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Timo FuruholmEach row shows how the selected MPs voted in the bill's decisive vote.
- HE 255/2022 vpPassed
Ending earmarking of gambling proceeds
Proceeds from Veikkaus will no longer be distributed directly to specific public-interest causes, but will instead be channelled directly into the state budget. The activities of non-profit organisations and other beneficiaries will be funded from regular state budget funds.
Timo Furuholm: No vote recorded9 Feb 2023 · passed without a vote - HE 31/2024 vpPassed with amendments
Licensing and supervision of crypto-asset services
Crypto-asset service providers will be required to hold an official authorisation instead of previous registration, and their operations will come under stricter regulatory supervision. At the same time, authorised companies will be able to provide their services throughout the EU.
Timo Furuholm: No vote recorded26 Jun 2024 · passed without a vote - HE 195/2022 vpPassed with amendments
Strengthening toy and appliance market surveillance
The powers of the authorities to monitor the safety of toys, machinery and appliances will be strengthened, particularly in e-commerce. At the same time, more specific penalties will be laid down for violations of product safety rules.
Timo Furuholm: No vote recorded27 Jan 2023 · passed without a vote - HE 72/2022 vpPassed with amendments
Facilitating research use of statistical data
An official researcher and data service will be created for Statistics Finland, through which researchers and authorities can access datasets more quickly and extensively. At the same time, Statistics Finland's rights to collect data from various registers will be expanded.
Timo Furuholm: No vote recorded18 Jan 2023 · passed without a vote - HE 145/2020 vpPassed
Raising alcohol tax
Taxation of alcoholic beverages will be increased from the beginning of 2021. This will raise retail prices of alcoholic beverages in shops and restaurants by an average of just over 2 per cent.
Timo Furuholm: No vote recorded20 Nov 2020 · 1 vote34 jaa22 ei - HE 84/2023 vpPassed with amendments
Reforming maritime traffic management and reporting systems
Rules on vessel traffic management and port notifications will be updated to comply with international and EU requirements. At the same time, Finland's maritime reporting system will be replaced by a new harmonised information system.
Timo Furuholm: No vote recorded20 Dec 2023 · passed without a vote - HE 172/2024 vpPassed with amendments
Reinstating statutory workplace accident investigations
Investigations into serious workplace accidents will be provided for by law, allowing accident investigations suspended for data protection reasons to resume and be extended to agriculture. In addition, administrative streamlining and technical revisions will be made to occupational accident, motor liability and patient insurance legislation.
Timo Furuholm: No vote recorded18 Dec 2024 · passed without a vote - HE 68/2023 vpPassed with amendments
Digital badges and study centre funding
Skills acquired in liberal adult education could be demonstrated through official digital open badges recorded in the national register of education records. At the same time, rules on training subsidies paid by study centres to organisations and the oversight of political party funding would be clarified.
Timo Furuholm: No vote recorded15 Dec 2023 · passed without a vote - HE 52/2023 vpPassed
Customs oversight of carbon border adjustment
Finland will introduce the reporting obligations of the first phase of the EU's carbon border adjustment mechanism. Finnish Customs will supervise the reporting of emissions for imported products and may impose penalty fees for deficient reporting.
Timo Furuholm: No vote recorded15 Dec 2023 · passed without a vote - HE 42/2023 vpRejected
Lowering central government transfers to municipalities
The central government transfer percentage for basic municipal services will be lowered from the start of 2024. At the same time, the rules for correcting calculation errors in central government transfer decisions will be specified.
Timo Furuholm: No14 Dec 2023 · 7 votesClosest vote · 21 § , mietintö / Eemeli Peltonen
120 jaa56 ei - HE 37/2023 vpPassed
Lowering beer tax and raising other alcohol taxes
The excise duty on beer will be reduced, while taxes on wines, spirits and intermediate products will be increased. As a result of the changes, the price of beer will fall slightly, whereas the prices of other alcoholic beverages will rise.
Timo Furuholm: No14 Dec 2023 · 1 voteOnly vote · Lain liite , mietintö / Lauri Lyly , Katri Kulmuni
92 jaa77 ei - HE 33/2023 vpPassed with amendments
Establishing maternity of birth mothers
The maternity of a birth mother could be established and confirmed by an authority through DNA testing if documentary evidence is not available. In addition, a court could, as a last resort, order a parentage test to be carried out on a deceased person who has been buried.
Timo Furuholm: No vote recorded14 Dec 2023 · passed without a vote - HE 34/2023 vpPassed with amendments
Income tax and inheritance payment changes
Income tax on wage earners would be eased through an index adjustment and an increase in the earned income tax credit, and the payment period for inheritance tax would be extended to ten years before enforcement. At the same time, the household expenses tax credit would be extended to physiotherapy and occupational therapy, but the deductible for travel expenses would rise.
Timo Furuholm: No13 Dec 2023 · 29 votes - HE 31/2023 vpPassed with amendments
New agency for special authorities
A new agency will be established under the Ministry of Justice to bring together the administrative and support services of eleven independent special authorities. The authorities, such as the various ombudspersons and the Safety Investigation Authority, will retain their independence and current duties.
Timo Furuholm: No vote recorded13 Dec 2023 · passed without a vote - HE 20/2023 vpPassed with amendments
Mandatory sustainability reporting for large companies
Large companies and listed companies will be required to report regularly on the environmental and social impacts of their operations. The reported sustainability information must be independently assured by an auditor and published in digital format.
Timo Furuholm: No vote recorded11 Dec 2023 · passed without a vote - HE 25/2024 vpPassed with amendments
Expanding Border Guard technical surveillance
The Finnish Border Guard will receive new powers to detect and locate radio equipment and its signals near the borders, in maritime areas and in airspace to improve situational awareness and in search operations. At the same time, conventional technical surveillance, such as camera surveillance, will be expanded to new areas and purposes.
Timo Furuholm: No7 Jun 2024 · 2 votesClosest vote · Lausumaehdotus, mietintö / Laura Meriluoto 2
122 jaa59 ei - HE 139/2024 vpPassed with amendments
Speeding up law enforcement information exchange
Information exchange between the Finnish police, Finnish Customs and the Finnish Border Guard and authorities in other EU countries will be harmonised and expedited. The authorities will gain access to a centralised system and stricter time limits for the disclosure of criminal information.
Timo Furuholm: No vote recorded12 Dec 2024 · passed without a vote - HE 159/2024 vpPassed
Strengthening learning support in upper secondary schools
General upper secondary students will receive a statutory right to remedial teaching and special needs education, and it will become possible to take an examination in music, visual arts, or physical education in the matriculation examination. In addition, English-language general upper secondary education and an English-language matriculation examination will be made possible for young people whose proficiency in Finnish or Swedish is not sufficient for a regular general upper secondary school.
Timo Furuholm: No9 Dec 2024 · 1 voteOnly vote · Lausumaehdotus, mietintö / Hanna Kososen moniste
145 jaa38 ei - HE 76/2022 vpPassed with amendments
Strengthening biodiversity conservation
A new Nature Conservation Act will be enacted in Finland to enhance the protection of endangered species and natural habitat types and combat biodiversity loss. At the same time, provisions will be added to the act on voluntary ecological compensation and adaptation to climate change, among other things.
Timo Furuholm: No vote recorded21 Dec 2022 · 4 votesClosest vote · 28. lakiehdotus, 2 luvun 11 §, mietintö / Emma Kari
98 jaa86 ei - HE 197/2022 vpPassed with amendments
Improving mental health and substance abuse services
Mental health and substance abuse services will be brought more closely into ordinary health and social services, and help will also become easier to access for other addictions. The reform will improve continuity of care and increase home-based services and low-threshold support, such as outreach work and substance abuse day centres.
Timo Furuholm: No vote recorded19 Dec 2022 · 2 votesClosest vote · Lausumaehdotus, mietintö / Arja Juvonen
78 jaa63 ei