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Oskari ValtolaEach row shows how the selected MPs voted in the bill's decisive vote.
- HE 53/2024 vpPassed
Preventing instrumentalised migration at the border
In exceptional situations, Finland could prevent the entry of asylum seekers and turn them away immediately at the border if a foreign state uses them as an instrument of pressure. However, applications could still be accepted, for example, from children or persons in a particularly vulnerable position.
Oskari Valtola: Yes15 Jul 2024 · 2 votes167 jaa31 ei - HE 115/2025 vpPassed
More effective child maintenance reviews
Kela will notify wellbeing services counties if a liable parent's income has changed substantially while maintenance support is being paid. Based on the notifications, wellbeing services counties will take action to increase or reduce the amount of child maintenance.
Oskari Valtola: No vote recorded21 Nov 2025 · passed without a vote - HE 189/2024 vpPassed with amendments
Reforming snow dumping and environmental permits
Dumping snow from the shore into the sea will be prohibited after a three-year transition period. At the same time, permit procedures for small biogas plants and hydrogen production will be streamlined.
Oskari Valtola: No vote recorded28 Feb 2025 · passed without a vote - HE 232/2021 vpPassed with amendments
Easing residence permits for students and researchers
Students from outside the EU and EEA will be granted a residence permit for the entire duration of their studies at once. The post-graduation or post-research residence permit for jobseeking and starting a business will be extended to two years.
Oskari Valtola: No vote recorded8 Apr 2022 · 3 votes90 jaa58 ei - HE 114/2025 vpPassed
Permanent price caps for Kela taxis
Maximum price regulation for taxi journeys reimbursed by Kela will be made permanent from the start of 2027. The change will ensure equal access to care for patients and keep travel costs predictable.
Oskari Valtola: No vote recorded19 Nov 2025 · passed without a vote - HE 259/2022 vpPassed with amendments
Clarifying elite sports and sports research
Objectives on sustainable development and measures to promote elite sports and health-enhancing physical activity will be added to the Sports Act. At the same time, the Academy of Finland will be able to act as a discretionary government grant authority for sports science research grants.
Oskari Valtola: No vote recorded21 Dec 2022 · passed without a vote - HE 185/2024 vpPassed with amendments
Streamlining entry for NATO forces
Entry procedures for soldiers, vessels and aircraft from NATO member states and other allies will be speeded up and made more flexible. At the same time, the rules applied to international military assistance and training exercises in Finland will be clarified.
Oskari Valtola: No vote recorded20 Feb 2025 · passed without a vote - HE 110/2024 vpPassed
Increasing central government transfers to municipalities
The central government transfer rate for basic municipal public services will be raised to 25.02 per cent from the beginning of 2025. The increase covers in particular the provision of public employment services (TE services) and integration duties transferred from the state to municipalities.
Oskari Valtola: Yes18 Dec 2024 · 4 votes129 jaa67 ei - HE 126/2025 vpPassed
Increasing transfers from the pension fund
More money from the State Pension Fund will be transferred to the state budget to pay pension expenditure. The change will reduce the central government's need to take on new debt.
Oskari Valtola: Yes14 Nov 2025 · 1 voteOnly vote · Dissenting opinion
102 jaa75 ei - HE 86/2025 vpPassed with amendments
Improving military preparedness in healthcare
A duty will be laid down for wellbeing services counties to prepare for military threats and to support the Finnish Defence Forces and NATO with healthcare services. The state will reimburse wellbeing services counties in full for the costs of the new preparedness duties.
Oskari Valtola: No vote recorded14 Nov 2025 · passed without a vote - HE 197/2026 vpIn progress
Removing reporting obligations for public manufacturers
The annual financial reporting obligation of large public manufacturing undertakings to the European Commission will be abolished. The amendment will reduce administrative work for businesses and public authorities.
Oskari Valtola: No vote recorded2 Oct 2026 · no votes yet - 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.
Oskari Valtola: No vote recorded2 Oct 2026 · no votes yet - HE 189/2026 vpIn progress
Approving the Ukraine claims commission
Finland approves the convention establishing an international claims commission to resolve claims for damages caused by Russia's war of aggression. The new body will assess the submitted claims and determine the amount of compensation to be paid for them.
Oskari Valtola: No vote recorded2 Oct 2026 · no votes yet - HE 3/2025 vpPassed
Repair shops' access to vehicle security data
Independent car repair shops and their employees will be able to order a criminal record extract to prove their reliability and obtain authorisation to access protected vehicle security information. At the same time, the authorities will receive the right to check the background information of vehicle inspectors directly from the fine register.
Oskari Valtola: No vote recorded23 Apr 2025 · passed without a vote - HE 1/2025 vpPassed with amendments
Licensing the export of cartridge components
Exports of firearm cartridge components, such as cartridge cases, bullets and powder, outside the European Union will become subject to a licence. Exporting them without a licence will be made a punishable offence.
Oskari Valtola: No vote recorded23 Apr 2025 · passed without a vote - HE 134/2024 vpPassed with amendments
Extending the care guarantee for adults
Waiting times for adults to access non-urgent primary healthcare and dental care will be extended. The existing shorter waiting times will remain in place for children and young people under 23 years of age.
Oskari Valtola: Yes13 Dec 2024 · 5 votes109 jaa56 ei - HE 210/2024 vpPassed with amendments
Enhancing health and social services preparedness
The Ministry of Social Affairs and Health and the wellbeing services counties maintaining university hospitals would be granted powers to lead health and social services during extensive disruptions and states of emergency. At the same time, a national preparedness group would be established to support decision-making and the transfer of resources between areas.
Oskari Valtola: No vote recorded19 Jun 2025 · passed without a vote - HE 101/2026 vpIn progress
Salmonella compensation fund for pig farms
A salmonella compensation fund for the pig sector will be established in Finland to compensate farms for decontamination costs and financial losses caused by the disease. The fund will be financed mainly through annual fees collected from pig farmers and initial capital provided by the state.
Oskari Valtola: No vote recorded29 Sep 2026 · no votes yet - HE 141/2024 vpPassed with amendments
Raising reduced VAT to 14 per cent
Value added tax (VAT) on medicines, books, passenger transport, and cultural and sports services will rise from 10 per cent to 14 per cent at the beginning of 2025. At the same time, the tax rate on menstrual products, children's nappies and incontinence products will fall from 25.5 per cent to 14 per cent.
Oskari Valtola: Yes29 Nov 2024 · 5 votes87 jaa67 ei - HE 123/2024 vpPassed with amendments
Cutting sickness and rehabilitation allowances
Sickness allowances and rehabilitation allowances will be cut for those earning more than 27,633 euros a year, and health insurance contribution liabilities will be transferred from the central government to employers and insured persons. The changes will strengthen central and local government finances, and they will apply from 1 January 2025.
Oskari Valtola: Yes28 Nov 2024 · 1 vote116 jaa51 ei