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Ilkka Kanerva

Each row shows how the selected MPs voted in the bill's decisive vote.

  1. HE 174/2024 vpPassed

    Restoring Kela reimbursements for fertility treatments

    Kela reimbursements will once again be available for private fertility treatments if infertility is caused by an illness. The change will make it easier to seek treatment in the private sector and aims to improve the birth rate.

    Ilkka Kanerva: No vote recorded
    3 Apr 2025 · 8 votes
    101 jaa
    54 ei
  2. HE 103/2025 vpPassed with amendments

    Additional preparatory year and fee increases

    Children with an immigrant background will be given the option of a second year of supplementary instruction preparing for basic education to support language learning, but preparatory education will be restricted to those born abroad. At the same time, maximum fees for morning and afternoon activities for school children will be increased and linked to an index.

    Ilkka Kanerva: No vote recorded
    5 Dec 2025 · 8 votes

    Closest vote · Dissenting opinion 48

    90 jaa
    77 ei
  3. HE 94/2025 vpPassed

    Easing inheritance and gift taxation

    Inheritance and gift taxation will be eased by raising the lower thresholds for tax-free inheritances and gifts from the beginning of 2026. At the same time, the late-payment interest charged on unpaid inheritance tax will be lowered.

    Ilkka Kanerva: No vote recorded
    4 Dec 2025 · 6 votes

    Closest vote · Proposed statement

    114 jaa
    52 ei
  4. HE 76/2026 vpPassed

    Clarifying consent for home sales

    Selling one's own home will no longer require the consent of a former spouse if more than ten years have passed since divorce or the death of the spouse. Clarifications will be made to the act so that this rule and its transitional period are applied correctly.

    Ilkka Kanerva: No vote recorded
    15 May 2026 · passed without a vote
  5. HE 165/2025 vpPassed

    Streamlining mineral exploration in mining areas

    Companies operating in former mining areas will be able to obtain an exploration permit more smoothly to continue surveys without a waiting period of several years. At the same time, landowners will be ensured appropriate compensation for their survey areas.

    Ilkka Kanerva: No vote recorded
    18 Feb 2026 · passed without a vote
  6. HE 164/2026 vpIn progress

    Energy efficiency and solar obligations

    Binding minimum energy efficiency requirements will be set for non-residential buildings, and the deployment of solar energy will become mandatory on certain new and renovated buildings. It will be possible to deviate from the requirements if the measures are not economically or technically feasible.

    Ilkka Kanerva: No vote recorded
    7 Oct 2026 · no votes yet
  7. HE 40/2025 vpPassed with amendments

    Securing public ownership of water services

    Municipalities will no longer be permitted to sell water utilities or their networks to private operators. The reform will also clarify the planning of water services and the obligation of properties to connect to the water and sewerage network.

    Ilkka Kanerva: No vote recorded
    25 Nov 2025 · passed without a vote
  8. HE 177/2026 vpIn progress

    Comprehensive reform of student financial aid

    The Student Financial Aid Act would be replaced by a new Act on Student Benefits, reforming student grants and loan terms. Among other things, the reform would increase the study grant for families with multiple children, remove student loans for minors living with their parents, and change the terms of the student loan compensation.

    Ilkka Kanerva: No vote recorded
    1 Oct 2026 · no votes yet
  9. HE 203/2024 vpPassed

    Closing Friendship Park visitor centre

    Operations at the Petola visitor centre and research centre of Friendship Park in Kuhmo will be discontinued, and the state-owned property will be sold. At the same time, an obsolete mention of cooperation with the Soviet Union will be removed from the statutory purpose of the park.

    Ilkka Kanerva: No vote recorded
    9 Apr 2025 · 1 vote
    144 jaa
    17 ei
  10. HE 186/2025 vpPassed

    Adjusting the Finland–Norway border

    The state border between Finland and Norway will be adjusted to reflect natural changes in the deep-water channels of the rivers. The land border will remain unchanged and the new boundary line will be confirmed for the next 25 years.

    Ilkka Kanerva: No vote recorded
    25 Mar 2026 · passed without a vote
  11. HE 95/2025 vpPassed

    Raising alcohol tax and indexation

    Tax on wines and other fermented alcoholic beverages will rise at the beginning of 2026. At the same time, taxes on all alcoholic beverages will be permanently linked to inflation, with tax rates adjusted annually in line with price developments.

    Ilkka Kanerva: No vote recorded
    20 Nov 2025 · 3 votes

    Closest vote · Dissenting opinion

    92 jaa
    69 ei
  12. HE 36/2025 vpPassed with amendments

    Cheaper private doctors for over-65s

    People aged 65 and over will be able to see a private general practitioner for the price of a public health centre client fee, and half the cost of examinations prescribed during the visit will be reimbursed. The amendment aims to speed up access to care for older people and reduce the burden on public primary healthcare.

    Ilkka Kanerva: No vote recorded
    19 Jun 2025 · 6 votes
    100 jaa
    84 ei
  13. HE 152/2025 vpPassed with amendments

    Third supplementary budget for 2025

    The third supplementary budget for 2025, that is, amendments to the central government budget for the current year. The votes mainly concern individual appropriation items and the opposition's dissenting opinion proposals.

    Ilkka Kanerva: No vote recorded
    17 Nov 2025 · 1 vote
  14. HE 220/2026 vpIn progress

    Reforming safety supervision of work equipment

    Safety requirements and market surveillance for machinery and technical equipment used at work will be reformed in line with EU regulation. Administrative penalty payments can be imposed for minor safety deficiencies, and supervision will be centralised under a single authority.

    Ilkka Kanerva: No vote recorded
    8 Oct 2026 · no votes yet
  15. HE 78/2025 vpPassed

    Deepening EU-Chile cooperation

    Finland approves the Advanced Framework Agreement between the European Union and Chile, which replaces the previous cooperation agreement that is more than 20 years old. The reform deepens political cooperation between the parties and promotes trade and investment.

    Ilkka Kanerva: No vote recorded
    6 Nov 2025 · passed without a vote
  16. HE 180/2025 vpPassed with amendments

    Easier financing for student housing

    State interest-subsidy loans of up to 100 per cent of project costs may be granted for the construction and renovation of student housing. The amendment safeguards the completion of new student housing in a situation where direct state investment grants are no longer awarded for it.

    Ilkka Kanerva: No vote recorded
    18 Dec 2025 · passed without a vote
  17. HE 145/2025 vpPassed with amendments

    Reorganising the National Emergency Supply Agency

    The National Emergency Supply Agency will be converted into a government agency, and its employees will transfer to public-service employment relationships. At the same time, the financing and steering model for security of supply will be reformed to reflect the changed security environment.

    Ilkka Kanerva: No vote recorded
    18 Dec 2025 · passed without a vote
  18. HE 201/2026 vpIn progress

    Tightening conditions for state-subsidised rental housing

    Rules on state-subsidised rental housing will be tightened so that housing is better targeted at low-income people who need it the most. Transferring a tenancy to a family member or subletting an apartment will require the landlord's permission, and short-term letting of an apartment will be prohibited completely.

    Ilkka Kanerva: No vote recorded
    30 Sep 2026 · no votes yet
  19. HE 44/2026 vpIn progress

    Expanding small alcohol producers' retail sales

    Small producers of alcohol will be permitted to sell all of their own products, such as spirits and grape wines, directly from the production site to customers for takeaway. The previous separate rules for farm wine and craft beer will be abolished and replaced with a single common rule.

    Ilkka Kanerva: No vote recorded
    11 Sep 2026 · no votes yet
  20. HE 104/2026 vpIn progress

    Expanding military intelligence powers

    The intelligence-gathering powers of military intelligence will be expanded and targeting made more effective, particularly in communications networks. At the same time, authorities will be given powers to disrupt foreign information systems that threaten Finland.

    Ilkka Kanerva: No vote recorded
    6 Oct 2026 · no votes yet