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Thomas Blomqvist

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

  1. HE 165/2020 vpRejected

    Banning smoking in closed prisons

    Smoking will be banned entirely in closed prisons, both indoors and outdoors. In open institutions, smoking will continue to be permitted outdoors.

    Thomas Blomqvist: No vote recorded
    19 Dec 2022 · rejected without a vote
  2. HE 173/2018 vpPassed with amendments

    Allowing light cars for young people

    Young people will have the opportunity to drive a speed-limited passenger car, known as a light car, from the age of 15 with a moped driving licence. The reform aims to improve road safety for young people by offering a safer alternative to mopeds and moped cars.

    Thomas Blomqvist: Yes
    9 Jan 2019 · 1 vote
    167 jaa
    12 ei
  3. HE 207/2021 vpPassed with amendments

    Cost support for tourism, hospitality and events

    A new round of business cost support is organised for companies that suffered from the coronavirus pandemic and official restrictions. The support compensates for inflexible costs and wage expenses and prevents bankruptcies.

    Thomas Blomqvist: Absent
    2 Dec 2021 · 1 vote

    Only vote · Perustelut , mietintö / Veikko Vallin

    114 jaa
    31 ei
  4. HE 166/2022 vpPassed with amendments

    Reforming rural development support 2023–2027

    The rules governing rural business and project support will be reformed for the new EU programming period. All support applications will become fully digital and support payment procedures will be simplified.

    Thomas Blomqvist: No vote recorded
    16 Dec 2022 · passed without a vote
  5. HE 164/2022 vpPassed with amendments

    Reforming agricultural and reindeer structural support

    Applications for structural support for agriculture and reindeer husbandry will become mainly electronic, and projects can be started at the applicant's own risk immediately after submitting an application. Young farmers will be made eligible for a state guarantee in connection with start-up aid, and basic drainage projects for agricultural land will be incorporated into agricultural investment aid.

    Thomas Blomqvist: No vote recorded
    16 Dec 2022 · passed without a vote
  6. HE 211/2022 vpPassed

    Increasing research and development funding

    The central government commits to increasing funding for research and development activities annually until 2030. The objective is to increase central government R&D funding to 1.2 per cent of gross domestic product.

    Thomas Blomqvist: No vote recorded
    15 Dec 2022 · passed without a vote
  7. HE 225/2022 vpPassed with amendments

    Reporting platform sales to tax authorities

    Digital platforms will be required to report information to the Finnish Tax Administration on income earned by sellers and landlords operating on the platforms. The Finnish Tax Administration will automatically exchange this information with tax authorities in other EU member states to improve tax control.

    Thomas Blomqvist: No vote recorded
    12 Dec 2022 · passed without a vote
  8. HE 183/2022 vpPassed with amendments

    Establishing a new environmental damage fund

    A new state environmental damage fund will be established in Finland to compensate for environmental damage and response costs when the responsible party is insolvent or unknown. The fund's assets will be collected from companies posing environmental risks through statutory fees.

    Thomas Blomqvist: No vote recorded
    12 Dec 2022 · passed without a vote
  9. HE 165/2022 vpPassed with amendments

    Reforming agricultural support for the EU

    The agricultural support system will be reformed for the EU's 2023–2027 funding period by enacting new acts on direct payments to farmers, rural development compensations and the implementation of support. Previous complex payment entitlements will be abolished, aid applications will become fully electronic, and monitoring will transition to satellite tracking.

    Thomas Blomqvist: No vote recorded
    12 Dec 2022 · passed without a vote
  10. HE 104/2021 vpPassed with amendments

    Establishing Salla national park

    Finland's 41st national park will be established in Salla to protect nature and promote sustainable tourism. The area covers nearly 10,000 hectares of state-owned land and water around the Sallatunturi fells.

    Thomas Blomqvist: Yes
    25 Nov 2021 · 1 vote

    Only vote · 3 §, mietintö / Mauri Peltokangas

    96 jaa
    44 ei
  11. HE 101/2021 vpPassed with amendments

    Reforming animal identification and registration

    A new act on the identification and registration of animals will be enacted in Finland to align national legislation with the EU Animal Health Law. The system will be extended to cover the registration of pets and new animal species in order to safeguard animal welfare and health.

    Thomas Blomqvist: No vote recorded
    24 Nov 2021 · passed without a vote
  12. HE 123/2018 vpPassed with amendments

    Central government budget for 2019

    The central government budget for 2019. Parliament voted in plenary on hundreds of individual appropriation items and opposition amendments before approving the budget.

    Thomas Blomqvist: No
    21 Dec 2018 · 863 votes
  13. HE 141/2022 vpPassed with amendments

    Extending cleanup responsibility for single-use plastics

    Manufacturers and importers of single-use plastic products and fishing gear would be required to contribute to the waste management of their products and to municipal cleanup costs. At the same time, producer responsibility for packaging would be extended to cover small businesses as well.

    Thomas Blomqvist: No vote recorded
    9 Dec 2022 · passed without a vote
  14. HE 302/2022 vpPassed

    Extending coronavirus test and vaccination reimbursements

    Kela reimbursements for coronavirus tests carried out and coronavirus vaccinations administered in private healthcare will be extended until the end of June 2023. Travel costs incurred to receive a vaccination will also continue to be reimbursed.

    Thomas Blomqvist: No vote recorded
    8 Dec 2022 · passed without a vote
  15. HE 223/2022 vpPassed

    Transferring call-up health examinations

    Advance health examinations for call-ups and physician arrangements will be transferred from municipalities to wellbeing services counties. At the same time, paternity leave for conscripts will be updated to parental leave in line with the family leave reform.

    Thomas Blomqvist: No vote recorded
    8 Dec 2022 · passed without a vote
  16. HE 219/2022 vpPassed

    Reconciling Emergency Powers Act amendments

    Previously approved amendments to the Emergency Powers Act are reconciled through a technical correction. This ensures that the provisions on hybrid threats that entered into force in summer 2022 remain in force at the beginning of 2023 as well.

    Thomas Blomqvist: No vote recorded
    8 Dec 2022 · passed without a vote
  17. HE 163/2022 vpPassed with amendments

    Raising the game management fee

    The game management fee will rise to 43 euros and the fee for persons under 18 years of age to 22 euros. The increase will cover rising costs for game administration and the Finnish Wildlife Agency.

    Thomas Blomqvist: No vote recorded
    8 Dec 2022 · passed without a vote
  18. HE 191/2018 vpPassed with amendments

    Raising heating and machinery fuel taxes

    Energy taxation on heating and machinery fuels as well as peat will be tightened, and double taxation of electricity storage will be eliminated. In addition, an energy tax refund on light fuel oil will temporarily be paid at an increased rate to agriculture.

    Thomas Blomqvist: Yes
    14 Dec 2018 · 8 votes
    167 jaa
    11 ei
  19. HE 169/2022 vpPassed with amendments

    Reforming fruit, vegetable and beekeeping aid

    Support rules for the fruit and vegetable sector and beekeeping would be updated to align with the EU's new agricultural policy. At the same time, applying for market support for agricultural products would become mainly electronic.

    Thomas Blomqvist: No vote recorded
    2 Dec 2022 · passed without a vote
  20. HE 168/2022 vpPassed with amendments

    Digitalising housing company renovation and loan data

    Renovation and loan data of housing companies will be transferred to the electronic residential and commercial property information system in a machine-readable format. The reform will speed up access to information in property transactions and incorporate housing company loans into the positive credit register.

    Thomas Blomqvist: No vote recorded
    1 Dec 2022 · passed without a vote