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Antti KaikkonenEach row shows how the selected MPs voted in the bill's decisive vote.
- 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.
Antti Kaikkonen: Yes18 Dec 2015 · 3 votes137 jaa46 ei - HE 76/2015 vpPassed
Abolishing university pharmacy compensation
The state will end the special compensation paid to the University of Helsinki and the University of Eastern Finland for the taxes and pharmacy fees paid by their pharmacies. The change will reduce the central government funding received by these universities.
Antti Kaikkonen: Yes17 Dec 2015 · 1 vote113 jaa71 ei - HE 145/2022 vpPassed with amendments
Allowing automated decision-making in public administration
Authorities will be able to make clear and routine administrative decisions automatically without processing by an official. Citizens are always guaranteed information that a matter has been decided automatically, as well as the right to request a free review of the decision to be handled by a human.
Antti Kaikkonen: No vote recorded28 Feb 2023 · passed without a vote - HE 254/2018 vpPassed
Reforming voluntary national defence training
Military training will be organised exclusively by the Finnish Defence Forces, and it can no longer be ordered from the National Defence Training Association of Finland. The association will focus on training serving military capabilities and on introductory activities for young people and women.
Antti Kaikkonen: No vote recorded17 May 2019 · passed without a vote - HE 38/2020 vpPassed
Temporarily improving unemployment security
Unemployment benefits will be paid from the very start of unemployment or lay-off without a five-day waiting period. In addition, the work requirement for receiving earnings-related daily allowance will be halved, and lay-offs will not count towards the maximum duration of the daily allowance.
Antti Kaikkonen: Absent9 Apr 2020 · 1 voteOnly vote · Lausumaehdotus, mietintö / Mia Laiho
30 jaa11 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.
Antti Kaikkonen: Yes28 Jun 2018 · 82 votes - HE 37/2020 vpPassed
Temporary reduction in employer pension contributions
Private sector employers' earnings-related pension contributions will be reduced temporarily to alleviate the economic impact of the coronavirus crisis. The reduction will be compensated by increasing employer contributions correspondingly in 2022–2025.
Antti Kaikkonen: No vote recorded7 Apr 2020 · passed without a vote - HE 50/2015 vpPassed
Raising guarantee pensions, abolishing dietary allowance
The amount of the guarantee pension will be increased by 23 euros per month and the dietary allowance for people with coeliac disease will be abolished. In addition, the procedure for paying central government contributions to Kela will be clarified.
Antti Kaikkonen: Absent27 Nov 2015 · 3 votes103 jaa59 ei - HE 242/2021 vpPassed
Easing access to infectious disease allowance
An employee infected with the coronavirus or a parent caring for an ill child can receive infectious disease allowance on the basis of a regular medical certificate without an official isolation order. Annual leave accrues during the period of absence as normal.
Antti Kaikkonen: No vote recorded17 Feb 2022 · passed without a vote - HE 108/2023 vpPassed
Reimbursing rent for disabled war veterans
Disabled war veterans will be reimbursed for rent charged for housing services if free institutional care is not available in their own area. At the same time, the advance compensation paid to wellbeing services counties for services will be paid once a year instead of in monthly instalments.
Antti Kaikkonen: No vote recorded11 Mar 2024 · passed without a vote - HE 314/2018 vpLapsed
Road tax for heavy goods vehicles
A new time-based road tax will be introduced in Finland for heavy goods vehicles weighing over 12 tonnes. At the same time, vehicle tax on domestic lorries will be reduced so that their overall tax burden does not increase on average.
Antti Kaikkonen: No vote recorded18 Apr 2019 · no votes - HE 289/2018 vpLapsed
Transferring transport duties to regions
The transport duties and staff of the ELY Centre (Centre for Economic Development, Transport and the Environment) will be divided between the regions to be established, the Finnish Transport Infrastructure Agency and the traffic control company. Regions will become responsible for regional road maintenance and public transport, but ownership of the highway network will remain with the state.
Antti Kaikkonen: No vote recorded18 Apr 2019 · no votes - HE 240/2018 vpLapsed
Transferring rescue services to regions
Responsibility for organising rescue services will transfer from municipalities to regions from the beginning of 2021. At the same time, vocational qualification training in the rescue sector and the organisation of regional national defence courses will be centralised nationally at the Emergency Services Academy Finland.
Antti Kaikkonen: No vote recorded18 Apr 2019 · no votes - HE 149/2017 vpPassed
Approving the EU-Canada trade agreement
Finland will approve CETA, the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement between the European Union and Canada. The agreement removes trade barriers and facilitates business operations between the parties.
Antti Kaikkonen: Yes21 May 2018 · 1 vote141 jaa42 ei - HE 268/2022 vpPassed
Reforming special risk-taking in export guarantees
Decision-making on Finnvera's special risk-taking in export guarantees will be clarified, and its maximum liability limit will be raised to 8 billion euros. The change will support the financing of Finnish companies' export projects in targets involving higher risk than usual.
Antti Kaikkonen: No vote recorded8 Feb 2023 · passed without a vote - HE 212/2022 vpPassed with amendments
Introducing central counterparty resolution rules
EU regulation on the recovery and resolution of central counterparties clearing financial market transactions would be incorporated into Finnish law. The reform would ensure financial market stability during disruptions and prevent the need to bail out operators using taxpayers' money.
Antti Kaikkonen: No vote recorded8 Feb 2023 · passed without a vote - HE 221/2022 vpPassed with amendments
Reforming military vehicle regulation
Provisions on military vehicles will be gathered into a new dedicated act and separated from general vehicle legislation. At the same time, provisions will be enacted on the approval and supervision of foreign military vehicles arriving in Finland.
Antti Kaikkonen: No vote recorded3 Feb 2023 · passed without a vote - HE 93/2022 vpPassed
Harmonising appeal routes for administrative decisions
Appeals against administrative decisions issued by authorities and courts will initially be lodged with an administrative court rather than directly with the Supreme Administrative Court. The reform will clarify appeals and guarantee two-tier legal protection for the parties involved.
Antti Kaikkonen: No vote recorded2 Feb 2023 · passed without a vote - HE 237/2018 vpPassed with amendments
Strengthening legal protection for children in care
Good treatment and legal protection of children placed outside the home will be improved in child welfare. The use of restrictive measures in residential institutions will be tightened and supervision of out-of-home care will be increased.
Antti Kaikkonen: No vote recorded25 Mar 2019 · passed without a vote - HE 203/2022 vpPassed with amendments
Wellbeing services county representation in Keva
Wellbeing services counties will gain representation on the council and board of directors of earnings-related pension institution Keva. At the same time, accrued supplementary pensions for employees at universities of applied sciences will be safeguarded until 2035.
Antti Kaikkonen: No vote recorded1 Feb 2023 · passed without a vote