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Oskari ValtolaEach row shows how the selected MPs voted in the bill's decisive vote.
- HE 283/2022 vpPassed with amendments
Improving payment terms for food producers
Payment periods for food and agricultural products will be shortened and unpaid returns of products by retail stores will be prohibited. The reform will strengthen the position of agricultural producers and small food sector operators in relation to large buyers.
Oskari Valtola: No vote recorded9 Feb 2023 · passed without a vote - HE 261/2022 vpPassed with amendments
Reforming drone traffic and obstacle permits
Rules will be created in Finland for airspaces designated for unmanned aircraft, or drones, where operations require digital support services. At the same time, applying for flight obstacle permits for tall structures will be transferred entirely to Traficom (the Finnish Transport and Communications Agency) for processing.
Oskari Valtola: No vote recorded2 Feb 2023 · 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.
Oskari Valtola: 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.
Oskari Valtola: No vote recorded18 Jan 2023 · passed without a vote - HE 201/2022 vpPassed
Easier adjustment of litigation costs
Courts will be able to reduce the opposing party's legal costs payable by the losing party in a civil case with a lower threshold than before. The reform will reduce the financial risk associated with litigation and lower the threshold for taking cases to court.
Oskari Valtola: No vote recorded17 Jan 2023 · passed without a vote - HE 94/2022 vpPassed with amendments
Enhancing border security and building barriers
The Finnish Border Guard will gain new means to respond to border disruptions and hybrid influence operations that exploit migration. If necessary, the Government may centralise the application for asylum to specific border crossing points, and fences and other barriers may be built on the eastern border.
Oskari Valtola: No vote recorded7 Jul 2022 · 1 voteOnly vote · Asian käsittelyn jatkaminen, mietintö / lähettäminen perustuslakivaliokuntaan (Veronika Honkasalo)
103 jaa16 ei - HE 226/2021 vpPassed with amendments
Extending Covid restrictions and Covid pass
The validity of temporary Covid-19 restrictions, health security measures on entry, and the national use of the Covid pass would be extended until the end of June 2022. The use of the Covid pass would be specified so that it must be required for the entire opening hours if it is used to replace official restrictions.
Oskari Valtola: No vote recorded23 Dec 2021 · 6 votes106 jaa36 ei - HE 167/2021 vpPassed with amendments
Reforming services and job search obligations
Unemployed persons will be required to apply regularly for at least four jobs a month, and meetings with them will begin every two weeks in the initial phase of their job search. The sanctions system for unemployment security will be made more lenient so that a first failure to seek work results in a reminder without loss of benefit.
Oskari Valtola: No vote recorded21 Dec 2021 · 4 votes119 jaa30 ei - HE 146/2021 vpPassed with amendments
Central government budget for 2022
The central government budget for 2022. Parliament voted in plenary on hundreds of individual appropriation items and opposition amendment motions before adopting the budget.
Oskari Valtola: No vote recorded21 Dec 2021 · 642 votes - HE 214/2022 vpPassed
Introducing voluntary mediation in labour disputes
The social partners will be able to seek assistance from a mediator to resolve labour disputes before any threat of strike action or disruption to industrial peace. Parties taking part in mediation must submit their claims and positions to the mediator in writing in advance.
Oskari Valtola: No vote recorded21 Dec 2022 · passed without a vote - 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.
Oskari Valtola: No vote recorded21 Dec 2022 · 4 votesClosest vote · 28. lakiehdotus, 2 luvun 11 §, mietintö / Emma Kari
98 jaa86 ei - HE 213/2022 vpPassed
Safeguarding employee rights in cross-border restructurings
Employees' rights, terms of employment, and representation rights would be safeguarded in situations where a company merges, divides, or transfers its registered office to another EEA country. Employers would be required to inform and consult personnel about arrangements well in advance of decision-making.
Oskari Valtola: No vote recorded20 Dec 2022 · passed without a vote - HE 272/2022 vpPassed with amendments
Banning smoking indoors in prisons
Smoking will be prohibited indoors in prisons, but prisoners will be permitted to smoke outdoors during outdoor exercise. In addition, prisoners will be guaranteed a statutory right to free support and replacement therapy for smoking cessation.
Oskari Valtola: No vote recorded19 Dec 2022 · passed without a vote - HE 209/2021 vpPassed
Fourth supplementary budget for 2021
The fourth supplementary budget for 2021, comprising amendments to the central government budget for the current year. The votes mainly concern individual appropriation items and proposals in the opposition's dissenting opinions.
Oskari Valtola: No vote recorded2 Dec 2021 · 2 votes - HE 222/2022 vpPassed with amendments
Tighter controls on foreign property acquisitions
Monitoring of real estate transactions by entities from outside the EU and EEA will be tightened to protect national security. At the same time, the state's right of pre-emption near strategic sites will be strengthened and the authorities' rights to access information will be expanded.
Oskari Valtola: No vote recorded15 Dec 2022 · passed without a vote - HE 210/2022 vpPassed with amendments
Moving EU home affairs grants online
Applications for, disbursement of and reporting on grants from the EU's home affairs funds will be transferred to a new electronic information system. Organisations applying for grants and authorities will conduct transactions digitally using strong electronic identification.
Oskari Valtola: No vote recorded15 Dec 2022 · passed without a vote - HE 245/2022 vpPassed with amendments
Lowering medicine costs and reimbursement expenditure
Medicine prices and state medicine reimbursement expenditure will be reduced by obliging doctors to prescribe the most affordable biological medicines and by expanding generic substitution for asthma medicines in pharmacies. In addition, pharmacy sales margins on expensive prescription medicines will be cut and pharmacy tax will be reduced.
Oskari Valtola: No vote recorded13 Dec 2022 · 2 votesClosest vote · Lausumaehdotus, mietintö / Terhi Koulumies
99 jaa72 ei - HE 102/2022 vpPassed with amendments
Reforming self-employed pension provision
The definition and monitoring of confirmed work income under self-employed pension insurance will be specified to reflect the actual work input better than before. Pension providers will be required to review a self-employed person's confirmed work income regularly every three years.
Oskari Valtola: No vote recorded13 Dec 2022 · 2 votesClosest vote · Lausumaehdotus, mietintö / Terhi Koulumies
99 jaa72 ei - HE 144/2020 vpPassed
Abolishing quality-based diesel tax reductions
Quality-based tax reductions for paraffinic diesel oil and ethanol diesel will be phased out. As a result of the change, the tax on diesel fuel will rise and central government tax revenue will increase.
Oskari Valtola: No vote recorded20 Nov 2020 · 2 votes33 jaa24 ei - HE 127/2022 vpPassed with amendments
Improving social assistance services and cooperation
The right of social assistance applicants to personal service will be strengthened and the accessibility of services will be improved. Cooperation between Kela and the social services of wellbeing services counties will be deepened, particularly to support clients in the most vulnerable positions.
Oskari Valtola: No vote recorded8 Dec 2022 · 1 voteOnly vote · 1. lakiehdotus, 27 §, mietintö / Arja Juvonen
95 jaa40 ei