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Tuomas KettunenEach row shows how the selected MPs voted in the bill's decisive vote.
- HE 102/2018 vpPassed
Updating the environmental impact assessment list
The list of projects requiring an environmental impact assessment (EIA) will be updated to better correspond to the EU directive and current technology. Certain large projects will fall directly under the assessment procedure, while the size thresholds for some projects will be raised.
Tuomas Kettunen: No vote recorded17 Dec 2018 · 5 votesClosest vote · Lausumaehdotus, mietintö / Silvia Modig 2
117 jaa66 ei - HE 138/2018 vpPassed with amendments
Securing rescue services amendments
Legislative amendments concerning rescue services will be separated from the delayed regional reform. This will allow reforms concerning oil spill response, training for contract fire brigade personnel and civil defence shelters to enter into force right from the beginning of 2019.
Tuomas Kettunen: No vote recorded13 Dec 2018 · passed without a vote - HE 237/2020 vpPassed with amendments
Extending price regulation on initial identification
The regulation on the maximum price of initial identification used when creating an electronic identification tool, such as a mobile certificate, using credentials from another service provider will be extended by two years. At the same time, Traficom (the Finnish Transport and Communications Agency) will be tasked with regularly collecting market and statistical data on identification services.
Tuomas Kettunen: No vote recorded17 Mar 2021 · passed without a vote - HE 204/2018 vpPassed
Extending pension support for older jobseekers
Some long-term unemployed people who have reached the age of 60 will be able to access pension support before their actual old-age pension. The support corresponds in amount to the guarantee pension, and recipients are not required to be registered as jobseekers.
Tuomas Kettunen: No vote recorded4 Dec 2018 · passed without a vote - HE 161/2018 vpPassed
Lowering unemployment insurance contributions in 2019
Unemployment insurance contributions for 2019 will be lowered for both employees and employers. The employee contribution will fall to 1.5 per cent and the employer's lower contribution to 0.5 per cent of payroll.
Tuomas Kettunen: No vote recorded29 Nov 2018 · passed without a vote - HE 76/2018 vpPassed with amendments
Reforming unemployment insurance contribution collection
Unemployment insurance contributions will, as a rule, be collected from employers based on actual wages reported to the incomes register. Employers may, however, still choose an advance payment based on an estimated payroll.
Tuomas Kettunen: No vote recorded28 Nov 2018 · passed without a vote - HE 56/2018 vpPassed with amendments
Reforming the distribution of film subsidies
Legislation on state aid for films will be reformed to meet the requirements of the Constitution and good administration. The Finnish Film Foundation will continue to distribute film subsidies, but decisions on the recovery of grants will be made by the Arts Promotion Centre Finland.
Tuomas Kettunen: No vote recorded23 Nov 2018 · passed without a vote - HE 9/2018 vpPassed with amendments
Adapting EU data protection rules
A new Data Protection Act will be enacted in Finland to supplement the directly applicable EU General Data Protection Regulation. At the same time, the old Personal Data Act will be repealed and the supervision of data protection will be centralised under the Data Protection Ombudsman.
Tuomas Kettunen: No vote recorded23 Nov 2018 · passed without a vote - HE 178/2020 vpPassed with amendments
Reform of Nuclear Waste Fund investments
Assets of the State Nuclear Waste Management Fund may be invested in a more diversified manner than before to achieve better returns. At the same time, the fund's governance model will be reformed and the separate research and grant systems for nuclear research will be merged.
Tuomas Kettunen: No vote recorded4 Mar 2021 · passed without a vote - HE 213/2020 vpPassed
Clarifying insurance physician opinions
More detailed requirements will be set for assessments by medical advisers at insurance institutions and Kela (the Social Insurance Institution) so that the medical grounds for benefit decisions are easier for applicants to understand. In occupational accident cases, compensation may be granted without a separate medical assessment if the claim is approved in full.
Tuomas Kettunen: Yes24 Feb 2021 · 2 votesClosest vote · Lausumaehdotus, mietintö / Kaisa Juuso
32 jaa23 ei - HE 245/2020 vpPassed with amendments
New powers to combat coronavirus infections
Authorities will be given the right to order hygiene requirements, the avoidance of close contact, and the temporary closure of premises to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. In addition, passenger numbers in public transport can be restricted and health and social services can be reorganised bindingly.
Tuomas Kettunen: Yes19 Feb 2021 · 5 votesClosest vote · Lausumaehdotus, mietintö / Paula Risikko
32 jaa23 ei - HE 112/2018 vpPassed with amendments
Reforming the ranking of bank creditors
A new lower-ranking debt class will be created for the liabilities of banks and investment firms for potential crisis situations. The reform clarifies investor responsibility and helps cover bank losses without taxpayer support.
Tuomas Kettunen: No vote recorded24 Oct 2018 · passed without a vote - HE 131/2018 vpPassed
Extending pay subsidy and start-up funding
The use of unemployment benefit funds to finance pay subsidies and start-up grants will continue until the end of 2020. The arrangement ensures that subsidy funds remain evenly available to jobseekers and prospective entrepreneurs throughout the year.
Tuomas Kettunen: No vote recorded23 Oct 2018 · passed without a vote - HE 92/2018 vpPassed with amendments
Improving book accessibility for the print-disabled
The production and use of books and audiobooks intended for visually impaired and other print-disabled people will be made easier without separate copyright permission. Works in an accessible format can also be exchanged and distributed smoothly across EU borders.
Tuomas Kettunen: No vote recorded23 Oct 2018 · passed without a vote - HE 30/2018 vpPassed
Broadening criminal liability for terrorist offences
Counter-terrorism legislation will be tightened to meet the requirements of an EU directive. Independent training for a terrorist offence and facilitating travel for the purpose of terrorism will also become punishable acts.
Tuomas Kettunen: No vote recorded16 Oct 2018 · passed without a vote - HE 77/2017 vpPassed with amendments
Right of appeal against state appointments
An applicant who is not appointed to a state office or public-service employment relationship will be able to appeal the appointment decision to an administrative court. However, the right of appeal will not apply to, for example, the highest state offices, short fixed-term appointments or positions filled without an open application process.
Tuomas Kettunen: No vote recorded16 Oct 2018 · 1 voteOnly vote · 1. lakiehdotus, 59 §, mietintö / Sirpa Paatero
88 jaa75 ei - HE 80/2018 vpPassed
Approving the EU-Afghanistan cooperation agreement
Finland will approve a comprehensive partnership and development agreement between the European Union and Afghanistan. The agreement creates a formal framework for cooperation in areas such as trade, development cooperation, human rights and security.
Tuomas Kettunen: No vote recorded9 Oct 2018 · passed without a vote - HE 88/2016 vpPassed with amendments
Second supplementary budget for 2016
The second supplementary budget for 2016, comprising 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: No vote recorded23 Jun 2016 · 14 votes - HE 36/2016 vpPassed
Abolishing higher education application fees
Applicants to higher education institutions will no longer be charged a separate processing fee when applying on the basis of studies completed outside the EU or EEA. The application process will become free of charge before tuition fees for students from outside the EU and EEA enter into force.
Tuomas Kettunen: No vote recorded20 May 2016 · passed without a vote - HE 200/2020 vpPassed with amendments
Reforming feed control and feed safety
A new Feed Act will be enacted in Finland to improve the safety and supervision of animal feed. At the same time, authorities will be given new means to intervene in non-compliant online trade and the shadow economy.
Tuomas Kettunen: No vote recorded21 Dec 2020 · passed without a vote