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Elina ValtonenEach row shows how the selected MPs voted in the bill's decisive vote.
- HE 294/2022 vpLapsed
Longer residence permits for researchers
Researchers and doctoral students arriving from outside the EU will be granted longer residence permits than before. A researcher pursuing a postgraduate degree will be able to receive a residence permit for up to five years at a time.
Elina Valtonen: No vote recorded5 Apr 2023 · no votes - HE 254/2022 vpLapsed
Increasing transparency in election funding
Oversight and disclosure requirements for election and political party funding will be tightened to enhance transparency. In addition, the minimum age for signing a European citizens' initiative will be lowered to 16, and the rules on candidate selection for parties will be made more flexible.
Elina Valtonen: No vote recorded5 Apr 2023 · no votes - HE 64/2022 vpLapsed
Clarifying child citizenship and residence rules
Children of a Finnish parent and children adopted to Finland will obtain Finnish citizenship automatically by operation of law without a separate declaration procedure. In addition, the rules for calculating the required period of residence and permitted trips abroad for a citizenship application will be simplified.
Elina Valtonen: No vote recorded5 Apr 2023 · no votes - HE 48/2022 vpLapsed
Consumer protection for personal services
Clear rules will be added to the Consumer Protection Act for situations where a service provided to a person is delayed or defective. Consumers will receive stronger rights to price reductions, damages and free cancellation of services, for instance in the event of illness.
Elina Valtonen: No vote recorded5 Apr 2023 · no votes - HE 188/2022 vpPassed with amendments
Fuel oil support for machinery contractors
Companies operating mobile machinery will receive temporary support for the sudden rise in fuel oil prices caused by the war in Ukraine. Support will be paid at 5 per cent of fuel oil costs incurred between February and April 2022.
Elina Valtonen: No21 Oct 2022 · 2 votesClosest vote · 3 §, mietintö / Janne Sankelo
84 jaa63 ei - HE 105/2022 vpPassed
Publishing subsequent tax adjustments
Adjustments and changes made to income and property taxation after the conclusion of taxation will become public. At the same time, information on the total amount of advance tax payments will be removed from public income tax data.
Elina Valtonen: No vote recorded21 Oct 2022 · passed without a vote - HE 167/2021 vpPassed with amendments
Reforming services and job search obligations
Unemployed persons will be required to apply regularly for at least four jobs a month, and meetings with them will begin every two weeks in the initial phase of their job search. The sanctions system for unemployment security will be made more lenient so that a first failure to seek work results in a reminder without loss of benefit.
Elina Valtonen: Yes21 Dec 2021 · 4 votes119 jaa30 ei - HE 119/2026 vpIn progress
Comprehensive reform of arbitration
The Arbitration Act will be replaced by a new arbitration act based on the international UN Model Law. At the same time, procedural rules and terminology will be updated to meet modern digital and international requirements.
Elina Valtonen: No vote recorded10 Sep 2026 · no votes yet - HE 136/2026 vpIn progress
Enhancing maritime ship safety supervision
Legislation on the safety supervision of ships will be reformed to meet updated EU rules and international requirements. Authorities will receive clearer powers to inspect ships and new administrative means to address safety deficiencies.
Elina Valtonen: No vote recorded16 Sep 2026 · no votes yet - HE 135/2026 vpIn progress
Streamlining real estate register corrections
Surveys related to correcting real estate register errors and private road surveys can be conducted solely in writing without a separate survey meeting. This will speed up the upgrading of register data and reduce the administrative burden on authorities.
Elina Valtonen: No vote recorded16 Sep 2026 · no votes yet - HE 209/2021 vpPassed
Fourth supplementary budget for 2021
The fourth supplementary budget for 2021, 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.
Elina Valtonen: Yes2 Dec 2021 · 2 votes - HE 293/2022 vpPassed with amendments
Reform of pilotage rules and licences
The obligation to use a pilot for vessels operating in Finnish waters will be clarified, and the pilotage certificate system will be reformed. Administrative fines will be imposed for breaches of pilotage rules instead of criminal sanctions.
Elina Valtonen: No vote recorded8 Mar 2023 · passed without a vote - HE 280/2022 vpPassed with amendments
Graduating soft drinks tax by sugar
The soft drinks tax will be graduated into six tiers based on the product's sugar content. Taxation on sugar-free and low-sugar drinks will be reduced, while the tax on drinks with a high sugar content will increase.
Elina Valtonen: No vote recorded8 Mar 2023 · passed without a vote - HE 220/2021 vpPassed with amendments
Reforming dangerous goods transport rules
The Act on the Transport of Dangerous Goods would be reformed to meet modern safety requirements, EU regulation and international agreements. Supervision, division of responsibilities and permit procedures would be clarified for road, rail, maritime and air transport.
Elina Valtonen: No vote recorded8 Mar 2023 · passed without a vote - HE 231/2022 vpPassed with amendments
Reforming penalties for transporting dangerous goods
Penalties for minor infractions related to the transport of dangerous goods will change from criminal fines to administrative fees. The police, Finnish Customs and the Finnish Border Guard will be able to impose a traffic penalty fee directly for such acts, and supervisory agencies will be able to impose a penalty payment.
Elina Valtonen: No vote recorded7 Mar 2023 · passed without a vote - HE 70/2021 vpPassed with amendments
Stricter emissions limits for public vehicle procurements
Binding minimum quotas for zero- and low-emission vehicles will be set for public procurements of vehicles and transport services. The requirements apply to new procurements made by central government, municipalities and other contracting authorities.
Elina Valtonen: Absent24 Jun 2021 · 1 vote40 jaa13 ei - HE 247/2020 vpPassed
Improving legal protection for asylum seekers
Asylum seekers will be granted state-funded legal counsel at the asylum interview, and the appeal period for decisions will be extended to 30 days. In addition, private lawyers assisting asylum seekers will be remunerated on the basis of actual hours worked rather than a fixed lump-sum fee.
Elina Valtonen: Absent24 Jun 2021 · 1 vote42 jaa11 ei - HE 149/2022 vpPassed with amendments
Reforming emergency response centre data protection
Legislation on emergency response centre operations will be reformed to meet EU data protection requirements and align with the wellbeing services county reform. At the same time, controllership responsibilities for emergency response centre data and the rights of authorities to receive information will be defined more clearly.
Elina Valtonen: No vote recorded1 Mar 2023 · passed without a vote - HE 313/2022 vpPassed with amendments
Clarifying copyright reform for fundamental rights
The pending amendments to the Copyright Act are supplemented to strengthen freedom of expression, scientific freedom and the protection of teaching. Automatic filtering of online content will be clarified, and the use of materials in research and teaching will be made easier.
Elina Valtonen: No vote recorded28 Feb 2023 · passed without a vote - HE 314/2022 vpPassed with amendments
Introducing pharmacy substitution for biological medicines
Pharmacies will be required to substitute expensive biological medicines with cheaper equivalents, known as biosimilars. At the same time, biological medicines will be brought within the reference price system for medicine reimbursements to reduce medicine costs.
Elina Valtonen: No vote recorded21 Feb 2023 · passed without a vote