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- HE 218/2016 vpPassed
Easing staffing obligations in elderly care
Municipal obligations regarding the expertise required in services for older persons will be eased, and the separate designated responsible worker in elderly care will be abolished. Older persons will be assigned a designated worker under the Social Welfare Act.
Harry Wallin: No13 Dec 2016 · 1 vote97 jaa64 ei - HE 51/2022 vpPassed
Restricting reimbursement for damaged euro coins
The Bank of Finland may refuse to accept and reimburse deliberately damaged euro coins or coins in exceptionally poor condition. The change will not affect the exchange of coins worn in normal circulation.
Harry Wallin: No vote recorded10 Nov 2022 · passed without a vote - HE 115/2021 vpPassed
Reforming road toll data exchange
Legislation on electronic road toll systems will be brought up to date in line with EU regulation. Road tolls will not be introduced in Finland, but authorities will be able to exchange information with other EU countries to collect unpaid road fees.
Harry Wallin: No vote recorded15 Oct 2021 · passed without a vote - HE 161/2022 vpPassed
Digital quality evaluation system for early childhood education and care
A national digital system will be established in Finland for evaluating and developing the quality of early childhood education and care. Daycare centres and other service providers can use it to evaluate their own activities and improve quality.
Harry Wallin: No vote recorded9 Nov 2022 · passed without a vote - HE 184/2016 vpPassed
Medicine reimbursement cuts and price competition
Savings of 134 million euros will be targeted at medicine reimbursements by increasing price competition between medicines and reducing medicine wastage. At the same time, the reimbursement rate for diabetes medicines other than insulin will be reduced, and the quantity of expensive medicines reimbursed at one time will be decreased.
Harry Wallin: Yes2 Dec 2016 · 2 votes144 jaa29 ei - HE 123/2022 vpPassed
Opening incomes register data to more authorities
Several new authorities will receive the right to retrieve income and benefits data directly from the incomes register to carry out their duties. Citizens will no longer need to submit certificates of income separately to these authorities.
Harry Wallin: No vote recorded3 Nov 2022 · passed without a vote - HE 174/2016 vpPassed
Raising property taxes for 2017
Minimum levels and permitted ranges for property taxes will be raised from 2017. The change will increase taxation on properties, holiday homes and unbuilt building sites in several municipalities.
Harry Wallin: No11 Nov 2016 · 5 votes106 jaa39 ei - HE 150/2022 vpPassed
Postponing mandatory identification for coupon games
Veikkaus coupon games could be played at sales points without identification until the beginning of July 2023. The entry into force of mandatory identification would be postponed by six months due to delivery delays for sales terminals.
Harry Wallin: No vote recorded28 Oct 2022 · passed without a vote - HE 131/2022 vpPassed
Reimbursing legal costs of wellbeing services county employees
Employees of wellbeing services counties and joint county authorities for wellbeing services would be entitled to reimbursement of their legal costs if criminal charges or compensation claims brought against them in relation to their work duties are dismissed. The amendment would put wellbeing services county personnel in the same position as municipal employees.
Harry Wallin: No vote recorded28 Oct 2022 · passed without a vote - HE 117/2022 vpPassed
Streamlining environmental permits and shipwreck management
Cooperation and communication between authorities processing environmental permits will be strengthened to streamline permit processes. At the same time, clear responsibility will be laid down for the Finnish Environment Institute (Syke) regarding the monitoring and clean-up of oil-containing shipwrecks and the care of oiled wildlife.
Harry Wallin: No vote recorded26 Oct 2022 · passed without a vote - HE 157/2022 vpPassed
Stabilising funding for national art institutions
State funding for the Finnish National Gallery, the Finnish National Opera and Ballet, and the Finnish National Theatre will become statutory and be tied to increases in the cost level. The reform will increase the financial stability of the art institutions and facilitate long-term operational planning.
Harry Wallin: No vote recorded20 Oct 2022 · passed without a vote - HE 59/2023 vpPassed
Reforming student healthcare fees and funding
Higher education students from another EU or EEA country, Switzerland or the United Kingdom will be exempt from the student healthcare fee, and the costs of their treatment will be billed to their home country. At the same time, the due dates of the healthcare fee for all higher education students will be postponed so that Kela has time to provide advance information about the fee.
Harry Wallin: No vote recorded1 Dec 2023 · 1 voteOnly vote · Käsittelyn pohja, valiokunnan ehdotus / Laura Meriluoto
85 jaa68 ei - HE 61/2023 vpPassed
Substantial reduction in unemployment insurance contributions
Unemployment insurance contributions will be reduced substantially for 2024 for both employees and employers. The change will reduce employers' labour costs and increase wage earners' net income.
Harry Wallin: No vote recorded29 Nov 2023 · 1 voteOnly vote · 18 §, mietintö / Li Andersson
154 jaa9 ei - HE 91/2022 vpPassed
Updating the international postal convention
Finland will approve and bring into force the updated Universal Postal Convention of the Universal Postal Union. The convention lays down common rules, liabilities and charges for international postal services.
Harry Wallin: No vote recorded20 Sep 2022 · passed without a vote - HE 40/2018 vpPassed with amendments
Reforming daycare staffing and quality
A new Early Childhood Education and Care Act will be enacted in Finland to strengthen the pedagogical quality of early childhood education and care and clarify regulation in the sector. The reform will raise the qualification levels of daycare centre staff and establish a national database for early childhood education and care.
Harry Wallin: No5 Jul 2018 · 29 votes127 jaa45 ei - HE 83/2018 vpPassed
Removing protection for jackdaws
The jackdaw will be classified as an unprotected bird in the Hunting Act. Jackdaws may be trapped and killed without an official derogation permit outside the breeding season.
Harry Wallin: Yes29 Jun 2018 · 1 vote148 jaa23 ei - HE 39/2017 vpPassed with amendments
Vocational education and training reform
Vocational education and training for young people and adults will be combined into a single system in which studies are individually tailored for each student. The funding and steering of education will be reformed to emphasize the acquisition of skills and employment rather than study time alone.
Harry Wallin: No6 Jul 2017 · 23 votes112 jaa57 ei - HE 73/2018 vpPassed with amendments
Supplementary budget for 2018
The supplementary budget for 2018, that is, amendments to the central government budget for the current year. The votes mainly concern individual appropriation items and proposals in dissenting opinions by the opposition.
Harry Wallin: No28 Jun 2018 · 82 votes - HE 88/2020 vpPassed with amendments
Fourth supplementary budget for 2020
The fourth supplementary budget for 2020, meaning amendments to the central government budget for the current year. The votes mainly concern individual appropriation items and proposals in the opposition's dissenting opinions.
Harry Wallin: No vote recorded26 Jun 2020 · 32 votes - HE 175/2017 vpPassed with amendments
Competitive aid for renewable electricity
A premium scheme based on competitive tendering will be introduced in Finland for renewable electricity to support the most cost-effective power plant investments. At the same time, the previous feed-in tariff scheme will be closed to new biogas and wood fuel power plants.
Harry Wallin: Yes25 May 2018 · 5 votes148 jaa15 ei