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Oskari ValtolaEach row shows how the selected MPs voted in the bill's decisive vote.
- HE 13/2017 vpPassed
Reforming Yle's remit and governance
Provisions on the public service remit of the Finnish Broadcasting Company (Yle) will be updated and specified. At the same time, the role of the Administrative Council appointed by Parliament will be strengthened by transferring decision-making power over company strategy to it.
Oskari Valtola: No vote recorded19 Jun 2017 · 1 voteOnly vote · Lausumaehdotus, mietintö / Silvia Modig
147 jaa11 ei - HE 53/2017 vpPassed
Delineating student housing support in Åland
Mainland Finns studying in Åland are ensured the right to the housing supplement of student financial aid. Ålanders studying in mainland Finland will no longer be able to receive both general housing allowance and Åland's own housing supplement simultaneously.
Oskari Valtola: No vote recorded16 Jun 2017 · passed without a vote - HE 107/2016 vpPassed with amendments
Reform of international security assistance rules
The ability of the police, rescue services and the Finnish Border Guard to provide and receive international assistance will be streamlined. At the same time, decision-making as well as officials' powers and rights to use force in crisis situations will be clarified.
Oskari Valtola: No vote recorded16 Jun 2017 · passed without a vote - HE 49/2017 vpPassed
Retaining transferring civil servants' retirement age
Civil servants transferring from the Finnish Defence Forces and the Finnish Border Guard to the state financial administration service centre will retain their previous retirement age rules. Centralising these duties will not alter their retirement conditions.
Oskari Valtola: No vote recorded13 Jun 2017 · passed without a vote - HE 9/2017 vpPassed with amendments
Deregulating vehicle inspection independence requirements
Vehicle repair shops and other automotive businesses will be able to offer all inspection services and individual approvals alongside their own operations. At the same time, vehicle inspection rules and the classification of defects will be updated to meet EU requirements.
Oskari Valtola: No vote recorded7 Jun 2017 · passed without a vote - HE 26/2017 vpPassed
Reforming the election of church leaders
In the election of the Archbishop, votes cast by other dioceses will be given greater weight than before. At the same time, elections for rural deans will be discontinued in favour of direct appointment by the diocesan chapter.
Oskari Valtola: No vote recorded29 May 2017 · passed without a vote - HE 35/2017 vpPassed
Improving seafarers' protection in business transfers
Seafarers' employment relationships and terms will transfer automatically to the new owner when shipping operations are transferred to another company. The change brings the rules on maritime employment into line with other labour legislation and EU law.
Oskari Valtola: No vote recorded19 May 2017 · passed without a vote - HE 27/2017 vpPassed
Universities of applied sciences in Keva
Universities of applied sciences will be permitted to remain members of Keva, the public sector pension system, until the end of 2025, even if their ownership transfers from municipalities to universities. The amendment will safeguard employees' accrued supplementary pensions in mergers of higher education institutions without causing substantial additional costs for the institutions.
Oskari Valtola: No vote recorded19 May 2017 · passed without a vote - HE 12/2017 vpPassed with amendments
Reforming insolvency proceedings and registers
Information on bankruptcies and corporate restructurings will become available online free of charge, and the practice of publishing official announcements in newspapers will generally be discontinued. Insolvency rules will be adapted to comply with revised European Union legislation.
Oskari Valtola: No vote recorded19 May 2017 · passed without a vote - HE 18/2017 vpPassed with amendments
Centralising business service client data
Client data for public business services will be pooled into a single electronic system from which different actors can use it directly. This will streamline services and reduce the need for businesses to provide the same information multiple times.
Oskari Valtola: No vote recorded15 May 2017 · passed without a vote - HE 34/2017 vpPassed
Notification requirements for posted workers
Foreign companies must notify the occupational safety and health authority of workers they post to Finland before work begins. A negligence fee may be imposed for failure to submit the notification.
Oskari Valtola: No vote recorded12 May 2017 · passed without a vote - HE 14/2017 vpPassed with amendments
Enhancing EU business register data exchange
The Finnish Trade Register will be connected to a European network through which company data is exchanged directly between authorities in EU countries. If a foreign company ceases to exist in its home country, its branch in Finland will at the same time be removed from the register.
Oskari Valtola: No vote recorded12 May 2017 · passed without a vote - HE 260/2016 vpPassed with amendments
Establishing Hossa national park
Hossa national park would be established in Suomussalmi, Kuusamo and Taivalkoski to mark the 100th anniversary of Finland's independence. Nature in the area would be protected and the former state hiking area abolished.
Oskari Valtola: No vote recorded9 May 2017 · passed without a vote - HE 7/2017 vpPassed
Repealing the obsolete land protection act
The Act on the Protection of Land Against Damage by Domestic Animals, dating from 1921, will be repealed as obsolete and unnecessary. Damage caused by domestic animals will directly be subject to the general Tort Liability Act.
Oskari Valtola: No vote recorded4 May 2017 · passed without a vote - HE 19/2017 vpPassed
New degrees through labour market training
Unemployed people or those facing the threat of unemployment who already hold a higher education degree could study for a new higher education degree as labour market training. The aim of the amendment is to rapidly ease labour shortages for businesses, especially in the construction sector.
Oskari Valtola: No vote recorded27 Apr 2017 · passed without a vote - HE 263/2016 vpPassed with amendments
Reforming prisoners' financial benefits
Prisoners' spending allowance, activity allowance and wages will be reformed to be daily and more equitable than before. At the same time, the use of payment cards by prisoners will be enabled, as well as the restraining of all prisoners being transported for security reasons.
Oskari Valtola: No vote recorded21 Apr 2017 · passed without a vote - HE 259/2016 vpPassed with amendments
Streamlining environmental assessments and permits
Environmental impact assessments and permit processes for large projects would be streamlined under a new act. The assessment procedure could be combined with land-use planning and assessments under the Nature Conservation Act to avoid overlap.
Oskari Valtola: No vote recorded10 Apr 2017 · passed without a vote - HE 11/2017 vpPassed
Transferring EU extradition requests to prosecutors
Extradition requests made from Finland to another EU member state for the enforcement of a prison sentence will become the responsibility of prosecutors. The Criminal Sanctions Agency will continue to prepare the cases, but the official request will always be made by a prosecutor.
Oskari Valtola: No vote recorded30 Mar 2017 · passed without a vote - HE 267/2016 vpPassed
Clarifying qualification requirements for livestock handlers
Owners and keepers of production animals will be placed under an obligation to ensure adequate competence, instruction and staffing levels for handlers. The amendment will bring the Animal Welfare Act into line with the requirements of EU directives.
Oskari Valtola: No vote recorded30 Mar 2017 · passed without a vote - HE 3/2017 vpPassed
Tightening environmental and emission rules for ships
Finland will bring into force the recent amendments to the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL). The reform would tighten regulation of ships' sewage, garbage and ship-to-ship oil transfers, among other things.
Oskari Valtola: No vote recorded24 Mar 2017 · passed without a vote