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Raija VahasaloEach row shows how the selected MPs voted in the bill's decisive vote.
- HE 230/2022 vpPassed with amendments
Stricter cheating rules for language examinations
Clear sanctions will be laid down in law for cheating and disorderly conduct in national certificates of language proficiency examinations. Candidates caught cheating will have their examination disqualified and face a six-month ban on taking examinations in the language concerned.
Raija Vahasalo: No vote recorded9 Dec 2022 · passed without a vote - HE 266/2022 vpPassed with amendments
Enabling direct state corporate investments
Business Finland Venture Capital Oy will in exceptional cases be able to make direct equity investments containing state aid in companies. The investments will support sectors and companies that are strategically important to the Finnish economy and industry.
Raija Vahasalo: No vote recorded7 Dec 2022 · passed without a vote - HE 79/2020 vpPassed with amendments
Raising aftercare age for unaccompanied minors
The upper age limit for support measures for young people who arrived in Finland as unaccompanied minors and have been granted a residence permit will rise from 21 to 25. The state will reimburse municipalities for the costs of young people's housing and support services up to the age of 25.
Raija Vahasalo: No vote recorded24 Jun 2020 · 1 vote45 jaa10 ei - HE 196/2022 vpPassed with amendments
Tightening drinking water safety and monitoring
The purity and quality of drinking water will be protected more rigorously across the entire water supply chain, from raw water to the consumer's tap. At the same time, public access to information about water quality, price and consumption will be improved.
Raija Vahasalo: No vote recorded2 Dec 2022 · passed without a vote - HE 181/2022 vpPassed
Easing partial sickness and rehabilitation benefits
The maximum duration of partial sickness allowance will be extended and eligibility conditions will be eased to support staying in employment. At the same time, conditions for rehabilitation allowance and subsistence during rehabilitation will be improved, and the implementation of the benefits will be clarified.
Raija Vahasalo: No vote recorded30 Nov 2022 · passed without a vote - HE 235/2022 vpPassed
Extra child benefit in December 2022
All recipients of child benefit will be paid double child benefit in December 2022. The extra child benefit will not reduce the social assistance received by the family.
Raija Vahasalo: No vote recorded25 Nov 2022 · passed without a vote - HE 216/2022 vpPassed
Temporarily raising the enforcement protected amount
The protected amount in debt enforcement will be raised to the level of the guarantee pension for 2023. The change leaves debt enforcement debtors with more money for living expenses.
Raija Vahasalo: No vote recorded24 Nov 2022 · passed without a vote - HE 199/2022 vpPassed
Reforming investment protection with Vietnam
Finland will adopt the investment protection agreement between the European Union and Vietnam, which safeguards investments between the countries. The new agreement replaces the previous bilateral investment agreement between Finland and Vietnam.
Raija Vahasalo: No vote recorded24 Nov 2022 · passed without a vote - HE 180/2022 vpPassed
Simplifying adjusted unemployment benefit calculations
The calculation rules for adjusted unemployment benefit will be simplified and clarified. The changes make taking on part-time and temporary work more predictable for unemployed people.
Raija Vahasalo: No vote recorded24 Nov 2022 · passed without a vote - HE 171/2022 vpPassed with amendments
Extending van and lorry purchase subsidies
The application period for purchase subsidies for electric and gas-powered vans and lorries will be extended until the end of 2024. Purchase subsidies for fully electric passenger cars and conversion subsidies for passenger cars will, in turn, end at the end of 2022.
Raija Vahasalo: No vote recorded24 Nov 2022 · passed without a vote - HE 74/2022 vpPassed with amendments
Speeding up access to primary healthcare
Patients will be able to access non-urgent primary medical care within seven days and dental care within three months of an assessment of the need for care. Health centres will have to be contactable and provide an individual assessment of the need for care during the same working day.
Raija Vahasalo: No vote recorded24 Nov 2022 · 11 votesClosest vote · 27 § , mietintö / Arja Juvonen
92 jaa67 ei - HE 204/2022 vpPassed with amendments
Temporary credit for high electricity bills
Households will temporarily be able to receive a household expenses tax credit for high electricity bills in their 2023 taxation. The credit will support households during a period of exceptionally high electricity costs.
Raija Vahasalo: No vote recorded21 Nov 2022 · passed without a vote - HE 111/2026 vpIn progress
Adding war crimes to the ICC
Finland will approve the amendments to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court, expanding the court's jurisdiction to investigate and try war crimes. The use of certain prohibited weapons and the starvation of civilians will also be included within the court's jurisdiction in internal conflicts.
Raija Vahasalo: No vote recorded16 Sep 2026 · no votes yet - HE 185/2022 vpPassed
Raising and expanding the waste tax
The tax on waste delivered to landfill will be increased, and the tax will be extended to cover gypsum waste from construction and demolition sites as well as green liquor dregs from the forest industry. The objective of the amendment is to reduce waste disposal and increase material recycling and recovery.
Raija Vahasalo: No vote recorded16 Nov 2022 · passed without a vote - HE 3/2024 vpPassed with amendments
Improving First North investor protection
Multilateral trading facilities, such as the First North trading venue, will be subject to the same takeover bid and flagging rules as the main stock exchange list. Investors will receive better protection in corporate takeovers and up-to-date information on significant changes in company ownership.
Raija Vahasalo: No vote recorded25 Mar 2024 · passed without a vote - HE 198/2022 vpPassed
Rental housing financing and remote meetings
Subsidiary housing companies of earnings-related pension companies will continue to be allowed to take on debt to build rental housing until the end of 2027. At the same time, insurance companies will be enabled to hold remote and hybrid general meetings under the exact same rules as other limited liability companies.
Raija Vahasalo: No vote recorded9 Nov 2022 · passed without a vote - HE 179/2022 vpPassed
Setting unemployment insurance contributions for 2023
Employers' unemployment insurance contributions will rise slightly in 2023 to finance the new transition security scheme. Employees' unemployment insurance contributions will remain unchanged.
Raija Vahasalo: No vote recorded28 Oct 2022 · passed without a vote - HE 104/2023 vpPassed
Listing reproductive hazards at work
Employers will be required to keep a list of employees exposed at work to agents hazardous to reproductive health. The employer must retain these exposure records for five years.
Raija Vahasalo: No vote recorded15 Mar 2024 · passed without a vote - HE 103/2023 vpPassed with amendments
Digitalising private early childhood education licensing
The licensing and registration procedure for private day-care centres will become electronic and transfer to a new register of service providers. Authorities will obtain the information concerning operating conditions directly from other authorities.
Raija Vahasalo: No vote recorded15 Mar 2024 · passed without a vote - HE 194/2022 vpPassed
Cutting VAT on electricity and transport
Value added tax (VAT) on electricity will be reduced to 10 per cent for the winter, and domestic travel tickets will be temporarily exempted entirely from VAT. The measures ease the financial position of households during a period of high electricity prices and inflation.
Raija Vahasalo: No vote recorded26 Oct 2022 · passed without a vote