Government withdraws proposal on legislation supplementing the Gigabit Infrastructure Act

The Government withdraws its proposal submitted to Parliament on 21 August 2025 for legislation supplementing the EU Gigabit Infrastructure Act. On 26 March 2026, the Government submitted a communication to Parliament on the withdrawal of the proposal.

The aim of the Gigabit Infrastructure Act is to speed up the construction of very high capacity networks. 

The Government proposal has been under consideration by Parliament’s Transport and Communications Committee since autumn 2025. The Committee requested an opinion from the Constitutional Law Committee. In its statement of 24 February 2026, the Constitutional Law Committee made several observations concerning access to physical infrastructure, the tacit approval procedure and the dispute resolution body.

The Ministry of Transport and Communications has subsequently assessed the need for measures required in response to the statement of the Constitutional Law Committee. As the original government proposal would require several amendments, including revisions to the rationale, the assessment concluded that a new proposal be prepared on the matter.

Next steps

The drafting of the act will continue at the Ministry. The government proposal is scheduled to be submitted to Parliament during this government term.

Inquiries

Sofia Lindbäck, Senior Specialist, tel. +358 29 534 2165, [email protected]

Sami Makkonen, Senior Specialist, tel. +358 29 534 2019, [email protected]