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Tuomas KettunenEach row shows how the selected MPs voted in the bill's decisive vote.
- HE 250/2020 vpPassed
Restricting Yle's online text content
Yleisradio's ability to publish text-only news online will be restricted. Online texts will as a rule have to be linked to Yle's video or audio content so that operations comply with EU state aid rules.
Tuomas Kettunen: No vote recorded4 Mar 2022 · passed without a vote - HE 36/2020 vpPassed with amendments
Facilitating foreign employment in critical sectors
All third-country nationals legally residing in Finland will be granted the right to work in sectors critical to security of supply. Working in these roles will be permitted regardless of the type of existing permit until the end of 2020.
Tuomas Kettunen: Yes14 Apr 2020 · 3 votesClosest vote · Lausumaehdotus, mietintö / Riikka Purra
30 jaa19 ei - HE 109/2019 vpPassed with amendments
Easier parking for home care workers
Workers providing home care will receive a new parking permit to make parking easier during home visits. The permit will allow parking free of charge in paid spaces and exemption from certain parking prohibitions or time limits.
Tuomas Kettunen: No vote recorded14 Apr 2020 · passed without a vote - HE 104/2019 vpPassed with amendments
Introducing a centralised natural gas datahub
A centralised data exchange system, or datahub, will be established for the natural gas market to handle retail processes for natural gas. Retailers and distribution system operators will manage supplier switches, relocations and metering data through this shared system.
Tuomas Kettunen: No vote recorded14 Apr 2020 · passed without a vote - HE 147/2017 vpPassed with amendments
Reforming private road administration and maintenance
The new Private Roads Act will replace regulations that are over 50 years old and make the operation of road cooperatives more flexible. Municipal road boards will be abolished, and state subsidies as well as the handling of disputes and surveys will be transferred to other authorities.
Tuomas Kettunen: No vote recorded27 Jun 2018 · 2 votesClosest vote · Lausumaehdotus, mietintö / Jari Myllykoski 1
144 jaa31 ei - HE 40/2020 vpPassed
Remote participation in unemployment fund meetings
Participants will be able to attend unemployment fund meetings via a remote connection. The change will enable official fund meetings to be held without participants having to arrive physically at the same location.
Tuomas Kettunen: No vote recorded7 Apr 2020 · passed without a vote - HE 237/2021 vpPassed
Virtual guidance systems for cable ferries
Cable ferries will be able to replace traditional physical guide cables with virtual guidance systems more flexibly than before. The reform will improve the safety and operational reliability of cable ferry traffic, particularly in winter conditions.
Tuomas Kettunen: No vote recorded22 Feb 2022 · passed without a vote - HE 26/2020 vpPassed
Speeding up lay-offs and probationary dismissals
Employers can lay off employees faster than before, and the right to lay off employees is extended to fixed-term employees as well. In addition, an employment contract can be cancelled during a probationary period on production-related or financial grounds.
Tuomas Kettunen: Yes31 Mar 2020 · 1 voteOnly vote · Lausumaehdotus, mietintö / Arto Satonen
40 jaa12 ei - HE 24/2020 vpPassed with amendments
Supplementary budget for 2020
The supplementary budget for 2020, meaning 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.
Tuomas Kettunen: Absent27 Mar 2020 · 3 votes - HE 105/2019 vpPassed
Improving preparedness for exceptional water conditions
The duty of authorities to prepare not only for floods but also for other exceptional water conditions, such as torrential rain and drought, will be expanded. At the same time, monitoring of flood risk management will be developed and the processing of data centralised in digital systems.
Tuomas Kettunen: No vote recorded25 Mar 2020 · passed without a vote - HE 46/2018 vpPassed
More flexible rural broadband subsidies
The statutory fixed disbursement schedule for broadband construction aid in sparsely populated areas will be removed from the act. The amendment gives projects additional time to construct networks and draw down subsidies.
Tuomas Kettunen: No vote recorded30 May 2018 · passed without a vote - HE 211/2020 vpWithdrawn
Incorporating GTK's international expert services
The international commercial expert services of the Geological Survey of Finland will be transferred to a new state-owned limited liability company. The reform reduces the agency's financial and tax risks in foreign projects.
Tuomas Kettunen: No vote recorded8 Feb 2022 · no votes - HE 107/2019 vpPassed
Reinstating notification of collective redundancies
Employers must notify the public employment services (TE services) if they dismiss at least ten employees for financial or production-related reasons. In addition, employers must inform dismissed employees of their right to an employment plan.
Tuomas Kettunen: No vote recorded12 Mar 2020 · passed without a vote - HE 50/2018 vpPassed with amendments
Reforming gas appliance safety regulation
A new Gas Appliances Act will be enacted in Finland to supplement the EU Gas Appliances Regulation. The act clarifies market surveillance of gas appliances, language requirements, and sanctions imposed for breaches of the rules.
Tuomas Kettunen: No vote recorded21 May 2018 · passed without a vote - HE 97/2019 vpPassed
Preventing tax avoidance with Germany
The income tax treaty between Finland and Germany will be amended to prevent tax avoidance. A rule will be added to the treaty allowing tax benefits to be denied in cases of abuse.
Tuomas Kettunen: No vote recorded6 Mar 2020 · passed without a vote - HE 240/2021 vpPassed
Temporarily waiving the unemployment waiting period
Unemployment benefit will be paid to people who become unemployed or are laid off immediately from the first day, without a five-day waiting period. In addition, the adjustment of business income will be temporarily facilitated.
Tuomas Kettunen: Yes28 Jan 2022 · 3 votesClosest vote · Lausumaehdotus, mietintö / Mia Laiho 2
69 jaa40 ei - HE 106/2019 vpPassed
Extending EU–US air transport agreement
Iceland and Norway will be incorporated into the comprehensive air transport agreement between the European Union and the United States. The arrangement will harmonise transatlantic air traffic and open up new route opportunities for airlines.
Tuomas Kettunen: No vote recorded26 Feb 2020 · passed without a vote - HE 178/2017 vpPassed with amendments
Removing the taxi car tax reduction
The car tax reduction for standard taxis will be phased out over four years. Large accessible minivans and school transport taxis will instead be made fully exempt from car tax.
Tuomas Kettunen: No vote recorded26 Apr 2018 · 6 votesClosest vote · Lausumaehdotus 2, mietintö / Ronkainen
87 jaa78 ei - HE 86/2016 vpPassed with amendments
Improving family carers' fees and leave
The minimum fee and statutory leave for family carers will be increased, and they will begin to be offered regular health checks. At the same time, the maximum number of clients cared for in a family home will be raised to six.
Tuomas Kettunen: No vote recorded27 Jun 2016 · 2 votesClosest vote · Voimaantulosäännös 3 momentti, mietintö / Anneli Kiljunen
104 jaa51 ei - HE 187/2017 vpPassed
Air transport agreement with Cuba
Finland and Cuba will introduce a bilateral air transport agreement establishing rules for air services between the countries. The agreement enables direct scheduled flights and clarifies operating conditions for airlines.
Tuomas Kettunen: No vote recorded15 Mar 2018 · passed without a vote