additional group speeches, change the speaking order in certain cases, set when some parliamentary groups may speak, and issue more detailed instructions on applying the rules.

Section 51 sets rules for group speeches in Parliament and gives the Speaker’s Council power to alter the order or use of those speeches.

Representatives get speaking turns in plenary in registration order, and the Speaker and Speaker’s Council have powers to allocate certain speaking turns and issue more detailed instructions.

The Speaker may allow a brief reply to a speech, and the Speaker Council may issue more detailed instructions on such reply speeches.

The Chairperson may, despite sections 50 and 51, let someone answer briefly to a speech, and the Chairperson’s Council gives more detailed instructions on response speeches.

The Speaker Council controls how group speeches are used and may set or change the speaking order and timing rules.

A draft law is handled in two readings in plenary, with the committee report presented first and a final decision on approval or rejection made later.

A bill is handled in two readings in plenary on the basis of the committee report, and rejection cannot be proposed in the first reading.

The Speaker may allow a brief reply speech, despite sections 50 and 51, and may decide the order. The Speaker’s Council must issue more detailed instructions on reply speeches.

A plenary session must handle a deferred bill or an unconfirmed law as a single reading.

A permitted bill or unconfirmed law is handled in plenary as a single reading.

A bill is handled in two readings in plenary, and the first reading cannot include a motion to reject it.

Items on the plenary agenda that are not covered by sections 53 or 54, and for which no separate rule applies, are handled in a single reading in plenary.

Plenary-session agenda matters that are not covered by sections 53 or 54, and for which Parliament must decide unless otherwise separately provided, are taken up in a single reading.

A dormant bill or an unconfirmed law is handled in plenary as a single-reading item.

The Parliament must take up approval of an international obligation, or its termination, for a single reading based on the committee report.

Eduskunta käsittelee kansainvälisen velvoitteen tai sen irtisanomisen hyväksymistä koskevan asian ainoassa käsittelyssä valiokunnan mietinnön pohjalta.

Eduskunnan täysistunnossa muut kuin 53 ja 54 §:ssä tarkoitetut, päätettäviksi kuuluvat asiat käsitellään yhdessä käsittelyssä, jollei toisin säädetä.

The provision sets when an item may be postponed in parliamentary debate and when postponement is not allowed.

Sääntö määrää, milloin asia voidaan siirtää pöydälle eduskuntakäsittelyssä ja milloin siirtäminen on kielletty.

When a committee report contains both an international obligation and its implementing act, Parliament first decides on the proposal concerning the international obligation.

Some amendment proposals must be submitted in writing or delivered to the central office, and the Speaker may require or later present a proposal for vote.

This section says some amendment proposals must be submitted in writing or filed with the central office before the plenary decision, and the Speaker may allow a later proposal to be voted on for special reasons.

This section regulates when the Finnish Parliament may or must postpone items to a later plenary session.

This section sets the procedure for handling the state budget proposal in plenary and for submitting amendments to the Finance Committee’s report.

This section sets the parliamentary procedure for handling the state budget proposal and related amendment proposals.

Some amendment proposals must be submitted in writing or delivered by a deadline, and the Speaker may put a later proposal to a vote for special reasons.

After debate ends, the Speaker presents a report of proposals and the Parliament handles objections, vote-order changes, and voting in the stated sequence.

After debate ends, the Speaker reports the proposals, handles objections if accepted, proposes the voting order, and then frames the vote so yes/no answers reflect Parliament’s decision.

This section sets the procedure for handling the state budget proposal in plenary, including amendment deadlines and how late or new proposals are treated.

The Speaker must announce the voting method. Discussion about the voting method is not allowed.

This section sets the voting methods: electronic vote, standing vote, or open ballot, and the Speaker announces the method.

After debate ends, the Speaker reports the proposals, corrects the report if a valid objection is raised, sets the voting order, and the Eduskunta decides voting order only when the Speaker’s proposal is not accepted.

Edustajien on annettava äänestyslippunsa uurnaan siinä järjestyksessä kuin heidän nimensä huudetaan.

Open ballot voting is done by roll call using colored ballots, and representatives must submit their ballots to the urn in the order their names are called.

Voting is held by machine vote, standing vote, open ballot, or remote voting; the Speaker announces the voting method, and discussion of the voting method is not allowed.

The Speaker must declare the result of the vote.

Puhemies must announce the result of the vote. The results of all votes must be kept and published, and discussion on the matter is not allowed.

Open ballot voting is conducted by roll call with colored ballots, and representatives must submit their ballots to the urn in the order their names are called.

Valiokunnan mietinnön perustelut katsotaan hyväksytyiksi, ellei eduskunta päätä toisin.

The reasons in a committee report are deemed approved unless Parliament decides otherwise.

The chair states the result of the vote, the results of all votes are preserved and published, and discussion on the matter is not allowed.

The Speaker announces the voting method for the prime minister candidate vote, and representatives must mark the ballot clearly with the chosen person’s name or leave it blank.

Rules for how Parliament handles the prime minister vote: the President’s information is presented, the matter is tabled to a later sitting, the vote method is announced, ballots have specific form rules, votes are counted, and discussion is not allowed.

The explanatory grounds of the committee report are deemed approved unless Eduskunta decides otherwise.

Eduskunnan täysistunnossa ei saa osoittaa suosiota tai paheksuntaa. Yleisöparvella täysistuntoa seuraavien on noudatettava kansliatoimikunnan määräyksiä ja muita järjestysohjeita. Puhemies voi määrätä parvet tyhjennettäviksi järjestyksen palauttamiseksi.

Plenary-session visitors on the public gallery must follow the instructions issued for maintaining order, applause or disapproval are not allowed in plenary session, and the Speaker may order the galleries emptied to restore order.

This section sets the procedure for electing the prime minister: the candidate is presented to Parliament, the matter is postponed to a later sitting, the voting method is announced by the Speaker, and MPs must mark ballots clearly or leave them blank.

If the speaker thinks a matter cannot be handled publicly, or 25 MPs propose a closed session, the speaker must clear the public galleries and propose that Parliament decide on a closed session.

The Speaker may clear the public galleries and propose a closed session when the matter should not be handled publicly, or when 25 MPs propose a closed session. Parliament decides whether the matter will be handled in closed session and decides the publicity or secrecy of the minutes and documents from the closed session.

People watching a plenary session from the public gallery must follow the rules and instructions given for maintaining order; the Speaker may order the galleries cleared to restore order.

Parliament must notify the Government of certain decisions through responses or letters, and the Speaker, the Secretary General, and the Speaker’s Council have specific roles in signing or adjusting the wording.

Parliament must notify certain decisions and documents by response or letter, and the Speaker and Secretary-General must sign them.

The Speaker may clear the public galleries and propose a closed sitting, and Parliament decides whether the matter is handled in closed session.

The plenary session minutes must be signed by the Parliament’s Secretary General, and a representative who did not agree with the plenary decision has the right to enter a dissenting opinion in the minutes.

The plenary session minutes must be signed by the Parliament’s Secretary General, and a representative who disagrees with a decision may record a dissenting opinion in the minutes.

Parliament must notify the Government of decisions on government bills in its response, and use a parliamentary letter to convey the approved state budget, other decisions, and notifications.

Täysistunnosta on laadittava viipymättä päätöspöytäkirja, johon merkitään tiedot tehdyistä päätöksistä; pöytäkirja tulee julkiseksi, kun eduskunnan pääsihteeri on allekirjoittanut sen.

A plenary session’s decision minutes must be prepared without delay, and they become public after the parliamentary secretary general signs them.

Section 69 requires a plenary minutes record, prohibits changing the substance of speeches, gives a representative a right to enter a dissenting opinion, and requires prompt publication/signing of the record and decisions.

Parliamentary documents are stored online for public access, and the Parliamentary Speaker’s Council may give more detailed instructions on their publication.

Valtiopäiväasiakirjoja tallennetaan yleisön saataville verkkoon, ja niitä voidaan julkaista myös painettuna tai muuna tallenteena.

Plenary session minutes must be prepared without delay and record the decisions made. The minutes become public after the Parliament’s Secretary General signs them.

The parliamentary administration committee is established, how it is composed, when it is quorate, and when it may act or be convened.

The parliamentary administrative committee is composed and operates under specific quorum, voting, meeting, and urgent interim decision rules.

Parliamentary documents are to be made available to the public online; the Speaker’s Council may also issue more detailed instructions on publication.

The Parliamentary Office Committee is given several powers over Parliament’s administration, financial management, personnel decisions, committee secretaries, and archive rules.

Kansliatoimikunta decides and handles several parliamentary administration and finance matters.

Parliament has a committee for its administration. The provision sets who sits on it, when it is quorum, who presents matters, and when the Speaker may make a temporary decision.

Eduskunnan kanslian on järjestettävä eduskunnalle edellytykset hoitaa valtioelimen tehtävänsä.

Eduskunnan kanslian must create conditions for Parliament to carry out its tasks, and it operates under the supervision of the kansliatoimikunta.

Kansliatoimikunta must lead, supervise, and develop Parliament’s administration and finances, make proposals, and decide certain personnel, secretary, archival, and other assigned matters.

The parliamentary secretary acts as the secretary of Parliament and head of the parliamentary office; if that office is vacant or the secretary is unable to act, the deputy parliamentary secretary takes over, and if the deputy is also unable to act, the Speaker may appoint a suitable person to perform the secretary’s duties.

Eduskunta valitsee pääsihteerin, joka toimii eduskunnan sihteerinä ja kanslian päällikkönä.

Eduskunnan kanslian tehtävänä on helpottaa eduskuntaa hoitamaan sen tehtäviä, and it operates under kansliatoimikunta’s supervision.

This section requires translations, summaries, and interpretation arrangements for parliamentary work, and it requires representatives to disclose certain interests and income on set deadlines.

This section sets language-use rules for parliamentary work and requires representatives to report certain outside duties, business interests, assets, and relevant income; the parliamentary office keeps a register of those disclosures.

The Parliament’s secretary-general serves as Parliament’s secretary and head of the parliamentary office; if that role is vacant or unavailable, the deputy secretary-general takes over, and if both are unavailable, the Speaker appoints a suitable person.

Euroopan parlamentin jäseneksi valitun edustajan on ilmoitettava puhemiehelle, toimiiko hän edustajana vai Euroopan parlamentin jäsenenä.

A representative elected to the European Parliament must tell the Speaker whether they will keep serving as a representative or act as an MEP.

This section sets language and translation rules for Parliament, and requires MPs to disclose their interests and certain income on time.

Eduskunnan pääsihteerin on viipymättä ilmoitettava asianomaiselle vaalipiirilautakunnalle, jos edustaja kuolee, hänen edustajantoimensa lakkaa tai hän toimii Euroopan parlamentin jäsenenä.

The Parliamentary Secretary must promptly notify the relevant constituency election board if a representative dies, the representative’s mandate ends, or the representative serves in the European Parliament.

Euroopan parlamentin jäseneksi valitun edustajan on ilmoitettava puhemiehelle, toimiiko hän edustajantoimessaan vai Euroopan parlamentin jäsenenä.

If a statutory deadline falls on a holiday, Independence Day, May Day, Christmas Eve, Midsummer Eve, or Saturday, the next business day counts instead. Deadlines for parliamentary measures do not run while Parliament is suspended, and the remaining time starts again when Parliament reconvenes. This suspension rule does not apply to deadlines for answering a written question.

If a statutory deadline falls on a holiday or Saturday, the next working day counts as the deadline. During a parliamentary suspension, time for parliamentary actions stops running, and the remaining time resumes when Parliament reconvenes. This does not apply to deadlines for answering written questions.

Eduskunnan pääsihteerin on ilmoitettava viipymättä asianomaiselle vaalipiirilautakunnalle, jos edustaja kuolee, hänen edustajantoimensa lakkaa tai hän toimii Euroopan parlamentin jäsenenä.

The Speaker’s Council decides how notices are given for plenary sessions.

Notice of plenary sessions, their agenda, and committee meetings must be given as early as possible. The Speaker’s Council decides how the notice is given.

If a deadline falls on a holiday or Saturday, the next business day counts as the deadline. Time limits for parliamentary actions do not run while Parliament is suspended, except for deadlines to answer written questions.

This section says the work order enters into force on specified dates and that the 1927 parliamentary work order is repealed.

This section sets the commencement date for the working order and repeals the earlier parliamentary working order from 1927, as later amended.

The Speaker’s Council decides how notices are given for plenary sessions and committee meetings.

This section says when the parliamentary rules enter into force, repeal the earlier rules, and lists later amendment commencement dates.