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Johanna Ojala-NiemeläEach row shows how the selected MPs voted in the bill's decisive vote.
- HE 34/2018 vpPassed with amendments
Transferring traffic control to a state company
The maritime, rail and road traffic control operations of the Finnish Transport Agency are to be converted into a wholly state-owned limited liability company. The reform aims to accelerate the utilisation of traffic data in new digital services.
Johanna Ojala-Niemelä: No5 Jul 2018 · 1 vote115 jaa58 ei - HE 42/2023 vpRejected
Lowering central government transfers to municipalities
The central government transfer percentage for basic municipal services will be lowered from the start of 2024. At the same time, the rules for correcting calculation errors in central government transfer decisions will be specified.
Johanna Ojala-Niemelä: Yes14 Dec 2023 · 7 votesClosest vote · 21 § , mietintö / Eemeli Peltonen
120 jaa56 ei - HE 37/2023 vpPassed
Lowering beer tax and raising other alcohol taxes
The excise duty on beer will be reduced, while taxes on wines, spirits and intermediate products will be increased. As a result of the changes, the price of beer will fall slightly, whereas the prices of other alcoholic beverages will rise.
Johanna Ojala-Niemelä: No14 Dec 2023 · 1 voteOnly vote · Lain liite , mietintö / Lauri Lyly , Katri Kulmuni
92 jaa77 ei - HE 159/2024 vpPassed
Strengthening learning support in upper secondary schools
General upper secondary students will receive a statutory right to remedial teaching and special needs education, and it will become possible to take an examination in music, visual arts, or physical education in the matriculation examination. In addition, English-language general upper secondary education and an English-language matriculation examination will be made possible for young people whose proficiency in Finnish or Swedish is not sufficient for a regular general upper secondary school.
Johanna Ojala-Niemelä: Yes9 Dec 2024 · 1 voteOnly vote · Lausumaehdotus, mietintö / Hanna Kososen moniste
145 jaa38 ei - HE 50/2023 vpPassed
Assigning data intermediation supervision to Traficom
Traficom (the Finnish Transport and Communications Agency) will begin supervising data intermediation services and data sharing for the public benefit in Finland. The agency will be able to issue reprimands and impose financial penalty payments on operators that violate the rules.
Johanna Ojala-Niemelä: No vote recorded12 Dec 2023 · passed without a vote - HE 20/2023 vpPassed with amendments
Mandatory sustainability reporting for large companies
Large companies and listed companies will be required to report regularly on the environmental and social impacts of their operations. The reported sustainability information must be independently assured by an auditor and published in digital format.
Johanna Ojala-Niemelä: No vote recorded11 Dec 2023 · passed without a vote - HE 4/2023 vpPassed
Implementing NATO's information security agreement
Finland will accede to the information security agreement between NATO member states and implement the defence alliance's shared security regulations. At the same time, Finland's previous bilateral information security arrangements with NATO from the partnership era will be terminated.
Johanna Ojala-Niemelä: No vote recorded21 Jun 2023 · passed without a vote - HE 162/2024 vpPassed
Status and tax exemption for ACTRIS
ACTRIS ERIC, a European atmospheric research organisation based in Finland, will be granted independent legal status. At the same time, the organisation will be exempted from value added tax (VAT) and excise duties for its official research use.
Johanna Ojala-Niemelä: No vote recorded5 Dec 2024 · passed without a vote - HE 156/2024 vpPassed with amendments
Clarifying minimum tax rules for shipping
A technical correction would be made to the shipping rules on the minimum taxation of large groups. The tax treatment of rental income from vessels would be aligned with the EU directive in situations where a vessel is chartered within the same group.
Johanna Ojala-Niemelä: No vote recorded5 Dec 2024 · passed without a vote - HE 176/2024 vpPassed
Transitional rules for environmental damage compensation
The old Oil Pollution Compensation Fund and mandatory environmental damage insurance will be replaced by a new Environmental Damage Fund at the beginning of 2025. The transitional rules concerning the winding down of the old systems will be clarified so that the final financial statements and compensation cases can be processed smoothly.
Johanna Ojala-Niemelä: No vote recorded3 Dec 2024 · passed without a vote - HE 19/2023 vpPassed
Supplementing EU road toll regulations
Technical additions will be made to the act in line with the EU directive on electronic road toll systems. The proposal will not introduce road tolls or road charges in Finland.
Johanna Ojala-Niemelä: No vote recorded1 Dec 2023 · passed without a vote - HE 277/2022 vpPassed with amendments
Supplementing the 2023 budget proposal
The Government's supplementary proposal for the 2023 budget (HE 154/2022). It updates the budget proposal submitted in the autumn with new information before Parliament decides on the budget; it is considered together with the actual budget.
Johanna Ojala-Niemelä: No vote recorded21 Dec 2022 · passed without a vote - HE 228/2022 vpPassed
Lowering early childhood education fees
Client fees for municipal early childhood education and care will be reduced by raising the income thresholds used to determine fees by 33 per cent. The change will lower early childhood education and care fees particularly for middle-income families and make early childhood education and care free of charge for more families.
Johanna Ojala-Niemelä: Absent20 Dec 2022 · 5 votes121 jaa31 ei - HE 116/2024 vpPassed with amendments
Raising fairway dues on merchant vessels
Fairway dues on merchant vessels operating in Finnish waters will be increased by 75.2 per cent from the beginning of 2025. The halving of fairway dues in force since 2015 will end in order to balance central government finances.
Johanna Ojala-Niemelä: Absent29 Nov 2024 · 2 votesClosest vote · Lausumaehdotus, mietintö / Jouni Ovaska
130 jaa26 ei - HE 115/2024 vpPassed with amendments
Ending subsidies for new forest roads
The state will end support granted for the construction of new forest roads, but the basic improvement of existing roads will continue to be supported. In addition, an application for forestry support may be deferred to the following year or rejected if appropriations run out.
Johanna Ojala-Niemelä: No vote recorded28 Nov 2024 · passed without a vote - HE 96/2024 vpPassed
Reforming general staff officer training
The separate postgraduate degree of general staff officer will be abolished and replaced with a continuing education course at the National Defence University. The reform will shorten officers' study time and improve the compatibility of the education system with NATO countries.
Johanna Ojala-Niemelä: No vote recorded28 Nov 2024 · passed without a vote - HE 84/2024 vpPassed
Enhancing food market supervision and transparency
The rights of the Food Market Ombudsman to obtain information from grocery trade operators and public contracting entities will be expanded to monitor market functioning. At the same time, prohibitions on cancelling food orders and on unjustified payments will be clarified to improve the position of primary producers.
Johanna Ojala-Niemelä: No vote recorded28 Nov 2024 · passed without a vote - HE 25/2023 vpPassed with amendments
Introducing purchase subsidies for hydrogen vehicles
State purchase subsidies will begin to be granted for the purchase or leasing of hydrogen-powered vans and lorries. At the same time, subsidy terms for electric and gas-powered commercial vehicles will be updated to comply with EU state aid rules.
Johanna Ojala-Niemelä: No vote recorded24 Nov 2023 · passed without a vote - HE 174/2022 vpPassed
Temporary cut to fuel distribution obligation
The distribution obligation for the renewable share of transport fuels is temporarily reduced for 2023 to ease fuel price pressures. The emission reductions not achieved will be made up for by raising the distribution obligation between 2024 and 2030.
Johanna Ojala-Niemelä: Yes12 Dec 2022 · 3 votesClosest vote · Lausumaehdotus, mietintö / Mari Rantanen 1
99 jaa72 ei - HE 88/2022 vpPassed with amendments
Centralising government grants into one repository
Applications, administration and public information concerning discretionary government grants will be brought together into shared online services and a repository for the entire central government administration. Citizens and organisations will be able to apply for and browse discretionary government grants awarded by different authorities at the same web addresses.
Johanna Ojala-Niemelä: No vote recorded7 Dec 2022 · passed without a vote