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Sofia VirtaEach row shows how the selected MPs voted in the bill's decisive vote.
- HE 195/2016 vpPassed
Easier support for rural pilot projects
Rural pilot projects will also be eligible for support for equipment and machinery investments that are not of public benefit. The reform makes it easier to test new products, methods and techniques in practice.
Sofia Virta: No vote recorded16 Dec 2016 · passed without a vote - HE 111/2016 vpPassed with amendments
Reforming youth work and youth policy
The new Youth Act will strengthen young people's inclusion and equality in society. At the same time, municipalities will be given more freedom to organise youth work according to their own local needs.
Sofia Virta: No vote recorded16 Dec 2016 · passed without a vote - HE 258/2018 vpPassed
Voluntary VAT liability for performers
Performing artists, athletes and booking agencies will be able to opt voluntarily into liability for value added tax (VAT). This will enable them to deduct the VAT paid on purchases made for their activities.
Sofia Virta: No vote recorded17 Jan 2019 · passed without a vote - HE 136/2016 vpPassed
Raising excise duties on fuels
Excise duties on transport, heating and machinery fuels will be raised from the beginning of 2017. The change will lead to higher fuel and heating prices.
Sofia Virta: No vote recorded7 Dec 2016 · 2 votesClosest vote · Lausumaehdotus 1, mietintö / Krista Kiuru
96 jaa68 ei - HE 198/2018 vpPassed with amendments
Streamlining ship safety regulation and inspections
Ship inspection and safety practices will be simplified, and the reporting of passenger data to authorities will be reformed. Certain vessels will be able to switch to self-monitoring for inspections, and traditional vessels will be allowed dedicated rules that take their special characteristics into account.
Sofia Virta: No vote recorded15 Jan 2019 · passed without a vote - HE 157/2016 vpPassed with amendments
Transfer of rescue officer training
Responsibility for organising university of applied sciences education for rescue services officers will be transferred from Savonia University of Applied Sciences to the Police University College. At the same time, the training programme and its funding will be transferred entirely to the administrative branch of the Ministry of the Interior.
Sofia Virta: No vote recorded25 Nov 2016 · passed without a vote - HE 252/2020 vpPassed with amendments
Easier employer changes for seasonal workers
Foreign seasonal workers will be able to change employers while in Finland without applying for an entirely new permit. At the same time, the notification burden on employers will be eased and the permit procedure for seasonal workers returning to their previous work will be streamlined.
Sofia Virta: No vote recorded28 Mar 2021 · passed without a vote - HE 226/2018 vpPassed with amendments
Enabling broadband communications for authorities
The VIRVE communications system for authorities will be upgraded to broadband by utilising commercial mobile networks. Authorities will be guaranteed priority access to the network even during congestion and disruptions.
Sofia Virta: No vote recorded21 Dec 2018 · passed without a vote - HE 225/2018 vpPassed with amendments
Permitting remote pilotage trials
Remote pilotage of vessels will be made possible in Finland, allowing a pilot to guide and advise a vessel without physically boarding it. The activity will begin under official supervision as fixed-term trials.
Sofia Virta: No vote recorded21 Dec 2018 · passed without a vote - HE 246/2018 vpPassed
Extending restrictions on municipal health and social services contracts
The scope for municipalities to carry out long-term outsourcing of health and social services and major property investments will be restricted until the end of 2022. At the same time, municipalities' obligation to belong to health and social services co-operation areas will continue until the end of 2020.
Sofia Virta: No vote recorded20 Dec 2018 · 2 votesClosest vote · Lausumaehdotus, mietintö / Sirpa Paatero
107 jaa73 ei - HE 152/2018 vpPassed
Facilitating higher education and continuous learning
The flexibility of higher education studies and opportunities for continuous learning will be increased to meet the needs of working life. Student admissions and internal transfers within higher education institutions will also be made easier.
Sofia Virta: No vote recorded20 Dec 2018 · 5 votesClosest vote · 2. lakiehdotus, 28 a §, mietintö / Sami Savio
164 jaa16 ei - HE 208/2018 vpPassed with amendments
Easier financial support for rental housing
Financial support measures for rental housing entities owning state-subsidised housing will be eased and brought forward. Amendments to loan terms, grants and partial loan forgiveness can be granted even before an entity drifts into serious financial difficulties.
Sofia Virta: No vote recorded19 Dec 2018 · passed without a vote - HE 186/2018 vpPassed with amendments
Introducing mobile driving licences in traffic enforcement
Drivers will be able to prove their right to drive in traffic enforcement using a smartphone mobile application alongside a physical driving licence. In addition, driving licences issued in the Faroe Islands and Greenland will allow temporary driving in mainland Finland.
Sofia Virta: No vote recorded19 Dec 2018 · passed without a vote - HE 102/2016 vpPassed
Extending lending remuneration to higher education
Authors and other creators will also receive copyright remuneration for works borrowed from higher education libraries. Previously, lending remuneration has been paid only for loans made from public libraries.
Sofia Virta: No vote recorded28 Oct 2016 · passed without a vote - HE 237/2020 vpPassed with amendments
Extending price regulation on initial identification
The regulation on the maximum price of initial identification used when creating an electronic identification tool, such as a mobile certificate, using credentials from another service provider will be extended by two years. At the same time, Traficom (the Finnish Transport and Communications Agency) will be tasked with regularly collecting market and statistical data on identification services.
Sofia Virta: No vote recorded17 Mar 2021 · passed without a vote - HE 122/2018 vpPassed
Improving conscripts' accident and death compensation
Conscripts and persons liable for non-military service who are permanently disabled in service will be entitled to a new lump-sum compensation. A new death benefit will begin to be paid to the close relatives of persons who die during service.
Sofia Virta: No vote recorded14 Dec 2018 · 4 votesClosest vote · Lausumaehdotus, mietintö / Arja Juvonen 2
96 jaa87 ei - HE 94/2018 vpPassed with amendments
Replacing environmental permits with notification
Some activities currently requiring an environmental permit will move to a lighter notification procedure. The reform will speed up the launch of projects and reduce the administrative burden on businesses and authorities.
Sofia Virta: No vote recorded14 Dec 2018 · passed without a vote - HE 201/2017 vpPassed with amendments
Strengthening Border Guard powers and preparedness
The powers of the Finnish Border Guard will be expanded in incidents during normal conditions, in counter-terrorism and in maintaining border security. At the same time, transport operators will be obligated to check travel documents in internal border traffic as well if border control has been temporarily reintroduced.
Sofia Virta: No vote recorded14 Dec 2018 · passed without a vote - HE 138/2018 vpPassed with amendments
Securing rescue services amendments
Legislative amendments concerning rescue services will be separated from the delayed regional reform. This will allow reforms concerning oil spill response, training for contract fire brigade personnel and civil defence shelters to enter into force right from the beginning of 2019.
Sofia Virta: No vote recorded13 Dec 2018 · passed without a vote - HE 83/2016 vpPassed with amendments
Making it easier to claim competition damages
Claiming compensation for harm caused by infringements of competition law, such as cartels or abuse of a dominant position, will be made easier. The rules improve the opportunities for injured businesses and consumers to obtain full compensation and make court proceedings smoother.
Sofia Virta: No vote recorded25 Oct 2016 · passed without a vote