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Tuomas KettunenEach row shows how the selected MPs voted in the bill's decisive vote.
- HE 155/2021 vpPassed with amendments
Reforming qualification recognition and fees
The Finnish National Agency for Education will be able to issue certificates of competence required for working in the EU also in professions not regulated in Finland, such as ski instructors. At the same time, fees for applications for the recognition of degrees and qualifications will have to be paid in advance.
Tuomas Kettunen: No vote recorded2 Dec 2021 · passed without a vote - HE 57/2019 vpPassed
Updating authority tasks on citizens' initiatives
The Citizens' Initiative Act will be updated to correspond to new EU legislation and the reform of state authorities. The Digital and Population Data Services Agency will verify statements of support for European citizens' initiatives and advise citizens on initiative-related matters.
Tuomas Kettunen: No vote recorded9 Dec 2019 · passed without a vote - HE 183/2021 vpPassed with amendments
Streamlining military and non-military service
Conscripts will have to begin their military service no later than the year in which they turn 29. At the same time, call-ups will be streamlined and repeated call-up orders will be abolished in cases where a court has dismissed charges of refusal to perform service.
Tuomas Kettunen: No vote recorded26 Nov 2021 · passed without a vote - HE 143/2021 vpPassed
Phased increase in tobacco tax
Taxation of tobacco products will be increased in stages in 2022 and 2023, raising consumer prices for tobacco. At the same time, heated tobacco products will be brought within the scope of taxation.
Tuomas Kettunen: No vote recorded25 Nov 2021 · passed without a vote - HE 25/2019 vpPassed
Raising tobacco duty
Tax on tobacco products will be increased in stages in 2020 and 2021. As a result of the increase, prices for cigarettes and rolling tobacco are estimated to rise by an average of 12 per cent.
Tuomas Kettunen: No vote recorded25 Nov 2019 · passed without a vote - HE 246/2020 vpPassed with amendments
Reforming criminal sanctions procedures and data protection
Provisions on the processing of personal data and registers at the Criminal Sanctions Agency will be reformed to meet EU data protection requirements. At the same time, procedures and decision-making relating to the enforcement of imprisonment and community sanctions will be clarified and harmonised.
Tuomas Kettunen: Yes19 Nov 2021 · 1 voteOnly vote · 1. lakiehdotus, 31 §, mietintö / Mari Rantanen
102 jaa72 ei - HE 202/2021 vpPassed
Extending unemployment security flexibilities through 2022
The temporary exceptions smoothing the processing and payment of unemployment benefits would be extended until the end of 2022. Unemployment benefits could still be paid in advance for up to six months, and the calculation of adjusted benefits would remain simplified.
Tuomas Kettunen: No vote recorded17 Nov 2021 · passed without a vote - HE 167/2017 vpPassed with amendments
Stricter emissions monitoring for medium-sized combustion plants
In accordance with an EU directive, smaller energy production plants than before will also fall under registration and emissions requirements under the Environmental Protection Act. At the same time, authorities' processing deadlines for registering plants will be shortened.
Tuomas Kettunen: No vote recorded20 Dec 2017 · passed without a vote - HE 164/2017 vpPassed with amendments
Regulating Kela taxi prices and reimbursements
A maximum price will be set for taxi journeys reimbursed under health insurance, and eligibility for reimbursement will require booking the journey through a dispatch centre approved by Kela. At the same time, reimbursement rules will be clarified for escorts and journeys made for non-urgent care.
Tuomas Kettunen: No vote recorded18 Dec 2017 · passed without a vote - HE 123/2021 vpPassed
Establishing a rapporteur on violence against women
Acting as an independent rapporteur on violence against women will be added to the duties of the Non-Discrimination Ombudsman. The Ombudsman will begin monitoring and assessing violence against women and domestic violence and reporting on it to the state leadership.
Tuomas Kettunen: No vote recorded10 Nov 2021 · passed without a vote - HE 163/2017 vpPassed
Increasing the single-parent child benefit supplement
The single-parent supplement to child benefit will rise by 4.75 euros per child per month from the beginning of 2018. The increase will improve the livelihood and financial position of single-parent families.
Tuomas Kettunen: No vote recorded14 Dec 2017 · 5 votesClosest vote · Lausumaehdotus 1, mietintö / Pekonen
94 jaa85 ei - HE 140/2017 vpPassed
Reforming funding for integration training
Studies at liberal adult education institutions approved as part of an immigrant's integration plan will become free of charge for students and fully funded by the state. At the same time, the central government transfer for folk high schools teaching people with severe disabilities can be increased.
Tuomas Kettunen: No vote recorded13 Dec 2017 · 3 votesClosest vote · 24 §, mietintö /Sami Savio
168 jaa13 ei - HE 72/2017 vpPassed with amendments
National register for study records
A national data repository and online service will be created in Finland, allowing citizens and authorities to see completed studies in basic education, general upper secondary education and vocational education and training in one place. The reform will speed up applications for study places and benefits and remove the need to submit paper certificates.
Tuomas Kettunen: No vote recorded29 Nov 2017 · passed without a vote - HE 6/2019 vpPassed with amendments
Strengthening supervision of cross-border parcel services
Authorities will receive the right to supervise cross-border parcel delivery services and impose penalties for breaches of EU rules. The reform increases price transparency for international parcel deliveries.
Tuomas Kettunen: No vote recorded25 Oct 2019 · passed without a vote - HE 114/2021 vpPassed with amendments
Reforming EU fisheries and maritime support
Finland will introduce the new programming period of the European Maritime, Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund for 2021–2027. The fund supports commercial fishing, aquaculture, fish processing and maritime policy.
Tuomas Kettunen: No vote recorded29 Oct 2021 · passed without a vote - HE 142/2017 vpPassed
Third supplementary budget for 2017
The third supplementary budget for 2017, meaning amendments to the central government budget for the current year. The votes mainly concern individual appropriation items and proposals in dissenting opinions from the opposition.
Tuomas Kettunen: No vote recorded24 Nov 2017 · 9 votes - HE 138/2021 vpPassed
Extending main road safety requirements
Safety assessment and monitoring of key highways will be tightened. Road safety inspections and planning must also take better account of pedestrians and cyclists.
Tuomas Kettunen: No vote recorded27 Oct 2021 · passed without a vote - HE 86/2017 vpPassed
Energy certificates for shelters and greenhouses
The obligation concerning energy certificates will be extended to cover detached civil defence shelters and greenhouses, among others. At the same time, the terminology of energy certificates will be clarified and harmonised with other building legislation.
Tuomas Kettunen: No vote recorded27 Oct 2017 · passed without a vote - HE 84/2017 vpPassed with amendments
Expanding environmental and waste supervision fees
Fees will be charged more widely than before for inspections and the monitoring of regulations under environmental and waste supervision. The fees will be targeted directly at businesses and operators that give rise to the need for supervision.
Tuomas Kettunen: No vote recorded27 Oct 2017 · passed without a vote - HE 73/2015 vpPassed with amendments
Reforming party subsidies and election funding oversight
Party subsidies may also be granted to small parties that receive at least 2 per cent of the vote, and oversight of the subsidies will be transferred to the National Audit Office of Finland. At the same time, transparency in election funding will be increased in presidential and European Parliament elections.
Tuomas Kettunen: No vote recorded21 Dec 2015 · 1 voteOnly vote · Puoluelaki, 9 §, mietintö / Sari Essayah
130 jaa50 ei