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Timo FuruholmEach row shows how the selected MPs voted in the bill's decisive vote.
- HE 150/2026 vpIn progress
Clarifying guidance on municipal preparedness
The Ministry of Finance will be tasked with guiding and monitoring municipal preparedness for disruptions and crisis situations. In addition, the right of youth councils to submit initiatives will be enshrined directly in law, and the preparedness of municipal subsidiaries will be strengthened through group guidelines.
Timo Furuholm: No vote recorded1 Oct 2026 · no votes yet - HE 74/2023 vpPassed with amendments
Tightening general housing allowance rules
The general housing allowance will be reduced and eligibility criteria tightened to save state expenditure. At the same time, housing allowance paid for owner-occupied homes will be abolished completely.
Timo Furuholm: No14 Dec 2023 · 5 votes99 jaa79 ei - HE 58/2023 vpPassed with amendments
Tightening social assistance housing costs
Housing costs for recipients of social assistance will be covered only up to the municipality-specific maximum limit after a three-month time limit. If applicants do not move to a more affordable home and have no statutory special reason to stay in their current home, they will have to pay the portion of rent exceeding the limit themselves.
Timo Furuholm: No14 Dec 2023 · 6 votes118 jaa58 ei - HE 49/2023 vpPassed with amendments
Raising fisheries management fee age limit
The upper age limit for liability to pay the fisheries management fee will rise from 64 to 69 years. The change will apply to persons who turn 65 during or after 2024.
Timo Furuholm: Yes14 Dec 2023 · 2 votes181 jaa0 ei - HE 44/2023 vpPassed with amendments
Raising the share savings account limit
Deposits of up to 100,000 euros will be permitted in a share savings account instead of the previous 50,000 euros. As a result of the change, investors will be able to invest larger amounts without immediate taxation of returns.
Timo Furuholm: No13 Dec 2023 · 1 vote108 jaa53 ei - HE 150/2024 vpPassed
Lowering unemployment insurance contributions
Unemployment insurance contributions for employees and employers will decrease at the beginning of 2025. The change will reduce deductions made from employees' pay and lower employers' labour costs.
Timo Furuholm: No29 Nov 2024 · 1 voteOnly vote · 1. lakiehdotuksen johtolause, mietintö / Ville Merinen
111 jaa54 ei - HE 35/2023 vpPassed
Lowering vehicle tax on older cars
Vehicle tax will be reduced for older passenger cars and vans with medium and high emissions. Taxation of new cars will remain unchanged.
Timo Furuholm: No12 Dec 2023 · 1 vote96 jaa80 ei - HE 209/2024 vpPassed with amendments
Reforming Academy of Finland administration
Administrative structures of the Academy of Finland would be clarified, and a requirement to take national security into account would be added to research funding. Funding could be denied to a project that endangers Finland's security or conflicts with foreign policy.
Timo Furuholm: No vote recorded23 Apr 2025 · passed without a vote - HE 65/2024 vpPassed
Defining forced marriage as human trafficking
Forcing someone into marriage or a comparable informal union will be explicitly criminalised in the Criminal Code as human trafficking. The amendment will clarify the ability of the authorities to intervene in forced marriages and improve the position of victims.
Timo Furuholm: No vote recorded14 Nov 2024 · passed without a vote - HE 46/2024 vpPassed
Increasing gas and ethanol vehicle subsidies
Restrictions on purchase subsidies for gas-powered vans and lorries will be removed, and the maximum amount of subsidy paid to companies will be increased. At the same time, state subsidies for converting passenger cars to run on gas or ethanol will be reinstated.
Timo Furuholm: No14 Jun 2024 · 3 votesClosest vote · 7 §, mietintö / Seppo Eskelinen
97 jaa71 ei - HE 173/2024 vpWithdrawn
Allowing home delivery of alcohol
Alko and alcohol retailers will be permitted to deliver alcoholic beverages directly to customers. The age of the person ordering and the recipient must be verified both during online ordering and upon delivery.
Timo Furuholm: No vote recorded23 Sep 2025 · no votes - HE 39/2023 vpPassed
Raising the minimum land property tax
The property tax on land will be separated from the property tax on buildings, and the lower limit of its tax rate will be raised. The change will increase the property tax on plots and other land in the vast majority of Finnish municipalities.
Timo Furuholm: No10 Nov 2023 · 3 votes111 jaa69 ei - HE 198/2026 vpIn progress
More flexible mandatory storage of medicines
The mandatory storage of medicinal products will be reformed to correspond to current treatment practices and security of supply needs. Pharmaceutical operators and healthcare will be given more flexibility to deploy stockpiled medicines during disruptions and to run down stocks to prevent medicine wastage.
Timo Furuholm: No vote recorded14 Oct 2026 · no votes yet - HE 153/2025 vpPassed with amendments
Allowing debt conversions in corporate restructuring
Debts of a company undergoing corporate restructuring could be converted into the company's shares directly under the restructuring programme. Under certain conditions, the arrangement could also be carried out against the will of the shareholders.
Timo Furuholm: No vote recorded18 Dec 2025 · passed without a vote - HE 216/2024 vpPassed
Transferring liability for incomes register errors
Responsibility for rectifying data in the incomes register and data protection obligations will be transferred from employers and other payers directly to the Incomes Register Unit. Citizens will be able to request the rectification of their incorrect income data directly from the authority.
Timo Furuholm: No vote recorded7 Apr 2025 · passed without a vote - HE 194/2026 vpIn progress
Domestic content investment for streaming services
Streaming services will be required to use five per cent of their turnover generated in Finland to fund domestic and European audiovisual content. The obligation can be fulfilled either by making direct production investments or by paying a levy that accrues to the state.
Timo Furuholm: No vote recorded2 Oct 2026 · no votes yet - HE 179/2026 vpIn progress
More flexible pay subsidy terms
Granting pay subsidies will become more flexible, and the duration of the subsidy will be based on the discretion of the employment authority. Employers will be able to receive a subsidy for up to one year at a time to develop an unemployed person's vocational skills.
Timo Furuholm: No vote recorded2 Oct 2026 · no votes yet - HE 34/2018 vpPassed with amendments
Transferring traffic control to a state company
The maritime, rail and road traffic control operations of the Finnish Transport Agency are to be converted into a wholly state-owned limited liability company. The reform aims to accelerate the utilisation of traffic data in new digital services.
Timo Furuholm: No vote recorded5 Jul 2018 · 1 vote115 jaa58 ei - HE 142/2025 vpPassed with amendments
Centralising EU minimum tax returns
Automatic exchange of information between tax authorities in EU countries will expand to cover the minimum taxation of large enterprise groups. Multinational groups will be able to submit the minimum tax information return centrally in a single EU country.
Timo Furuholm: No vote recorded12 Dec 2025 · passed without a vote - HE 155/2025 vpPassed
Employment for NATO and diplomatic families
Family members of diplomats as well as NATO and military personnel serving on official duty in Finland and the United States would receive the right to engage in gainful employment in their host country. Working would be made possible without a separate work permit and without the family member having to forfeit their diplomatic status or special status.
Timo Furuholm: No vote recorded11 Dec 2025 · passed without a vote