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Minja Koskela

Each row shows how the selected MPs voted in the bill's decisive vote.

  1. HE 55/2023 vpPassed

    Retaining the 14-day care guarantee

    The maximum waiting time for access to non-urgent primary healthcare medical treatment will be kept at 14 days. The previously planned seven-day care guarantee will be abandoned due to healthcare staff shortages.

    Minja Koskela: No
    1 Dec 2023 · 6 votes
    118 jaa
    56 ei
  2. HE 188/2024 vpPassed

    Abolishing ARA and transferring tasks

    The Housing Finance and Development Centre of Finland (ARA) will be abolished as a separate agency, and its duties will be transferred to a new Centre for State-subsidised Housing Construction established under the Ministry of the Environment. From 1 March 2025, the new centre will be responsible for granting state housing subsidies, supervising the housing stock, and carrying out the agency's other statutory responsibilities.

    Minja Koskela: No
    18 Dec 2024 · 1 vote
    98 jaa
    72 ei
  3. HE 136/2024 vpPassed

    Abolishing Ara

    The Housing Finance and Development Centre of Finland (Ara) will be abolished as an independent agency from 1 January 2025. The agency's duties and personnel will be transferred to a centre for state-subsidised housing construction to be established within the Ministry of the Environment.

    Minja Koskela: No
    18 Dec 2024 · 1 vote
    97 jaa
    72 ei
  4. HE 122/2024 vpPassed with amendments

    Restricting access to disability services

    The scope of application of the Act on Disability Services is specified so that special services will be granted only if basic social services are insufficient and the need for assistance differs from what is typical for the person's stage of life. Whether a service is free of charge will no longer affect the act under which assistance is granted.

    Minja Koskela: No
    18 Dec 2024 · 6 votes
    130 jaa
    67 ei
  5. HE 85/2024 vpPassed with amendments

    Expanding local bargaining

    Opportunities for local bargaining will be expanded so that companies that do not belong to employer associations can also make use of the flexibility provisions in generally applicable collective agreements. If there is no shop steward at the workplace, a local agreement can be concluded with an elected representative chosen by the employees.

    Minja Koskela: No
    18 Dec 2024 · 2 votes
    112 jaa
    53 ei
  6. HE 164/2024 vpPassed

    Linking agricultural subsidies to working conditions

    Receipt of agricultural subsidies will be linked to compliance with employees' working conditions and occupational safety from the beginning of 2025. In addition, national aid for crop production can be paid in advance earlier than at present.

    Minja Koskela: Yes
    13 Dec 2024 · 1 vote
    155 jaa
    14 ei
  7. HE 126/2024 vpPassed with amendments

    Tightening housing allowance and asset limits

    Asset limits and restrictions will be introduced for the general housing allowance and the housing allowance for pensioners, reducing or terminating support for households with assets. In addition, housing allowance will decrease in six cities due to a reduction in the maximum limits for housing costs.

    Minja Koskela: No
    13 Dec 2024 · 2 votes
    112 jaa
    56 ei
  8. HE 192/2026 vpIn progress

    Expanding remote connections in administrative courts

    Participants will be able to attend oral hearings in administrative courts remotely with greater flexibility, and hearings can also be held entirely online. In addition, a member of the court may participate in proceedings remotely without being present in the courtroom.

    Minja Koskela: No vote recorded
    1 Oct 2026 · no votes yet
  9. HE 100/2026 vpIn progress

    Extending passport and identity card validity

    The period of validity of passports and identity cards for adults will be extended from five to ten years. At the same time, submitting passport photographs will be restricted to businesses, and information on guardians will be entered in the passports of minors.

    Minja Koskela: No vote recorded
    1 Oct 2026 · no votes yet
  10. HE 11/2025 vpPassed

    Tightening conditions for family reunification

    Conditions for family reunification will be tightened by setting an age limit of 21 years for residence permits for spouses and requiring beneficiaries of international protection to have resided in Finland for two years before bringing their family to the country. In addition, secured means of support will, as a rule, be required for the entry of a guardian of a minor who has received subsidiary protection.

    Minja Koskela: No
    15 May 2025 · 7 votes
    103 jaa
    51 ei
  11. HE 113/2024 vpPassed

    Cutting state funding for churches

    The state will cut funding received by the Evangelical Lutheran Church and the Orthodox Church by a total of 20 million euros from 2025 onwards. The saving will balance central government finances in a situation where the tax revenues of the churches are estimated to increase correspondingly due to other tax changes.

    Minja Koskela: No
    28 Nov 2024 · 2 votes
    117 jaa
    40 ei
  12. HE 30/2024 vpPassed

    Introducing an asylum border procedure

    A rapid border procedure will be introduced in Finland for processing unfounded asylum applications lodged at the external border. Applicants will not be allowed to move freely within Finland during the procedure, but must remain within the designated reception centre area.

    Minja Koskela: No
    24 Jun 2024 · 6 votes
    158 jaa
    13 ei
  13. HE 112/2024 vpPassed

    Cutting vocational education and training funding

    Funding for vocational education and training will be cut by 120 million euros from 2025 onwards, reducing study places for adults who already hold a qualification. At the same time, administrative obligations for upper secondary institutions will be eased, and an additional 10 million euros will be allocated to support for learning in general upper secondary schools.

    Minja Koskela: No
    22 Nov 2024 · 3 votes
    96 jaa
    66 ei
  14. HE 66/2025 vpPassed with amendments

    Enabling regional passenger train procurement

    Municipalities and regional actors will be able to organise and tender subsidised passenger train services in their area. Responsibility for procuring state rail transport will transfer to Traficom (the Finnish Transport and Communications Agency), and the regulatory body supervising the market to the Finnish Competition and Consumer Authority (KKV).

    Minja Koskela: No vote recorded
    24 Oct 2025 · passed without a vote
  15. HE 105/2024 vpPassed

    Abolishing daycare-specific equality plans

    Daycare centres and other early childhood education and care units will no longer be required to draw up their own separate equality plans. A municipality or private early childhood education and care provider will be able to draw up a single joint plan for all its units.

    Minja Koskela: No
    19 Nov 2024 · 1 vote
    108 jaa
    53 ei
  16. HE 169/2026 vpIn progress

    Removing decision-maker names from Kela decisions

    The name of a Kela employee may be omitted from social assistance decisions and, where necessary, from other benefit decisions. The reform aims to protect employees from threats and harassment directed at them.

    Minja Koskela: No vote recorded
    7 Oct 2026 · no votes yet
  17. HE 123/2026 vpIn progress

    Discontinuing the issuance of LEI codes

    The Finnish Patent and Registration Office will cease issuing international Legal Entity Identifier (LEI) codes to companies trading in securities. Companies and entities will acquire the identifier from commercial service providers.

    Minja Koskela: No vote recorded
    7 Oct 2026 · no votes yet
  18. HE 172/2025 vpPassed with amendments

    Reforming Finnish Customs administration and management

    The internal management and organisational structure of Finnish Customs will be reformed to streamline decision-making and cooperation. The amendment transfers decisions regarding internal organisation from a government decree to Finnish Customs' own rules of procedure.

    Minja Koskela: No vote recorded
    19 Dec 2025 · passed without a vote
  19. HE 9/2025 vpPassed

    Enhancing the protection of international waters

    Finland approves the UN agreement on the conservation and sustainable use of marine biological diversity in areas beyond national jurisdiction. The national Marine Protection Act will be supplemented so that high seas projects are brought within the scope of environmental impact assessments and permit procedures.

    Minja Koskela: No vote recorded
    23 Apr 2025 · passed without a vote
  20. HE 37/2025 vpPassed

    Tightening sustainability requirements for renewable fuels

    Sustainability requirements for renewable fuels would be tightened and extended to cover smaller heating and power plants than before, as well as electricity-based renewable fuels. An increasing number of energy producers would have to verify the sustainability of their fuels and report on them to the authorities.

    Minja Koskela: Yes
    19 Jun 2025 · 4 votes

    Closest vote · Proposed statement 2

    101 jaa
    84 ei