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Elina ValtonenEach row shows how the selected MPs voted in the bill's decisive vote.
- HE 4/2024 vpPassed
Safety network advisory board representation
The wellbeing services counties, the City of Helsinki and the HUS Group will receive a joint representative on the advisory board for safety network activities. The amendment ensures that rescue services and emergency medical services are involved in decisions on the operations of the public authorities' safety network.
Elina Valtonen: No vote recorded12 Apr 2024 · passed without a vote - HE 249/2022 vpPassed with amendments
Centralising construction qualification verification
The qualifications of designers and site managers in construction projects will be demonstrated with a fixed-term certificate of qualification issued by an authorised body. The change will remove the need to prove education and work experience separately for each construction project and building permit.
Elina Valtonen: No vote recorded24 Mar 2023 · passed without a vote - HE 191/2022 vpPassed with amendments
Reforming and standardising disability services
Services for persons with various disabilities will be brought together under a new act on disability services, basing access to services on individual need for assistance rather than a medical diagnosis. The reform will strengthen the self-determination of persons with disabilities and introduce new forms of support for daily life and participation.
Elina Valtonen: No20 Mar 2023 · 5 votesClosest vote · Lausumaehdotus, mietintö / Antero Laukkanen 4
109 jaa82 ei - HE 25/2023 vpPassed with amendments
Introducing purchase subsidies for hydrogen vehicles
State purchase subsidies will begin to be granted for the purchase or leasing of hydrogen-powered vans and lorries. At the same time, subsidy terms for electric and gas-powered commercial vehicles will be updated to comply with EU state aid rules.
Elina Valtonen: No vote recorded24 Nov 2023 · passed without a vote - HE 108/2022 vpPassed with amendments
Reforming church administration and decision-making
The legislation governing the Evangelical Lutheran Church will be reformed and the church's internal administration will be streamlined. The independent decision-making powers of parishes will be increased and the maintenance of membership registers will be transferred to regional central registers.
Elina Valtonen: No vote recorded17 Mar 2023 · passed without a vote - HE 173/2022 vpPassed with amendments
Improving access to pay security
Victims of severe work-related exploitation will be granted more time to apply for unpaid wages through the state pay security scheme. At the same time, the processing of pay claims based on court decisions and settlements will be clarified, and the pay security authority's access to information will be expanded.
Elina Valtonen: No vote recorded9 Nov 2022 · passed without a vote - HE 162/2022 vpPassed
Preventing and reducing school absenteeism
Schools will have to prevent pupil absences and intervene in them systematically rather than merely monitoring them. The reform aims to reduce school absenteeism and support pupils' schooling and wellbeing.
Elina Valtonen: No vote recorded9 Nov 2022 · passed without a vote - HE 43/2023 vpPassed
Correcting errors in county funding
Calculation errors identified in central government funding for wellbeing services counties can be corrected more flexibly than before. Exceptional items will be removed from municipalities' past financial statements so that the funding received by the counties corresponds to actual costs.
Elina Valtonen: No vote recorded17 Nov 2023 · passed without a vote - HE 319/2022 vpPassed with amendments
Allowing two joint emergency departments
The wellbeing services counties of Lapland and South Savo will be permitted to maintain two round-the-clock hospital emergency departments indefinitely without the previous time limit. In addition, the provisions on the choice of treatment facility will be clarified.
Elina Valtonen: Yes8 Mar 2023 · 1 voteOnly vote · 1. lakiehdotus 59 §, mietintö / Kaisa Juuso (moniste)
119 jaa42 ei - HE 160/2022 vpPassed with amendments
Expanding study attainment registration
Attainment data for training funded by the Service Centre for Continuous Learning and Employment and for basic education in the arts can be recorded in national registers. This will make previously acquired competence more easily visible in further studies and working life.
Elina Valtonen: No vote recorded3 Nov 2022 · passed without a vote - HE 106/2023 vpPassed with amendments
Reforming regulation of fire safety devices
Rules on the installation, servicing and inspection of fire detectors, automatic fire extinguishing systems and portable fire extinguishers will be reformed and consolidated into a new act. At the same time, the administrative burden on companies installing and servicing the equipment will be reduced.
Elina Valtonen: No vote recorded22 Mar 2024 · passed without a vote - HE 102/2023 vpPassed with amendments
Stepping up public procurement oversight
The Finnish Competition and Consumer Authority (KKV) will be given more time to intervene in illegal public procurements and refer them to the Market Court. At the same time, public procurement notification practices and forms will be updated in line with EU rules.
Elina Valtonen: No vote recorded22 Mar 2024 · passed without a vote - HE 73/2022 vpPassed with amendments
Reforming opening hours of state agencies
Rigid rules on opening hours for state agencies will be dismantled and opening hours made more flexible to better meet customers' needs. At the same time, wellbeing services counties will be enabled to use public administration joint service points.
Elina Valtonen: No vote recorded28 Oct 2022 · passed without a vote - HE 132/2021 vpPassed with amendments
Speeding up and clarifying parentage confirmation
The Paternity Act and the Maternity Act will be merged into a single act, and the establishment of parentage in cases of advance acknowledgment will be speeded up. At the same time, female couples undergoing fertility treatment will be given the option to choose the sperm donor as the child's second parent.
Elina Valtonen: Yes28 Jun 2022 · 6 votes106 jaa46 ei - HE 90/2023 vpPassed with amendments
Confirming legal status of NATO forces
Finland will implement the agreements on the legal status of NATO forces and military headquarters. They establish rules for allied troops visiting Finland and for Finnish soldiers deployed abroad.
Elina Valtonen: No vote recorded20 Mar 2024 · passed without a vote - HE 126/2022 vpPassed with amendments
Strengthening municipal and environmental roles in mining
The Mining Act will be amended so that establishing a new mine will always require a plan approved by the municipality. At the same time, environmental protection will be improved, the conditions for mineral exploration tightened, and access to information and opportunities to exert influence for landowners and local residents increased.
Elina Valtonen: No vote recorded24 Feb 2023 · passed without a vote - HE 175/2022 vpPassed with amendments
Reforming and simplifying wage subsidies
The wage subsidy system will be clarified and subsidy rates harmonised to make it easier for unemployed people to find employment, especially in businesses. In addition, a new 70 per cent employment subsidy will be introduced for long-term unemployed people aged 55 and over.
Elina Valtonen: No vote recorded22 Feb 2023 · passed without a vote - HE 291/2022 vpPassed with amendments
Banning emissions tampering and automation trials
The sale, installation and use of vehicle emissions defeat devices in road traffic will be prohibited under threat of substantial sanctions. In addition, trials of automated vehicles on public roads without a driver will be enabled, and conversions of vehicle power sources will be made easier.
Elina Valtonen: No vote recorded21 Feb 2023 · passed without a vote - HE 91/2023 vpPassed
Opening credit data to scientific research
Data from the positive credit register may be disclosed to Statistics Finland for scientific research and statistical surveys. At the same time, technical specifications will be made to the operation of the register before its deployment.
Elina Valtonen: No vote recorded15 Mar 2024 · passed without a vote - HE 4/2023 vpPassed
Implementing NATO's information security agreement
Finland will accede to the information security agreement between NATO member states and implement the defence alliance's shared security regulations. At the same time, Finland's previous bilateral information security arrangements with NATO from the partnership era will be terminated.
Elina Valtonen: No vote recorded21 Jun 2023 · passed without a vote