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Pia LohikoskiEach row shows how the selected MPs voted in the bill's decisive vote.
- HE 202/2020 vpPassed with amendments
Digitalising transport services and coronavirus preparedness
The provision of mobility and travel information services will be transferred to a state-owned company, and regulatory flexibility will be added to the transport sector. At the same time, temporary measures will be introduced to the act to prevent the harms of the coronavirus pandemic.
Pia Lohikoski: No vote recorded18 Dec 2020 · passed without a vote - HE 177/2020 vpPassed with amendments
Reforming vehicle approval and supervision rules
A new Vehicles Act will be enacted in Finland to align national legislation with EU vehicle regulations. At the same time, market surveillance of vehicles will be enhanced by introducing a new administrative penalty payment.
Pia Lohikoski: No vote recorded18 Dec 2020 · passed without a vote - HE 235/2020 vpPassed
Stricter control of explosives precursors
A more rigorous permit process and background check will be required to purchase and possess chemicals suitable for making explosives, such as concentrated sulphuric acid. The obligations of businesses and online marketplaces selling chemicals to verify customer details and report suspicious purchases will be increased.
Pia Lohikoski: No vote recorded17 Dec 2020 · passed without a vote - HE 234/2020 vpPassed
Extending the temporary interest rate cap
The interest rate on unsecured credit granted to consumers will continue to be capped at a maximum of 10 per cent, and direct marketing of credit will remain prohibited. The regulation aims to protect consumers who have faced financial difficulties due to the coronavirus pandemic and prevent debt problems.
Pia Lohikoski: No vote recorded17 Dec 2020 · passed without a vote - HE 233/2020 vpPassed
Extra time to pay debts
Companies will temporarily receive additional time to pay their debts before a creditor can petition for their bankruptcy based on failure to comply with a demand for payment. The payment period will be extended from the usual one week to 30 days.
Pia Lohikoski: No vote recorded17 Dec 2020 · passed without a vote - HE 219/2020 vpPassed
Extending housing companies' transition deadline
The deadline for housing companies established before 2019 to transfer their lists of shares to the residential and commercial property information system will be extended by one year. At the same time, rules on mutual real estate companies joining the system will be clarified.
Pia Lohikoski: No vote recorded17 Dec 2020 · passed without a vote - HE 185/2020 vpPassed
Tax deduction of EEA subsidiary losses
A Finnish parent company will, under certain conditions, be able to deduct the final losses of a subsidiary located in another EEA state in its taxation. The deduction can be made as a separate group deduction once the subsidiary's operations have been discontinued and the company has been dissolved.
Pia Lohikoski: No vote recorded17 Dec 2020 · passed without a vote - HE 87/2020 vpPassed with amendments
Transferring employment services to municipal pilots
Some services and duties of the central government's public employment services (TE services) will be temporarily transferred to be organised by pilot municipalities. The pilot applies in particular to jobseekers who face difficulties finding employment, people under 30 years of age, immigrants, and jobseekers receiving labour market subsidy or basic unemployment allowance.
Pia Lohikoski: Yes17 Dec 2020 · 5 votesClosest vote · Mietintö / Paula Risikon lausumaehdotus
31 jaa24 ei - HE 238/2020 vpPassed
Easing COVID-19 reporting for small restaurants
Small restaurant businesses are exempted from heavy accounting and auditing requirements associated with compensation for the spring 2020 closure period. The change will reduce administrative costs for businesses and decrease recoveries of support.
Pia Lohikoski: No vote recorded16 Dec 2020 · passed without a vote - HE 236/2020 vpPassed
Temporarily easing school transport subsidy rules
Upper secondary students can receive school transport subsidy even if they study partly remotely due to the coronavirus epidemic. Qualifying for the subsidy will require at least eight return journeys to school per month instead of the previous weekly journey requirement.
Pia Lohikoski: No vote recorded16 Dec 2020 · passed without a vote - HE 218/2020 vpPassed with amendments
Extending exceptional school arrangements in spring 2021
Schools may transition to partial or full remote teaching if the local coronavirus situation requires it in the spring term of 2021 as well. The youngest pupils and those needing special support will nevertheless continue in in-person teaching despite the exceptional arrangements.
Pia Lohikoski: No vote recorded16 Dec 2020 · passed without a vote - HE 158/2020 vpPassed
Financial support for voluntary municipal mergers
The state will resume paying financial support to municipalities that merge voluntarily. In addition, any losses in central government transfers resulting from a merger will be compensated to the new municipality for a fixed period.
Pia Lohikoski: No vote recorded16 Dec 2020 · passed without a vote - HE 113/2020 vpPassed with amendments
Reforming rail transport registers and permits
Maintenance of rolling stock and railway infrastructure registers for rail transport will be transferred to the European Union Agency for Railways. At the same time, moving rolling stock in ports and on industrial tracks will be made easier by easing permit requirements.
Pia Lohikoski: No vote recorded16 Dec 2020 · passed without a vote - HE 225/2020 vpPassed
Cross-border use of Koronavilkku
The Koronavilkku app will become interoperable with corresponding apps in other EU and EEA countries and Switzerland. Users will be able to receive alerts about potential coronavirus exposure also when travelling in these countries.
Pia Lohikoski: No vote recorded15 Dec 2020 · passed without a vote - HE 214/2020 vpPassed
Securing covid-19 vaccine injury compensation
The state will guarantee pharmaceutical injury insurance covering potential adverse effects of covid-19 vaccines. As a result, people receiving the vaccine will have the same insurance cover as for other vaccines and medicines.
Pia Lohikoski: No vote recorded15 Dec 2020 · passed without a vote - HE 129/2020 vpPassed with amendments
Lowering health and social services fees
Nurse appointments at health centres and outpatient clinic visits for minors will become free of charge. At the same time, the annual cap on client fees will be expanded to cover dental care and therapies, among other things.
Pia Lohikoski: Yes15 Dec 2020 · 3 votesClosest vote · 1. lakiehdotus, 5 §, mietintö / Mia Laiho
32 jaa23 ei - HE 114/2020 vpPassed with amendments
Expanding municipal employment trials to new municipalities
New municipalities and trial areas are added to the municipal trial for promoting employment. In these areas, services and interviews for unemployed jobseekers will transfer from the public employment services (TE services) to the municipalities.
Pia Lohikoski: No vote recorded15 Dec 2020 · passed without a vote - HE 228/2020 vpPassed
Extending remote cadastral and shareholder meetings
Cadastral surveys and meetings of jointly owned areas, jointly owned forests, and reindeer herding co-operatives can continue to be organised via remote connections due to the coronavirus epidemic. The validity of the exceptional arrangements will be extended until the end of June 2021.
Pia Lohikoski: No vote recorded14 Dec 2020 · passed without a vote - HE 221/2020 vpPassed
Support for high-speed broadband construction
The state will support the construction of high-speed internet connections in areas where connections will not be built on market terms before 2025. The new support programme will bring around 10,000 new households, leisure homes and businesses within reach of high-speed broadband.
Pia Lohikoski: Yes14 Dec 2020 · 2 votesClosest vote · 8 §, mietintö / Jani Mäkelä
32 jaa23 ei - HE 198/2020 vpPassed
Lowering early childhood education fees
Early childhood education and care client fees will be lowered and income thresholds raised significantly. The reform aims to ease everyday life for families with children and encourage employment.
Pia Lohikoski: Yes14 Dec 2020 · 3 votesClosest vote · 8 §, mietintö / Peter Östman
31 jaa24 ei