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Anne LouhelainenEach row shows how the selected MPs voted in the bill's decisive vote.
- HE 87/2022 vpPassed
Criminalising enforced disappearance
Finland will accede to the UN convention protecting people from enforced disappearance. At the same time, a new penal provision will be added to the Criminal Code on disappearances carried out by authorities or with their consent.
Anne Louhelainen: No vote recorded25 Jan 2023 · passed without a vote - HE 31/2017 vpPassed with amendments
Transferring evaluation and examination bodies
The Finnish Education Evaluation Centre and the secretariat of the Matriculation Examination Board will be transferred to become separate units within the Finnish National Agency for Education from the beginning of 2018. The Finnish National Agency for Education will provide the administrative and support services for the units, but the actual evaluation and examination duties of the units will remain independent.
Anne Louhelainen: Yes2 Jun 2017 · 1 vote102 jaa62 ei - HE 248/2018 vpPassed with amendments
Electronic platform for waste and side streams
An electronic data platform will be established in Finland to promote the recycling of waste and material flows. Companies and other waste holders will primarily have to seek private waste management services on the platform before they can use municipal secondary waste management services.
Anne Louhelainen: Yes11 Mar 2019 · 1 vote99 jaa85 ei - HE 232/2022 vpPassed
Strengthening gas storage and security of supply
A temporary additional natural gas storage obligation will be introduced in Finland for the years 2022–2025 to ensure security of supply in an exceptional market situation. At the same time, the scope of customers protected in a gas shortage will be expanded from households to also cover critical public services and the food industry.
Anne Louhelainen: No vote recorded17 Jan 2023 · passed without a vote - HE 200/2022 vpPassed
Simplifying association administration and accounting
Financial management and administration in small associations will be eased and streamlined. The smallest associations will be permitted to keep simpler accounts than under the Accounting Act, and electronic procedures can be used more flexibly in association decision-making.
Anne Louhelainen: No vote recorded17 Jan 2023 · passed without a vote - HE 119/2022 vpPassed
Flexible export credits and risk management
Finnvera and Finnish Export Credit will receive more flexible means to manage the interest rate and credit risks of export and ship credits. The amendment will streamline the granting of public export financing, particularly when commercial banks do not offer financing.
Anne Louhelainen: No vote recorded17 Jan 2023 · passed without a vote - HE 139/2018 vpPassed with amendments
Abolishing conscription exemption for Jehovah's Witnesses
The separate right of Jehovah's Witnesses to be exempt from military and non-military service will be abolished. Like people of other convictions, they will have to complete military service or non-military service.
Anne Louhelainen: Yes4 Mar 2019 · 1 voteOnly vote · Lausumaehdotus, mietintö / Silvia Modig
153 jaa27 ei - HE 193/2021 vpPassed with amendments
Reforming organic production rules and supervision
Finland's organic production legislation will be reformed to comply with the European Union's new organic regulation. Authorities will receive new means to tackle non-compliance and misleading marketing.
Anne Louhelainen: No vote recorded21 Dec 2021 · passed without a vote - HE 216/2021 vpPassed with amendments
Supplementing the 2022 budget
A supplementary proposal to the 2022 central government budget (HE 146/2021 vp), comprising adjustments made subsequently by the Government to the budget proposal. It is considered together with the main budget proposal.
Anne Louhelainen: No vote recorded20 Dec 2021 · passed without a vote - HE 212/2021 vpPassed with amendments
Energy tax cuts and biogas excise duty
Electricity tax on heat pumps, electric boilers, the recycling industry and energy-efficient data centres will be reduced to a lower tax category. At the same time, an excise duty will be introduced on biogas used in transport, but its use for heating and small-scale production will remain tax-free.
Anne Louhelainen: No vote recorded17 Dec 2021 · passed without a vote - HE 136/2020 vpPassed
Taxing foreign companies managed from Finland
Foreign companies managed from Finland will be taxed in Finland on their worldwide income in the same way as domestic companies. The reform prevents tax avoidance in situations where a company is registered abroad even though its management operates in Finland.
Anne Louhelainen: No vote recorded17 Dec 2020 · 1 voteOnly vote · Mietintö / Markku Eestilän lausumaehdotus
33 jaa22 ei - HE 107/2021 vpPassed with amendments
Medicine price competition and pharmacy expansion
The establishment of new pharmacies will be made easier, particularly in connection with health and social services units and in busy commercial areas. At the same time, fixed pricing for non-prescription medicines will be abolished, allowing pharmacies to compete on price within the limits of their sales margin.
Anne Louhelainen: No vote recorded14 Dec 2021 · passed without a vote - HE 158/2021 vpPassed with amendments
Reforming fuel stockpiling obligations
Rules on the compulsory stockpiling of natural gas and other imported fuels will be updated. The obligation to stockpile natural gas will apply to gas users and sellers instead of importers, including smaller operators.
Anne Louhelainen: No vote recorded10 Dec 2021 · passed without a vote - HE 217/2020 vpPassed
Extending tax exemption for coronavirus supplies
The exemption from value added tax (VAT) for goods used to combat, test for and treat coronavirus will be extended by six months. The tax relief applies both to domestic sales and to acquisitions from other EU countries.
Anne Louhelainen: No vote recorded10 Dec 2020 · 1 voteOnly vote · 38 c §, 1 momentti kohta 1, mietintö / Elina Lepomäki
39 jaa14 ei - HE 316/2022 vpPassed
Transfer of research ethics committees
Legislation on medical research will be updated to align with the health and social services reform, transferring the duties of hospital districts to wellbeing services counties and the HUS Group. At the same time, the fees charged for statements by regional research ethics committees will be clarified.
Anne Louhelainen: No vote recorded21 Dec 2022 · passed without a vote - HE 258/2022 vpPassed
Promoting recognition of higher education qualifications
Finland will accede to the UNESCO Global Convention on the Recognition of Qualifications concerning Higher Education. The convention facilitates the international mobility of students and higher education graduates.
Anne Louhelainen: No vote recorded21 Dec 2022 · passed without a vote - HE 206/2022 vpPassed
Working holiday scheme with Japan
Finland and Japan will introduce a reciprocal working holiday scheme for young people. Under the scheme, young people from both countries will be able to stay in the other country for up to a year and fund their holiday by working temporarily.
Anne Louhelainen: No vote recorded21 Dec 2022 · passed without a vote - HE 167/2022 vpPassed with amendments
A new forestry support scheme
State subsidies for private forest owners would be reformed under a new seven-year incentive scheme. Support for seedling stand management could be applied for after the work is completed, and instead of ditching peatland forests, support would be provided for water protection and comprehensive planning.
Anne Louhelainen: No vote recorded21 Dec 2022 · passed without a vote - HE 257/2022 vpRejected
Increasing municipalities' corporate tax share
Municipalities' share of corporate tax revenue will be increased and the central government's share decreased correspondingly. The change will compensate municipalities for revenue losses arising from reductions in early childhood education and care fees and depreciation rights in business taxation.
Anne Louhelainen: No vote recorded20 Dec 2022 · rejected without a vote - HE 172/2022 vpPassed
Lowering merger control notification thresholds
More corporate acquisitions than before would have to be notified to the Finnish Competition and Consumer Authority (KKV) for review prior to their completion. The reform would prevent excessive market concentration and protect consumers from rising prices.
Anne Louhelainen: No vote recorded20 Dec 2022 · passed without a vote