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Merja Rasinkangas

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  1. HE 136/2026 vpIn progress

    Enhancing maritime ship safety supervision

    Legislation on the safety supervision of ships will be reformed to meet updated EU rules and international requirements. Authorities will receive clearer powers to inspect ships and new administrative means to address safety deficiencies.

    Merja Rasinkangas: No vote recorded
    16 Sep 2026 · no votes yet
  2. HE 115/2026 vpIn progress

    Reforming basic education in the arts

    Basic education in the arts will move to a single national syllabus, and applicants under the age of 18 will be given priority in student admissions if there is competition for places. At the same time, the criteria for central government transfers for the provision of education and cooperation between educational institutions will be reformed.

    Merja Rasinkangas: No vote recorded
    16 Sep 2026 · no votes yet
  3. HE 111/2026 vpIn progress

    Adding war crimes to the ICC

    Finland will approve the amendments to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court, expanding the court's jurisdiction to investigate and try war crimes. The use of certain prohibited weapons and the starvation of civilians will also be included within the court's jurisdiction in internal conflicts.

    Merja Rasinkangas: No vote recorded
    16 Sep 2026 · no votes yet
  4. HE 173/2025 vpPassed with amendments

    Permitting wolf hunting

    The year-round protection of wolves will be discontinued, and wolf hunting will be permitted during a defined hunting season. Quotas can be set or hunting licences issued for hunting without strict derogation procedures.

    Merja Rasinkangas: Yes
    17 Dec 2025 · 6 votes
    135 jaa
    35 ei
  5. HE 109/2025 vpPassed with amendments

    Restricting activation plans for rehabilitative work

    Activation plans for rehabilitative work activities will only be drawn up for unemployed persons whose primary income is social assistance. For recipients of unemployment benefits, services will be organised according to individual need through a multidisciplinary employment plan.

    Merja Rasinkangas: Yes
    17 Dec 2025 · 2 votes
    95 jaa
    76 ei
  6. HE 127/2025 vpPassed with amendments

    Raising the mining mineral tax

    The mining mineral tax paid by mining companies will be increased significantly. At the same time, the distribution of tax revenues will be altered so that the majority of revenues are directed to the state instead of municipalities.

    Merja Rasinkangas: Yes
    16 Dec 2025 · 7 votes

    Closest vote · Mietinnön lausumaehdotus JAA / hylkääminen EI

    141 jaa
    18 ei
  7. HE 108/2025 vpPassed with amendments

    Tightening job search obligations and sanctions

    Meetings for jobseekers in the employment services will be made more flexible, and applying for jobs referred by the authorities will become immediately mandatory. At the same time, unemployment security sanctions will be tightened so that entitlement to benefits will be lost for a fixed period as early as the first failure to comply.

    Merja Rasinkangas: Yes
    16 Dec 2025 · 5 votes
    112 jaa
    48 ei
  8. HE 100/2025 vpPassed with amendments

    Temporary cut to central government transfers

    The central government transfer rate for basic municipal services will rise to 25.73 per cent from the beginning of 2026. At the same time, a temporary two per cent cut of 75 million euros will be made to central government transfers received by municipalities for 2026.

    Merja Rasinkangas: Yes
    16 Dec 2025 · 3 votes

    Closest vote · Proposed statement

    98 jaa
    64 ei
  9. HE 96/2025 vpPassed with amendments

    Higher nicotine pouch and e-liquid taxes

    Taxes on e-liquids and nicotine pouches will rise, increasing their prices in shops. In addition, travellers will be permitted to bring in a maximum of 200 grams of snus or nicotine pouches tax-free for personal use from another EU country.

    Merja Rasinkangas: Yes
    16 Dec 2025 · 2 votes

    Closest vote · Proposed statement 2

    124 jaa
    38 ei
  10. HE 46/2025 vpPassed with amendments

    Supervising the use of artificial intelligence

    A supervisory system for the safe use of artificial intelligence systems would be established in Finland in line with EU artificial intelligence regulation. Authorities would receive powers to supervise the use of artificial intelligence and address breaches of the rules through administrative fines.

    Merja Rasinkangas: Yes
    16 Dec 2025 · 1 vote

    Only vote · Perustelut: mietintö JAA / Hanna Holopaisen ehdotus EI

    113 jaa
    48 ei
  11. HE 168/2025 vpPassed

    Raising snus and nicotine pouch limits

    Travellers may bring in tax-free up to one kilogram of snus and one kilogram of nicotine pouches from another EU country. The previously planned stricter import limit of 200 grams will not be implemented.

    Merja Rasinkangas: No vote recorded
    15 Dec 2025 · passed without a vote
  12. HE 89/2025 vpPassed with amendments

    Simplified court procedure for small tenancy disputes

    A simplified court procedure for residential tenancy disputes and evictions will be established in the district courts. The reform lowers the threshold for bringing and contesting a claim by capping the losing party's liability for legal costs.

    Merja Rasinkangas: No vote recorded
    17 Apr 2026 · passed without a vote
  13. HE 31/2026 vpPassed

    Correcting authorisations for organic inspection

    The Finnish Food Authority will be able to commission authorised inspectors for organic production alongside vitality centres. The amendment corrects a legal error that arose during an earlier reform and restores previous practice.

    Merja Rasinkangas: No vote recorded
    16 Apr 2026 · passed without a vote
  14. HE 143/2025 vpPassed with amendments

    Tuition fees for non-EU students

    Tuition fees will be introduced for upper secondary students arriving in Finland from outside the EU and EEA. In addition, commissioned vocational education and training can be sold to employers also for Finnish and other EU citizens.

    Merja Rasinkangas: Yes
    12 Dec 2025 · 6 votes
    131 jaa
    42 ei
  15. HE 137/2026 vpIn progress

    More effective forfeiture of criminal proceeds

    Authorities will be able to forfeit criminal assets to the state more easily than before. Forfeiting assets will no longer always require a conviction for a specific individual offence.

    Merja Rasinkangas: No vote recorded
    11 Sep 2026 · no votes yet
  16. HE 84/2026 vpIn progress

    Fisheries obligations for old hydropower plants

    Old hydropower plants may in future be subject to fisheries obligations, such as constructing fishways or paying fisheries fees, even if their permits do not already include them. The aim of the amendment is to revive migratory fish stocks and promote aquatic biodiversity.

    Merja Rasinkangas: No vote recorded
    11 Sep 2026 · no votes yet
  17. HE 77/2026 vpIn progress

    Clarifying judicial administration data protection

    The responsibilities of judicial administration authorities and the National Prosecution Authority as data controllers will be clarified, and data protection for parties to criminal proceedings will be strengthened. The disclosure of contact details of persons involved in criminal cases will be restricted to improve safety, and stricter processing rules will be laid down for sensitive information.

    Merja Rasinkangas: No vote recorded
    11 Sep 2026 · no votes yet
  18. HE 44/2026 vpIn progress

    Expanding small alcohol producers' retail sales

    Small producers of alcohol will be permitted to sell all of their own products, such as spirits and grape wines, directly from the production site to customers for takeaway. The previous separate rules for farm wine and craft beer will be abolished and replaced with a single common rule.

    Merja Rasinkangas: No vote recorded
    11 Sep 2026 · no votes yet
  19. HE 12/2026 vpPassed with amendments

    Banning possession of radio jammers

    The unauthorised import and possession of radio jamming devices, such as GPS jammers, will become punishable. Such devices may be possessed and used only with an official permit, for instance for research, industry, or official duties.

    Merja Rasinkangas: No vote recorded
    14 Apr 2026 · passed without a vote
  20. 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
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