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Raija VahasaloEach row shows how the selected MPs voted in the bill's decisive vote.
- HE 120/2021 vpPassed
Extending COVID-19 unemployment flexibilities
Temporary COVID-19 exceptions to unemployment security will be extended until the end of November 2021. The extension supports the livelihood of the unemployed and facilitates taking up work as well as the processing of benefit applications.
Raija Vahasalo: No vote recorded22 Sep 2021 · passed without a vote - HE 266/2016 vpPassed with amendments
Streamlining and digitising firearms licensing
Acquisition and possession permits for firearms will be combined into a single firearm licence that can be applied for electronically, and the aptitude test for licence applicants will be abolished. The requirement to present firearms at police stations will be curtailed, and firearms dealers will begin entering firearms data directly into the police's electronic system.
Raija Vahasalo: No vote recorded4 Jul 2017 · passed without a vote - HE 40/2017 vpPassed with amendments
Border Guard retirement and EU cooperation
The retirement ages for posts in the Finnish Border Guard will be raised gradually in line with the pension reform. At the same time, provisions will be added to legislation on Finland's participation in the European Border and Coast Guard activities and return operations.
Raija Vahasalo: No vote recorded30 Jun 2017 · passed without a vote - HE 56/2017 vpPassed
Countering unmarked military groups
Authorities will be granted the right to intervene in the activities of military groups operating without state insignia and to use force against them throughout the country. The entry of an unmarked military group into the country will be criminalised as a violation of territorial integrity.
Raija Vahasalo: No vote recorded28 Jun 2017 · passed without a vote - HE 45/2017 vpPassed with amendments
Transferring import VAT to the Finnish Tax Administration
Value added taxation on imports of goods by businesses liable for VAT will be transferred from Finnish Customs to the Finnish Tax Administration. Businesses will declare and deduct import VAT directly on their own VAT return.
Raija Vahasalo: No vote recorded27 Jun 2017 · passed without a vote - HE 42/2017 vpPassed
Permitting commissioned IB education
General upper secondary schools will be able to sell education leading to an IB diploma as commissioned education for students coming from outside the EU and EEA. The costs of the education will be covered by the commissioning body, such as another state, organisation or company.
Raija Vahasalo: No vote recorded19 Jun 2017 · passed without a vote - HE 23/2017 vpPassed with amendments
Digitalising ship logbooks and incident reporting
Ships will be able to switch to keeping logbooks in electronic form, and outdated formalities, such as sealing logbooks, will be abolished. In addition, it will become mandatory to report ship incidents and accidents directly to the authorities in order to improve maritime safety.
Raija Vahasalo: No vote recorded9 Jun 2017 · passed without a vote - HE 32/2017 vpPassed
Equating the Abitur examination
The Deutsche Internationale Abitur examination will be equated with the Finnish matriculation examination. Those who complete the qualification will receive the same general eligibility for higher education.
Raija Vahasalo: No vote recorded12 May 2017 · passed without a vote - HE 20/2017 vpPassed
Reforming upper secondary specialisations and funding
The criteria for granting specialised tracks in general upper secondary schools, such as music and sports programmes, and their funding will be clarified. Funding will be allocated directly to specialised general upper secondary schools instead of the previous municipality-specific supplement.
Raija Vahasalo: No vote recorded9 May 2017 · passed without a vote - HE 67/2021 vpPassed with amendments
Reforming supervision of medical devices
A new act on medical devices will be enacted in Finland to implement EU regulations and improve patient safety. The reform will tighten quality requirements and regulatory supervision for healthcare devices.
Raija Vahasalo: No vote recorded2 Jul 2021 · passed without a vote - HE 62/2021 vpPassed with amendments
Reforming government services' regional presence
The traditional central government regionalisation model will be abandoned and replaced by nationwide planning for government services and units. The Government will draw up a plan for each parliamentary term to steer the placement of government functions and the multichannel availability of services.
Raija Vahasalo: No vote recorded2 Jul 2021 · passed without a vote - HE 47/2021 vpPassed with amendments
Reforming regional development and EU funding
Finland will introduce the rules for the 2021–2027 programming period of EU regional and structural policy and clarify national regional development. Applying for project grants, cost options, and administration will be simplified, and transactions will be brought together into a single digital system.
Raija Vahasalo: No vote recorded30 Jun 2021 · passed without a vote - HE 46/2021 vpPassed
Reforming business development grants
A new act will be enacted in Finland on development grants for businesses and their operating environment for 2021–2028. The grants will support, in particular, the growth, renewal and internationalisation of small and medium-sized enterprises.
Raija Vahasalo: No vote recorded30 Jun 2021 · passed without a vote - HE 10/2017 vpPassed with amendments
Streamlining mining permit procedures
Permit procedures and official obligations in the mining and exploration sector will be eased and streamlined. Authorities will be given more discretion over the scope of procedures, and unnecessary administrative burdens will be dismantled.
Raija Vahasalo: No vote recorded28 Apr 2017 · 1 voteOnly vote · Perustelut, mietintö / Satu Hassi
88 jaa33 ei - HE 97/2021 vpPassed with amendments
Extending cost support and closure compensation
Businesses can apply to the state for a fourth round of cost support for financial difficulties caused by the coronavirus pandemic. In addition, medium-sized and large enterprises will be paid compensation for business premises closed by order of the authorities.
Raija Vahasalo: No vote recorded24 Jun 2021 · 16 votesClosest vote · 5 §, mietintö / Veikko Vallinin ehdotus
32 jaa23 ei - HE 95/2021 vpPassed with amendments
Third supplementary budget for 2021
The third supplementary budget for 2021, meaning changes to the central government budget for the current year. The votes mainly concern individual appropriation items and opposition proposals in dissenting opinions.
Raija Vahasalo: No vote recorded24 Jun 2021 · 22 votes - HE 80/2021 vpPassed
Reducing travel and night work strain
Employers would be required to take work-related travel during free time into account when assessing hazards and strain at work. If an employee performing night work cannot be transferred to daytime work, the employer would have to look into other ways to reduce the strain of the work.
Raija Vahasalo: No vote recorded24 Jun 2021 · passed without a vote - HE 74/2021 vpPassed with amendments
Facilitating the re-use of public data
Re-use of datasets held by public authorities, publicly owned companies and research organisations would be facilitated. High-value datasets and published publicly funded research data would be made available free of charge and in machine-readable format.
Raija Vahasalo: No vote recorded24 Jun 2021 · passed without a vote - HE 63/2021 vpPassed with amendments
Expanding culture benefit and tonnage taxation
Employees will also be able to use the tax-exempt culture benefit to pay for live online cultural and sporting events. In addition, tonnage taxation for vessels will be clarified and the transfer of losses in mergers of municipalities and joint municipal authorities will be permitted.
Raija Vahasalo: No vote recorded24 Jun 2021 · passed without a vote - HE 1/2021 vpPassed
Ending legal assistance agreement with Poland
Finland will repeal an old bilateral legal assistance agreement with Poland because Poland has terminated it. Application of the agreement will end in October 2021.
Raija Vahasalo: No vote recorded24 Jun 2021 · passed without a vote