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Ruut SjöblomEach row shows how the selected MPs voted in the bill's decisive vote.
- HE 6/2026 vpPassed with amendments
Minimum tax relief for large groups
New international exception rules will be added to the minimum taxation of large corporate groups, reducing companies' tax and reporting burden. Corporate groups will be able to utilise research and investment subsidies, for example, without them automatically leading to the payment of additional tax.
Ruut Sjöblom: No vote recorded12 Mar 2026 · passed without a vote - HE 75/2025 vpPassed
Raising reserve age limit to 65
The upper age limit for liability for military service and membership of the reserve will rise from 60 to 65 years. At the same time, the upper age limit for participating in voluntary national defence activities will be removed.
Ruut Sjöblom: No vote recorded10 Dec 2025 · passed without a vote - HE 85/2025 vpPassed with amendments
Tightening and expanding energy efficiency obligations
Energy saving and reporting obligations for the public sector and energy-intensive companies will be tightened. At the same time, contractual protection for district heating and cooling customers will be improved, and the utilisation of waste heat will be promoted.
Ruut Sjöblom: No vote recorded9 Dec 2025 · passed without a vote - HE 221/2024 vpPassed with amendments
Restricting nicotine pouch sales and use
Nicotine pouches will be brought under the scope of the Tobacco Act, making their retail sale subject to a licence and introducing a maximum nicotine limit. Only mint and menthol flavours will be permitted in the products, and the possession of all tobacco substitutes will be prohibited for persons under 18 years of age.
Ruut Sjöblom: No vote recorded15 May 2025 · 3 votesClosest vote · Proposed statement
84 jaa70 ei - HE 38/2025 vpPassed
Reforming wellbeing services county funding
Funding for wellbeing services counties will be altered so that a larger share is directed towards preventive promotion of health and wellbeing and annual fluctuations in funding are smoothed out. At the same time, central government spending will be temporarily reduced by cutting the transitional balancing supplement received by the City of Helsinki in 2026 and 2027.
Ruut Sjöblom: No vote recorded23 Jun 2025 · 3 votes100 jaa84 ei - HE 7/2024 vpPassed with amendments
Raising grocery store alcohol limit to 8 per cent
Grocery stores and kiosks would be permitted to sell fermented alcoholic beverages of up to 8.0 per cent alcohol by volume, such as strong beers, ciders and mild wines. Distilled mixed drinks of equivalent strength will remain available only at Alko.
Ruut Sjöblom: No vote recorded6 Jun 2024 · 10 votes102 jaa80 ei - HE 44/2025 vpPassed with amendments
Increasing the forestry deduction
The forestry deduction available in forest owners' taxation will be increased from 60 per cent to 75 per cent. The change will ease the taxation of timber sales income and enable the acquisition costs of a forest property to be deducted more quickly than before.
Ruut Sjöblom: No vote recorded19 Jun 2025 · 3 votes122 jaa62 ei - 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.
Ruut Sjöblom: No vote recorded5 Dec 2025 · passed without a vote - HE 130/2025 vpPassed with amendments
Self-employed pension cap and crisis support
A maximum limit of 4,000 euros will be set on the increase in pensionable income for self-employed persons who started operating in 2023–2025 during their first review. At the same time, the compensation period for psychological support for those who have served in crisis management duties will be extended to two years.
Ruut Sjöblom: No vote recorded4 Dec 2025 · passed without a vote - HE 93/2025 vpPassed
Lowering the reduced VAT rate
The value added tax (VAT) on food, restaurant services, medicines, public transport, and cultural and sports services will decrease from 14 per cent to 13.5 per cent at the start of 2026. The tax cut may slightly reduce consumer prices for these goods and services.
Ruut Sjöblom: No vote recorded2 Dec 2025 · 6 votesClosest vote · Proposed statement
114 jaa53 ei - HE 239/2026 vpIn progress
Reorganising KEHA Centre duties
The state will cut duties related to employment services at the KEHA Centre and transfer some services to other authorities. Municipalities will be more independently responsible for advising jobseekers and for their own training, while international recruitment will be centralised at Business Finland.
Ruut Sjöblom: No vote recorded14 Oct 2026 · no votes yet - HE 215/2026 vpIn progress
Establishing a water management data repository
Official data on water resources, water services, dam safety and floods will be compiled into a statutory water management data repository. At the same time, authorities will be granted the right to obtain flood damage compensation data from insurance companies for anticipating and managing flood risks.
Ruut Sjöblom: No vote recorded14 Oct 2026 · no votes yet - HE 214/2026 vpIn progress
Introducing forest regeneration notifications
Forest owners will be obliged to submit a notification of forest regeneration work or the preconditions for regeneration after felling. Failure to submit the notification will become an offence punishable by a fine.
Ruut Sjöblom: No vote recorded14 Oct 2026 · no votes yet - HE 210/2026 vpIn progress
Abolishing insider registers for investment firms
Investment firms will no longer be required to maintain a public insider register, and their insiders will no longer make separate insider declarations. The reform dismantles national red tape overlapping with EU regulation.
Ruut Sjöblom: No vote recorded14 Oct 2026 · no votes yet - HE 186/2026 vpIn progress
Expanding the senior Kela reimbursement pilot
People aged over 65 will receive Kela reimbursement for private physiotherapy with a co-payment corresponding to client fees in public health care. In addition, the number of reimbursed general practitioner visits under the pilot will be increased and the pilot will be extended to the end of 2028.
Ruut Sjöblom: 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.
Ruut Sjöblom: No vote recorded9 Jun 2025 · passed without a vote - HE 89/2025 vpPassed with amendments
Simplified court procedure for small tenancy disputes
A simplified court procedure for residential tenancy disputes and evictions will be established in the district courts. The reform lowers the threshold for bringing and contesting a claim by capping the losing party's liability for legal costs.
Ruut Sjöblom: No vote recorded17 Apr 2026 · passed without a vote - HE 81/2025 vpPassed with amendments
Reforming Kela's administration and operations
Kela decisions will be issued electronically to customers using its online service, and the National Audit Office of Finland will be granted the right to audit Kela's operations. In addition, Kela will be able to transfer auxiliary duties such as document sorting and mailing to private operators.
Ruut Sjöblom: No vote recorded21 Nov 2025 · passed without a vote - HE 80/2025 vpPassed
Merging student and social security appeals
The Student Financial Aid Appeal Board will be abolished and appeals concerning student financial aid benefits transferred to the Social Security Appeal Board. At the same time, the procedure for the annulment of decisions on unemployment security will be streamlined, and the provisions on leaving disability pensions in abeyance will be extended.
Ruut Sjöblom: No vote recorded18 Nov 2025 · passed without a vote - HE 75/2023 vpPassed with amendments
Index freezes and child benefit increases
Annual index increases to several social security benefits will not be made in 2024–2027. At the same time, child benefit will be increased for families with multiple children, single parents, and children under three years of age.
Ruut Sjöblom: No vote recorded19 Dec 2023 · 4 votes119 jaa58 ei