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Matti TorvinenEach row shows how the selected MPs voted in the bill's decisive vote.
- HE 278/2018 vpPassed
Developing Keva's risk management and services
Keva's obligation to assess the risks of its operations will be tightened and reducing the risk of work disability will be made one of its statutory duties. At the same time, the services supporting work ability provided by Keva will be extended to cover central government employers as well.
Matti Torvinen: No vote recorded26 Mar 2019 · passed without a vote - HE 305/2018 vpPassed with amendments
Strengthening listed company corporate governance
Remuneration of management and related party transactions in listed companies will become more transparent, and shareholders' ability to influence remuneration will be strengthened. At the same time, institutional investors will be required to disclose their shareholder engagement, and listed companies will be given better opportunities to identify their shareholders.
Matti Torvinen: Yes25 Mar 2019 · 2 votesClosest vote · Lausumaehdotus, mietintö / Lauri Ihalainen 2
101 jaa81 ei - HE 157/2018 vpPassed with amendments
Reforming transport qualifications and emergency preparedness
Heavy vehicle drivers will be able to obtain their professional qualification by taking examinations alone, and the local knowledge component will be removed from the taxi driver examination. At the same time, qualification requirements for authority vessels will be made more flexible and large transport companies will be required to prepare for disruptions.
Matti Torvinen: No vote recorded25 Mar 2019 · passed without a vote - HE 253/2018 vpPassed with amendments
State intervention in security-threatening property transactions
The state will gain the means to monitor and, if necessary, block real estate transactions that could endanger Finland's national security. Buyers from outside the EU and the EEA will be required to obtain a permit to buy real estate in Finland.
Matti Torvinen: No vote recorded14 Mar 2019 · passed without a vote - HE 231/2018 vpPassed with amendments
Stricter penalties for EU fraud
The Criminal Code will be tightened to combat fraud and misconduct directed against European Union funds. Companies can be subject to penalties for value added tax (VAT) fraud and EU fraud, and aggravated misuse of subsidies will be made punishable by imprisonment.
Matti Torvinen: Yes14 Mar 2019 · 2 votesClosest vote · 1. lakiehdotus, 8 b §, mietintö / Ville Tavio
168 jaa15 ei - HE 317/2018 vpPassed with amendments
Tax exemption for crop insurance
Crop damage and plant pest insurance will be temporarily exempt from the 24 per cent insurance premium tax until the end of 2027. The objective of the amendment is to lower the price of insurance policies and support insurance-based risk management in agriculture.
Matti Torvinen: No vote recorded8 Mar 2019 · passed without a vote - HE 60/2018 vpPassed with amendments
Improving online service accessibility
Websites and mobile applications of the public sector and key service providers would have to be accessible and easy to use for all users. Authorities would be required to provide digital services and related advice.
Matti Torvinen: No vote recorded8 Mar 2019 · passed without a vote - HE 322/2018 vpPassed
Raising veteran benefits
Veteran benefits will be increased by approximately 1.2 per cent from April 2019. The increase compensates for the freezing of the national pension index.
Matti Torvinen: No vote recorded7 Mar 2019 · passed without a vote - HE 219/2018 vpPassed
Safeguarding annual leave rights after illness
Employees would be guaranteed the right to at least four weeks of paid leave even if they have been absent from work for a long period due to illness, accident or rehabilitation. In addition, the period within which annual leave postponed due to illness must be taken would be extended.
Matti Torvinen: Yes5 Mar 2019 · 2 votesClosest vote · 28 §, mietintö / Merja Mäkisalo-Ropponen
122 jaa54 ei - HE 69/2020 vpPassed
Centralising business subsidy data
Data on business subsidies granted by the state will be gathered into a single centralised information system. The reform will make business subsidies more transparent and enhance monitoring and research concerning them.
Matti Torvinen: No vote recorded8 Oct 2020 · passed without a vote - HE 60/2022 vpPassed with amendments
Improving conditions for variable-hours workers
The employment terms of employees working variable hours and on short-term contracts will become more predictable and clearer than at present. Employers will have to provide a more comprehensive written statement on the terms of employment and regularly review actual hours worked under zero-hour and other variable contracts.
Matti Torvinen: No vote recorded1 Jul 2022 · passed without a vote - HE 50/2022 vpPassed with amendments
Reforming civil servants' working conditions
Civil servants of the state and the Bank of Finland will be guaranteed more comprehensive written information on their terms of employment and the right to free mandatory training that counts as working time. In addition, state civil servants will be able to report short sickness absences more flexibly without a doctor's certificate.
Matti Torvinen: No vote recorded1 Jul 2022 · passed without a vote - HE 92/2022 vpPassed with amendments
Temporary fuel support for transport companies
Road haulage and passenger transport companies would be granted state aid to compensate for sharply increased fuel costs. The purpose of the support is to ease companies' liquidity and safeguard Finland's security of supply.
Matti Torvinen: No vote recorded28 Jun 2022 · 3 votesClosest vote · 1 § , mietintö / Sanni Grahn-Laasonen
81 jaa65 ei - HE 119/2020 vpPassed with amendments
Fifth supplementary budget for 2020
The fifth supplementary budget for 2020, that is, amendments to the state budget for the current year. The votes mainly concern individual appropriation items and proposals in dissenting opinions by the opposition.
Matti Torvinen: No vote recorded1 Oct 2020 · 12 votes - HE 287/2018 vpPassed
Delaying Teno fishing permit transfer
Arranging the sale of fishing permits for the Teno River will remain with the Lapland ELY Centre (Centre for Economic Development, Transport and the Environment) for another two years. The transfer of the task to the new local fisheries area is postponed until the beginning of 2021.
Matti Torvinen: No vote recorded1 Feb 2019 · passed without a vote - HE 223/2018 vpPassed with amendments
Police powers to intercept drones
The police will be granted the right to intervene in the flight of model aircraft and drones and, if necessary, take possession of them to guarantee security. The movement of an aircraft can be prevented, for example, using technical jamming devices or force.
Matti Torvinen: No vote recorded1 Feb 2019 · passed without a vote - HE 47/2022 vpPassed with amendments
Allowing remote and hybrid meetings in organisations
Limited liability companies, housing companies, co-operatives and associations will be able to hold their meetings entirely remotely or as hybrid meetings. Participants will also be able to exercise full speaking and voting rights remotely.
Matti Torvinen: No vote recorded22 Jun 2022 · passed without a vote - HE 61/2022 vpPassed
Transferring unemployment statements to pilot municipalities
Municipalities participating in the municipal pilot to promote employment will be granted the right to issue more statements related to unemployment security to their own clients. The change will streamline the processing of unemployment benefit matters and reduce jobseekers' need to deal with both the municipality and the public employment services (TE services).
Matti Torvinen: No vote recorded21 Jun 2022 · passed without a vote - HE 78/2022 vpPassed
Extending COVID-19 reimbursements and allowances
Kela reimbursements for COVID-19 vaccinations and tests and the eased conditions for the infectious disease allowance would be extended until the end of 2022. The accrual of an employee's annual leave during absence caused by a coronavirus infection would also be safeguarded for the same period.
Matti Torvinen: No vote recorded20 Jun 2022 · passed without a vote - HE 127/2015 vpPassed
Tightening conditions for housing allowance
Housing allowance expenditure will be cut by freezing maximum housing expenditure limits for one year and increasing the impact of income on general housing allowance. The changes will reduce the allowance received by some beneficiaries.
Matti Torvinen: No vote recorded17 Dec 2015 · 1 vote123 jaa63 ei