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Kaj Turunen

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  1. HE 164/2024 vpPassed

    Linking agricultural subsidies to working conditions

    Receipt of agricultural subsidies will be linked to compliance with employees' working conditions and occupational safety from the beginning of 2025. In addition, national aid for crop production can be paid in advance earlier than at present.

    Kaj Turunen: No vote recorded
    13 Dec 2024 · 1 vote
    155 jaa
    14 ei
  2. HE 126/2024 vpPassed with amendments

    Tightening housing allowance and asset limits

    Asset limits and restrictions will be introduced for the general housing allowance and the housing allowance for pensioners, reducing or terminating support for households with assets. In addition, housing allowance will decrease in six cities due to a reduction in the maximum limits for housing costs.

    Kaj Turunen: No vote recorded
    13 Dec 2024 · 2 votes
    112 jaa
    56 ei
  3. HE 192/2026 vpIn progress

    Expanding remote connections in administrative courts

    Participants will be able to attend oral hearings in administrative courts remotely with greater flexibility, and hearings can also be held entirely online. In addition, a member of the court may participate in proceedings remotely without being present in the courtroom.

    Kaj Turunen: No vote recorded
    1 Oct 2026 · no votes yet
  4. HE 177/2026 vpIn progress

    Comprehensive reform of student financial aid

    The Student Financial Aid Act would be replaced by a new Act on Student Benefits, reforming student grants and loan terms. Among other things, the reform would increase the study grant for families with multiple children, remove student loans for minors living with their parents, and change the terms of the student loan compensation.

    Kaj Turunen: No vote recorded
    1 Oct 2026 · no votes yet
  5. HE 100/2026 vpIn progress

    Extending passport and identity card validity

    The period of validity of passports and identity cards for adults will be extended from five to ten years. At the same time, submitting passport photographs will be restricted to businesses, and information on guardians will be entered in the passports of minors.

    Kaj Turunen: No vote recorded
    1 Oct 2026 · no votes yet
  6. HE 11/2025 vpPassed

    Tightening conditions for family reunification

    Conditions for family reunification will be tightened by setting an age limit of 21 years for residence permits for spouses and requiring beneficiaries of international protection to have resided in Finland for two years before bringing their family to the country. In addition, secured means of support will, as a rule, be required for the entry of a guardian of a minor who has received subsidiary protection.

    Kaj Turunen: No vote recorded
    15 May 2025 · 7 votes
    103 jaa
    51 ei
  7. HE 113/2024 vpPassed

    Cutting state funding for churches

    The state will cut funding received by the Evangelical Lutheran Church and the Orthodox Church by a total of 20 million euros from 2025 onwards. The saving will balance central government finances in a situation where the tax revenues of the churches are estimated to increase correspondingly due to other tax changes.

    Kaj Turunen: No vote recorded
    28 Nov 2024 · 2 votes
    117 jaa
    40 ei
  8. HE 30/2024 vpPassed

    Introducing an asylum border procedure

    A rapid border procedure will be introduced in Finland for processing unfounded asylum applications lodged at the external border. Applicants will not be allowed to move freely within Finland during the procedure, but must remain within the designated reception centre area.

    Kaj Turunen: No vote recorded
    24 Jun 2024 · 6 votes
    158 jaa
    13 ei
  9. HE 112/2024 vpPassed

    Cutting vocational education and training funding

    Funding for vocational education and training will be cut by 120 million euros from 2025 onwards, reducing study places for adults who already hold a qualification. At the same time, administrative obligations for upper secondary institutions will be eased, and an additional 10 million euros will be allocated to support for learning in general upper secondary schools.

    Kaj Turunen: No vote recorded
    22 Nov 2024 · 3 votes
    96 jaa
    66 ei
  10. HE 66/2025 vpPassed with amendments

    Enabling regional passenger train procurement

    Municipalities and regional actors will be able to organise and tender subsidised passenger train services in their area. Responsibility for procuring state rail transport will transfer to Traficom (the Finnish Transport and Communications Agency), and the regulatory body supervising the market to the Finnish Competition and Consumer Authority (KKV).

    Kaj Turunen: No vote recorded
    24 Oct 2025 · passed without a vote
  11. HE 55/2023 vpPassed

    Retaining the 14-day care guarantee

    The maximum waiting time for access to non-urgent primary healthcare medical treatment will be kept at 14 days. The previously planned seven-day care guarantee will be abandoned due to healthcare staff shortages.

    Kaj Turunen: No vote recorded
    1 Dec 2023 · 6 votes
    118 jaa
    56 ei
  12. HE 105/2024 vpPassed

    Abolishing daycare-specific equality plans

    Daycare centres and other early childhood education and care units will no longer be required to draw up their own separate equality plans. A municipality or private early childhood education and care provider will be able to draw up a single joint plan for all its units.

    Kaj Turunen: No vote recorded
    19 Nov 2024 · 1 vote
    108 jaa
    53 ei
  13. HE 216/2026 vpIn progress

    Reforming startup residence permits

    The residence permit procedure for foreign startup entrepreneurs will become part of a chargeable permit application, with Business Finland assessing the business activities directly in the immigration administration's IT system. Ordinary foreign entrepreneurs will no longer be required to register a company in Finland before being granted their first residence permit.

    Kaj Turunen: No vote recorded
    7 Oct 2026 · no votes yet
  14. HE 169/2026 vpIn progress

    Removing decision-maker names from Kela decisions

    The name of a Kela employee may be omitted from social assistance decisions and, where necessary, from other benefit decisions. The reform aims to protect employees from threats and harassment directed at them.

    Kaj Turunen: No vote recorded
    7 Oct 2026 · no votes yet
  15. HE 123/2026 vpIn progress

    Discontinuing the issuance of LEI codes

    The Finnish Patent and Registration Office will cease issuing international Legal Entity Identifier (LEI) codes to companies trading in securities. Companies and entities will acquire the identifier from commercial service providers.

    Kaj Turunen: No vote recorded
    7 Oct 2026 · no votes yet
  16. HE 172/2025 vpPassed with amendments

    Reforming Finnish Customs administration and management

    The internal management and organisational structure of Finnish Customs will be reformed to streamline decision-making and cooperation. The amendment transfers decisions regarding internal organisation from a government decree to Finnish Customs' own rules of procedure.

    Kaj Turunen: No vote recorded
    19 Dec 2025 · passed without a vote
  17. HE 9/2025 vpPassed

    Enhancing the protection of international waters

    Finland approves the UN agreement on the conservation and sustainable use of marine biological diversity in areas beyond national jurisdiction. The national Marine Protection Act will be supplemented so that high seas projects are brought within the scope of environmental impact assessments and permit procedures.

    Kaj Turunen: No vote recorded
    23 Apr 2025 · passed without a vote
  18. HE 37/2025 vpPassed

    Tightening sustainability requirements for renewable fuels

    Sustainability requirements for renewable fuels would be tightened and extended to cover smaller heating and power plants than before, as well as electricity-based renewable fuels. An increasing number of energy producers would have to verify the sustainability of their fuels and report on them to the authorities.

    Kaj Turunen: No vote recorded
    19 Jun 2025 · 4 votes

    Closest vote · Proposed statement 2

    101 jaa
    84 ei
  19. HE 35/2025 vpPassed

    Improving pandemic preparedness

    Finland will approve the updates to the World Health Organization's International Health Regulations, which improve preparedness for pandemics and other cross-border health threats. The Ministry of Social Affairs and Health will be designated as the national coordinator for the implementation of the regulations.

    Kaj Turunen: No vote recorded
    19 Jun 2025 · 1 vote
  20. HE 27/2025 vpPassed with amendments

    Extending cybersecurity requirements to critical entities

    All organisations identified as critical to the functioning of society will be placed under an obligation to manage cybersecurity risks and report significant information security incidents. The obligations will apply to these entities regardless of their size.

    Kaj Turunen: No vote recorded
    19 Jun 2025 · passed without a vote