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Data updated 09/10/2026
Statute book breakdown
Of these, 603 active laws block economic growth.
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854 laws
Hire car transport fees - government sets taxi prices. - Government sets all taxi prices. Blocks competition. Free pricing. Savings: 50M EUR/yr.
Taxi tariff - government sets all taxi prices: base, km rate, waiting, surcharges. - Government sets detailed taxi prices: base 3.70 EUR, km 0.82-1.07 EUR, waiting 19.20 EUR/h, evening/weekend/advance surcharges. Entire price structure blocks competition. Free pricing suffices. Savings: est. 50M EUR/yr.
The Pharmacy Tax Act imposes a progressive turnover-based special tax on pharmacies payable to the state. - The pharmacy tax is a sector-specific turnover-based surcharge (6.10–11.20% progressive) imposed on no other industry. It taxes revenue, not profit, penalizing growth and hitting even loss-making pharmacies. The tax exists because the state regulates medicine prices and margins via the medicine tariff, then claws back part of the margin through this special tax – a roundabout mechanism that will be replaced by directly lowering the tariff, reducing medicine prices for consumers. The progressive structure discourages scale efficiencies: larger pharmacies pay disproportionately more. Revenue is approximately €200M/year. No other EU country levies an equivalent progressive turnover-based special tax on pharmacies. The correct fix is to lower the medicine tariff and repeal this tax – achieving the same state revenue while lowering consumer drug prices.
Taxi transport maximum prices - government-set consumer prices for taxis. - Government sets taxi prices: base fee, km rates, waiting fees, evening surcharges, weekend surcharges. Taxi system requires license + price regulation - blocks competition and innovation. Free pricing + open competition suffices. Savings: est. 50M EUR/yr (competition efficiency).
The decree sets maximum taxi fares (base fare, per-km fare, waiting charges and surcharges) and taximeter usage rules. - Taxi fare regulation was effectively abolished by the Transport Services Act (320/2017) effective 1.7.2018, which deregulated taxi pricing. This decree is either dead letter or conflicts with current law. Maximum fare regulation prevents price competition in both directions: cheaper operators cannot differentiate and premium services cannot emerge. Fixed fare classes (I–IV by passenger count), advance booking surcharge bans for certain trips, and detailed taximeter rules block new business models (dynamic pricing, app-based dispatch). Cost: compliance monitoring, meter sealing and fare inspections estimated at 0.5–1 M€/year; deadweight loss from competition restriction estimated at several million euros annually.
Taxi route tariffs - government. - Government prices. Competition. 10M EUR/yr.
Bus ticket tariffs - government prices. - Government prices. Blocks competition. Savings: 10M EUR/yr.
Bus service series ticket tariffs - government sets prices. - Government sets bus prices. Blocks competition. Free pricing suffices. Savings: 10M EUR/yr.
Scheduled bus service series ticket tariffs - government sets bus ticket prices. - Government sets bus ticket prices: series ticket price, per-trip discount. Blocks competition and innovation in public transport. Free pricing and tendering suffices. Savings: est. 10M EUR/yr.
Taxi route tariff - government sets taxi route prices. - Government sets per-route taxi prices. Blocks competition. Free pricing suffices. Savings: 10M EUR/yr.
By Sector
Regulatory costs by industry
Agriculture
380 laws
2.2 Mrd€
Healthcare
188 laws
1.5 Mrd€
Construction
70 laws
809 M€
Taxation
155 laws
621 M€
Transport
201 laws
492 M€
Energy
113 laws
369 M€
Labor
95 laws
362 M€
Education
131 laws
349 M€
Finance
262 laws
340 M€
Environment
261 laws
297 M€
Business
156 laws
260 M€
Technology
69 laws
137 M€
Housing
55 laws
113 M€
Food
147 laws
66 M€
Culture
78 laws
55 M€
Other
1803 laws
55 M€
Social
84 laws
54 M€
Justice
211 laws
15 M€
Defense
179 laws
11 M€
Fishing
88 laws
9 M€
Research
37 laws
6 M€
Regulatory Growth
How legislation has grown over the decades
Method
AI prompt
Review a Finnish law. Does it block economic growth? VERDICT: - KEEP = fine for growth - SIMPLIFY = right goal, bureaucracy blocks growth - REPEAL = blocks growth, should be removed GROWTH BLOCKERS: - Market entry barriers (licensing, monopolies) - Slow permits, expensive compliance - Protecting incumbents from competition - EU duplication - Subsidizing dying industries - Bloated committees - Reporting nobody reads HUOLTOVARMUUS: If a subsidy exists for strategic reasons (food security, defense), acknowledge it but calculate the cost. The decision is political. For SIMPLIFY/REPEAL: show the math, name the problem, calculate savings. Model: Claude Opus 4.6 Data: Finlex Open Data API
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