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AI reviews every law and surfaces the ones worth discussing.

AI analysis to start discussion. Law texts from Finlex. Cost estimates and interpretations may contain errors.

Data updated 09/10/2026

Active laws

4,763

12,598 in statute book

Growth blockers

603

72 repeal, 531 simplify

Annual burden

8.1 Mrd€

active laws only

Expired / technical

7,765

no growth impact

Statute book breakdown

Active laws4,763
Annual technical decrees4,044
Expired one-off decisions1,621
No content in Finlex2,100
Total12,598

Of these, 603 active laws block economic growth.

Laws

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854 laws

✕ REPEAL

Hire car transport fees - government sets taxi prices. - Government sets all taxi prices. Blocks competition. Free pricing. Savings: 50M EUR/yr.

1333/199750 milj. €/yrsaves 50 milj. €/yr
✕ REPEAL

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.

492/200150 milj. €/yrsaves 50 milj. €/yr
✕ REPEAL

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.

770/2016200 milj. €/yrsaves 200 milj. €/yr
✕ REPEAL

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).

460/201350 milj. €/yrsaves 50 milj. €/yr
✕ REPEAL

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.

407/20032 milj. €/yrsaves 2 milj. €/yr
✕ REPEAL

Taxi route tariffs - government. - Government prices. Competition. 10M EUR/yr.

864/199110 milj. €/yrsaves 10 milj. €/yr
✕ REPEAL

Bus ticket tariffs - government prices. - Government prices. Blocks competition. Savings: 10M EUR/yr.

51/200410 milj. €/yrsaves 10 milj. €/yr
✕ REPEAL

Bus service series ticket tariffs - government sets prices. - Government sets bus prices. Blocks competition. Free pricing suffices. Savings: 10M EUR/yr.

1435/200410 milj. €/yrsaves 10 milj. €/yr
✕ REPEAL

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.

1381/200710 milj. €/yrsaves 10 milj. €/yr
✕ REPEAL

Taxi route tariff - government sets taxi route prices. - Government sets per-route taxi prices. Blocks competition. Free pricing suffices. Savings: 10M EUR/yr.

406/200310 milj. €/yrsaves 10 milj. €/yr
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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

What's real, what's estimated?

✓ Law texts are real from Finlex

✓ Verdicts based on AI analysis

~ Cost estimates are order-of-magnitude

~ Savings estimates are calculated