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Mika RaatikainenEach row shows how the selected MPs voted in the bill's decisive vote.
- HE 234/2016 vpPassed with amendments
Decentralising asylum appeals to administrative courts
The processing of appeals against asylum decisions will be decentralised from the Helsinki Administrative Court to three other administrative courts as well. The change aims to speed up processing and clear court backlogs.
Mika Raatikainen: No vote recorded16 Dec 2016 · passed without a vote - HE 182/2016 vpPassed
Temporary reduction in farm relief fees
Client fees for farm relief services and substitute assistance for farmers will be reduced for 2017. The change will make it easier for livestock farmers in financial distress to cope.
Mika Raatikainen: No vote recorded16 Dec 2016 · passed without a vote - HE 216/2016 vpPassed
Cutting sickness allowance and reforming rehabilitation allowance
Sickness allowance and rehabilitation allowance for those earning over 30,000 euros a year will be cut. At the same time, the minimum rehabilitation allowance for young people and those in vocational rehabilitation will be raised to the level of the guarantee pension.
Mika Raatikainen: Yes15 Dec 2016 · 1 voteOnly vote · 1. lakiehdotus, 11 luvun 1 §, mietintö / Anneli Kiljunen
114 jaa56 ei - HE 163/2016 vpPassed
Lump-sum compensation for family leave costs
Employers will be paid a lump-sum compensation of 2,500 euros when an employee taking maternity leave is paid a salary during the leave. The change will level out the costs arising from family leave and improve women's employment opportunities.
Mika Raatikainen: Yes15 Dec 2016 · 1 voteOnly vote · Lausumaehdotus, mietintö / Anneli Kiljunen
104 jaa65 ei - HE 241/2016 vpPassed
Clarifying assessment of cross-border planning impacts
Finnish land use planning rules will be clarified in the event that a plan has significant environmental impacts on the territory of another state. Notification of and consultations with neighbouring states will be regulated in greater detail than before.
Mika Raatikainen: No vote recorded7 Dec 2016 · passed without a vote - HE 136/2016 vpPassed
Raising excise duties on fuels
Excise duties on transport, heating and machinery fuels will be raised from the beginning of 2017. The change will lead to higher fuel and heating prices.
Mika Raatikainen: Yes7 Dec 2016 · 2 votesClosest vote · Lausumaehdotus 1, mietintö / Krista Kiuru
96 jaa68 ei - HE 16/2019 vpPassed
Increasing student and youth housing grants
The state will increase the investment grant provided for the construction, acquisition and renovation of rental housing intended for students and young people. The change would increase the supply of affordable small rental flats, especially in growth centres.
Mika Raatikainen: No vote recorded7 Oct 2019 · passed without a vote - HE 117/2016 vpPassed with amendments
Reforming and clarifying pressure equipment regulation
The act governing pressure equipment will be reformed in Finland to align with European Union product regulation. The reform will clarify equipment safety requirements as well as the obligations of manufacturers and importers.
Mika Raatikainen: No vote recorded2 Dec 2016 · passed without a vote - HE 116/2016 vpPassed with amendments
Clarifying and reforming electrical safety regulation
Safety rules for electrical equipment and installations will be reformed to comply with EU directives and the Constitution. The classification of electrical installations and inspection procedures will be streamlined, and responsibilities for electrical work clarified.
Mika Raatikainen: No vote recorded2 Dec 2016 · passed without a vote - HE 40/2016 vpPassed with amendments
Harmonising product market surveillance
Rules on market surveillance and import inspections for various product groups will be consolidated into a single general act. Tukes (the Finnish Safety and Chemicals Agency) will supervise products on the market and Finnish Customs will inspect imports at the EU's external borders.
Mika Raatikainen: No vote recorded2 Dec 2016 · passed without a vote - HE 180/2016 vpPassed
Farm liquidity guarantees and repayment deferrals
State guarantees will be made available for liquidity loans granted by banks to farms in difficulty in 2016 and 2017. At the same time, the maximum period for repayment deferrals on farms' earlier loans will be extended.
Mika Raatikainen: No vote recorded7 Nov 2016 · passed without a vote - HE 90/2022 vpPassed with amendments
Streamlining fisheries control and sanctions
Legislation on fisheries control and the sanctions system will be brought up to date in line with EU and national provisions. At the same time, the administrative burden on fisheries operators and authorities will be reduced.
Mika Raatikainen: No vote recorded11 Oct 2022 · passed without a vote - HE 134/2021 vpPassed with amendments
Access to the EU common identity repository
The police, the Finnish Border Guard and Finnish Customs will be granted access to the EU's common identity repository for the purpose of identifying persons. The reform will speed up identity verification and enhance border security and crime prevention.
Mika Raatikainen: No vote recorded11 Oct 2022 · passed without a vote - HE 77/2022 vpPassed with amendments
VAT exemption for Ukrainian refugee aid
Relief goods and related services donated to people fleeing the war in Ukraine will be temporarily exempt from value added tax (VAT). The change mainly applies to procurement by organisations and donations by businesses.
Mika Raatikainen: No vote recorded15 Sep 2022 · passed without a vote - HE 214/2018 vpPassed with amendments
Streamlining fundraising and permitting small collections
Organising fundraising will be made easier and more flexible through a new Money Collection Act. Non-profit organisations will be granted permits valid until further notice, and anyone will also be able to organise a small collection merely by submitting a notification to the police.
Mika Raatikainen: No vote recorded18 Jun 2019 · passed without a vote - HE 97/2016 vpPassed with amendments
Restricting municipal health and social services investments and outsourcing
Large construction investments in health and social services as well as long-term outsourcing contracts by municipalities and joint municipal authorities are temporarily restricted ahead of the upcoming health and social services reform. A termination clause must be included in new extensive contracts, and a ministerial exemption is required for major construction projects.
Mika Raatikainen: No vote recorded27 Jun 2016 · passed without a vote - HE 89/2016 vpPassed
Higher government transfers for informal care
The state will increase central government transfers to municipalities for basic public services from July 2016. The additional funding will fully cover the costs incurred by municipalities from the reforms to informal care and family care.
Mika Raatikainen: No vote recorded23 Jun 2016 · passed without a vote - HE 88/2016 vpPassed with amendments
Second supplementary budget for 2016
The second supplementary budget for 2016, comprising 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.
Mika Raatikainen: Yes23 Jun 2016 · 14 votes - HE 65/2016 vpPassed with amendments
Stricter sanctions for securities market abuse
Rules and penalties concerning insider trading and market manipulation are tightened to comply with EU regulations. The Financial Supervisory Authority is granted broader supervisory powers, and administrative fines imposed for abuses will be increased substantially.
Mika Raatikainen: No vote recorded23 Jun 2016 · passed without a vote - HE 44/2016 vpPassed with amendments
Faster call-ups to refresher training
Reservists could be called up for refresher training without a three-month notice period if military readiness needs to be raised abruptly. At the same time, the statutory maximum numbers of refresher training days would be doubled.
Mika Raatikainen: No vote recorded17 Jun 2016 · passed without a vote