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- HE 25/2021 vpPassed with amendments
Enhancing supervision of animal transport
Animal transport supervision will be stepped up by granting Finnish Customs the right to inspect transports and by requiring a journey log for the export of reindeer and fur animals. In addition, the boundary between commercial activity and private hobby activities will be clarified.
Johannes Yrttiaho: Absent16 Jun 2021 · 1 voteOnly vote · Lausumaehdotus, mietintö / Ritva Elomaa
32 jaa24 ei - HE 314/2018 vpLapsed
Road tax for heavy goods vehicles
A new time-based road tax will be introduced in Finland for heavy goods vehicles weighing over 12 tonnes. At the same time, vehicle tax on domestic lorries will be reduced so that their overall tax burden does not increase on average.
Johannes Yrttiaho: No vote recorded18 Apr 2019 · no votes - HE 310/2018 vpLapsed
Reforming health and social services fees
The legislation on client fees for health and social services will be comprehensively reformed and brought to the statutory level. Healthcare services for minors will become free of charge, the fee cap will be expanded, and the fee criteria for housing services will be harmonised.
Johannes Yrttiaho: No vote recorded18 Apr 2019 · no votes - HE 14/2018 vpLapsed
Regional duty transfers and new agency
Duties of the state and municipalities will be transferred to new self-governing regions and to the State Licensing and Supervisory Agency to be established. The reform brings together the licensing and supervisory duties of the current Regional State Administrative Agencies, Valvira and the ELY Centre (Centre for Economic Development, Transport and the Environment) into a single agency.
Johannes Yrttiaho: No vote recorded18 Apr 2019 · no votes - HE 16/2017 vpLapsed
Transferring rescue services to regions
The responsibility for organising rescue services will be transferred from municipalities to the regions to be established from 1 January 2019. At the same time, central government steering will be strengthened and rescue departments' opportunity to continue providing emergency medical services will be safeguarded.
Johannes Yrttiaho: No vote recorded18 Apr 2019 · no votes - HE 203/2017 vpPassed with amendments
Military intelligence powers
Statutory powers for military intelligence will be established for the Finnish Defence Forces to detect and anticipate serious military and international threats directed at Finland. The powers cover human intelligence, information systems intelligence, and communications intelligence both domestically and abroad.
Johannes Yrttiaho: No vote recorded8 Apr 2019 · 2 votesClosest vote · 1. lakiehdotus, 112 §, mietintö / Markus Mustajärvi
167 jaa10 ei - HE 323/2018 vpPassed with amendments
Supplementary budget for 2019
The supplementary budget for 2019, 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.
Johannes Yrttiaho: No vote recorded14 Mar 2019 · 24 votes - HE 302/2018 vpPassed
Extending demonstration notification period to 24 hours
Public meetings and demonstrations organised outdoors must in future be notified to the police at least 24 hours before they begin, instead of the current six hours. Spontaneous demonstrations can still be organised at shorter notice if they do not cause unreasonable inconvenience.
Johannes Yrttiaho: No vote recorded14 Mar 2019 · passed without a vote - HE 50/2026 vpIn progress
Expanding intelligence and crime prevention powers
The Constitution will be amended so that provisions can be laid down by act to grant authorities the right to restrict the sanctity of the home and the secrecy of confidential communications in order to combat serious crime and security threats. This will enable intelligence and surveillance to target homes and confidential messages even before a concrete crime has occurred or an individualised suspicion of a crime exists.
Johannes Yrttiaho: No vote recorded28 May 2026 · no votes yet - HE 303/2018 vpPassed with amendments
Lowering VAT on electronic publications
Value added tax (VAT) on electronic books, online newspapers and magazines, and single-copy sales will decrease from 24 per cent to 10 per cent. The reform places electronic publications on an equal tax footing with printed works and periodical subscriptions.
Johannes Yrttiaho: No vote recorded27 Feb 2019 · passed without a vote - HE 228/2018 vpPassed with amendments
Updating emissions trading rules for 2021–2030
Finland's emissions trading rules will be updated for the EU's new emissions trading period 2021–2030. Allocation procedures for emission allowances will be streamlined and authority duties transferred to the Energy Authority.
Johannes Yrttiaho: No vote recorded27 Feb 2019 · 4 votesClosest vote · Mietintö / Lauri Ihalainen, lausumaehdotus 1
109 jaa59 ei - HE 68/2022 vpPassed with amendments
Adjusting health and social services funding
Financing calculations for wellbeing services counties and municipalities will be updated to reflect the latest cost and needs data ahead of the reform of health and social services. Municipal income tax rates will be cut by 12.64 percentage points from the start of 2023 so that a corresponding share of tax revenue is transferred to central government to fund the operations of wellbeing services counties.
Johannes Yrttiaho: Absent7 Jul 2022 · 3 votesClosest vote · Lausumaehdotus, mietintö / Mari-Leena Talvitie
84 jaa62 ei - HE 13/2022 vpPassed
Consent-based reform of sexual offences
The definition of rape and other sexual offences will become consent-based, making an act punishable whenever participation is not voluntary. At the same time, penalties for sexual offences against children will be tightened and criminal offences redefined.
Johannes Yrttiaho: Yes5 Jul 2022 · 1 voteOnly vote · Käsittelyn pohja, valiokunnan ehdotus / Pihla Keto-Huovinen
87 jaa69 ei - HE 231/2021 vpPassed with amendments
Reforming elderly home and housing services
Home care and housing services for older people and others in need of support will be reformed to improve their quality and availability. Home care will begin to be provided around the clock according to need, and long-term institutional care in social welfare for older people will be phased out over a transition period.
Johannes Yrttiaho: Absent5 Jul 2022 · 16 votesClosest vote · 2. lakiehdotus, 18 §, mietintö / Arja Juvonen
88 jaa68 ei - HE 86/2022 vpPassed
Raising the road safety charge
The road safety charge paid by insurance companies will be increased to secure funding for road safety work. At the same time, the Finnish Motor Insurers' Centre will be designated as the body handling insolvency situations involving insurance companies.
Johannes Yrttiaho: No vote recorded1 Jul 2022 · passed without a vote - HE 54/2022 vpPassed with amendments
More flexible compulsory education rules
Flexibility is introduced to completing compulsory education and related support so that a suitable educational path can be found for every young person. At the same time, foreign minors residing in the country solely for study purposes are excluded from compulsory education and free learning materials.
Johannes Yrttiaho: No vote recorded1 Jul 2022 · passed without a vote - HE 14/2022 vpPassed with amendments
Tightening consumer protection and telemarketing rules
A mandatory written confirmation will be introduced in telemarketing for a contract to be binding on the consumer. At the same time, consumer rights will be improved in sales discounts, online shopping and doorstep selling.
Johannes Yrttiaho: No vote recorded1 Jul 2022 · passed without a vote - HE 16/2015 vpPassed with amendments
Raising retirement age and pension reform
The minimum age for an earnings-related pension will rise gradually from 63 to 65 years and will later be linked to life expectancy. The reform standardises pension accrual, replaces part-time pension with new pension types and extends working careers.
Johannes Yrttiaho: No vote recorded23 Dec 2015 · 6 votes157 jaa4 ei - HE 67/2022 vpPassed with amendments
Allowing remote meetings in savings banks
Savings banks and mortgage societies will be able to hold their meetings in a hybrid format or entirely by remote access. This will enable trustees and members to participate fully in decision-making without being physically present.
Johannes Yrttiaho: No vote recorded23 Jun 2022 · passed without a vote - HE 106/2015 vpPassed with amendments
Cutting health insurance reimbursements and copayments
Health insurance reimbursements for medicines, travel and medical care will be cut, and the copayments paid by clients will be increased. In addition, temporary additional fees will be imposed on operators in the pharmaceutical sector for 2016.
Johannes Yrttiaho: No vote recorded22 Dec 2015 · 5 votes114 jaa71 ei