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Kari UotilaEach row shows how the selected MPs voted in the bill's decisive vote.
- HE 136/2025 vpPassed
Raising taxes on honorary titles
Taxes levied on honorary titles granted by the President of the Republic will be increased due to rising costs. At the same time, the list of public bodies eligible for the reduced tax rate will be updated to include wellbeing services counties, among others.
Kari Uotila: No vote recorded25 Nov 2025 · passed without a vote - HE 177/2025 vpPassed with amendments
Organising supervision of ESG ratings
The Financial Supervisory Authority will be designated as the Finnish authority supervising sustainability and responsibility ratings for companies and financial products. The change aligns national legislation with a new EU regulation.
Kari Uotila: No vote recorded11 Mar 2026 · passed without a vote - HE 70/2025 vpPassed with amendments
Court approval for device searches
The police will need prior court permission to examine the contents of a seized phone, computer or other device in a criminal investigation. In exceptional cases, such as urgent situations or with the consent of the possessor of the device, a search could still be initiated on the police's own decision.
Kari Uotila: No vote recorded24 Nov 2025 · passed without a vote - HE 10/2025 vpPassed with amendments
Streamlining asylum procedures and speeding deportations
Reviewing asylum interview records during interview sessions will be discontinued, and travel documents issued to beneficiaries of protection will include a ban on travelling to their home country. At the same time, the enforcement of deportation decisions for those who have received a negative decision will be expedited.
Kari Uotila: No vote recorded9 May 2025 · 2 votes103 jaa53 ei - HE 76/2025 vpPassed
Abolishing citizen advice and Suomi.fi changes
The general Citizen Advice service of the Digital and Population Data Services Agency will be abolished, and the agency will focus on supporting e-services and its own digital services. At the same time, the obligation for authorities to use the Suomi.fi Data Exchange Layer will be removed, and some electronic support services will become subject to a fee for some user organisations.
Kari Uotila: No vote recorded21 Nov 2025 · 2 votes147 jaa9 ei - HE 91/2025 vpPassed with amendments
Separating region and wellbeing county divisions
The division into wellbeing services counties and the division into regions will be separated into their own acts, meaning that potential changes to wellbeing services counties will no longer automatically alter regional borders. At the same time, the terms for financial support for county council groups and the remuneration rules for elected officials will be specified in greater detail.
Kari Uotila: No vote recorded20 Nov 2025 · passed without a vote - HE 18/2025 vpPassed with amendments
Extending the pushback act
The validity of the so-called pushback act would be extended until the end of 2026. The act makes it possible to restrict applications for asylum at the border if a foreign state uses migrants to put pressure on Finland.
Kari Uotila: No vote recorded5 Jun 2025 · 2 votes168 jaa29 ei - HE 57/2025 vpPassed with amendments
Increasing transparency in political advertising
Rules on transparency in political advertising and restrictions on targeting online advertising will be tightened in line with EU regulation. The National Audit Office of Finland (VTV) will supervise advertising transparency and will be able to impose penalty payments for breaches of the rules.
Kari Uotila: No vote recorded19 Nov 2025 · passed without a vote - HE 200/2025 vpPassed with amendments
Reform of mediation and debt counselling
Responsibility for organising mediation services in criminal and civil cases will transfer from THL (the Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare) to the Legal Services Agency. At the same time, financial and debt counselling will be separated from legal aid offices into independent offices of their own.
Kari Uotila: No vote recorded14 Apr 2026 · passed without a vote - HE 61/2025 vpPassed
Penalties for violent and abuse imagery
Possession of image and video material depicting graphic violence will become a punishable offence carrying a fine. In addition, a new aggravated offence with harsher prison sentences will be introduced for the possession of images sexually depicting a child.
Kari Uotila: No vote recorded6 Mar 2026 · passed without a vote - 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.
Kari Uotila: No vote recorded7 Oct 2026 · no votes yet - HE 160/2025 vpPassed with amendments
Streamlining commercialisation of recycled materials
Approval of waste and industrial side streams as recycled products will become easier and faster. Companies will be able to apply for product status for their material through a lighter official decision than before, without a burdensome environmental permit process.
Kari Uotila: No vote recorded4 Mar 2026 · passed without a vote - HE 64/2025 vpPassed with amendments
Reforming Finnvera's operations and supervision
Fragmented legislation concerning the state specialised financing company Finnvera will be consolidated into a single new act, and the company's financial supervision will be transferred to the Financial Supervisory Authority. The reform clarifies the rules for corporate export and domestic financing and makes state financing activities more efficient.
Kari Uotila: No vote recorded19 Dec 2025 · 5 votesClosest vote · Dissenting opinion 1
143 jaa31 ei - HE 53/2025 vpPassed with amendments
Tightening prison security and prisoner supervision
Supervision of prisoners will be tightened and the conditions for admission to open prisons will be specified to prevent crime and prison security risks. Remand prisoners could also be placed in strictly supervised high-security wards.
Kari Uotila: No vote recorded19 Dec 2025 · passed without a vote - HE 83/2026 vpIn progress
Regulating short-term rentals and energy efficiency
An annual limit of 90 days will be set for the short-term rental of an unoccupied home in local detailed plan areas, exceeding which will require a building permit. At the same time, provisions on zero-emission buildings and energy efficiency in line with EU directives will be added to the act.
Kari Uotila: No vote recorded3 Sep 2026 · no votes yet - HE 164/2025 vpPassed
Reforming the taxation of permanent establishments
The taxation of companies' establishments located in different countries will be clarified in line with international models. Internal dealings between parts of an enterprise, such as royalties and service fees, can be taken into account more comprehensively when calculating the taxable income of an establishment.
Kari Uotila: No vote recorded10 Apr 2026 · passed without a vote - HE 127/2025 vpPassed with amendments
Raising the mining mineral tax
The mining mineral tax paid by mining companies will be increased significantly. At the same time, the distribution of tax revenues will be altered so that the majority of revenues are directed to the state instead of municipalities.
Kari Uotila: No vote recorded16 Dec 2025 · 7 votesClosest vote · Mietinnön lausumaehdotus JAA / hylkääminen EI
141 jaa18 ei - HE 188/2025 vpPassed with amendments
Speeding up criminal proceedings
The handling of criminal cases will be streamlined and expedited across the entire criminal process chain, from pre-trial investigation to court. More criminal cases can be resolved in written proceedings without an oral hearing or in the absence of the defendant.
Kari Uotila: No vote recorded9 Apr 2026 · passed without a vote - HE 7/2025 vpPassed
Making ASP saving terms more flexible
The home saving scheme (ASP) aimed at first-time home buyers will be reformed and its provisions consolidated into a single act. The upper age limit for saving will be abolished, the number of repayment-free periods increased, and the minimum saving period will begin to be counted in months rather than quarters.
Kari Uotila: No vote recorded15 May 2025 · 2 votes102 jaa52 ei - 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.
Kari Uotila: No vote recorded8 Oct 2026 · no votes yet