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Tuomas KettunenEach row shows how the selected MPs voted in the bill's decisive vote.
- HE 18/2017 vpPassed with amendments
Centralising business service client data
Client data for public business services will be pooled into a single electronic system from which different actors can use it directly. This will streamline services and reduce the need for businesses to provide the same information multiple times.
Tuomas Kettunen: No vote recorded15 May 2017 · passed without a vote - HE 32/2017 vpPassed
Equating the Abitur examination
The Deutsche Internationale Abitur examination will be equated with the Finnish matriculation examination. Those who complete the qualification will receive the same general eligibility for higher education.
Tuomas Kettunen: No vote recorded12 May 2017 · passed without a vote - HE 10/2017 vpPassed with amendments
Streamlining mining permit procedures
Permit procedures and official obligations in the mining and exploration sector will be eased and streamlined. Authorities will be given more discretion over the scope of procedures, and unnecessary administrative burdens will be dismantled.
Tuomas Kettunen: No vote recorded28 Apr 2017 · 1 voteOnly vote · Perustelut, mietintö / Satu Hassi
88 jaa33 ei - HE 19/2017 vpPassed
New degrees through labour market training
Unemployed people or those facing the threat of unemployment who already hold a higher education degree could study for a new higher education degree as labour market training. The aim of the amendment is to rapidly ease labour shortages for businesses, especially in the construction sector.
Tuomas Kettunen: No vote recorded27 Apr 2017 · passed without a vote - HE 67/2021 vpPassed with amendments
Reforming supervision of medical devices
A new act on medical devices will be enacted in Finland to implement EU regulations and improve patient safety. The reform will tighten quality requirements and regulatory supervision for healthcare devices.
Tuomas Kettunen: No vote recorded2 Jul 2021 · passed without a vote - HE 62/2021 vpPassed with amendments
Reforming government services' regional presence
The traditional central government regionalisation model will be abandoned and replaced by nationwide planning for government services and units. The Government will draw up a plan for each parliamentary term to steer the placement of government functions and the multichannel availability of services.
Tuomas Kettunen: No vote recorded2 Jul 2021 · passed without a vote - HE 47/2021 vpPassed with amendments
Reforming regional development and EU funding
Finland will introduce the rules for the 2021–2027 programming period of EU regional and structural policy and clarify national regional development. Applying for project grants, cost options, and administration will be simplified, and transactions will be brought together into a single digital system.
Tuomas Kettunen: No vote recorded30 Jun 2021 · passed without a vote - HE 8/2017 vpPassed
Easing environmental permit procedures
The requirement for an environmental permit will be abolished or replaced with a lighter registration procedure for several low-emission activities, such as concrete batching plants and rescue helicopter landing sites. In addition, free official guidance will be offered electronically to permit applicants to streamline the application process.
Tuomas Kettunen: No vote recorded19 Apr 2017 · passed without a vote - HE 80/2021 vpPassed
Reducing travel and night work strain
Employers would be required to take work-related travel during free time into account when assessing hazards and strain at work. If an employee performing night work cannot be transferred to daytime work, the employer would have to look into other ways to reduce the strain of the work.
Tuomas Kettunen: No vote recorded24 Jun 2021 · passed without a vote - HE 74/2021 vpPassed with amendments
Facilitating the re-use of public data
Re-use of datasets held by public authorities, publicly owned companies and research organisations would be facilitated. High-value datasets and published publicly funded research data would be made available free of charge and in machine-readable format.
Tuomas Kettunen: No vote recorded24 Jun 2021 · passed without a vote - HE 63/2021 vpPassed with amendments
Expanding culture benefit and tonnage taxation
Employees will also be able to use the tax-exempt culture benefit to pay for live online cultural and sporting events. In addition, tonnage taxation for vessels will be clarified and the transfer of losses in mergers of municipalities and joint municipal authorities will be permitted.
Tuomas Kettunen: No vote recorded24 Jun 2021 · passed without a vote - HE 1/2021 vpPassed
Ending legal assistance agreement with Poland
Finland will repeal an old bilateral legal assistance agreement with Poland because Poland has terminated it. Application of the agreement will end in October 2021.
Tuomas Kettunen: No vote recorded24 Jun 2021 · passed without a vote - HE 93/2021 vpPassed
Extending distance learning in comprehensive schools
Comprehensive schools will be able to switch partially or entirely to distance learning if necessary due to a serious coronavirus situation during the upcoming school year as well. However, the youngest pupils and those in need of special support will continue in contact teaching.
Tuomas Kettunen: No vote recorded18 Jun 2021 · passed without a vote - HE 92/2021 vpPassed
Extending exceptions for vocational skills demonstrations
Skills demonstrations in vocational education and training can be completed under exceptional arrangements until the end of July 2022 if the coronavirus epidemic prevents them from being carried out in authentic work situations. Students may then demonstrate their competence through compensatory practical tasks organised at educational institutions.
Tuomas Kettunen: No vote recorded18 Jun 2021 · passed without a vote - HE 256/2016 vpPassed
Repealing special electricity merger rules
A special rule on electricity market mergers that has never been applied in practice will be removed from the Competition Act. Electricity sector mergers will be assessed under the same general competition rules as other sectors.
Tuomas Kettunen: No vote recorded30 Mar 2017 · passed without a vote - HE 6/2017 vpPassed with amendments
Clarifying forestry subsidy rules and deadlines
Rules governing Kemera forestry subsidies will be amended so that investment funds are excluded from support. At the same time, deadlines for tending seedling stands and managing young stands can be shortened by government decree to make the use of subsidy funds more efficient.
Tuomas Kettunen: No vote recorded29 Mar 2017 · passed without a vote - HE 4/2017 vpPassed
Reforming police and Europol cooperation
Finnish legislation will be updated to correspond to the European Union's new Europol Regulation. Finnish law enforcement authorities will be able to contact Europol directly to combat crime.
Tuomas Kettunen: No vote recorded22 Mar 2017 · passed without a vote - HE 81/2021 vpPassed
Permitting investigations of the Estonia wreck
Authorities would be permitted to carry out investigations and inquiries at the wreck of the Estonia notwithstanding the protection provisions. The aim is to examine the significance to the sinking of the vessel of new ruptures discovered in the side of the wreck.
Tuomas Kettunen: No vote recorded9 Jun 2021 · passed without a vote - HE 78/2021 vpPassed
Implementing international vehicle inspection rules
Finland will bring into force nationally the updated rules of the international agreement on vehicle inspections. The new regulations concern vehicle inspections of electric, hybrid and gas vehicles in particular, as well as harmonising inspection intervals with EU rules.
Tuomas Kettunen: No vote recorded9 Jun 2021 · passed without a vote - HE 54/2021 vpPassed
Clarifying water traffic safety and oversight
Safety requirements and supervision for water traffic will be clarified, and the access of watercraft deemed dangerous to lock canals can be restricted. Missing nautical charts will no longer incur fines, and virtual aids to navigation can also be introduced on waterways.
Tuomas Kettunen: No vote recorded9 Jun 2021 · passed without a vote