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Merja KyllönenEach row shows how the selected MPs voted in the bill's decisive vote.
- HE 24/2025 vpPassed
Clarifying emissions trading and technical amendments
The Emissions Trading Act will be updated to align more closely with EU legislation, and technical errors identified in the act will be corrected. At the same time, the rules on when installations burning large amounts of biomass must be covered by emissions trading will be clarified.
Merja Kyllönen: No vote recorded22 May 2025 · passed without a vote - HE 128/2022 vpPassed
Accelerating green transition permits and appeals
Investment projects that promote the green transition and renewable energy will temporarily be given priority in the processing of environmental permits and appeal processes. The measure will accelerate the implementation of clean technology and energy projects.
Merja Kyllönen: Yes7 Dec 2022 · 1 vote90 jaa32 ei - HE 112/2022 vpPassed with amendments
Extending healthcare rights for undocumented migrants
Undocumented migrants and foreign nationals in a comparable situation will be guaranteed the right to necessary public healthcare services in addition to urgent care. Minors will be provided with the same healthcare services as children permanently resident in Finland.
Merja Kyllönen: Yes7 Dec 2022 · 2 votes79 jaa70 ei - HE 7/2021 vpPassed with amendments
Gender hatred as an aggravating circumstance
Committing an offence motivated by hatred based on the victim's gender will be added to the Criminal Code as an aggravating circumstance. In addition, legal persons can be held criminally liable for certain offences committed out of gender hatred, such as aggravated defamation or unlawful threat.
Merja Kyllönen: Yes7 Dec 2022 · 1 vote99 jaa41 ei - HE 97/2023 vpPassed
Extending the lighter building regulations trial
The experiment with more flexible building and planning regulations applied in Helsinki, Vantaa and Turku will be extended until the end of 2024. The experiment streamlines housing construction by allowing building permits to be granted before a plot is partitioned.
Merja Kyllönen: No vote recorded18 Dec 2023 · passed without a vote - HE 85/2023 vpPassed
Correcting rescue service administrative reviews
Decisions taken by a wellbeing services county rescue authority will continue to be subject to a request for administrative review before an appeal can be made to an administrative court. The amendment rectifies a technical error left in a previous legislative amendment.
Merja Kyllönen: No vote recorded14 Dec 2023 · passed without a vote - 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 Kyllönen: Absent2 Mar 2023 · 22 votes - HE 87/2023 vpPassed
Postponing municipal central government transfer cuts
The reduction in central government transfers related to the health and social services reform planned for municipalities for 2024 will be mitigated and phased over later years. This will prevent sudden financial difficulties and give municipalities time to adjust.
Merja Kyllönen: No vote recorded13 Dec 2023 · passed without a vote - HE 72/2024 vpPassed
Transferring grant recovery to STEA
The recovery of government grants for health and social services organisations will be transferred directly to the Funding Centre for Social Welfare and Health Organisations (STEA). The change clarifies administrative work and speeds up the processing of matters.
Merja Kyllönen: No vote recorded9 Oct 2024 · passed without a vote - HE 6/2025 vpPassed with amendments
Aligning Defence Forces tasks with NATO
Participation in NATO's collective defence will be added to the statutory tasks of the Finnish Defence Forces. At the same time, operations by allied forces and the movement of equipment in Finland will be facilitated.
Merja Kyllönen: No vote recorded14 May 2025 · passed without a vote - HE 177/2022 vpPassed
Mandatory equality plans for early childhood education
Day-care centres will be required to regularly draw up an equality plan to promote gender equality. The systematic work aims to dismantle gender roles and prevent discrimination already in early childhood.
Merja Kyllönen: Yes21 Nov 2022 · 1 vote113 jaa34 ei - 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 Kyllönen: Yes15 Feb 2023 · 1 vote113 jaa37 ei - HE 56/2024 vpPassed
Raising the central government borrowing authorisation
The maximum amount of central government debt will be raised from 170 billion euros to 205 billion euros. The increase ensures the central government's liquidity and smooth borrowing as indebtedness continues.
Merja Kyllönen: No vote recorded19 Jun 2024 · passed without a vote - HE 240/2026 vpIn progress
Postponing the fuel emissions surrender obligation
The price impact of the new emissions trading system for fuel distribution will be postponed by one year and will only begin with 2028 emissions. However, auctions of emission allowances will start as early as the beginning of 2027.
Merja Kyllönen: No vote recorded16 Oct 2026 · no votes yet - HE 15/2024 vpPassed with amendments
Improving seafarers' working conditions and protection
The rules of the Maritime Labour Convention will be updated to improve the position, well-being and occupational safety of seafarers. At the same time, obligations will be laid down concerning private recruitment and placement services in the maritime sector and the reporting of fatalities to the authorities.
Merja Kyllönen: No vote recorded12 Jun 2024 · passed without a vote - HE 157/2024 vpPassed with amendments
Enhancing anti-money laundering and information exchange
Information exchange between authorities will be improved to prevent money laundering and terrorist financing and to safeguard national security. At the same time, the format of reports on suspicious transactions will be harmonised and the access to information rights of the Finnish Security and Intelligence Service (Supo) will be corrected.
Merja Kyllönen: No vote recorded30 Apr 2025 · passed without a vote - HE 216/2026 vpIn progress
Reforming startup residence permits
The residence permit procedure for foreign startup entrepreneurs will become part of a chargeable permit application, with Business Finland assessing the business activities directly in the immigration administration's IT system. Ordinary foreign entrepreneurs will no longer be required to register a company in Finland before being granted their first residence permit.
Merja Kyllönen: No vote recorded7 Oct 2026 · no votes yet - HE 206/2026 vpIn progress
Reforming Keva's governance and investments
The investment expertise of Keva's board of directors will be strengthened, and rules on management independence will be tightened to align with the requirements for earnings-related pension companies. At the same time, more detailed rules will be laid down on the independence of pension fund investment activities, and the start of the term of office of the council members will be postponed until later in the autumn.
Merja Kyllönen: No vote recorded7 Oct 2026 · no votes yet - HE 120/2026 vpIn progress
Enhancing prison security and supervision
The Criminal Sanctions Agency will receive clearer powers to restrict prison operations in serious societal disruptions and to supervise prisoners in everyday life. At the same time, security requirements for prison leaves will be tightened, and prisoners' ability to use their personal payment cards will be promoted.
Merja Kyllönen: No vote recorded7 Oct 2026 · no votes yet - 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 Kyllönen: No vote recorded13 Sep 2024 · passed without a vote