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Timo FuruholmEach row shows how the selected MPs voted in the bill's decisive vote.
- HE 143/2017 vpPassed
Regulating new payment services
Provisions on new digital payment services, such as account information and payment initiation services, will be added to the act. The reform obliges banks to open their interfaces to new service providers and improves payment security.
Timo Furuholm: No vote recorded8 Dec 2017 · passed without a vote - HE 122/2017 vpPassed
Continuing funding for occupational health training
State funding for specialist training in occupational health care will be extended temporarily for 2018–2019. The funding will ensure that a sufficient number of new occupational physicians graduate and safeguard the quality of training.
Timo Furuholm: No vote recorded1 Dec 2017 · 1 voteOnly vote · Voimaantulosäännös, mietintö / Anneli Kiljunen
123 jaa54 ei - HE 93/2017 vpPassed with amendments
Nuclear decommissioning licences and safety requirements
A new licensing procedure for the decommissioning and dismantling of nuclear facilities will be added to the Nuclear Energy Act. Requirements concerning nuclear safety, peer reviews, and licence holders' disclosure obligations will also be updated in line with EU regulation.
Timo Furuholm: No vote recorded1 Dec 2017 · passed without a vote - HE 121/2021 vpPassed with amendments
Renewable energy requirements for construction
A minimum 38 per cent share of renewable energy in purchased energy will be required for new buildings and buildings undergoing major renovation. In addition, environmental organisations will be granted a right of appeal against building permits in projects requiring a statutory environmental impact assessment.
Timo Furuholm: No vote recorded29 Oct 2021 · 3 votesClosest vote · Lausumaehdotus, mietintö / Petri Huru 2
101 jaa72 ei - HE 18/2020 vpPassed with amendments
Reforming clinical trial evaluation
Finland will introduce common EU rules for clinical trials on medicinal products, and the ethical evaluation of clinical trials will be centralised under a single national committee. At the same time, requirements concerning participant consent and the processing of personal data will be clarified.
Timo Furuholm: No vote recorded29 Oct 2021 · passed without a vote - HE 105/2017 vpPassed
Reforming and expanding traveller protection
The new act will replace the Package Travel Act and extend travellers' rights to cover combinations of travel services assembled online and separately. At the same time, the rules on cancelling trips, limits on price increases, and compensation in cases of non-conformity will be clarified.
Timo Furuholm: No vote recorded23 Nov 2017 · passed without a vote - HE 110/2017 vpPassed
Gradual increase in tobacco duty
Taxation on tobacco products will be increased gradually in 2018 and 2019, raising consumer prices for cigarettes, cigars and loose tobacco. The amendment will collect additional tax revenue for the state and aims to reduce smoking.
Timo Furuholm: No vote recorded17 Nov 2017 · passed without a vote - HE 102/2017 vpPassed
Transfer of financial and debt counselling
Responsibility for organising financial and debt counselling will be transferred from municipalities and the Regional State Administrative Agencies to state legal aid offices. The content of the advice provided to citizens will remain unchanged, but the availability of services and online transactions will be harmonised across the country.
Timo Furuholm: No vote recorded17 Nov 2017 · passed without a vote - HE 103/2021 vpPassed with amendments
Easier EU pension transfers to Finland
Pension accrued in the service of the European Union could be transferred to the Finnish earnings-related pension system more easily. The entitlement would also apply to fixed-term employees without requiring a prior pension transfer from Finland to the EU.
Timo Furuholm: No vote recorded21 Oct 2021 · passed without a vote - HE 89/2017 vpPassed
Repealing the outdated Population Census Act
The Population Census Act, dating from 1938, will be repealed as redundant. Separate censuses based on questionnaires have not been conducted since 1980; instead, population statistics are nowadays compiled directly from administrative registers.
Timo Furuholm: No vote recorded10 Nov 2017 · passed without a vote - HE 116/2021 vpPassed with amendments
Securing the electricity datahub rollout
A centralised information exchange system, the datahub, will be introduced in the electricity market, with temporary obligations and transitional rules laid down for its smooth deployment. The changes ensure that electricity supply to consumers and businesses is not interrupted during the system transition.
Timo Furuholm: No vote recorded19 Oct 2021 · passed without a vote - HE 252/2016 vpPassed with amendments
Adding alternatives to remand imprisonment
Instead of being imprisoned, a person suspected or convicted of an offence could be placed under an electronically supervised travel ban or investigative detention. At the same time, the retention period for remand prisoners on police premises will be significantly shortened.
Timo Furuholm: No vote recorded6 Nov 2017 · passed without a vote - HE 45/2021 vpPassed
Improving safety and cooperation at sports events
Finland will adopt a new international convention on safety, security and services at sports events. At the same time, requirements for joint safety plans and exercises between the authorities and event organisers will be added to the Assembly Act.
Timo Furuholm: No vote recorded13 Oct 2021 · passed without a vote - HE 81/2017 vpPassed
Reforming vehicle tax penalties and enforcement
Unauthorised use of a decommissioned or unregistered vehicle will incur only an administrative additional tax instead of a fine. At the same time, automated enforcement of vehicle tax using cameras and licence plate recognition devices will be enabled.
Timo Furuholm: No vote recorded24 Oct 2017 · passed without a vote - HE 83/2017 vpPassed
Price cap on electronic identification chaining
A temporary price ceiling will be set on data transmission fees charged when creating a new electronic identification means using another identification means. The change will increase competition between electronic identification services and make it easier to offer alternative identification methods.
Timo Furuholm: No vote recorded19 Oct 2017 · passed without a vote - HE 119/2021 vpPassed with amendments
Extending temporary unemployment security for entrepreneurs
Entrepreneurs affected by the coronavirus pandemic can receive labour market subsidy until the end of November 2021 without closing down their business operations. The support secures the livelihood of entrepreneurs in a situation where the business's income or employment opportunities have deteriorated due to the epidemic.
Timo Furuholm: No vote recorded6 Oct 2021 · 1 voteOnly vote · Voimaantulosäännös, mietintö / Arto Satonen
32 jaa22 ei - HE 125/2021 vpPassed
Earlier wellbeing services counties' VAT refunds
Wellbeing services counties and comparable public entities will receive the right to value added tax (VAT) refunds already during their preparatory phase. This will make procurements equal in terms of taxation before the health and social services reform enters into force.
Timo Furuholm: No vote recorded5 Oct 2021 · passed without a vote - HE 269/2016 vpPassed
Extending business prohibitions to self-employed professionals
A business prohibition could also be imposed on private self-employed professionals, and authorities could more readily ask the police or Finnish Customs to investigate the prerequisites for a prohibition. At the same time, it would ensure that the mere materialisation of business risk and insolvency does not lead to a business prohibition.
Timo Furuholm: No vote recorded29 Sep 2017 · passed without a vote - HE 102/2021 vpPassed
Waiving supervision fees for tour operators
Tour operators will not be charged the statutory supervision and insolvency protection fee for 2020. The amendment will ease the financial situation of travel agencies facing difficulties due to the coronavirus pandemic and travel restrictions.
Timo Furuholm: No vote recorded23 Sep 2021 · passed without a vote - HE 120/2021 vpPassed
Extending COVID-19 unemployment flexibilities
Temporary COVID-19 exceptions to unemployment security will be extended until the end of November 2021. The extension supports the livelihood of the unemployed and facilitates taking up work as well as the processing of benefit applications.
Timo Furuholm: No vote recorded22 Sep 2021 · passed without a vote