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2683 bills
Jaana Laitinen-PesolaEach row shows how the selected MPs voted in the bill's decisive vote.
- HE 200/2018 vpPassed
Banning coal in energy production
The use of coal in electricity and heat production would be banned in Finland from May 2029. However, the ban would not apply to exceptional security of supply situations or electricity peak-load reserve plants.
Jaana Laitinen-Pesola: Yes19 Mar 2019 · 4 votes170 jaa14 ei - HE 263/2018 vpPassed with amendments
Reforming compensation for predator damage
Damage caused by large carnivores to domestic animals, dogs, crops and other movable property will be compensated in full. At the same time, the increased additional compensation paid for exceptionally large reindeer damage will be abolished and reporting requirements for reindeer damage will be tightened.
Jaana Laitinen-Pesola: No vote recorded8 Mar 2019 · passed without a vote - HE 279/2018 vpPassed with amendments
Equity savings accounts for retail investors
A new equity savings account will be created in Finland for private individuals. Within the account, listed shares can be traded and dividends accrued without immediate tax consequences.
Jaana Laitinen-Pesola: Yes7 Mar 2019 · 1 vote126 jaa57 ei - HE 3/2023 vpPassed
Correcting fees in summary civil cases
A technical error in the Court Fees Act will be corrected so that the processing fee for certain summary civil cases does not inadvertently increase. The lower fee will be retained for cases decided on the basis of admission or that are discontinued.
Jaana Laitinen-Pesola: No vote recorded9 Jun 2023 · passed without a vote - HE 66/2019 vpPassed
Raising taxes on transport fuels
Excise duty on petrol, diesel and other transport fuels will be increased. The change will raise fuel prices and increase central government tax revenue.
Jaana Laitinen-Pesola: No vote recorded16 Dec 2019 · 2 votes94 jaa64 ei - HE 80/2019 vpPassed
Repealing the unemployment security activation model
The unemployment security activation model will be dismantled completely. Unemployed people will no longer need to work a minimum amount or participate in employment services to keep their unemployment benefits at the full rate.
Jaana Laitinen-Pesola: No vote recorded13 Dec 2019 · 5 votesClosest vote · Lausumaehdotus 1, mietintö / Mia Laiho
98 jaa62 ei - HE 39/2017 vpPassed with amendments
Vocational education and training reform
Vocational education and training for young people and adults will be combined into a single system in which studies are individually tailored for each student. The funding and steering of education will be reformed to emphasize the acquisition of skills and employment rather than study time alone.
Jaana Laitinen-Pesola: Yes6 Jul 2017 · 23 votes112 jaa57 ei - HE 71/2022 vpPassed
Reforming expropriation notification and consultation
Notifications in expropriation permit procedures will be moved from municipal notice boards to official websites. At the same time, the opportunity for members of the public to express their views on expropriation projects will be clarified.
Jaana Laitinen-Pesola: No vote recorded23 Jun 2022 · passed without a vote - HE 163/2021 vpPassed with amendments
Authority access to bank account data
Authorities' access to the bank and payment account monitoring system would be expanded to prevent serious crime and carry out statutory duties. Finnish Customs will implement a centralised system through which data is transmitted to authorities quickly and electronically.
Jaana Laitinen-Pesola: No vote recorded22 Jun 2022 · passed without a vote - HE 46/2022 vpPassed with amendments
Reforming waste transport registration and supervision
Registration rules for waste carriers and brokers will be reformed to combat the grey economy and make the monitoring of waste flows more effective. At the same time, a new electronic waste consignment note register and open online information services for waste management and producer registers will be established.
Jaana Laitinen-Pesola: No vote recorded16 Jun 2022 · passed without a vote - HE 55/2022 vpPassed
Establishing educational equality funding in law
Funding promoting educational equality in early childhood education and care and pre-primary and basic education will be established in law as a permanent government grant. The grant can be awarded to providers of education and early childhood education and care for four years at a time instead of through an annual application process.
Jaana Laitinen-Pesola: No vote recorded10 Jun 2022 · passed without a vote - HE 188/2018 vpPassed
Reforming cross-border social security
Workers arriving in Finland will gain access to social security and health insurance faster than before, without the requirement of an employment relationship of at least four months. At the same time, the right to Finnish social security during a temporary stay abroad will be shortened from one year to six months.
Jaana Laitinen-Pesola: Yes20 Dec 2018 · 6 votes119 jaa62 ei - HE 160/2018 vpPassed with amendments
Freezing national pension index-linked benefits
Index increases to social benefits tied to the national pension index, such as the national pension and unemployment benefits, will be foregone in 2019. However, the basic amount of social assistance will be increased in line with rising prices.
Jaana Laitinen-Pesola: Yes20 Dec 2018 · 8 votes97 jaa84 ei - HE 37/2022 vpPassed
Temporary increase in commuting deductions
The tax deduction for commuting expenses between home and work will be temporarily increased for 2022 due to rising fuel prices. The change applies particularly to employees travelling by private car or company car with a partial benefit.
Jaana Laitinen-Pesola: No vote recorded27 May 2022 · passed without a vote - HE 85/2021 vpPassed with amendments
Permanent eastern border lorry queuing system
A permanent advance booking and queuing system for freight traffic will be established for road border crossing points between Finland and Russia. The system will smooth border crossings and enable automatic reading of vehicle registration plates.
Jaana Laitinen-Pesola: No vote recorded24 Jun 2021 · passed without a vote - HE 126/2018 vpPassed
Freezing index increases in education and culture
Index increases to central government funding for education, cultural institutions, and liberal adult education will not be made in 2019. This means that central government funding received by providers will not rise with the general price level.
Jaana Laitinen-Pesola: Yes3 Dec 2018 · 1 vote87 jaa79 ei - HE 40/2022 vpPassed
Coordinating social security with the UK
An act will be passed in Finland on the application of the social security provisions of the Trade and Cooperation Agreement between the EU and the United Kingdom. Under the act, the same national practices will apply to the social security of persons moving between the countries as apply between EU countries.
Jaana Laitinen-Pesola: No vote recorded18 May 2022 · passed without a vote - HE 39/2022 vpPassed
Extending coronavirus business cost support
Businesses affected by coronavirus restrictions can apply for support for their uncovered fixed costs for the winter of 2021–2022. The support is intended especially for situations where a business's previous aid quota is nearly exhausted.
Jaana Laitinen-Pesola: No vote recorded18 May 2022 · passed without a vote - HE 209/2018 vpPassed
Participation in NATO's Iraq training mission
Finland will approve an agreement enabling Finnish soldiers to participate in a NATO-led training mission in Iraq. The mission supports and trains Iraq's own security forces without participating in combat operations.
Jaana Laitinen-Pesola: Yes23 Nov 2018 · 1 vote150 jaa11 ei - HE 43/2016 vpPassed with amendments
Tightening conditions for family reunification
Conditions for family reunification for recipients of international protection will be tightened by requiring applicants to have secure means of support. Those granted asylum can only apply to bring their family to Finland without an income threshold if the application is submitted within three months of the protection decision.
Jaana Laitinen-Pesola: Absent27 Jun 2016 · 3 votes102 jaa67 ei