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Aino-Kaisa PekonenEach row shows how the selected MPs voted in the bill's decisive vote.
- HE 209/2018 vpPassed
Participation in NATO's Iraq training mission
Finland will approve an agreement enabling Finnish soldiers to participate in a NATO-led training mission in Iraq. The mission supports and trains Iraq's own security forces without participating in combat operations.
Aino-Kaisa Pekonen: No23 Nov 2018 · 1 vote150 jaa11 ei - HE 186/2021 vpPassed with amendments
Increasing tax deductions for R&D cooperation
Companies will receive a significantly higher tax deduction for research and development activities carried out in cooperation with research organisations and higher education institutions. The amount of the deduction will triple, and its validity will be extended by two years.
Aino-Kaisa Pekonen: Yes13 Dec 2021 · 1 voteOnly vote · Lausumaehdotus, mietintö / Paula Risikko
87 jaa63 ei - HE 37/2018 vpPassed with amendments
Flexibility in public-service employment terms
Rules governing central and local government public-service employment will be harmonised with earlier amendments to the Employment Contracts Act. Long-term unemployed persons can be hired on fixed-term public-service relationships without a separate justification, probationary periods can be extended due to sick leave or family leave, and the re-employment period for dismissed employees will be shortened.
Aino-Kaisa Pekonen: No15 Nov 2018 · 5 votes100 jaa71 ei - HE 78/2015 vpPassed
Raising morning and afternoon activity fees
The maximum client fees charged for school morning and afternoon activities would be increased. At the same time, municipalities' obligation to reduce or waive the fee for low-income families would be tightened.
Aino-Kaisa Pekonen: No17 Dec 2015 · 1 vote112 jaa70 ei - HE 43/2020 vpPassed
Second supplementary budget for 2020
The second supplementary budget for 2020, meaning amendments to the central government budget for the current year. The votes mainly concern individual appropriation items and opposition proposals in dissenting opinions.
Aino-Kaisa Pekonen: Absent27 Apr 2020 · 3 votes - HE 154/2026 vpIn progress
Air transport agreement with Peru
Finland will introduce a new air transport agreement with Peru to establish rules for air traffic between the countries. Previously, there has been no corresponding agreement between the countries.
Aino-Kaisa Pekonen: No vote recorded10 Sep 2026 · no votes yet - HE 153/2026 vpIn progress
Air transport agreement with Brazil
Finland and Brazil will bring into force the first bilateral air transport agreement between the two countries. The agreement establishes formal rules for organising flight connections, passenger services and cargo between the countries.
Aino-Kaisa Pekonen: No vote recorded10 Sep 2026 · no votes yet - HE 251/2016 vpPassed with amendments
Streamlining planning and building permits
Regulation and permit processes for planning and construction are eased. The reform would speed up plan amendments, facilitate construction, and expand location opportunities for large retail units.
Aino-Kaisa Pekonen: No7 Apr 2017 · 7 votes109 jaa46 ei - HE 239/2016 vpPassed with amendments
Revising the Teno River fishing agreement
Finland and Norway agree on new rules for fishing in the Teno River to protect and restore weakened salmon stocks. Fishing times will be shortened and the number of tourist fishing licences cut significantly.
Aino-Kaisa Pekonen: Absent22 Mar 2017 · 4 votes111 jaa53 ei - HE 138/2017 vpPassed
Raising taxes on heating fuels
Excise duties on heating fuels, power plant fuels, and fuels for non-road mobile machinery will be increased from the beginning of 2018. The change will raise the price of fossil fuels and district heating generated using them.
Aino-Kaisa Pekonen: Yes13 Dec 2017 · 9 votes163 jaa21 ei - HE 118/2017 vpPassed
Raising fisheries management fees
Fisheries management fees will rise from the beginning of 2018. The increases will ensure sufficient funds for the management of fishing waters and the promotion of fisheries.
Aino-Kaisa Pekonen: No11 Dec 2017 · 1 vote114 jaa68 ei - HE 43/2016 vpPassed with amendments
Tightening conditions for family reunification
Conditions for family reunification for recipients of international protection will be tightened by requiring applicants to have secure means of support. Those granted asylum can only apply to bring their family to Finland without an income threshold if the application is submitted within three months of the protection decision.
Aino-Kaisa Pekonen: No27 Jun 2016 · 3 votes102 jaa67 ei - 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.
Aino-Kaisa Pekonen: No24 Nov 2017 · 1 vote95 jaa77 ei - HE 167/2020 vpPassed with amendments
Cutting electricity tax, raising heating taxes
The electricity tax on industry and data centres will be lowered significantly, while taxes on heating fuels will be increased. At the same time, the energy tax refund scheme for energy-intensive industry will be phased out.
Aino-Kaisa Pekonen: Absent14 Dec 2020 · 8 votesClosest vote · 2. lakiehdotus, 8 a §, mietintö / Matias Marttinen
32 jaa23 ei - 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.
Aino-Kaisa Pekonen: Yes27 Oct 2017 · 3 votes131 jaa29 ei - HE 70/2020 vpPassed
Extending sustainability criteria for biomass fuels
The act lays down new sustainability requirements for solid and gaseous biomass fuels, such as wood fuels and biogas. The amendment will ensure that bioenergy used in energy production is produced sustainably and that its emission reductions are adequate.
Aino-Kaisa Pekonen: No vote recorded7 Dec 2020 · passed without a vote - HE 147/2020 vpPassed
Transfer of foreign service healthcare reimbursements
Healthcare reimbursements for civil servants working in foreign missions and their family members will be transferred from the Ministry for Foreign Affairs to the State Treasury. At the same time, they will gain access to the same 24-hour travel support service as other state business travellers.
Aino-Kaisa Pekonen: No vote recorded26 Nov 2020 · passed without a vote - HE 159/2017 vpPassed with amendments
Streamlining research use of health data
Health and social services client data can be utilised more easily and quickly for purposes such as scientific research, statistics and innovation activities. Data permits and the combining of datasets will be centralised under a single authority, and data will be processed in supervised, secure data environments.
Aino-Kaisa Pekonen: No12 Apr 2019 · 1 vote92 jaa80 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.
Aino-Kaisa Pekonen: Absent23 Dec 2016 · 14 votes132 jaa40 ei - HE 273/2018 vpPassed with amendments
Restricting subsequent asylum applications and work
Subsequent asylum applications and applicants' right to work will be restricted to prevent individuals who have received a negative decision from delaying their removal without grounds. At the same time, it will be made easier for foreigners who have already worked in Finland for a year to move to a new sector.
Aino-Kaisa Pekonen: No14 Mar 2019 · 8 votes145 jaa33 ei