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- HE 120/2022 vpPassed
Transferring international environmental assessments to Syke
Practical official duties relating to transboundary environmental impact assessments will be transferred from the Ministry of the Environment to the Finnish Environment Institute. At the same time, provisions will be enacted on the online publication of personal data in old assessment documents, and the obligation to assess public authorities' plans will be clarified.
Anders Norrback: No vote recorded20 Oct 2022 · passed without a vote - HE 107/2022 vpPassed with amendments
Establishing free leisure activities for schoolchildren
The Finnish model for leisure activities aimed at comprehensive school pupils will be enshrined in law, establishing the provision of free leisure activities in connection with the school day. At the same time, the criteria for government grants to youth sector organisations and youth centres will be clarified.
Anders Norrback: No vote recorded20 Oct 2022 · passed without a vote - HE 103/2023 vpPassed with amendments
Digitalising private early childhood education licensing
The licensing and registration procedure for private day-care centres will become electronic and transfer to a new register of service providers. Authorities will obtain the information concerning operating conditions directly from other authorities.
Anders Norrback: No vote recorded15 Mar 2024 · passed without a vote - HE 85/2021 vpPassed with amendments
Permanent eastern border lorry queuing system
A permanent advance booking and queuing system for freight traffic will be established for road border crossing points between Finland and Russia. The system will smooth border crossings and enable automatic reading of vehicle registration plates.
Anders Norrback: No vote recorded24 Jun 2021 · passed without a vote - HE 133/2017 vpPassed with amendments
Raising property tax rate ranges
Statutory lower and upper limits for property tax rates will be raised. This will increase property taxation in some municipalities and boost municipal tax revenues.
Anders Norrback: No vote recorded27 Oct 2017 · 3 votes131 jaa29 ei - HE 239/2016 vpPassed with amendments
Revising the Teno River fishing agreement
Finland and Norway agree on new rules for fishing in the Teno River to protect and restore weakened salmon stocks. Fishing times will be shortened and the number of tourist fishing licences cut significantly.
Anders Norrback: No vote recorded22 Mar 2017 · 4 votes111 jaa53 ei - HE 188/2018 vpPassed
Reforming cross-border social security
Workers arriving in Finland will gain access to social security and health insurance faster than before, without the requirement of an employment relationship of at least four months. At the same time, the right to Finnish social security during a temporary stay abroad will be shortened from one year to six months.
Anders Norrback: No vote recorded20 Dec 2018 · 6 votes119 jaa62 ei - HE 23/2020 vpPassed with amendments
Expanding EV charging and building automation
Electric vehicle charging points or readiness for them will have to be installed in new and majorly renovated buildings. In addition, building automation and control systems must be installed in large non-residential buildings to improve energy efficiency.
Anders Norrback: Absent20 Oct 2020 · 3 votes42 jaa12 ei - HE 256/2026 vpIn progress
Reforming regulation of substances of human origin
The quality and safety regulation of substances of human origin intended for human application, such as blood, cells, tissues, breast milk and intestinal microbiota, would be reformed in line with the EU regulation. The current Blood Service Act would be repealed, and provisions concerning substances of human origin would be consolidated into a new national act.
Anders Norrback: No vote recorded22 Oct 2026 · no votes yet - HE 166/2018 vpPassed
Raising the soft drinks tax
The tax on soft drinks will rise, increasing shop prices especially for sugary drinks. The tax increase will boost state revenue and encourage consumers to choose sugar-free drinks.
Anders Norrback: No vote recorded4 Dec 2018 · 4 votes109 jaa57 ei - HE 3/2023 vpPassed
Correcting fees in summary civil cases
A technical error in the Court Fees Act will be corrected so that the processing fee for certain summary civil cases does not inadvertently increase. The lower fee will be retained for cases decided on the basis of admission or that are discontinued.
Anders Norrback: No vote recorded9 Jun 2023 · passed without a vote - HE 189/2017 vpPassed
Facilitating apprenticeship contracts
Employers will be able to take on an apprenticeship student without the obligation to first offer additional hours to the workplace's existing part-time employees or dismissed employees. The aim of the amendment is to improve the opportunities of vocational students to secure an apprenticeship placement.
Anders Norrback: No vote recorded13 Apr 2018 · 12 votes101 jaa55 ei - HE 181/2024 vpPassed
State inheritance decisions to the State Treasury
The State Treasury will in future make all decisions on transferring an inheritance that has passed to the state to a person close to the deceased or to a municipality. Previously, decisions on large inheritances worth over 750,000 euros were made by the Government.
Anders Norrback: No vote recorded28 Nov 2024 · passed without a vote - HE 210/2016 vpPassed with amendments
Tightening unemployment benefit obligations and conditions
Unemployed persons will be subject to a stricter obligation to accept offered employment and participate in employment services under threat of losing their unemployment benefit. Employment must be accepted more broadly than before, including outside one's own occupational field and commuting area.
Anders Norrback: No vote recorded23 Dec 2016 · 14 votes132 jaa40 ei - HE 231/2016 vpPassed
Transferring students to general housing allowance
Students living in Finland will be transferred from the separate housing supplement to the general housing allowance. At the same time, the maximum acceptable housing costs under the general housing allowance will be reduced and frozen to achieve savings.
Anders Norrback: No vote recorded21 Dec 2016 · 9 votes118 jaa45 ei - HE 20/2021 vpPassed
Safeguarding full-time commercial fishers
The turnover threshold for full-time commercial fishers would be maintained at 10,000 euros so that fishers do not lose their subsidies or fishing rights due to an increase in the value added tax (VAT) threshold. In addition, fisheries sector enterprises could receive investment subsidies in advance to alleviate the COVID-19 situation.
Anders Norrback: No vote recorded20 Apr 2021 · passed without a vote - HE 18/2016 vpPassed
Facilitating entry into postal operations
Distributing letter mail will no longer require an operating licence from the Government; a notification to the authorities will suffice. The reform makes it easier for new delivery companies to enter the postal market and promotes competition.
Anders Norrback: No vote recorded17 May 2016 · 1 vote92 jaa46 ei - HE 144/2021 vpPassed with amendments
Peat tax exemption and floor price
Taxation of fuel peat will be temporarily eased by expanding its tax-free use in power plants and heating plants in 2022–2029. At the same time, a floor price mechanism will be established to prevent an increase in the use of peat if emissions allowances become cheaper.
Anders Norrback: Yes13 Dec 2021 · 9 votesClosest vote · Lausumaehdotus, mietintö / Sari Essayah 2
105 jaa44 ei - HE 148/2021 vpPassed with amendments
Three-tiered support in early childhood education
A three-tiered support model will be created in early childhood education and care, guaranteeing children the right to receive the support they need as early as possible. Support will be divided into general, intensified and special support according to the child's individual needs.
Anders Norrback: Yes10 Dec 2021 · 4 votesClosest vote · 15 c § , mietintö / Kaisa Juuso
83 jaa60 ei - HE 207/2021 vpPassed with amendments
Cost support for tourism, hospitality and events
A new round of business cost support is organised for companies that suffered from the coronavirus pandemic and official restrictions. The support compensates for inflexible costs and wage expenses and prevents bankruptcies.
Anders Norrback: Yes2 Dec 2021 · 1 voteOnly vote · Perustelut , mietintö / Veikko Vallin
114 jaa31 ei