Government bills2594

Mauri Pekkarinen

Each row shows how the selected MPs voted in the bill's decisive vote.

  1. HE 190/2025 vpPassed with amendments

    More flexible terms for mortgages

    The maximum repayment period for home loans will be extended from 30 to 35 years, and the loan cap on home loans can be raised more flexibly during economic downturns. At the same time, more flexible terms depending on the economic cycle will be enabled for housing company loans on new residential developments.

    Mauri Pekkarinen: No vote recorded
    22 Apr 2026 · 1 vote

    Only vote · Dissenting opinion

    156 jaa
    20 ei
  2. HE 45/2026 vpPassed with amendments

    Improving legal protection against discrimination

    Victims of discrimination will be ensured a better opportunity to conciliate their cases or seek a resolution without fear of the time limit for bringing an action expiring. At the same time, the independence and smooth operation of equality and non-discrimination authorities will be strengthened.

    Mauri Pekkarinen: No vote recorded
    4 Jun 2026 · 2 votes

    Closest vote · Proposed statement

    86 jaa
    82 ei
  3. HE 34/2026 vpPassed with amendments

    Tackling problems in housing companies

    Housing companies will receive better means to tackle nuisances from short-term letting and other housing disruptions, as well as take possession of flats using electronic service of notice. In addition, the controlled winding-down of struggling housing companies will be made lighter, and the division of maintenance responsibilities will be clarified.

    Mauri Pekkarinen: No vote recorded
    3 Jun 2026 · passed without a vote
  4. HE 3/2026 vpPassed with amendments

    Speeding up defence plant construction

    Permitting and construction of production plants important for national defence, such as ammunition and explosives factories, will be accelerated. New plants can be sited outside detailed plan areas under a separate siting permit without a slow planning process.

    Mauri Pekkarinen: No vote recorded
    16 Apr 2026 · 3 votes
    147 jaa
    19 ei
  5. HE 149/2025 vpPassed with amendments

    Reforming foster care and restrictive measures

    Disciplinary measures and restrictions for children in child welfare foster care will be clarified, and locating children who have run away without permission will be made easier by lowering the threshold for mobile phone tracing. A new rehabilitative closed institutional service will be established for children who commit serious crimes, and the maximum duration of a special care period will be extended.

    Mauri Pekkarinen: No vote recorded
    22 May 2026 · 3 votes
    117 jaa
    54 ei
  6. HE 59/2026 vpPassed

    Adjusting corporate tax apportionment shares

    The shares of the central government and municipalities in corporate income tax revenue will be amended for the years 2026–2029 and permanently from 2030 onwards. The amendment ensures that earlier tax changes do not alter municipal tax revenue.

    Mauri Pekkarinen: No vote recorded
    15 May 2026 · passed without a vote
  7. HE 179/2025 vpPassed with amendments

    Improving cybersecurity for smart devices

    Mandatory minimum cybersecurity requirements will be set for hardware and software connectable to the internet or other devices. Manufacturers must ensure security updates for their products and remediate vulnerabilities throughout the product's life cycle.

    Mauri Pekkarinen: No vote recorded
    15 May 2026 · passed without a vote
  8. HE 175/2025 vpPassed with amendments

    Cross-border gathering of electronic evidence

    Finnish authorities will be able to demand electronic criminal evidence directly from service providers operating in another EU country. Correspondingly, authorities in other EU countries will also be able to request data from services operating in Finland.

    Mauri Pekkarinen: No vote recorded
    15 May 2026 · passed without a vote
  9. HE 135/2026 vpIn progress

    Streamlining real estate register corrections

    Surveys related to correcting real estate register errors and private road surveys can be conducted solely in writing without a separate survey meeting. This will speed up the upgrading of register data and reduce the administrative burden on authorities.

    Mauri Pekkarinen: No vote recorded
    16 Sep 2026 · no votes yet
  10. HE 134/2026 vpIn progress

    Digitalising and clarifying occupational disease notifications

    Doctors' obligation to notify the occupational safety and health authority will be restricted solely to occupational diseases, and notifications will be transmitted electronically via Kanta services. Reporting other work-related illnesses will become voluntary, and the Finnish Institute of Occupational Health will receive research data centrally from Kela.

    Mauri Pekkarinen: No vote recorded
    16 Sep 2026 · no votes yet
  11. HE 131/2026 vpIn progress

    Speeding up share certificate digitalisation

    Paper housing company share certificates held by banks as collateral can be converted into electronic form on a large scale without sending paper documents to the authorities. The procedure will speed up the transition to the residential and commercial property information system and make registering ownership cheaper for homeowners.

    Mauri Pekkarinen: No vote recorded
    16 Sep 2026 · no votes yet
  12. HE 125/2026 vpIn progress

    Streamlining private road administration

    The administration of private roads will be simplified and shareholders' right to access information of road maintenance associations will be improved. At the same time, the construction of minor electricity and fibre-optic connections will be accelerated, and the removal of unauthorised road barriers will be made easier.

    Mauri Pekkarinen: No vote recorded
    16 Sep 2026 · no votes yet
  13. HE 116/2026 vpIn progress

    Reforming international postal rules

    Finland would approve the updated international rules of the Universal Postal Convention. At the same time, the national Postal Act would be revised by removing discontinued international reply coupons from it.

    Mauri Pekkarinen: No vote recorded
    16 Sep 2026 · no votes yet
  14. HE 157/2025 vpPassed with amendments

    Moving tax mail primarily to MyTax

    Decisions and other tax documents from the Finnish Tax Administration will primarily be delivered electronically to MyTax without separate consent. Paper mail will no longer be sent automatically to individuals and companies that use MyTax or Suomi.fi Messages.

    Mauri Pekkarinen: No vote recorded
    20 Mar 2026 · 1 vote
    77 jaa
    53 ei
  15. HE 11/2026 vpPassed with amendments

    Restricting driving by 17-year-olds

    Driving a passenger car will be prohibited for 17-year-olds at night between 00:00 and 05:00, and cars driven by them must display a minor driver sign. In addition, the conditions for age exemptions for minors will be tightened and the risk training required for a driving licence will be increased.

    Mauri Pekkarinen: No vote recorded
    7 May 2026 · passed without a vote
  16. HE 50/2025 vpPassed with amendments

    Restricting healthcare for undocumented migrants

    The right of adult undocumented migrants residing in Finland to non-urgent public healthcare will be restricted. The right to urgent care, pregnancy-related services and healthcare for children will remain unchanged.

    Mauri Pekkarinen: No vote recorded
    28 Nov 2025 · 1 vote
    105 jaa
    60 ei
  17. HE 161/2026 vpIn progress

    Tightening student residence and family reunification

    Students coming from outside the EU and EEA would no longer be able to bring their families to Finland when their studies begin, but would first have to reside in the country for at least one year. At the same time, sufficient language proficiency would be made a requirement for a student's residence permit, and income thresholds would be laid down directly by decree.

    Mauri Pekkarinen: No vote recorded
    18 Sep 2026 · no votes yet
  18. HE 157/2026 vpIn progress

    Stricter penalties for environmental offences

    Legislation on environmental offences will be tightened and several new environmental offence categories will be added to the Criminal Code. At the same time, penalties imposed for the acts and corporate fines imposed on companies will be raised considerably.

    Mauri Pekkarinen: No vote recorded
    18 Sep 2026 · no votes yet
  19. HE 147/2026 vpIn progress

    Social security agreement with Uruguay

    Finland and Uruguay will introduce a social security agreement that clarifies pension provision for workers moving between the two countries. Pension contributions for workers posted to the other country will be paid to only one country at a time, and accrued pension rights will be preserved when moving from one country to the other.

    Mauri Pekkarinen: No vote recorded
    18 Sep 2026 · no votes yet
  20. HE 146/2026 vpIn progress

    Extending the last pension institution principle

    Pension applicants will receive their earnings-related pension through a single decision even when their career includes working at the Bank of Finland or in Åland's public sector. In addition, pension institutions' access to health data will be sped up by enabling electronic retrieval of data directly from the Kanta services.

    Mauri Pekkarinen: No vote recorded
    18 Sep 2026 · 1 vote

    Only vote · Valiokuntaan lähettäminen: puhemiesneuvoston ehdotus JAA / Suna Kymäläisen ehdotus EI

    96 jaa
    77 ei