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Ville Merinen

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  1. HE 123/2026 vpIn progress

    Discontinuing the issuance of LEI codes

    The Finnish Patent and Registration Office will cease issuing international Legal Entity Identifier (LEI) codes to companies trading in securities. Companies and entities will acquire the identifier from commercial service providers.

    Ville Merinen: No vote recorded
    17 Sep 2026 · no votes yet
  2. HE 53/2026 vpIn progress

    Enhancing European police data exchange

    Finnish law enforcement authorities will join the European automated police register data exchange system. The data can also be used more effectively to identify missing persons and unidentified deceased persons.

    Ville Merinen: No vote recorded
    17 Sep 2026 · no votes yet
  3. HE 138/2026 vpIn progress

    Speeding up criminal proceedings

    The processing of criminal cases will be streamlined and expedited from the preliminary investigation stage through to court proceedings. The reform introduces, among other things, a new method of summons, time limits for naming evidence, and the option to record interrogations using audio only.

    Ville Merinen: No vote recorded
    11 Sep 2026 · no votes yet
  4. HE 124/2025 vpPassed with amendments

    Making official correspondence primarily electronic

    Decisions and notifications from public authorities will primarily be sent electronically to Suomi.fi Messages to everyone who uses official online services. However, anyone wishing to continue receiving paper mail will be able to do so by requesting it separately.

    Ville Merinen: No
    19 Mar 2026 · 3 votes
    83 jaa
    76 ei
  5. HE 55/2025 vpPassed with amendments

    Abolishing licensing for private day-care centres

    The licence requirement for private day-care centres would be abolished and replaced with a registration procedure. A new day-care centre could start operating as soon as its premises and operating requirements have been inspected, without having to wait for the actual registration decision.

    Ville Merinen: Absent
    10 Oct 2025 · 1 vote
    98 jaa
    40 ei
  6. HE 52/2026 vpPassed with amendments

    Tightening and speeding up asylum procedures

    Finland is reforming its immigration and asylum legislation in line with the EU Pact on Migration and Asylum. The reform tightens asylum procedures, speeds up the processing of applications, and makes the removal of rejected applicants more efficient.

    Ville Merinen: No
    4 Jun 2026 · 10 votes

    Closest vote · Proposed statement 8

    108 jaa
    62 ei
  7. HE 33/2026 vpPassed with amendments

    Reforming residential tenancy rules

    Legislation on residential and commercial leases will be reformed to clarify lease relationships and reduce disputes. The changes will facilitate electronic communication, shorten the landlord's notice period, and introduce new rules on, among other things, the return of deposits and smoking.

    Ville Merinen: No
    4 Jun 2026 · 2 votes

    Closest vote · Dissenting opinion

    110 jaa
    56 ei
  8. HE 62/2026 vpPassed

    Demonstrating the sustainability of low-carbon fuels

    Finland will introduce a system allowing companies to demonstrate the sustainability of low-carbon fuels and hydrogen as well as greenhouse gas emission reductions of at least 70 per cent. The change will also enable these fuels to be verified as zero-emission in emissions trading.

    Ville Merinen: No vote recorded
    3 Jun 2026 · passed without a vote
  9. HE 40/2026 vpPassed with amendments

    Increasing pension investment returns and funding

    Earnings-related pension institutions will be allowed to take more risk in their investment activities to pursue higher returns, and more funds will be pre-funded for future pensions. In addition, index increases to earnings-related pensions may be restricted from 2030 onwards if prices rise faster than wages.

    Ville Merinen: No vote recorded
    3 Jun 2026 · passed without a vote
  10. HE 171/2025 vpPassed with amendments

    Supplementing the 2026 budget proposal

    The Government's supplementary proposal for the 2026 budget (HE 99/2025). It updates the budget proposal submitted in the autumn with new information before Parliament decides on the budget; it is considered together with the main budget proposal.

    Ville Merinen: No vote recorded
    19 Dec 2025 · passed without a vote
  11. HE 167/2025 vpPassed with amendments

    Reforming public finance management and oversight

    Finland's public finance steering and oversight will be reformed to align with the European Union's new fiscal rules. Long-term ceiling targets will be set for public debt, and the Economic Policy Council will become an independent fiscal watchdog.

    Ville Merinen: Yes
    19 Dec 2025 · 2 votes
    170 jaa
    9 ei
  12. HE 16/2025 vpPassed with amendments

    Opening the gambling market to competition

    Finland's gambling system will be partially opened to competition by moving to a licensing system where companies can offer online gambling under a licence granted by the supervisory authority. Part of gambling, such as lotteries and physical slot machines, will remain the exclusive right of the state-owned company Veikkaus.

    Ville Merinen: Yes
    19 Dec 2025 · 19 votes
    158 jaa
    9 ei
  13. HE 112/2025 vpPassed with amendments

    Combining unemployment benefits into universal support

    Basic unemployment allowance and labour market subsidy during unemployment will be combined into a single new benefit, universal support. The new benefit will be applied for from and paid by Kela starting 1 May 2026.

    Ville Merinen: No
    18 Dec 2025 · 22 votes
    113 jaa
    59 ei
  14. HE 156/2025 vpPassed

    Abolishing data centre electricity tax relief

    Electricity tax relief for data centres will be abolished and the electricity used by data centres will be transferred to the general tax category. This will raise the tax on electricity used in data centres from 0.05 cents to 2.24 cents per kilowatt-hour.

    Ville Merinen: No
    17 Dec 2025 · 6 votes
    131 jaa
    38 ei
  15. HE 61/2025 vpPassed

    Penalties for violent and abuse imagery

    Possession of image and video material depicting graphic violence will become a punishable offence carrying a fine. In addition, a new aggravated offence with harsher prison sentences will be introduced for the possession of images sexually depicting a child.

    Ville Merinen: No vote recorded
    6 Mar 2026 · passed without a vote
  16. HE 147/2025 vpPassed with amendments

    Abolishing training compensation for employers

    Training compensation paid to employers will be abolished from the beginning of 2026. Public sector and non-governmental organisation employers will no longer receive compensation from the state for salary costs incurred during their employees' training.

    Ville Merinen: No
    16 Dec 2025 · 1 vote
    93 jaa
    69 ei
  17. HE 135/2025 vpPassed

    Abolishing the Housing Fund of Finland

    The Housing Fund of Finland will be abolished, and state-subsidised housing construction will be financed directly from the state budget. At the same time, a guarantee fee will be introduced for new state interest-subsidy loans, though it will not be charged on student housing or housing projects for special groups.

    Ville Merinen: No
    16 Dec 2025 · 2 votes
    93 jaa
    69 ei
  18. HE 92/2025 vpPassed with amendments

    Clarifying criteria for disability services

    A provision will be added to the Disability Services Act to help distinguish the need for assistance typical of a stage of life from a specific need for support resulting from a disability. Disability services will be granted in situations where the need for support differs from that typical of people of the same age and general social services are insufficient.

    Ville Merinen: No
    16 Dec 2025 · 6 votes
    93 jaa
    70 ei
  19. HE 1/2026 vpPassed with amendments

    Supplementary budget for 2026

    The supplementary budget for 2026, meaning changes to the central government budget for the current year. The votes mainly concern individual appropriation items and proposals in the opposition's dissenting opinions.

    Ville Merinen: Abstained
    5 Mar 2026 · 3 votes
  20. HE 61/2026 vpPassed

    More time for electricity load control

    Electricity network companies and electricity suppliers are to be given additional time to introduce electricity demand control systems. The mandatory rollout of new market-based load control services will be postponed from autumn 2026 to June 2027.

    Ville Merinen: No vote recorded
    29 May 2026 · passed without a vote
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