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Anu VehviläinenEach row shows how the selected MPs voted in the bill's decisive vote.
- HE 16/2015 vpPassed with amendments
Raising retirement age and pension reform
The minimum age for an earnings-related pension will rise gradually from 63 to 65 years and will later be linked to life expectancy. The reform standardises pension accrual, replaces part-time pension with new pension types and extends working careers.
Anu Vehviläinen: Yes23 Dec 2015 · 6 votes157 jaa4 ei - HE 106/2015 vpPassed with amendments
Cutting health insurance reimbursements and copayments
Health insurance reimbursements for medicines, travel and medical care will be cut, and the copayments paid by clients will be increased. In addition, temporary additional fees will be imposed on operators in the pharmaceutical sector for 2016.
Anu Vehviläinen: Yes22 Dec 2015 · 5 votes114 jaa71 ei - HE 80/2015 vpPassed with amendments
Restricting early childhood education and care
A child's right to municipal early childhood education and care will be limited to 20 hours a week if the parents do not work or study full-time. The right to full-time care will still be retained for children of parents in full-time work or studies, as well as in situations where it meets the needs of the child or the family.
Anu Vehviläinen: Yes21 Dec 2015 · 1 vote114 jaa65 ei - HE 114/2015 vpPassed
Ending ministry confirmation of regional plans
Regional land use plans and joint municipal master plans will no longer need to be submitted to the Ministry of the Environment for confirmation. Plans will enter into force directly on the basis of local decisions, and related appeals will be handled by the administrative courts.
Anu Vehviläinen: Yes18 Dec 2015 · 2 votes151 jaa20 ei - HE 77/2015 vpPassed
Tuition fees for non-EU students
Finnish higher education institutions will start charging tuition fees to students from outside the EU and EEA in foreign-language degree programmes. At the same time, higher education institutions will be required to establish a scholarship system to support fee-paying students.
Anu Vehviläinen: Yes18 Dec 2015 · 3 votes137 jaa46 ei - HE 197/2018 vpPassed with amendments
Reforming water traffic rules and boating
The rules for waterborne traffic will be brought together into a single new act, and a clear responsibility of the master will be defined for recreational craft. At the same time, boat rental will be made easier, and administrative traffic penalty fees will begin to be imposed for minor infractions instead of petty fines.
Anu Vehviläinen: No vote recorded12 Jun 2019 · passed without a vote - HE 284/2018 vpPassed with amendments
Harmonising public administration information management
A new information management act will be enacted for public administration, bringing together and harmonising the rules governing data processing, information systems and information security across public authorities. Authorities will be obliged primarily to process documents electronically and exchange information via technical interfaces.
Anu Vehviläinen: No vote recorded10 Jun 2019 · passed without a vote - HE 194/2017 vpPassed
Reforming protective equipment and cableway safety
Amendments required by EU regulations on safety requirements for personal protective equipment and cableways will be made to Finnish legislation. At the same time, product labelling, supervision and penal provisions will be clarified.
Anu Vehviläinen: No vote recorded14 Mar 2018 · passed without a vote - HE 135/2021 vpPassed with amendments
Mandatory gambling identification and payment blocking
Mandatory identification will be introduced for all Veikkaus gambling games, and payments transferred to unauthorised foreign gambling websites will begin to be blocked. Illegal marketing of gambling will be tackled with new fines and administrative penalty payments.
Anu Vehviläinen: No vote recorded21 Dec 2021 · 15 votesClosest vote · 1. lakiehdotus 62 l § , mietintö / Riikka Purra , Mari-Leena Talvitie
82 jaa61 ei - HE 133/2021 vpPassed with amendments
Video recording oral evidence in courts
Oral evidence in the district courts will be recorded on video as well as audio. In appeals, the court of appeal and the Supreme Court will receive evidence from these recordings, meaning witnesses and injured parties will not have to appear in court again.
Anu Vehviläinen: No vote recorded21 Dec 2021 · passed without a vote - HE 190/2021 vpPassed
Digitalising EU transfers of excise goods
The monitoring of excise goods moved commercially between EU countries will move from paper documents to an electronic system. The reform will streamline reporting procedures for businesses and enhance the prevention of tax fraud.
Anu Vehviläinen: No vote recorded20 Dec 2021 · passed without a vote - HE 154/2021 vpPassed with amendments
Reforming protected animal damage compensation
Damage caused by protected animals will be compensated under a new act, and government grants can be applied for to prevent such damage. The change clarifies the application procedure for compensation and improves the position of business operators.
Anu Vehviläinen: No vote recorded16 Dec 2021 · passed without a vote - HE 232/2016 vpPassed with amendments
Extending social security to same-sex couples
The social security and parental daily allowance systems will be made gender-neutral. Same-sex married and cohabiting couples will be treated on the same grounds for benefits as opposite-sex couples.
Anu Vehviläinen: Yes23 Dec 2016 · 2 votes128 jaa28 ei - HE 224/2016 vpPassed with amendments
Reforming hospital and emergency networks
Demanding specialised medical care and 24-hour comprehensive emergency care will be centralised in 12 hospitals. Health and social services emergency departments will be combined in the same premises to improve service quality and safety.
Anu Vehviläinen: Yes23 Dec 2016 · 8 votes109 jaa65 ei - HE 177/2016 vpPassed with amendments
Cutting vocational education and culture funding
Central government funding for initial vocational education and training as well as for museums, theatres and orchestras will be cut from 2017 onwards. In addition, reductions in holiday bonuses and employer contributions under the Competitiveness Pact will be taken into account in central government transfers for the education and culture sector.
Anu Vehviläinen: Yes22 Dec 2016 · 6 votes101 jaa63 ei - HE 213/2021 vpPassed
Adjusting corporate tax shares and penalties
Municipalities will be compensated for the tax revenue impacts of corporate tax changes by adjusting the apportionment of corporate tax between the state and municipalities. At the same time, tax surcharges will be eased for investors who opened multiple equity savings accounts by mistake.
Anu Vehviläinen: No vote recorded15 Dec 2021 · 4 votesClosest vote · Lausumaehdotus , mietintö / Matias Marttinen 3
87 jaa56 ei - HE 188/2021 vpPassed
Stricter supervision of corporate transfer pricing
Rules on the taxation of transactions between group companies are being reformed in line with international OECD guidelines. The Finnish Tax Administration will be able to assess intra-group arrangements on the basis of their actual substance and, in exceptional cases, disregard transactions lacking an economic rationale.
Anu Vehviläinen: No vote recorded14 Dec 2021 · passed without a vote - HE 122/2021 vpPassed
Faster entry for specialists and startups
A new long-term D visa will be introduced in Finland for specialists, startup entrepreneurs and their family members. The visa will enable them to travel to Finland and start work immediately after being granted a residence permit, without waiting for the residence permit card to arrive.
Anu Vehviläinen: No vote recorded14 Dec 2021 · 2 votesClosest vote · Lausumaehdotus, mietintö / Mauri Peltokangas 2
117 jaa30 ei - HE 68/2018 vpPassed with amendments
Enhancing competition oversight and competitive neutrality
Public bodies will be required to keep separate accounts for their commercial activities on the market in order to safeguard fair competition. At the same time, the powers of the Finnish Competition and Consumer Authority (KKV) in inspections and the exchange of information between authorities will be improved.
Anu Vehviläinen: No vote recorded17 May 2019 · passed without a vote - HE 214/2021 vpPassed
Temporary increase in student income limits
Students will be able to earn more wage income alongside student financial aid during 2022. The annual income limits for student financial aid will be temporarily increased by 25 per cent.
Anu Vehviläinen: No vote recorded13 Dec 2021 · 3 votesClosest vote · Lausumaehdotus, mietintö / Ville Kaunisto
86 jaa63 ei