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Merja KyllönenEach row shows how the selected MPs voted in the bill's decisive vote.
- HE 167/2026 vpIn progress
Duty to report threats of violence
Health and social services personnel must notify the police, notwithstanding confidentiality provisions, if someone is in danger of being subjected to serious violence. In addition, an employer may file a criminal complaint regarding violence or threats made against an employee in work duties at the employee's request.
Merja Kyllönen: No vote recorded13 Oct 2026 · 1 voteOnly vote · Valiokuntaan lähettäminen: puhemiesneuvoston ehdotus JAA / Aki Lindénin ehdotus EI
93 jaa69 ei - HE 95/2025 vpPassed
Raising alcohol tax and indexation
Tax on wines and other fermented alcoholic beverages will rise at the beginning of 2026. At the same time, taxes on all alcoholic beverages will be permanently linked to inflation, with tax rates adjusted annually in line with price developments.
Merja Kyllönen: No vote recorded20 Nov 2025 · 3 votesClosest vote · Dissenting opinion
92 jaa69 ei - 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 Kyllönen: No vote recorded2 Dec 2024 · 2 votes118 jaa37 ei - 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 Kyllönen: No vote recorded14 Oct 2026 · no votes yet - HE 181/2025 vpPassed
Allowing diplomats' family members to work
Family members of Finnish and Uruguayan diplomats and mission staff will be entitled to engage in gainful employment in their host state. Employment will be possible without family members having to waive their diplomatic status.
Merja Kyllönen: No vote recorded26 Mar 2026 · passed without a vote - HE 47/2023 vpPassed
Limiting index increases in church funding
The annual index increases in central government funding received by the Evangelical Lutheran Church and the Orthodox Church will be reduced in 2024–2027. Increases will be calculated based on the rise in the consumer price index minus one percentage point.
Merja Kyllönen: Absent30 Nov 2023 · 1 vote97 jaa56 ei - HE 107/2026 vpIn progress
Digitalising estate administration
Managing the affairs of a deceased loved one would be made easier by bringing estate inventories and inheritance taxation into an electronic service. At the same time, the deadline for completing an estate inventory would be extended from three to six months.
Merja Kyllönen: No vote recorded20 Oct 2026 · no votes yet - HE 186/2025 vpPassed
Adjusting the Finland–Norway border
The state border between Finland and Norway will be adjusted to reflect natural changes in the deep-water channels of the rivers. The land border will remain unchanged and the new boundary line will be confirmed for the next 25 years.
Merja Kyllönen: No vote recorded25 Mar 2026 · passed without a vote - HE 30/2024 vpPassed
Introducing an asylum border procedure
A rapid border procedure will be introduced in Finland for processing unfounded asylum applications lodged at the external border. Applicants will not be allowed to move freely within Finland during the procedure, but must remain within the designated reception centre area.
Merja Kyllönen: Absent24 Jun 2024 · 6 votes158 jaa13 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.
Merja Kyllönen: No vote recorded18 Dec 2024 · 1 vote107 jaa90 ei - HE 227/2026 vpIn progress
Expanding interest deductions for critical infrastructure
Companies carrying out projects critical to security of supply will be able to deduct their loan interest expenses more broadly in taxation. The change applies to operators maintaining infrastructure vital to society, such as major energy companies.
Merja Kyllönen: No vote recorded23 Oct 2026 · no votes yet - 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.
Merja Kyllönen: No vote recorded23 Oct 2026 · no votes yet - HE 171/2026 vpIn progress
Raising tobacco duty
Taxation of traditional tobacco products, such as cigarettes, rolling tobacco and cigars, will be tightened from the beginning of 2027. The increase aims to increase state revenue and reduce smoking by raising product prices.
Merja Kyllönen: No vote recorded23 Oct 2026 · no votes yet - 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 Kyllönen: No vote recorded16 Sep 2026 · no votes yet - HE 78/2025 vpPassed
Deepening EU-Chile cooperation
Finland approves the Advanced Framework Agreement between the European Union and Chile, which replaces the previous cooperation agreement that is more than 20 years old. The reform deepens political cooperation between the parties and promotes trade and investment.
Merja Kyllönen: No vote recorded6 Nov 2025 · passed without a vote - HE 172/2025 vpPassed with amendments
Reforming Finnish Customs administration and management
The internal management and organisational structure of Finnish Customs will be reformed to streamline decision-making and cooperation. The amendment transfers decisions regarding internal organisation from a government decree to Finnish Customs' own rules of procedure.
Merja Kyllönen: No vote recorded19 Dec 2025 · passed without a vote - 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.
Merja Kyllönen: No vote recorded9 Oct 2026 · no votes yet - HE 69/2025 vpPassed with amendments
Streamlining guardianship and powers of attorney
The work of attorneys under continuing powers of attorney and guardians will be made easier in managing everyday matters and property. At the same time, permit requirements from the guardianship authority will be reduced and the property registration thresholds for minors will be raised.
Merja Kyllönen: No vote recorded16 Dec 2025 · passed without a vote - HE 221/2024 vpPassed with amendments
Restricting nicotine pouch sales and use
Nicotine pouches will be brought under the scope of the Tobacco Act, making their retail sale subject to a licence and introducing a maximum nicotine limit. Only mint and menthol flavours will be permitted in the products, and the possession of all tobacco substitutes will be prohibited for persons under 18 years of age.
Merja Kyllönen: No vote recorded15 May 2025 · 3 votesClosest vote · Proposed statement
84 jaa70 ei - HE 98/2026 vpIn progress
Expanding covert police investigation methods
Authorities will be granted the right to conduct covert searches and use participating information sources in the investigation of serious offences. At the same time, the rules on remanding criminal suspects in custody will be reformed and clarified.
Merja Kyllönen: No vote recorded21 Oct 2026 · no votes yet