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- HE 74/2023 vpPassed with amendments
Tightening general housing allowance rules
The general housing allowance will be reduced and eligibility criteria tightened to save state expenditure. At the same time, housing allowance paid for owner-occupied homes will be abolished completely.
Tuomas Kettunen: No14 Dec 2023 · 5 votes99 jaa79 ei - HE 58/2023 vpPassed with amendments
Tightening social assistance housing costs
Housing costs for recipients of social assistance will be covered only up to the municipality-specific maximum limit after a three-month time limit. If applicants do not move to a more affordable home and have no statutory special reason to stay in their current home, they will have to pay the portion of rent exceeding the limit themselves.
Tuomas Kettunen: Yes14 Dec 2023 · 6 votes118 jaa58 ei - HE 49/2023 vpPassed with amendments
Raising fisheries management fee age limit
The upper age limit for liability to pay the fisheries management fee will rise from 64 to 69 years. The change will apply to persons who turn 65 during or after 2024.
Tuomas Kettunen: Yes14 Dec 2023 · 2 votes181 jaa0 ei - HE 44/2023 vpPassed with amendments
Raising the share savings account limit
Deposits of up to 100,000 euros will be permitted in a share savings account instead of the previous 50,000 euros. As a result of the change, investors will be able to invest larger amounts without immediate taxation of returns.
Tuomas Kettunen: Yes13 Dec 2023 · 1 vote108 jaa53 ei - HE 35/2023 vpPassed
Lowering vehicle tax on older cars
Vehicle tax will be reduced for older passenger cars and vans with medium and high emissions. Taxation of new cars will remain unchanged.
Tuomas Kettunen: No12 Dec 2023 · 1 vote96 jaa80 ei - HE 150/2024 vpPassed
Lowering unemployment insurance contributions
Unemployment insurance contributions for employees and employers will decrease at the beginning of 2025. The change will reduce deductions made from employees' pay and lower employers' labour costs.
Tuomas Kettunen: Absent29 Nov 2024 · 1 voteOnly vote · 1. lakiehdotuksen johtolause, mietintö / Ville Merinen
111 jaa54 ei - HE 34/2018 vpPassed with amendments
Transferring traffic control to a state company
The maritime, rail and road traffic control operations of the Finnish Transport Agency are to be converted into a wholly state-owned limited liability company. The reform aims to accelerate the utilisation of traffic data in new digital services.
Tuomas Kettunen: No vote recorded5 Jul 2018 · 1 vote115 jaa58 ei - HE 189/2026 vpIn progress
Approving the Ukraine claims commission
Finland approves the convention establishing an international claims commission to resolve claims for damages caused by Russia's war of aggression. The new body will assess the submitted claims and determine the amount of compensation to be paid for them.
Tuomas Kettunen: No vote recorded2 Oct 2026 · no votes yet - HE 65/2024 vpPassed
Defining forced marriage as human trafficking
Forcing someone into marriage or a comparable informal union will be explicitly criminalised in the Criminal Code as human trafficking. The amendment will clarify the ability of the authorities to intervene in forced marriages and improve the position of victims.
Tuomas Kettunen: No vote recorded14 Nov 2024 · passed without a vote - HE 46/2024 vpPassed
Increasing gas and ethanol vehicle subsidies
Restrictions on purchase subsidies for gas-powered vans and lorries will be removed, and the maximum amount of subsidy paid to companies will be increased. At the same time, state subsidies for converting passenger cars to run on gas or ethanol will be reinstated.
Tuomas Kettunen: No14 Jun 2024 · 3 votesClosest vote · 7 §, mietintö / Seppo Eskelinen
97 jaa71 ei - HE 238/2026 vpIn progress
Harmonising employment law limitation periods
Limitation periods for employees' claims regarding pay, working hours and annual holidays will be harmonised to be similar. During an employment relationship, claims will generally expire in three years, and the limitation period can be interrupted by an informal notification without legal proceedings.
Tuomas Kettunen: No vote recorded16 Oct 2026 · no votes yet - HE 39/2023 vpPassed
Raising the minimum land property tax
The property tax on land will be separated from the property tax on buildings, and the lower limit of its tax rate will be raised. The change will increase the property tax on plots and other land in the vast majority of Finnish municipalities.
Tuomas Kettunen: No10 Nov 2023 · 3 votes111 jaa69 ei - HE 173/2024 vpWithdrawn
Allowing home delivery of alcohol
Alko and alcohol retailers will be permitted to deliver alcoholic beverages directly to customers. The age of the person ordering and the recipient must be verified both during online ordering and upon delivery.
Tuomas Kettunen: No vote recorded23 Sep 2025 · no votes - HE 153/2025 vpPassed with amendments
Allowing debt conversions in corporate restructuring
Debts of a company undergoing corporate restructuring could be converted into the company's shares directly under the restructuring programme. Under certain conditions, the arrangement could also be carried out against the will of the shareholders.
Tuomas Kettunen: No vote recorded18 Dec 2025 · passed without a vote - HE 216/2024 vpPassed
Transferring liability for incomes register errors
Responsibility for rectifying data in the incomes register and data protection obligations will be transferred from employers and other payers directly to the Incomes Register Unit. Citizens will be able to request the rectification of their incorrect income data directly from the authority.
Tuomas Kettunen: No vote recorded7 Apr 2025 · passed without a vote - HE 26/2025 vpPassed with amendments
Reforming dangerous goods transport in defence
A separate act will be enacted for the transport of dangerous goods in the Finnish Defence Forces and the Finnish Border Guard. The reform clarifies the safety requirements, responsibilities and supervision of military transport.
Tuomas Kettunen: No vote recorded26 Jun 2025 · passed without a vote - HE 150/2026 vpIn progress
Clarifying guidance on municipal preparedness
The Ministry of Finance will be tasked with guiding and monitoring municipal preparedness for disruptions and crisis situations. In addition, the right of youth councils to submit initiatives will be enshrined directly in law, and the preparedness of municipal subsidiaries will be strengthened through group guidelines.
Tuomas Kettunen: No vote recorded1 Oct 2026 · no votes yet - HE 255/2026 vpIn progress
Reforming confidentiality of defence inventions
Expropriation of inventions important to national defence will be abolished, and the authorities can order an invention to be kept confidential without stripping ownership rights. Companies and inventors will retain their rights to the invention and can also apply for protection for it in other Nato countries.
Tuomas Kettunen: No vote recorded22 Oct 2026 · no votes yet - HE 253/2026 vpIn progress
Reforming energy guarantees of origin
Sellers of gas and hydrogen will be required to state on bills to customers the origin of the energy and its climate emissions. At the same time, waste incineration plants will be eligible to receive guarantees of origin for waste heat for the heat they produce on a temporary basis until the end of 2031.
Tuomas Kettunen: No vote recorded22 Oct 2026 · no votes yet - HE 107/2023 vpPassed with amendments
Reforming secret information-gathering by Customs
The secret information-gathering methods used in crime prevention by Finnish Customs will be updated to align with the regulation governing the police and the Finnish Border Guard. Telecommunications monitoring authorisations will be granted directly to a person rather than for individual devices, and Finnish Customs will be able to conduct undercover information gathering online.
Tuomas Kettunen: No vote recorded8 Mar 2024 · passed without a vote