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Merja Rasinkangas

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

  1. HE 328/2022 vpPassed

    Separate compensation for hospital emergency services

    The state may start paying separate compensation to the wellbeing services counties of Lapland and South Savo for additional costs arising from maintaining two round-the-clock hospital emergency departments. The objective of the support is to help ensure the continuation of 24-hour emergency services at the Kemi and Savonlinna hospitals.

    Merja Rasinkangas: No vote recorded
    7 Mar 2023 · passed without a vote
  2. HE 325/2022 vpPassed with amendments

    Supplementary budget for 2023

    Supplementary budget for 2023, meaning changes to the central government budget for the current year. Votes mainly concern individual appropriation items and proposals in dissenting opinions by the opposition.

    Merja Rasinkangas: No vote recorded
    2 Mar 2023 · 22 votes
  3. HE 324/2022 vpPassed with amendments

    Electricity compensation and extended payment periods

    Households affected by high electricity bills will receive state-supported electricity compensation directly on their electricity bills. In addition, households and businesses can request extended payment periods for their electricity bills for the winter months.

    Merja Rasinkangas: No vote recorded
    1 Mar 2023 · passed without a vote
  4. HE 313/2022 vpPassed with amendments

    Clarifying copyright reform for fundamental rights

    The pending amendments to the Copyright Act are supplemented to strengthen freedom of expression, scientific freedom and the protection of teaching. Automatic filtering of online content will be clarified, and the use of materials in research and teaching will be made easier.

    Merja Rasinkangas: No vote recorded
    28 Feb 2023 · passed without a vote
  5. HE 126/2022 vpPassed with amendments

    Strengthening municipal and environmental roles in mining

    The Mining Act will be amended so that establishing a new mine will always require a plan approved by the municipality. At the same time, environmental protection will be improved, the conditions for mineral exploration tightened, and access to information and opportunities to exert influence for landowners and local residents increased.

    Merja Rasinkangas: No vote recorded
    24 Feb 2023 · passed without a vote
  6. HE 175/2022 vpPassed with amendments

    Reforming and simplifying wage subsidies

    The wage subsidy system will be clarified and subsidy rates harmonised to make it easier for unemployed people to find employment, especially in businesses. In addition, a new 70 per cent employment subsidy will be introduced for long-term unemployed people aged 55 and over.

    Merja Rasinkangas: No vote recorded
    22 Feb 2023 · passed without a vote
  7. HE 262/2022 vpPassed with amendments

    Updating the Finnish-Swedish taxi agreement

    The agreement between Finland and Sweden on cross-border taxi transport will be updated to align with current legislation, repealing outdated rules and easing penalties for minor infringements.

    Merja Rasinkangas: No vote recorded
    15 Feb 2023 · passed without a vote
  8. HE 215/2022 vpPassed with amendments

    Clarifying employment versus self-employment

    A rule on overall assessment will be added to the Employment Contracts Act for situations where it is unclear whether an individual is working under an employment relationship or as an entrepreneur. The amendment will make it easier to identify the correct form of work and prevent employment relationships from being disguised as commission assignments.

    Merja Rasinkangas: No vote recorded
    15 Feb 2023 · passed without a vote
  9. HE 114/2022 vpPassed with amendments

    Faster processing of work-based residence permits

    Applying for residence permits based on employment and entrepreneurship will become faster and smoother, with the target of an average processing time of one month. Reliable employers will be able to apply for certification, which will lighten and speed up permit processes for their employees.

    Merja Rasinkangas: No vote recorded
    15 Feb 2023 · 1 vote
    113 jaa
    37 ei
  10. HE 96/2022 vpPassed

    Reforming specialist veterinary training

    Specialist veterinary training will change from a university degree to professional postgraduate training. General responsibility for guiding the training will simultaneously transfer from the Ministry of Education and Culture to the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry.

    Merja Rasinkangas: No vote recorded
    15 Feb 2023 · passed without a vote
  11. HE 59/2024 vpPassed with amendments

    Enhancing bankruptcy supervision and information access

    The rights of the Bankruptcy Ombudsman and the estate administrator to obtain the debtor's financial and accounting data will be strengthened. At the same time, the rules on completing accounting records and recovering public receivership costs will be clarified.

    Merja Rasinkangas: No vote recorded
    13 Sep 2024 · passed without a vote
  12. HE 55/2024 vpPassed with amendments

    Transferring supervision of Keva

    Supervision of the public sector pension institution Keva will be transferred in its entirety from the Ministry of Finance to the Financial Supervisory Authority. At the same time, the eligibility requirements for Keva's management will be aligned with those for private sector earnings-related pension companies.

    Merja Rasinkangas: No vote recorded
    13 Sep 2024 · passed without a vote
  13. HE 303/2022 vpPassed

    Strengthening supervision of underpayment

    The occupational safety and health authority will be able to oblige an employer to pay an employee the minimum wage under a generally applicable collective agreement, enforced with a conditional fine. In addition, the authority must report detected offences of fraud and usury to the police and serious workplace indoor air problems to the municipality.

    Merja Rasinkangas: No vote recorded
    10 Feb 2023 · passed without a vote
  14. HE 83/2022 vpPassed with amendments

    Reforming municipal veterinary services

    Municipalities will be given a clear obligation to provide basic veterinary services and round-the-clock on-call duty throughout the country. At the same time, the possibilities for municipalities to charge fees for veterinary clinic services will be expanded.

    Merja Rasinkangas: No vote recorded
    10 Feb 2023 · 1 vote
    87 jaa
    67 ei
  15. HE 283/2022 vpPassed with amendments

    Improving payment terms for food producers

    Payment periods for food and agricultural products will be shortened and unpaid returns of products by retail stores will be prohibited. The reform will strengthen the position of agricultural producers and small food sector operators in relation to large buyers.

    Merja Rasinkangas: No vote recorded
    9 Feb 2023 · passed without a vote
  16. HE 304/2022 vpPassed

    Banning flavours in heated tobacco products

    Heated tobacco products will be subject to the same bans on flavourings and additives as traditional cigarettes. Versions with flavours such as fruit or menthol may no longer be sold.

    Merja Rasinkangas: No vote recorded
    2 Feb 2023 · passed without a vote
  17. HE 298/2022 vpPassed

    Postponing tighter elderly care staffing ratios

    The full entry into force of the minimum staffing ratio of 0.7 employees in 24-hour care for older people will be postponed until December 2023. From the beginning of April 2023, however, the staffing requirement will rise temporarily to 0.65 employees per client.

    Merja Rasinkangas: No vote recorded
    26 Jan 2023 · 16 votes
    119 jaa
    38 ei
  18. HE 58/2022 vpPassed with amendments

    Reducing mail delivery and newspaper subsidy

    Basic mail delivery and collection will change from five to three days a week across the country. At the same time, state aid will be introduced to safeguard newspaper delivery in sparsely populated areas.

    Merja Rasinkangas: No vote recorded
    26 Jan 2023 · passed without a vote
  19. HE 259/2022 vpPassed with amendments

    Clarifying elite sports and sports research

    Objectives on sustainable development and measures to promote elite sports and health-enhancing physical activity will be added to the Sports Act. At the same time, the Academy of Finland will be able to act as a discretionary government grant authority for sports science research grants.

    Merja Rasinkangas: No vote recorded
    21 Dec 2022 · passed without a vote
  20. HE 252/2022 vpPassed

    Automatically extending residence permits for Ukrainians

    Temporary protection residence permits for people who have fled the war in Ukraine will remain valid automatically without a separate application for an extension for as long as protection continues in the European Union. The validity of issued residence permit cards will also continue by operation of law.

    Merja Rasinkangas: No vote recorded
    21 Dec 2022 · 3 votes

    Closest vote · Perustelut, mietintö / Mari Rantanen

    100 jaa
    71 ei