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Markus LohiEach row shows how the selected MPs voted in the bill's decisive vote.
- HE 188/2024 vpPassed
Abolishing ARA and transferring tasks
The Housing Finance and Development Centre of Finland (ARA) will be abolished as a separate agency, and its duties will be transferred to a new Centre for State-subsidised Housing Construction established under the Ministry of the Environment. From 1 March 2025, the new centre will be responsible for granting state housing subsidies, supervising the housing stock, and carrying out the agency's other statutory responsibilities.
Markus Lohi: Absent18 Dec 2024 · 1 vote98 jaa72 ei - HE 136/2024 vpPassed
Abolishing Ara
The Housing Finance and Development Centre of Finland (Ara) will be abolished as an independent agency from 1 January 2025. The agency's duties and personnel will be transferred to a centre for state-subsidised housing construction to be established within the Ministry of the Environment.
Markus Lohi: Absent18 Dec 2024 · 1 vote97 jaa72 ei - HE 122/2024 vpPassed with amendments
Restricting access to disability services
The scope of application of the Act on Disability Services is specified so that special services will be granted only if basic social services are insufficient and the need for assistance differs from what is typical for the person's stage of life. Whether a service is free of charge will no longer affect the act under which assistance is granted.
Markus Lohi: Yes18 Dec 2024 · 6 votes130 jaa67 ei - HE 85/2024 vpPassed with amendments
Expanding local bargaining
Opportunities for local bargaining will be expanded so that companies that do not belong to employer associations can also make use of the flexibility provisions in generally applicable collective agreements. If there is no shop steward at the workplace, a local agreement can be concluded with an elected representative chosen by the employees.
Markus Lohi: Absent18 Dec 2024 · 2 votes112 jaa53 ei - 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.
Markus Lohi: No13 Dec 2024 · 1 vote155 jaa14 ei - 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.
Markus Lohi: Yes13 Dec 2024 · 2 votes112 jaa56 ei - 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.
Markus Lohi: No vote recorded1 Oct 2026 · no votes yet - 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.
Markus Lohi: No vote recorded1 Oct 2026 · no votes yet - 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.
Markus Lohi: Yes15 May 2025 · 7 votes103 jaa51 ei - 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.
Markus Lohi: No28 Nov 2024 · 2 votes117 jaa40 ei - 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.
Markus Lohi: Yes24 Jun 2024 · 6 votes158 jaa13 ei - 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.
Markus Lohi: No22 Nov 2024 · 3 votes96 jaa66 ei - 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).
Markus Lohi: No vote recorded24 Oct 2025 · passed without a vote - 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.
Markus Lohi: Yes19 Nov 2024 · 1 vote108 jaa53 ei - 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.
Markus Lohi: No vote recorded7 Oct 2026 · no votes yet - 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.
Markus Lohi: No vote recorded7 Oct 2026 · no votes yet - 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.
Markus Lohi: No vote recorded19 Dec 2025 · passed without a vote - 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.
Markus Lohi: No vote recorded23 Apr 2025 · passed without a vote - 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.
Markus Lohi: No19 Jun 2025 · 4 votesClosest vote · Proposed statement 2
101 jaa84 ei - 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.
Markus Lohi: No19 Jun 2025 · 1 vote