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2612 bills
Annika LapintieEach row shows how the selected MPs voted in the bill's decisive vote.
- HE 5/2016 vpPassed
Revising the Finland-Spain tax treaty
Finland and Spain will introduce a new tax treaty to prevent double taxation and allocate taxing rights between the countries. The reform will give Finland broader rights to tax, among other things, income received from Finland by persons resident in Spain.
Annika Lapintie: No18 Mar 2016 · 1 vote - HE 6/2016 vpPassed
Expanding automatic tax data exchange
Finnish banks and other financial institutions would be required to determine the tax residence of their customers and report their account details to the Finnish Tax Administration. The change would enable automatic exchange of account details with non-EU countries as well, in order to prevent tax evasion.
Annika Lapintie: No vote recorded17 Mar 2016 · passed without a vote - HE 152/2015 vpPassed
Reforming athletes' pension and accident coverage
The upper age limit for the obligation to insure professional athletes will rise from 43 to 65 years, and the old-age pension age will be linked to the general earnings-related pension age. At the same time, overlapping sickness allowance and accident compensation for farmers will be curtailed.
Annika Lapintie: No vote recorded17 Mar 2016 · passed without a vote - HE 11/2016 vpPassed with amendments
More flexible presentation of deactivated firearms
Rules on presenting permanently deactivated firearms and firearm components to the police will be made more flexible. A deactivated firearm can be inspected at any police department or at the National Police Board, in addition to the police department of the owner's home municipality.
Annika Lapintie: No vote recorded16 Mar 2016 · passed without a vote - HE 133/2015 vpPassed with amendments
Cutting forestry subsidies and root rot control
Forestry subsidies will be cut and support for root rot control will be abolished to achieve state savings. At the same time, root rot control during felling will become a statutory obligation.
Annika Lapintie: Yes16 Mar 2016 · 4 votesClosest vote · 1. lakiehdotus 22 §, mietintö / Mats Nylund
140 jaa13 ei - HE 3/2016 vpPassed with amendments
Stricter fund regulation and investor protection
The liability of mutual fund depositaries for fund assets will be tightened, and new rules will be set for the remuneration of management and staff in fund management companies. At the same time, administrative penalty payments imposed for regulatory violations in financial markets will be increased substantially.
Annika Lapintie: No vote recorded15 Mar 2016 · passed without a vote - HE 119/2015 vpPassed
Expanding international protection for record producers
Finland will remove old restrictions it made to international copyright conventions. The nationality of a music producer will be sufficient to guarantee copyright protection regardless of the country in which the recording was made.
Annika Lapintie: No vote recorded14 Mar 2016 · passed without a vote - HE 148/2015 vpPassed with amendments
Transferring building exemptions to municipalities
The authority to grant exemption permits for building and shoreline construction will be transferred entirely from the ELY Centres (Centres for Economic Development, Transport and the Environment) to municipalities. In addition, office and commercial premises can be converted into housing using regional exemption permits more easily than before.
Annika Lapintie: No11 Mar 2016 · 3 votes103 jaa47 ei - HE 145/2015 vpPassed with amendments
Tightening annual holiday and illness rules
Annual holiday accrual from family leave will be limited, and a six-day qualifying period will be introduced for falling ill during annual holiday before leave can be postponed. However, employees will always be guaranteed an annual holiday of at least four weeks.
Annika Lapintie: No11 Mar 2016 · 3 votes94 jaa47 ei - HE 135/2015 vpPassed
Facilitating employment for diplomats' families
Family members of diplomats will be enabled to engage in gainful employment in the host country without losing their diplomatic status. The arrangement applies reciprocally to Finland as well as Argentina, Brazil, Israel, Serbia and Vietnam.
Annika Lapintie: No vote recorded11 Mar 2016 · passed without a vote - HE 146/2015 vpPassed
Easing administrative procedures in nature conservation
The obligation to mark nature conservation areas in the terrain will be eased, and separate decisions on flying squirrels issued by the ELY Centres (Centres for Economic Development, Transport and the Environment) will be discontinued. The objective is to dismantle administrative burdens and target environmental authority resources more effectively.
Annika Lapintie: No10 Mar 2016 · 1 voteOnly vote · 72 a §, mietintö / Satu Hassi
141 jaa21 ei - HE 144/2015 vpPassed
Increasing authorisations for export financing and guarantees
Credit and guarantee authorisations for Finland's public export financing will be increased significantly. The change will ensure competitive financing for Finnish export companies on international markets.
Annika Lapintie: No vote recorded8 Mar 2016 · passed without a vote - HE 139/2015 vpPassed with amendments
Extending the paraffinic diesel tax reduction
The tax definition of paraffinic diesel will be expanded, allowing more low-emission fuels to receive a tax reduction of approximately 5 cents per litre. The change will bring fuels such as tall oil-based renewable diesel within the scope of the reduction.
Annika Lapintie: No vote recorded8 Mar 2016 · passed without a vote - HE 126/2015 vpPassed
Regulating genetic resources and benefit-sharing
Finland will implement the international Nagoya Protocol, which regulates the sustainable use of genetic resources and the fair sharing of benefits arising from them. The regulation will ensure that genetic resources and associated traditional knowledge used in research and product development have been acquired lawfully.
Annika Lapintie: No vote recorded8 Mar 2016 · passed without a vote - HE 121/2015 vpPassed
Transfer of artist pensions to Taike
Supplementary artist pensions will be governed by an act instead of a previous government decision. At the same time, the granting of pensions will be transferred from the Ministry of Education and Culture to the Arts Promotion Centre Finland.
Annika Lapintie: No vote recorded8 Mar 2016 · passed without a vote - HE 140/2015 vpPassed
Extending the Nordic higher education agreement
The agreement between the Nordic countries on admission to higher education will be extended until the end of 2018. Nordic citizens can continue to apply to higher education institutions in other Nordic countries on the same terms as local applicants.
Annika Lapintie: No vote recorded4 Mar 2016 · passed without a vote - HE 138/2015 vpPassed
Raising public officials' retirement age
The mandatory retirement age for municipal and state officials will rise gradually to 70 years in line with the increase in the general retirement age. In addition, late payment interest will begin to apply to delayed salary claims of municipal officeholders.
Annika Lapintie: No vote recorded4 Mar 2016 · passed without a vote - HE 136/2015 vpPassed
Streamlining enforcement of Nordic debt instruments
Finland will begin accepting certificates on the enforceability of promissory notes issued by courts and other authorities in Norway and Denmark. Previously, the certificate was required specifically from the ministries of justice of those countries.
Annika Lapintie: No vote recorded4 Mar 2016 · passed without a vote - HE 64/2015 vpPassed
Centralising pay security and unemployment guidance
The processing of pay security matters and guidance on the implementation of unemployment security will be centralised nationwide at the Uusimaa ELY Centre (Centre for Economic Development, Transport and the Environment). At the same time, the post of unemployment security ombudsman will be abolished to streamline administration.
Annika Lapintie: No vote recorded26 Jan 2016 · passed without a vote - HE 21/2015 vpPassed with amendments
Reforming Keva governance and pension financing
Rules on the governance, supervision and risk management of Keva, the public sector pension institution, will be compiled into a dedicated act, and qualification requirements for management will be tightened. At the same time, separate acts will be enacted on the financing of state and church pension provision without changes to the current financing level.
Annika Lapintie: No vote recorded19 Jan 2016 · passed without a vote