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Oskari ValtolaEach row shows how the selected MPs voted in the bill's decisive vote.
- HE 294/2018 vpPassed with amendments
Reforming non-military service rules and compensation
A person who has applied for supplementary service can return to the Finnish Defence Forces reserve without an age limit if they have not yet started their service. In addition, accommodation allowances paid to non-military service places will be increased and procedures during states of emergency clarified.
Oskari Valtola: No vote recorded8 Apr 2019 · passed without a vote - HE 200/2016 vpPassed
Accession to the Paris Agreement
Finland commits to the international Paris Climate Agreement, which aims to limit the increase in global temperature to well below two degrees. The agreement obliges the parties to set and tighten their emission reduction targets every five years.
Oskari Valtola: No vote recorded26 Oct 2016 · passed without a vote - HE 172/2018 vpPassed with amendments
Reforming seed sector regulation and supervision
A new Seed Act will replace the previous Seed Trade Act and update the rules on seed quality, certification and trade. Authorities will gain new means to supervise the seed trade and intervene in non-compliant activities, including online.
Oskari Valtola: No vote recorded25 Mar 2019 · passed without a vote - HE 157/2021 vpPassed
Designating an EU cybersecurity coordination centre
The National Cyber Security Centre at Traficom (the Finnish Transport and Communications Agency) will be designated as Finland's national coordination centre for EU cybersecurity. The centre will bring together companies, researchers and authorities in the sector to cooperate and support them in making use of EU funding and projects.
Oskari Valtola: No vote recorded10 Nov 2021 · passed without a vote - HE 124/2021 vpPassed
Enabling carbon offsetting as a business
The provision of voluntary carbon offsetting services will be exempted from the requirements of the Money Collection Act. Companies and organisations will be able to offer and sell climate emissions compensation services without a money collection permit.
Oskari Valtola: No vote recorded9 Nov 2021 · passed without a vote - HE 252/2018 vpPassed
Restricting foreign ties in military posts
A person who has dual citizenship or other foreign ties that compromise security could not be appointed to military posts in the Finnish Defence Forces or the Finnish Border Guard, or to studies leading to them. Potential risks would be assessed on a case-by-case basis in connection with a security clearance.
Oskari Valtola: No vote recorded18 Mar 2019 · passed without a vote - HE 253/2018 vpPassed with amendments
State intervention in security-threatening property transactions
The state will gain the means to monitor and, if necessary, block real estate transactions that could endanger Finland's national security. Buyers from outside the EU and the EEA will be required to obtain a permit to buy real estate in Finland.
Oskari Valtola: No vote recorded14 Mar 2019 · passed without a vote - HE 235/2018 vpPassed with amendments
Requiring five matriculation examination tests
The matriculation examination will require five tests, and candidates will also be able to take the examination in English. In addition, registration for tests will be made more flexible and the use of previously completed tests will be facilitated.
Oskari Valtola: No vote recorded14 Mar 2019 · 1 voteOnly vote · 1. lakiehdotus, 10 §, mietintö / Eeva-Johanna Eloranta
124 jaa61 ei - HE 304/2018 vpPassed
Clarifying investment funds' tax exemption
Conditions for the tax exemption of investment funds and special investment funds will be laid down in more detail in the act. Tax exemption will be retained by funds that meet the specified requirements concerning aspects such as the number of unit holders and open-endedness.
Oskari Valtola: No vote recorded11 Mar 2019 · 3 votesClosest vote · Lausumaehdotus, mietintö / Timo Harakka 3
102 jaa83 ei - HE 4/2020 vpPassed with amendments
Binding staffing ratio for elderly care
A statutory minimum staffing ratio of at least 0.7 employees per client will be introduced for 24-hour housing services with care and long-term institutional care for older people. In addition, a uniform national RAI assessment system will be introduced for assessing the need for regular services for older people.
Oskari Valtola: No vote recorded26 Jun 2020 · 19 votesClosest vote · Lausumaehdotus, mietintö / Arja Juvonen
31 jaa17 ei - HE 89/2020 vpPassed
Temporary VAT exemption on coronavirus equipment
Protective equipment and supplies used in combating, testing for and treating the coronavirus will temporarily be exempt from value added tax (VAT). The tax relief applies to domestic sales to public health and social services as well as intra-EU acquisitions.
Oskari Valtola: No vote recorded24 Jun 2020 · 1 voteOnly vote · 38 c §, mietintö / Sanni Grahn-Laasosen ehdotus
40 jaa14 ei - HE 322/2018 vpPassed
Raising veteran benefits
Veteran benefits will be increased by approximately 1.2 per cent from April 2019. The increase compensates for the freezing of the national pension index.
Oskari Valtola: No vote recorded7 Mar 2019 · passed without a vote - HE 128/2021 vpPassed with amendments
Biomass sustainability criteria in emissions trading
Solid and gaseous biomass used by installations covered by emissions trading will only be considered zero-emission if it meets sustainability criteria. In addition, the implementation of official decisions related to emissions trading will be expedited and provisions on the recovery of emission allowances will be clarified.
Oskari Valtola: No vote recorded29 Oct 2021 · passed without a vote - HE 276/2022 vpLapsed
Introducing administrative review for work permits
Applicants will be able to request an administrative review free of charge directly from the Finnish Immigration Service (Migri) for decisions concerning certain work-based residence permits and the EU Blue Card. The amendment will enable automated processing of applications and speed up the issuance of permit decisions.
Oskari Valtola: No vote recorded5 Apr 2023 · no votes - HE 153/2021 vpPassed
Strengthening market surveillance of environmental products
Surveillance of products covered by environmental protection and waste legislation will be brought under the general act on market surveillance. At the same time, clearly designated responsible authorities will be named for different product categories.
Oskari Valtola: No vote recorded21 Oct 2021 · passed without a vote - HE 98/2021 vpPassed
Deepening EU-Singapore cooperation
Finland would approve the comprehensive Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between the European Union and Singapore. The agreement creates an official framework for political, economic and security cooperation.
Oskari Valtola: No vote recorded20 Oct 2021 · passed without a vote - HE 28/2021 vpPassed with amendments
Improving operating conditions for pension funds
The regulation governing pension foundations, pension funds and insurance funds will be reformed and divided into three clearer acts. The reform will make it easier to establish and operate pension foundations and funds by lowering their required minimum size.
Oskari Valtola: No vote recorded19 Oct 2021 · passed without a vote - HE 136/2018 vpPassed with amendments
Establishing the National Courts Administration
An independent agency, the National Courts Administration, will be established in Finland to take over administrative and support tasks for the courts from the Ministry of Justice. The reform will strengthen the independence of the courts and make the functioning of the judiciary smoother.
Oskari Valtola: No vote recorded12 Feb 2019 · passed without a vote - HE 111/2021 vpPassed
Limiting water billing in right-of-occupancy housing
In right-of-occupancy housing, billing based on water consumption would be used only if meters have been installed on the basis of a building permit applied for on or after 23 November 2020. The amendment would correct the transitional provision of the new Right-of-Occupancy Housing Act and maintain current practice.
Oskari Valtola: No vote recorded14 Oct 2021 · passed without a vote - HE 108/2021 vpPassed
Updating the energy certificate register
The act on the energy certificate system for buildings will be updated to comply with the EU General Data Protection Regulation and other energy legislation. The name of the person who prepared an energy certificate will no longer appear alongside the energy certificate of an individual building in the public online service.
Oskari Valtola: No vote recorded14 Oct 2021 · passed without a vote