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Vesa-Matti Saarakkala

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  1. HE 162/2025 vpPassed

    Easing rules for property officials

    Qualification requirements for municipal real estate engineers will be broadened and the maximum age for serving as an attesting notary will be raised to 70 years. The changes will make recruitment easier for municipalities and allow attesting notaries to serve for a longer period.

    Vesa-Matti Saarakkala: No vote recorded
    9 Dec 2025 · passed without a vote
  2. 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.

    Vesa-Matti Saarakkala: No vote recorded
    14 Oct 2026 · no votes yet
  3. HE 215/2026 vpIn progress

    Establishing a water management data repository

    Official data on water resources, water services, dam safety and floods will be compiled into a statutory water management data repository. At the same time, authorities will be granted the right to obtain flood damage compensation data from insurance companies for anticipating and managing flood risks.

    Vesa-Matti Saarakkala: No vote recorded
    14 Oct 2026 · no votes yet
  4. HE 214/2026 vpIn progress

    Introducing forest regeneration notifications

    Forest owners will be obliged to submit a notification of forest regeneration work or the preconditions for regeneration after felling. Failure to submit the notification will become an offence punishable by a fine.

    Vesa-Matti Saarakkala: No vote recorded
    14 Oct 2026 · no votes yet
  5. HE 210/2026 vpIn progress

    Abolishing insider registers for investment firms

    Investment firms will no longer be required to maintain a public insider register, and their insiders will no longer make separate insider declarations. The reform dismantles national red tape overlapping with EU regulation.

    Vesa-Matti Saarakkala: No vote recorded
    14 Oct 2026 · no votes yet
  6. HE 186/2026 vpIn progress

    Expanding the senior Kela reimbursement pilot

    People aged over 65 will receive Kela reimbursement for private physiotherapy with a co-payment corresponding to client fees in public health care. In addition, the number of reimbursed general practitioner visits under the pilot will be increased and the pilot will be extended to the end of 2028.

    Vesa-Matti Saarakkala: No vote recorded
    14 Oct 2026 · no votes yet
  7. HE 174/2024 vpPassed

    Restoring Kela reimbursements for fertility treatments

    Kela reimbursements will once again be available for private fertility treatments if infertility is caused by an illness. The change will make it easier to seek treatment in the private sector and aims to improve the birth rate.

    Vesa-Matti Saarakkala: No vote recorded
    3 Apr 2025 · 8 votes
    101 jaa
    54 ei
  8. HE 115/2026 vpIn progress

    Reforming basic education in the arts

    Basic education in the arts will move to a single national syllabus, and applicants under the age of 18 will be given priority in student admissions if there is competition for places. At the same time, the criteria for central government transfers for the provision of education and cooperation between educational institutions will be reformed.

    Vesa-Matti Saarakkala: No vote recorded
    16 Sep 2026 · no votes yet
  9. HE 103/2025 vpPassed with amendments

    Additional preparatory year and fee increases

    Children with an immigrant background will be given the option of a second year of supplementary instruction preparing for basic education to support language learning, but preparatory education will be restricted to those born abroad. At the same time, maximum fees for morning and afternoon activities for school children will be increased and linked to an index.

    Vesa-Matti Saarakkala: No vote recorded
    5 Dec 2025 · 8 votes

    Closest vote · Dissenting opinion 48

    90 jaa
    77 ei
  10. HE 94/2025 vpPassed

    Easing inheritance and gift taxation

    Inheritance and gift taxation will be eased by raising the lower thresholds for tax-free inheritances and gifts from the beginning of 2026. At the same time, the late-payment interest charged on unpaid inheritance tax will be lowered.

    Vesa-Matti Saarakkala: No vote recorded
    4 Dec 2025 · 6 votes

    Closest vote · Proposed statement

    114 jaa
    52 ei
  11. HE 76/2026 vpPassed

    Clarifying consent for home sales

    Selling one's own home will no longer require the consent of a former spouse if more than ten years have passed since divorce or the death of the spouse. Clarifications will be made to the act so that this rule and its transitional period are applied correctly.

    Vesa-Matti Saarakkala: No vote recorded
    15 May 2026 · passed without a vote
  12. HE 165/2025 vpPassed

    Streamlining mineral exploration in mining areas

    Companies operating in former mining areas will be able to obtain an exploration permit more smoothly to continue surveys without a waiting period of several years. At the same time, landowners will be ensured appropriate compensation for their survey areas.

    Vesa-Matti Saarakkala: No vote recorded
    18 Feb 2026 · passed without a vote
  13. HE 104/2026 vpIn progress

    Expanding military intelligence powers

    The intelligence-gathering powers of military intelligence will be expanded and targeting made more effective, particularly in communications networks. At the same time, authorities will be given powers to disrupt foreign information systems that threaten Finland.

    Vesa-Matti Saarakkala: No vote recorded
    6 Oct 2026 · no votes yet
  14. HE 40/2025 vpPassed with amendments

    Securing public ownership of water services

    Municipalities will no longer be permitted to sell water utilities or their networks to private operators. The reform will also clarify the planning of water services and the obligation of properties to connect to the water and sewerage network.

    Vesa-Matti Saarakkala: No vote recorded
    25 Nov 2025 · passed without a vote
  15. HE 201/2026 vpIn progress

    Tightening conditions for state-subsidised rental housing

    Rules on state-subsidised rental housing will be tightened so that housing is better targeted at low-income people who need it the most. Transferring a tenancy to a family member or subletting an apartment will require the landlord's permission, and short-term letting of an apartment will be prohibited completely.

    Vesa-Matti Saarakkala: No vote recorded
    30 Sep 2026 · no votes yet
  16. HE 186/2025 vpPassed

    Adjusting the Finland–Norway border

    The state border between Finland and Norway will be adjusted to reflect natural changes in the deep-water channels of the rivers. The land border will remain unchanged and the new boundary line will be confirmed for the next 25 years.

    Vesa-Matti Saarakkala: No vote recorded
    25 Mar 2026 · passed without a vote
  17. HE 203/2024 vpPassed

    Closing Friendship Park visitor centre

    Operations at the Petola visitor centre and research centre of Friendship Park in Kuhmo will be discontinued, and the state-owned property will be sold. At the same time, an obsolete mention of cooperation with the Soviet Union will be removed from the statutory purpose of the park.

    Vesa-Matti Saarakkala: No vote recorded
    9 Apr 2025 · 1 vote
    144 jaa
    17 ei
  18. HE 95/2025 vpPassed

    Raising alcohol tax and indexation

    Tax on wines and other fermented alcoholic beverages will rise at the beginning of 2026. At the same time, taxes on all alcoholic beverages will be permanently linked to inflation, with tax rates adjusted annually in line with price developments.

    Vesa-Matti Saarakkala: No vote recorded
    20 Nov 2025 · 3 votes

    Closest vote · Dissenting opinion

    92 jaa
    69 ei
  19. HE 36/2025 vpPassed with amendments

    Cheaper private doctors for over-65s

    People aged 65 and over will be able to see a private general practitioner for the price of a public health centre client fee, and half the cost of examinations prescribed during the visit will be reimbursed. The amendment aims to speed up access to care for older people and reduce the burden on public primary healthcare.

    Vesa-Matti Saarakkala: No vote recorded
    19 Jun 2025 · 6 votes
    100 jaa
    84 ei
  20. HE 152/2025 vpPassed with amendments

    Third supplementary budget for 2025

    The third supplementary budget for 2025, that is, amendments to the central government budget for the current year. The votes mainly concern individual appropriation items and the opposition's dissenting opinion proposals.

    Vesa-Matti Saarakkala: No vote recorded
    17 Nov 2025 · 1 vote
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