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- HE 39/2024 vpPassed with amendments
Reforming Kela's governance and executive assistance
The selection procedure and terms of office of Kela's top management will change, and the institution's auditing will be transferred entirely to professional auditors. Kela will be able to provide executive assistance and IT system services to other authorities during serious disruptions.
Markku Eestilä: No vote recorded24 May 2024 · passed without a vote - HE 32/2024 vpPassed
VAT on virtual events and art
Events organised via live stream and virtually will be taxed in the purchaser's home country, and the same reduced tax rates will be confirmed for them as for physical events. In addition, the simultaneous application of the reduced tax rate and the profit margin scheme will be prevented in the trade in works of art and antiques.
Markku Eestilä: No vote recorded23 May 2024 · passed without a vote - HE 19/2024 vpPassed
Updating references for healthcare VAT exemption
Statutory references concerning the value added tax exemption for health and medical care services are updated to align with the new supervision legislation. The tax exemption for services remains unchanged both in mainland Finland and in Åland.
Markku Eestilä: No vote recorded17 May 2024 · passed without a vote - HE 59/2024 vpPassed with amendments
Enhancing bankruptcy supervision and information access
The rights of the Bankruptcy Ombudsman and the estate administrator to obtain the debtor's financial and accounting data will be strengthened. At the same time, the rules on completing accounting records and recovering public receivership costs will be clarified.
Markku Eestilä: No vote recorded13 Sep 2024 · passed without a vote - HE 55/2024 vpPassed with amendments
Transferring supervision of Keva
Supervision of the public sector pension institution Keva will be transferred in its entirety from the Ministry of Finance to the Financial Supervisory Authority. At the same time, the eligibility requirements for Keva's management will be aligned with those for private sector earnings-related pension companies.
Markku Eestilä: No vote recorded13 Sep 2024 · passed without a vote - HE 28/2025 vpPassed with amendments
Reforming extradition rules for offenders
Finnish citizens or long-term residents of Finland will be able to be extradited more flexibly to another EU or Nordic country to serve a prison sentence or stand trial. Decisions on extradition will always be based on a court's case-by-case assessment.
Markku Eestilä: No vote recorded5 Jun 2025 · passed without a vote - HE 15/2025 vpPassed with amendments
Expanding border guard investigation powers
The Finnish Border Guard will receive broader powers to investigate human trafficking and money laundering independently and to use secret methods of obtaining intelligence in preventing and solving serious crimes. At the same time, undercover operations and simulated purchases online as well as controlled information source activities will be enabled for border guards.
Markku Eestilä: No vote recorded5 Jun 2025 · passed without a vote - HE 63/2023 vpWithdrawn
Expanding security checks in shared court premises
Security checks in court buildings can cover clients of all judicial administration agencies operating in the same building at shared entrances and customer service areas. At the same time, the qualifications, powers and official liability of security check officers will be clarified.
Markku Eestilä: No vote recorded2 May 2024 · no votes - HE 121/2025 vpIn progress
Using biometric data in crime prevention
The police and other security authorities will be permitted to use fingerprints and facial images from passports, identity cards and immigration registers to prevent and investigate serious crimes. The data may also be used to avert significant danger and to protect national security.
Markku Eestilä: No vote recorded18 Sep 2026 · no votes yet - HE 86/2023 vpPassed with amendments
Supplementing the 2024 budget proposal
A government supplementary proposal to the 2024 budget (HE 41/2023). It updates the budget proposal submitted in the autumn with new information before Parliament decides on the budget; it is considered together with the main budget.
Markku Eestilä: No vote recorded19 Dec 2023 · passed without a vote - HE 71/2023 vpPassed with amendments
Expanding emissions trading to maritime transport
Emissions trading will be expanded to cover large cargo and passenger ships, and free emission allowances for aviation and industry will be cut. The changes will accelerate emission reductions in line with tightened EU climate targets.
Markku Eestilä: Yes19 Dec 2023 · 5 votesClosest vote · Lausumaehdotus , mietintö / Jussi Saramo
157 jaa22 ei - HE 17/2024 vpPassed
Supplementary budget for 2024
The supplementary budget for 2024, meaning amendments to the central government budget for the current year. The votes mainly concern individual appropriation items and proposals in the opposition's dissenting opinions.
Markku Eestilä: Yes22 Apr 2024 · 8 votes - HE 97/2023 vpPassed
Extending the lighter building regulations trial
The experiment with more flexible building and planning regulations applied in Helsinki, Vantaa and Turku will be extended until the end of 2024. The experiment streamlines housing construction by allowing building permits to be granted before a plot is partitioned.
Markku Eestilä: No vote recorded18 Dec 2023 · passed without a vote - HE 11/2024 vpPassed
KKV's role in supervising tech giants
The Finnish Competition and Consumer Authority (KKV) will become the national contact authority in Finland for the EU's Digital Markets Act. The authority will assist the European Commission in supervising major digital platform companies, exchanging information, and conducting inspections.
Markku Eestilä: No vote recorded19 Apr 2024 · passed without a vote - HE 72/2023 vpPassed with amendments
Revising biogas sustainability and tax benefits
Small biogas producers will be enabled to officially demonstrate fuel sustainability in order to receive tax reductions. At the same time, specifications required by EU regulation will be made to the sustainability criteria.
Markku Eestilä: Yes15 Dec 2023 · 2 votesClosest vote · Lausumaehdotus , mietintö / Timo Mehtälä 1
151 jaa23 ei - HE 85/2023 vpPassed
Correcting rescue service administrative reviews
Decisions taken by a wellbeing services county rescue authority will continue to be subject to a request for administrative review before an appeal can be made to an administrative court. The amendment rectifies a technical error left in a previous legislative amendment.
Markku Eestilä: No vote recorded14 Dec 2023 · passed without a vote - HE 80/2023 vpPassed
Raising student loans and provider supplements
The maximum amount of the government guarantee for student loans will be increased, and the provider supplement to the study grant for students providing for a child will be raised. At the same time, the number of student loan disbursement instalments during the academic year will be increased for upper secondary students.
Markku Eestilä: Yes14 Dec 2023 · 12 votesClosest vote · Lausumaehdotus, mietintö / Markku Siponen 1
92 jaa69 ei - HE 74/2023 vpPassed with amendments
Tightening general housing allowance rules
The general housing allowance will be reduced and eligibility criteria tightened to save state expenditure. At the same time, housing allowance paid for owner-occupied homes will be abolished completely.
Markku Eestilä: Yes14 Dec 2023 · 5 votes99 jaa79 ei - HE 87/2023 vpPassed
Postponing municipal central government transfer cuts
The reduction in central government transfers related to the health and social services reform planned for municipalities for 2024 will be mitigated and phased over later years. This will prevent sudden financial difficulties and give municipalities time to adjust.
Markku Eestilä: No vote recorded13 Dec 2023 · passed without a vote - HE 44/2023 vpPassed with amendments
Raising the share savings account limit
Deposits of up to 100,000 euros will be permitted in a share savings account instead of the previous 50,000 euros. As a result of the change, investors will be able to invest larger amounts without immediate taxation of returns.
Markku Eestilä: Yes13 Dec 2023 · 1 vote108 jaa53 ei