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Merja Rasinkangas

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  1. HE 148/2026 vpIn progress

    Extending the instrumentalised migration act

    Finland will extend the validity of the exceptional act that allows restricting the reception of asylum applications at the border where necessary to combat instrumentalised migration. The act will remain in force until the end of 2028 without substantive changes.

    Merja Rasinkangas: No vote recorded
    10 Sep 2026 · no votes yet
  2. HE 130/2026 vpIn progress

    Stricter and longer animal keeping bans

    Bans on keeping animals imposed for animal welfare offences will be lengthened and their imposition will become the general rule also for basic offences. Violating a ban on keeping animals may result in imprisonment.

    Merja Rasinkangas: No vote recorded
    10 Sep 2026 · no votes yet
  3. HE 122/2026 vpIn progress

    Easing firearms regulations and storage requirements

    Storage requirements for deactivated firearms and antique black powder firearms will be eased, meaning they will no longer need to be stored as strictly as operational firearms. In addition, reporting practices for firearms businesses will be clarified and provisions on the revocation of permits will be harmonised with the EU directive.

    Merja Rasinkangas: No vote recorded
    10 Sep 2026 · no votes yet
  4. HE 143/2024 vpPassed with amendments

    Stricter detention and entry bans

    The Aliens Act would be tightened to make removals from the country more effective and to improve security. Detention periods for persons staying illegally in the country will be extended and entry bans will be toughened.

    Merja Rasinkangas: Yes
    13 Mar 2025 · 4 votes
    113 jaa
    58 ei
  5. HE 149/2026 vpIn progress

    Streamlining defence export controls

    Defence materiel exports will be streamlined by introducing a general export licence for temporary and non-commercial exports to trusted countries. At the same time, compliance and record-keeping obligations for companies exporting defence materiel and the supervisory powers of the authorities will be tightened.

    Merja Rasinkangas: No vote recorded
    16 Sep 2026 · no votes yet
  6. HE 136/2026 vpIn progress

    Enhancing maritime ship safety supervision

    Legislation on the safety supervision of ships will be reformed to meet updated EU rules and international requirements. Authorities will receive clearer powers to inspect ships and new administrative means to address safety deficiencies.

    Merja Rasinkangas: No vote recorded
    16 Sep 2026 · no votes yet
  7. HE 115/2026 vpIn progress

    Reforming basic education in the arts

    Basic education in the arts will move to a single national syllabus, and applicants under the age of 18 will be given priority in student admissions if there is competition for places. At the same time, the criteria for central government transfers for the provision of education and cooperation between educational institutions will be reformed.

    Merja Rasinkangas: No vote recorded
    16 Sep 2026 · no votes yet
  8. 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.

    Merja Rasinkangas: No vote recorded
    16 Sep 2026 · no votes yet
  9. HE 71/2026 vpIn progress

    Safety investigations into severe cyber incidents

    The Safety Investigation Authority will be granted powers to investigate extremely severe cybersecurity incidents that threaten the functioning of society. At the same time, the Safety Investigation Act will be updated to meet the requirements of the European Union Marine Accident Investigation Directive.

    Merja Rasinkangas: No vote recorded
    8 Sep 2026 · no votes yet
  10. HE 26/2024 vpPassed with amendments

    Preventing lane-switching for asylum seekers

    Asylum seekers who receive a negative decision will no longer be able to apply from within Finland for a residence permit on the grounds of work or studies; instead, they must leave the country and apply for the permit from abroad. At the same time, grounds for refusing a residence permit will be tightened, and identity verification with a national passport will be required.

    Merja Rasinkangas: No vote recorded
    2 Jul 2024 · 3 votes
    99 jaa
    79 ei
  11. HE 192/2024 vpPassed with amendments

    Cutting integration compensation and easing obligations

    The state will cut compensation paid to municipalities and wellbeing services counties for promoting integration and reduce their related administrative obligations. At the same time, special state reimbursements for immigrants' social assistance will be abolished or their duration shortened.

    Merja Rasinkangas: Yes
    19 Dec 2024 · 4 votes
    97 jaa
    68 ei
  12. HE 122/2024 vpPassed with amendments

    Restricting access to disability services

    The scope of application of the Act on Disability Services is specified so that special services will be granted only if basic social services are insufficient and the need for assistance differs from what is typical for the person's stage of life. Whether a service is free of charge will no longer affect the act under which assistance is granted.

    Merja Rasinkangas: Yes
    18 Dec 2024 · 6 votes
    130 jaa
    67 ei
  13. HE 64/2024 vpPassed with amendments

    Tightening rules on first-time imprisonment

    An offender who has previously served a prison sentence will no longer be eligible for release on parole under first-time offender terms, even if several years have passed since the previous conviction. An offender can be considered a first-time prisoner only once.

    Merja Rasinkangas: Yes
    18 Dec 2024 · 1 vote
    112 jaa
    53 ei
  14. HE 103/2024 vpPassed with amendments

    Limiting municipal waste management responsibility

    Statutory municipal waste management responsibility will be limited to ordinary homes and holiday homes, leaving care homes and other housing units for health and social services to manage their waste themselves. At the same time, Tukes (the Finnish Safety and Chemicals Agency) will be tasked with supervising compliance with EU battery requirements.

    Merja Rasinkangas: Yes
    17 Dec 2024 · 4 votes
    114 jaa
    56 ei
  15. HE 36/2025 vpPassed with amendments

    Cheaper private doctors for over-65s

    People aged 65 and over will be able to see a private general practitioner for the price of a public health centre client fee, and half the cost of examinations prescribed during the visit will be reimbursed. The amendment aims to speed up access to care for older people and reduce the burden on public primary healthcare.

    Merja Rasinkangas: Yes
    19 Jun 2025 · 6 votes
    100 jaa
    84 ei
  16. HE 156/2026 vpIn progress

    Reforming right-of-occupancy restrictions and selection

    Loss-making and underutilised right-of-occupancy buildings could be relinquished, allowing residents to buy their dwelling or remain as tenants. Paid queue numbers for housing applications would be abolished in favour of allocating homes in order of receipt of applications.

    Merja Rasinkangas: No vote recorded
    15 Sep 2026 · no votes yet
  17. HE 49/2026 vpIn progress

    Digitising Kela's access to bank details

    Kela will be able to check the banking and account information needed for processing benefit applications directly from financial institutions via an electronic system. However, applicants will have the right to refuse the electronic query of account transactions and submit bank statements themselves.

    Merja Rasinkangas: No vote recorded
    15 Sep 2026 · no votes yet
  18. HE 134/2024 vpPassed with amendments

    Extending the care guarantee for adults

    Waiting times for adults to access non-urgent primary healthcare and dental care will be extended. The existing shorter waiting times will remain in place for children and young people under 23 years of age.

    Merja Rasinkangas: Yes
    13 Dec 2024 · 5 votes
    109 jaa
    56 ei
  19. HE 73/2023 vpPassed with amendments

    Tightening unemployment benefit conditions

    The work requirement needed to qualify for unemployment allowance will be extended by six months and will begin to accrue based on paid wage income rather than hours worked. In addition, the child increases to unemployment benefits and the exempt amount for part-time work income will be abolished, the waiting period at the start of unemployment will be extended, and holiday compensation will postpone the start of the benefit.

    Merja Rasinkangas: No vote recorded
    20 Dec 2023 · 9 votes
    99 jaa
    47 ei
  20. HE 177/2024 vpPassed

    Restricting school transport subsidy

    Only students entitled to free upper secondary education will receive school transport subsidy. Other upper secondary students will no longer receive subsidy for their journeys to school.

    Merja Rasinkangas: Yes
    2 Dec 2024 · 2 votes
    118 jaa
    37 ei
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