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Merja Rasinkangas

Each row shows how the selected MPs voted in the bill's decisive vote.

  1. HE 37/2025 vpPassed

    Tightening sustainability requirements for renewable fuels

    Sustainability requirements for renewable fuels would be tightened and extended to cover smaller heating and power plants than before, as well as electricity-based renewable fuels. An increasing number of energy producers would have to verify the sustainability of their fuels and report on them to the authorities.

    Merja Rasinkangas: Yes
    19 Jun 2025 · 4 votes

    Closest vote · Proposed statement 2

    101 jaa
    84 ei
  2. HE 35/2025 vpPassed

    Improving pandemic preparedness

    Finland will approve the updates to the World Health Organization's International Health Regulations, which improve preparedness for pandemics and other cross-border health threats. The Ministry of Social Affairs and Health will be designated as the national coordinator for the implementation of the regulations.

    Merja Rasinkangas: Yes
    19 Jun 2025 · 1 vote
  3. HE 34/2025 vpPassed

    Increasing transparency and independence at Yle

    The Finnish Broadcasting Company (Yle) will be required to publish more detailed information on its spending and operations than before. At the same time, protection against dismissal for editors-in-chief will be strengthened to safeguard editorial independence.

    Merja Rasinkangas: No vote recorded
    19 Jun 2025 · passed without a vote
  4. HE 33/2025 vpPassed with amendments

    Pilot collection of subsidised transport data

    A pilot will be launched in Northern Finland to bring together data on passenger transport reimbursed by wellbeing services counties and Kela (the Social Insurance Institution). The data will be used to explore possibilities to combine rides and save costs, but services for passengers will remain unchanged during the pilot.

    Merja Rasinkangas: No vote recorded
    19 Jun 2025 · passed without a vote
  5. HE 30/2025 vpPassed with amendments

    Reforming exchange supervision and trading rules

    The granting of stock exchange licences and confirmation of exchange rules would be transferred from the Ministry of Finance to the Financial Supervisory Authority. At the same time, rules on the transparency and supervision of securities trading would be updated in line with EU legislation.

    Merja Rasinkangas: No vote recorded
    19 Jun 2025 · passed without a vote
  6. HE 27/2025 vpPassed with amendments

    Extending cybersecurity requirements to critical entities

    All organisations identified as critical to the functioning of society will be placed under an obligation to manage cybersecurity risks and report significant information security incidents. The obligations will apply to these entities regardless of their size.

    Merja Rasinkangas: No vote recorded
    19 Jun 2025 · passed without a vote
  7. HE 25/2025 vpPassed with amendments

    Centralised bank data exchange for authorities

    Authorities will be able to request balance, transaction and securities data on bank accounts through a centralised electronic system. The reform will speed up access to data and replace the current fragmented and manual query methods.

    Merja Rasinkangas: No vote recorded
    19 Jun 2025 · passed without a vote
  8. HE 210/2024 vpPassed with amendments

    Enhancing health and social services preparedness

    The Ministry of Social Affairs and Health and the wellbeing services counties maintaining university hospitals would be granted powers to lead health and social services during extensive disruptions and states of emergency. At the same time, a national preparedness group would be established to support decision-making and the transfer of resources between areas.

    Merja Rasinkangas: No vote recorded
    19 Jun 2025 · passed without a vote
  9. HE 204/2024 vpPassed with amendments

    Significantly stricter penalties for firearms offences

    Penalties for firearms offences and the possession of bladed weapons would be tightened substantially, and carrying an unlicensed firearm in a public place would generally result in an unconditional prison sentence. In addition, transferring or handling a firearm for the purpose of committing a serious offence would be criminalised as a separate offence.

    Merja Rasinkangas: No vote recorded
    19 Jun 2025 · passed without a vote
  10. HE 50/2024 vpPassed with amendments

    Abolishing the VAT threshold relief

    The VAT relief for small businesses will be abolished at the beginning of 2025. Small businesses will, however, be able to utilise tax exemption in other EU countries through a new common scheme.

    Merja Rasinkangas: No vote recorded
    20 Jun 2024 · 1 vote

    Only vote · 1. lakiehdotus, 3 §, mietintö / Aki Lindén ja Eeva Kalli

    91 jaa
    73 ei
  11. HE 42/2024 vpPassed

    Free civil service language examinations

    The civil service language examination demonstrating excellent proficiency in Finnish or Swedish will become free of charge for upper secondary school graduates and higher education students. Candidates may register free of charge up to three times per examination component.

    Merja Rasinkangas: No vote recorded
    20 Jun 2024 · passed without a vote
  12. HE 32/2025 vpPassed

    Supervising media mergers and ownership

    Major media mergers will also be assessed from the perspective of media pluralism and editorial independence. At the same time, information on the ownership of media companies and public sector advertising expenditure in the media will be made more transparent.

    Merja Rasinkangas: No vote recorded
    17 Jun 2025 · passed without a vote
  13. HE 45/2024 vpPassed

    Tax liability for online alcohol buyers

    A person ordering alcohol or other taxable products from a foreign online shop could be ordered to pay Finnish excise duty if the seller fails to meet their obligations. Shipments must also be accompanied by an identifier issued by the Finnish Tax Administration.

    Merja Rasinkangas: No vote recorded
    14 Jun 2024 · passed without a vote
  14. HE 48/2024 vpPassed

    Easier apartment repossession for housing companies

    A housing company will be able to take possession of a share apartment more easily than at present if the owner resides outside the European Economic Area and cannot be reached. Warnings, decisions, and eviction summonses can be served via the Official Gazette and by delivering notice to the apartment.

    Merja Rasinkangas: No vote recorded
    13 Jun 2024 · passed without a vote
  15. HE 39/2025 vpPassed

    Simplifying tax payments for businesses

    Businesses will be able to pay their various taxes using a single reference number instead of multiple separate payment references. At the same time, the order of application for tax payments and tax refunds will be clarified, and credit interest accrued on payments will be abolished.

    Merja Rasinkangas: No vote recorded
    12 Jun 2025 · passed without a vote
  16. HE 22/2025 vpPassed

    Enhancing aviation safety and sobriety testing

    Airlines and employers in the sector will be granted the right to require aircraft crew and ground handling personnel to undergo breath tests to ensure their fitness for work. In addition, Traficom (the Finnish Transport and Communications Agency) will be able to notify employers directly if the licence or medical certificate of a pilot or other key person is in the process of being revoked for safety reasons.

    Merja Rasinkangas: No vote recorded
    12 Jun 2025 · passed without a vote
  17. HE 190/2024 vpPassed with amendments

    Increasing transparency in political funding

    Transparency in election and party funding will be increased by requiring significant campaign loans and their guarantors to be declared. In addition, the compulsory membership ballot in parliamentary elections will be abolished, and the minimum age for signing a European Citizens' Initiative will be lowered to 16 years.

    Merja Rasinkangas: Yes
    12 Jun 2025 · 12 votes

    Closest vote · Wording of a section

    131 jaa
    65 ei
  18. HE 22/2024 vpPassed

    Limiting non-urgent veterinary services for pets

    Municipalities will be required to organise non-urgent veterinary services for pets only based on regional need, but urgent care and services for production animals will still be guaranteed everywhere. The revised Veterinary Care Act will enter into force on 1 January 2026.

    Merja Rasinkangas: No vote recorded
    7 Jun 2024 · 1 vote
    162 jaa
    21 ei
  19. HE 28/2025 vpPassed with amendments

    Reforming extradition rules for offenders

    Finnish citizens or long-term residents of Finland will be able to be extradited more flexibly to another EU or Nordic country to serve a prison sentence or stand trial. Decisions on extradition will always be based on a court's case-by-case assessment.

    Merja Rasinkangas: No vote recorded
    5 Jun 2025 · passed without a vote
  20. HE 15/2025 vpPassed with amendments

    Expanding border guard investigation powers

    The Finnish Border Guard will receive broader powers to investigate human trafficking and money laundering independently and to use secret methods of obtaining intelligence in preventing and solving serious crimes. At the same time, undercover operations and simulated purchases online as well as controlled information source activities will be enabled for border guards.

    Merja Rasinkangas: No vote recorded
    5 Jun 2025 · passed without a vote