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Anne-Mari VirolainenEach row shows how the selected MPs voted in the bill's decisive vote.
- HE 9/2025 vpPassed
Enhancing the protection of international waters
Finland approves the UN agreement on the conservation and sustainable use of marine biological diversity in areas beyond national jurisdiction. The national Marine Protection Act will be supplemented so that high seas projects are brought within the scope of environmental impact assessments and permit procedures.
Anne-Mari Virolainen: No vote recorded23 Apr 2025 · passed without a vote - 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.
Anne-Mari Virolainen: No vote recorded19 Jun 2025 · 4 votesClosest vote · Proposed statement 2
101 jaa84 ei - 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.
Anne-Mari Virolainen: No vote recorded19 Jun 2025 · 1 vote - 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.
Anne-Mari Virolainen: No vote recorded19 Jun 2025 · passed without a vote - HE 79/2026 vpIn progress
Revoking student permits over social assistance
The residence permit of a student from outside the EU may be revoked or not renewed if they resort to social assistance in Finland. Students are required to support themselves on their own income or assets for the entire duration of their studies.
Anne-Mari Virolainen: No vote recorded30 Sep 2026 · no votes yet - HE 51/2025 vpPassed with amendments
Ten-year limitation on marital rights
Following a divorce, a spouse's marital right to the other spouse's property will expire in ten years unless the spouses agree otherwise. At the same time, the requirement for a former spouse's consent to the sale of a home used as a joint residence will be abolished.
Anne-Mari Virolainen: No vote recorded14 Oct 2025 · passed without a vote - HE 96/2025 vpPassed with amendments
Higher nicotine pouch and e-liquid taxes
Taxes on e-liquids and nicotine pouches will rise, increasing their prices in shops. In addition, travellers will be permitted to bring in a maximum of 200 grams of snus or nicotine pouches tax-free for personal use from another EU country.
Anne-Mari Virolainen: No vote recorded16 Dec 2025 · 2 votesClosest vote · Proposed statement 2
124 jaa38 ei - HE 68/2025 vpPassed with amendments
Clarifying asbestos and construction safety rules
Advance notifications of asbestos demolition work will include details of worker training and respirator fit testing. At the same time, qualification requirements for crane drivers and construction divers will be transferred directly into the Occupational Safety and Health Act.
Anne-Mari Virolainen: No vote recorded13 Oct 2025 · passed without a vote - HE 197/2026 vpIn progress
Removing reporting obligations for public manufacturers
The annual financial reporting obligation of large public manufacturing undertakings to the European Commission will be abolished. The amendment will reduce administrative work for businesses and public authorities.
Anne-Mari Virolainen: No vote recorded2 Oct 2026 · no votes yet - HE 189/2026 vpIn progress
Approving the Ukraine claims commission
Finland approves the convention establishing an international claims commission to resolve claims for damages caused by Russia's war of aggression. The new body will assess the submitted claims and determine the amount of compensation to be paid for them.
Anne-Mari Virolainen: No vote recorded2 Oct 2026 · no votes yet - HE 212/2026 vpIn progress
Strengthening upper secondary crisis preparedness
Common operating rules will be established for upper secondary educational institutions in the event of exceptional circumstances and serious disruptions, and private education providers will be required to prepare for crises. In addition, the working life committees in vocational education and training will mostly be abolished as a state savings measure.
Anne-Mari Virolainen: No vote recorded9 Oct 2026 · no votes yet - 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.
Anne-Mari Virolainen: No vote recorded19 Dec 2024 · 4 votes97 jaa68 ei - HE 12/2024 vpPassed with amendments
Restricting political and sympathy strikes
The duration of political strikes will be limited to a maximum of 24 hours, and restrictions will be placed on sympathy industrial actions to prevent harm to third parties. At the same time, fines imposed for illegal strikes will be increased, and an employee may be ordered to pay a fee for continuing a strike found to be illegal.
Anne-Mari Virolainen: No vote recorded15 May 2024 · 10 votes107 jaa57 ei - HE 168/2024 vpPassed
Abolishing the employer training deduction
The tax deduction for training for businesses and agricultural employers will be abolished, which is why the scope of application of the act on the development of professional competence will be narrowed. The act and the associated training compensation will apply only to public bodies and non-profit operators, such as municipalities, higher education institutions and organisations.
Anne-Mari Virolainen: No vote recorded18 Dec 2024 · 1 vote130 jaa67 ei - HE 146/2024 vpPassed with amendments
Economic considerations in labour dispute mediation
The National Conciliator and the conciliation board for labour disputes will be required to take into account the overall interest of the national economy and the functioning of wage formation in their conciliation work and settlement proposals. The National Conciliator or a conciliator appointed by them will also chair the conciliation board.
Anne-Mari Virolainen: No vote recorded18 Dec 2024 · 1 vote107 jaa90 ei - 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.
Anne-Mari Virolainen: No vote recorded17 Dec 2024 · 4 votes114 jaa56 ei - 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.
Anne-Mari Virolainen: No vote recorded2 Jul 2024 · 3 votes99 jaa79 ei - HE 144/2025 vpPassed with amendments
EU registration of small business aid
Public bodies will be required to report all de minimis aid granted to businesses to an EU-level central register. The reform will ensure the monitoring of company-specific aid ceilings and increase the transparency of aid.
Anne-Mari Virolainen: No vote recorded10 Dec 2025 · passed without a vote - HE 120/2025 vpPassed with amendments
Strengthening consumer protection in credit and e-commerce
The Consumer Protection Act will be tightened by bringing interest-free and fee-free credit under regulation as well and by making it easier to withdraw from online contracts. If a creditor neglects the obligation to assess an applicant's ability to pay, the consumer will not have to pay interest or fees on the loan.
Anne-Mari Virolainen: No vote recorded10 Dec 2025 · passed without a vote - HE 144/2024 vpPassed with amendments
Increasing vehicle tax on motorhomes
The motive power tax component of vehicle tax on motorhomes will be raised to the same level as for other passenger cars. An upper limit of 7,500 kilograms will, however, be set for the vehicle weight taken into account for tax purposes.
Anne-Mari Virolainen: No vote recorded11 Dec 2024 · 1 voteOnly vote · 11 § , mietintö / Joona Räsänen
141 jaa41 ei