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Elina ValtonenEach row shows how the selected MPs voted in the bill's decisive vote.
- 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.
Elina Valtonen: Yes28 Nov 2024 · 2 votes117 jaa40 ei - HE 166/2025 vpPassed
Adding nicotine pouches to producer responsibility
Manufacturers and importers of nicotine pouches will be obligated to compensate municipalities for the cleanup and waste management of litter caused by their products. At the same time, compensation paid to municipalities by producers of single-use plastics and nicotine pouches will be changed to be based mainly on a fixed annual per-capita fee.
Elina Valtonen: No vote recorded10 Dec 2025 · passed without a vote - HE 12/2024 vpPassed with amendments
Restricting political and sympathy strikes
The duration of political strikes will be limited to a maximum of 24 hours, and restrictions will be placed on sympathy industrial actions to prevent harm to third parties. At the same time, fines imposed for illegal strikes will be increased, and an employee may be ordered to pay a fee for continuing a strike found to be illegal.
Elina Valtonen: Yes15 May 2024 · 10 votes107 jaa57 ei - HE 146/2025 vpPassed with amendments
Streamlining integration operations and data exchange
Information flow and responsibilities between authorities providing integration services will be clarified. At the same time, it will be ensured that municipalities continue to receive central government compensation for supporting schooling for children with an immigrant background.
Elina Valtonen: No vote recorded9 Dec 2025 · passed without a vote - 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).
Elina Valtonen: No vote recorded24 Oct 2025 · passed without a vote - HE 65/2025 vpPassed
Continued use of eastern rolling stock
Rolling stock complying with eastern standards could be used in domestic timber and chemical transport until the end of 2028. At the same time, safety supervision of new tramway and metro projects would be increased as early as the design phase.
Elina Valtonen: No vote recorded24 Oct 2025 · passed without a vote - HE 125/2024 vpPassed
Raising minimum age for Kela benefits
The minimum age for the national pension, guarantee pension, rehabilitation allowance and sickness allowance paid by Kela will rise from 16 to 18 years. The change aligns the age limits for social security benefits with the end of compulsory education and the age at which parents' maintenance liability ends.
Elina Valtonen: Yes22 Nov 2024 · 7 votes113 jaa47 ei - HE 124/2024 vpPassed
Tightening young persons' rehabilitation allowance
The conditions for vocational rehabilitation for young people will be clarified, and rehabilitation allowance will as a rule no longer be paid for the duration of Nuotti coaching. In addition, young persons' rehabilitation allowance will become subject to a needs test during educational institution holiday periods, and earned income will begin to reduce the benefit paid.
Elina Valtonen: Yes22 Nov 2024 · 3 votes114 jaa48 ei - HE 111/2024 vpPassed
Reducing administrative burden in early childhood education and care
Municipalities and private early childhood education and care providers will no longer be required to draw up local early childhood education and care plans or to report staff continuing education to the national data repository. The reform aims to reduce the administrative burden of early childhood education and care and save working time.
Elina Valtonen: Yes22 Nov 2024 · 1 vote92 jaa68 ei - HE 58/2022 vpPassed with amendments
Reducing mail delivery and newspaper subsidy
Basic mail delivery and collection will change from five to three days a week across the country. At the same time, state aid will be introduced to safeguard newspaper delivery in sparsely populated areas.
Elina Valtonen: No vote recorded26 Jan 2023 · passed without a vote - HE 165/2026 vpIn progress
Stronger powers against unmanned vehicles
The police will be granted the right to intervene not only against aviation devices but also against unmanned vehicles operating on land and in water. The movement or operation of a vehicle could be stopped using a technical device, use of force or a firearm if it poses a security threat.
Elina Valtonen: No vote recorded8 Oct 2026 · no votes yet - HE 82/2025 vpPassed with amendments
Deaf truth and reconciliation process
A truth and reconciliation process for deaf people and sign language users will be carried out in Finland to document rights violations and discrimination against them. An independent secretariat will be established for the work to gather experiences and prepare proposed measures to promote reconciliation.
Elina Valtonen: No vote recorded5 Dec 2025 · passed without a vote - HE 208/2026 vpIn progress
Basic banking for businesses and associations
Small businesses and associations will be granted a statutory right to basic banking services, such as a payment account and a payment card. At the same time, banks will be set a deadline to respond to customer enquiries concerning basic banking services.
Elina Valtonen: No vote recorded14 Oct 2026 · no votes yet - HE 205/2026 vpIn progress
Easier establishment of shooting ranges
Environmental and safety permits for shooting ranges will be combined into a single procedure, the processing of which will be transferred from municipalities to the National Police Board. At the same time, the size threshold for small shooting ranges covered by a lighter notification procedure will be increased.
Elina Valtonen: No vote recorded14 Oct 2026 · no votes yet - HE 17/2025 vpPassed with amendments
Ending tax relief for voluntary pension saving
The right to deduct contributions to voluntary pension insurance policies and long-term saving agreements for tax purposes will be abolished entirely. Contributions paid into such agreements can no longer be deducted from income in taxation.
Elina Valtonen: No vote recorded9 Jun 2025 · passed without a vote - HE 192/2024 vpPassed with amendments
Cutting integration compensation and easing obligations
The state will cut compensation paid to municipalities and wellbeing services counties for promoting integration and reduce their related administrative obligations. At the same time, special state reimbursements for immigrants' social assistance will be abolished or their duration shortened.
Elina Valtonen: Absent19 Dec 2024 · 4 votes97 jaa68 ei - HE 73/2025 vpPassed
Changing early childhood education and care fee index
The price index used in the regular adjustment of client fees in early childhood education and care will be replaced with another index. The change will reduce the workload of Statistics Finland without any significant impact on fees paid by families.
Elina Valtonen: No vote recorded16 Oct 2025 · passed without a 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.
Elina Valtonen: Yes18 Dec 2024 · 1 vote98 jaa72 ei - HE 168/2024 vpPassed
Abolishing the employer training deduction
The tax deduction for training for businesses and agricultural employers will be abolished, which is why the scope of application of the act on the development of professional competence will be narrowed. The act and the associated training compensation will apply only to public bodies and non-profit operators, such as municipalities, higher education institutions and organisations.
Elina Valtonen: Yes18 Dec 2024 · 1 vote130 jaa67 ei - HE 161/2024 vpPassed with amendments
Reforming vocational education funding and steering
Funding and steering for vocational education and training will be reformed, and a pilot project will be launched giving some educational institutions greater leeway to decide on the qualifications they offer. At the same time, the learning support and special needs education received by students will be clarified and strengthened.
Elina Valtonen: Yes18 Dec 2024 · 7 votes150 jaa47 ei