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Raimo PiirainenEach row shows how the selected MPs voted in the bill's decisive vote.
- HE 311/2022 vpLapsed
Transferring Finnvera's financial supervision
Financial supervision of the state-owned specialised financing company Finnvera will be transferred from the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment to the Financial Supervisory Authority. The reform will strengthen the supervision of the state's increased financing and guarantee liabilities, taking into account Finnvera's special status in economic policy.
Raimo Piirainen: No vote recorded5 Apr 2023 · no votes - HE 133/2022 vpLapsed
Introduction of a digital identity card
An official digital identity card functioning on a smartphone will be created for Finland, allowing individuals to prove their identity online and in face-to-face transactions. At the same time, electronic service tools will be introduced for foreign nationals and for individuals who do not use a smartphone.
Raimo Piirainen: No vote recorded5 Apr 2023 · no votes - HE 110/2022 vpLapsed
Establishing a national Genome Centre
A new expert authority, the Genome Centre, will be established in Finland to guide and support the use of human genomic data in healthcare and medical research. The centre will operate as an independent unit within THL (the Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare) and provide national recommendations as well as general advice.
Raimo Piirainen: No vote recorded5 Apr 2023 · no votes - HE 109/2022 vpLapsed
Stricter environmental requirements for power lines
More detailed environmental conditions will be set in the expropriation permit procedure for the route selection and construction of major power lines and gas transmission pipelines. The ELY Centres (Centres for Economic Development, Transport and the Environment) will begin supervising compliance with the environmental requirements that are set.
Raimo Piirainen: No vote recorded5 Apr 2023 · no votes - HE 270/2016 vpPassed with amendments
Downsizing and centralising district courts
The number of district courts in Finland will be reduced from 27 to 20, and their court locations will be cut. In addition, the handling of certain demanding categories of cases, such as company reorganisations and maritime law cases, will be centralised in fewer district courts than before.
Raimo Piirainen: No vote recorded24 Nov 2017 · 1 vote95 jaa77 ei - HE 137/2022 vpPassed with amendments
Reforming STUK operations and supervision fees
The independent status and core duties of the Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority (STUK) would be updated in a new act in line with EU regulation. At the same time, annual supervision fees for companies and other operators engaged in radiation practices would be increased.
Raimo Piirainen: No vote recorded28 Mar 2023 · passed without a vote - HE 17/2022 vpPassed
Extending municipal employment trials
The validity of the municipal trials on promoting employment will be extended until the end of 2024. Municipalities in the trial areas will continue providing employment services to their clients without interruptions before the permanent transfer of services to municipalities.
Raimo Piirainen: No vote recorded1 Apr 2022 · passed without a vote - HE 133/2017 vpPassed with amendments
Raising property tax rate ranges
Statutory lower and upper limits for property tax rates will be raised. This will increase property taxation in some municipalities and boost municipal tax revenues.
Raimo Piirainen: No vote recorded27 Oct 2017 · 3 votes131 jaa29 ei - HE 215/2016 vpPassed with amendments
Launching a two-year basic income experiment
A basic income experiment will be carried out in Finland in 2017–2018, in which 2,000 unemployed persons will be paid a tax-free basic income of 560 euros per month. The experiment will investigate whether an unconditional basic income promotes employment and reduces incentive traps in social security.
Raimo Piirainen: No vote recorded23 Dec 2016 · 3 votes168 jaa5 ei - HE 210/2016 vpPassed with amendments
Tightening unemployment benefit obligations and conditions
Unemployed persons will be subject to a stricter obligation to accept offered employment and participate in employment services under threat of losing their unemployment benefit. Employment must be accepted more broadly than before, including outside one's own occupational field and commuting area.
Raimo Piirainen: No vote recorded23 Dec 2016 · 14 votes132 jaa40 ei - HE 39/2021 vpWithdrawn
Movement restrictions and mandatory masks
The Government could impose a temporary restriction on movement and a mandatory mask requirement in the areas worst affected by the coronavirus. Leaving one's home or residential grounds would only be permitted for essential reasons, such as travelling to work, visiting a doctor, buying groceries, or outdoor recreation with restrictions.
Raimo Piirainen: Absent15 Apr 2021 · 1 voteOnly vote · Valiokuntaan lähettäminen, puhemiesneuvosto / Ben Zyskowicz
28 jaa26 ei - HE 247/2022 vpPassed with amendments
Reforming data protection for biobanks
The processing of personal data by biobanks will be brought into line with the requirements of the EU General Data Protection Regulation. Consent will still be required to provide a sample, but the processing of data in a biobank will be based on the public interest.
Raimo Piirainen: No vote recorded14 Mar 2023 · passed without a vote - HE 158/2018 vpPassed with amendments
Reforming working hours and protection
The Working Hours Act will be reformed to reflect modern working practices by introducing new flexible working time arrangements and a statutory working hours bank. At the same time, remote work will be brought more clearly within the scope of working hours protection, and the maximum number of consecutive night shifts will be limited.
Raimo Piirainen: No vote recorded25 Jun 2019 · 10 votesClosest vote · Lausumaehdotus, mietintö / Aino-Kaisa Pekonen
97 jaa74 ei - HE 307/2022 vpPassed
Clarifying insurance guarantees for exceptional circumstances
Official procedures concerning insurance guarantees for exceptional circumstances would be clarified to safeguard transport critical to society in disruptive situations. Guarantees could be granted on uniform terms for both domestic and international means of transport, and the practical administration of the guarantees would be transferred to the State Treasury.
Raimo Piirainen: No vote recorded8 Mar 2023 · passed without a vote - HE 140/2022 vpPassed with amendments
Centralising built environment data
A national digital information system will be created in Finland to bring together information on land use planning and building in one single place. Plans and plot divisions will be drawn up in a standardised, machine-readable data model format.
Raimo Piirainen: No vote recorded8 Mar 2023 · passed without a vote - HE 301/2022 vpPassed with amendments
Publishing appellate board interests online
Interests of members of social security appeal boards and the Traffic and Patient Accident Board will be compiled into a public online register alongside information on judges. Anyone will be able to search and inspect the public interest information of board members in the register maintained by the Legal Register Centre.
Raimo Piirainen: No vote recorded6 Mar 2023 · passed without a vote - HE 323/2022 vpPassed with amendments
Strengthening sanctions and anti-money laundering supervision
The obligation of financial institutions and other obliged entities to comply with sanctions in customer due diligence will be clarified. The powers of supervisory authorities to impose administrative penalty payments for long-term violations will be improved.
Raimo Piirainen: No vote recorded3 Mar 2023 · passed without a vote - HE 278/2022 vpPassed with amendments
Introducing blockchain technology in financial markets
The use of distributed ledger technology, or blockchain technology, will be enabled in securities trading and settlement in the financial markets under the EU pilot regime. The Financial Supervisory Authority will grant the necessary specific permissions for the activities and supervise the systems.
Raimo Piirainen: No vote recorded3 Mar 2023 · passed without a vote - HE 15/2021 vpPassed with amendments
Enhancing mandatory health checks and disclosure
Authorities and communicable disease control physicians will be able to order individuals or groups of people to undergo mandatory health checks to prevent the spread of a generally hazardous communicable disease. At the same time, persons exposed to infection or infected will be required to disclose their contact details to healthcare professionals.
Raimo Piirainen: Absent24 Mar 2021 · 13 votesClosest vote · 89 §, mietintö / Mia Laiho
31 jaa20 ei - HE 145/2022 vpPassed with amendments
Allowing automated decision-making in public administration
Authorities will be able to make clear and routine administrative decisions automatically without processing by an official. Citizens are always guaranteed information that a matter has been decided automatically, as well as the right to request a free review of the decision to be handled by a human.
Raimo Piirainen: No vote recorded28 Feb 2023 · passed without a vote