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Merja Rasinkangas

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  1. HE 200/2025 vpPassed with amendments

    Reform of mediation and debt counselling

    Responsibility for organising mediation services in criminal and civil cases will transfer from THL (the Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare) to the Legal Services Agency. At the same time, financial and debt counselling will be separated from legal aid offices into independent offices of their own.

    Merja Rasinkangas: No vote recorded
    14 Apr 2026 · passed without a vote
  2. HE 85/2025 vpPassed with amendments

    Tightening and expanding energy efficiency obligations

    Energy saving and reporting obligations for the public sector and energy-intensive companies will be tightened. At the same time, contractual protection for district heating and cooling customers will be improved, and the utilisation of waste heat will be promoted.

    Merja Rasinkangas: No vote recorded
    9 Dec 2025 · passed without a vote
  3. HE 110/2025 vpPassed with amendments

    Raising informal and family care fees

    The minimum fee for support for informal care will be raised and the income security of commissioned family carers will be strengthened when care ends unexpectedly. The changes will enter into force at the beginning of 2026.

    Merja Rasinkangas: No vote recorded
    4 Dec 2025 · passed without a vote
  4. HE 20/2026 vpPassed with amendments

    International harmonisation of road signs

    Finland will approve updated international rules on road signs and road markings. At the same time, the period of validity for old guidance signs under the Road Traffic Act will be extended until the end of 2039.

    Merja Rasinkangas: No vote recorded
    10 Apr 2026 · passed without a vote
  5. HE 101/2025 vpPassed

    Cutting state funding for churches

    The state will cut funding for the Evangelical Lutheran Church's societal tasks and the central government grant to the Orthodox Church in 2026 and 2027. The fixed-term cuts will strengthen central government finances by a total of 20 million euros.

    Merja Rasinkangas: Yes
    2 Dec 2025 · 2 votes
    152 jaa
    17 ei
  6. HE 93/2025 vpPassed

    Lowering the reduced VAT rate

    The value added tax (VAT) on food, restaurant services, medicines, public transport, and cultural and sports services will decrease from 14 per cent to 13.5 per cent at the start of 2026. The tax cut may slightly reduce consumer prices for these goods and services.

    Merja Rasinkangas: Yes
    2 Dec 2025 · 6 votes

    Closest vote · Proposed statement

    114 jaa
    53 ei
  7. HE 62/2025 vpPassed with amendments

    Tightening conditions for permanent residence permits

    Obtaining a permanent residence permit in Finland will, as a rule, require six years of residence as well as skills in Finnish or Swedish and work experience. However, the permit can be obtained faster with sufficiently high income, excellent language skills or by completing a higher education degree in Finland.

    Merja Rasinkangas: Yes
    2 Dec 2025 · 7 votes
    114 jaa
    56 ei
  8. HE 188/2025 vpPassed with amendments

    Speeding up criminal proceedings

    The handling of criminal cases will be streamlined and expedited across the entire criminal process chain, from pre-trial investigation to court. More criminal cases can be resolved in written proceedings without an oral hearing or in the absence of the defendant.

    Merja Rasinkangas: No vote recorded
    9 Apr 2026 · passed without a vote
  9. HE 192/2025 vpPassed with amendments

    Updating pet movement rules

    Finland's animal disease and import control acts will be updated to align with the new EU Animal Health Law from April 2026. No significant changes will be made to pet owners' everyday lives or travel requirements.

    Merja Rasinkangas: No vote recorded
    8 Apr 2026 · passed without a vote
  10. HE 74/2025 vpWithdrawn

    Speeding up ultra-fast network rollout

    The new act will speed up and streamline the construction of ultra-fast optical fibre and mobile networks in Finland. Telecom operators will be able to utilise existing infrastructure more easily, and binding deadlines will be set for network construction permit procedures.

    Merja Rasinkangas: No vote recorded
    7 Apr 2026 · no votes
  11. HE 138/2025 vpPassed

    Reducing annual government R&D funding increases

    Annual increases in central government research and development funding will be reviewed every two years in accordance with the latest economic forecasts. As economic growth is slower than anticipated, the annual growth in funding will be smaller than previously planned.

    Merja Rasinkangas: No vote recorded
    25 Nov 2025 · passed without a vote
  12. HE 136/2025 vpPassed

    Raising taxes on honorary titles

    Taxes levied on honorary titles granted by the President of the Republic will be increased due to rising costs. At the same time, the list of public bodies eligible for the reduced tax rate will be updated to include wellbeing services counties, among others.

    Merja Rasinkangas: No vote recorded
    25 Nov 2025 · passed without a vote
  13. HE 40/2025 vpPassed with amendments

    Securing public ownership of water services

    Municipalities will no longer be permitted to sell water utilities or their networks to private operators. The reform will also clarify the planning of water services and the obligation of properties to connect to the water and sewerage network.

    Merja Rasinkangas: No vote recorded
    25 Nov 2025 · passed without a vote
  14. HE 128/2024 vpPassed

    Ending national pension payments abroad

    In the future, the national pension will no longer be paid to people living abroad. Only persons residing in Finland will receive the pension going forward.

    Merja Rasinkangas: Yes
    13 Dec 2024 · 2 votes
    112 jaa
    56 ei
  15. HE 117/2025 vpPassed

    Raising the fee for uncancelled appointments

    The maximum fee charged for an uncancelled and missed appointment or care place in health and social services will rise. A fee of up to 73.70 euros could be charged for failure to attend without an acceptable reason.

    Merja Rasinkangas: Yes
    21 Nov 2025 · 1 vote
    105 jaa
    50 ei
  16. HE 98/2025 vpPassed with amendments

    Lowering taxes on labour

    Taxes on labour will be lowered from the beginning of 2026 by cutting the highest marginal tax rates and increasing the earned income tax credit and the basic deduction. As a counterbalance, the tax deductibility of trade union membership fees, the tax exemption for company bicycles, and the home office deduction for wage earners will be abolished.

    Merja Rasinkangas: Yes
    21 Nov 2025 · 12 votes
    116 jaa
    40 ei
  17. HE 76/2025 vpPassed

    Abolishing citizen advice and Suomi.fi changes

    The general Citizen Advice service of the Digital and Population Data Services Agency will be abolished, and the agency will focus on supporting e-services and its own digital services. At the same time, the obligation for authorities to use the Suomi.fi Data Exchange Layer will be removed, and some electronic support services will become subject to a fee for some user organisations.

    Merja Rasinkangas: Yes
    21 Nov 2025 · 2 votes
    147 jaa
    9 ei
  18. 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 Rasinkangas: Yes
    20 Nov 2025 · 3 votes

    Closest vote · Dissenting opinion

    92 jaa
    69 ei
  19. HE 91/2025 vpPassed with amendments

    Separating region and wellbeing county divisions

    The division into wellbeing services counties and the division into regions will be separated into their own acts, meaning that potential changes to wellbeing services counties will no longer automatically alter regional borders. At the same time, the terms for financial support for county council groups and the remuneration rules for elected officials will be specified in greater detail.

    Merja Rasinkangas: No vote recorded
    20 Nov 2025 · passed without a vote
  20. HE 57/2025 vpPassed with amendments

    Increasing transparency in political advertising

    Rules on transparency in political advertising and restrictions on targeting online advertising will be tightened in line with EU regulation. The National Audit Office of Finland (VTV) will supervise advertising transparency and will be able to impose penalty payments for breaches of the rules.

    Merja Rasinkangas: No vote recorded
    19 Nov 2025 · passed without a vote
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