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On Elections ‘General elections’ refer to elections in which the right to vote is universal. This means that all people who meet the statutory requirements are entitled to vote instead of the right to vote being restricted to cover only some speci...https://vaalit.fi/en/on-elections
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Parliamentary Elections According to the Finnish Constitution sovereign power in Finland belongs to the people, represented by Parliament convened in session. The Finnish Parliament is unicameral and comprises 200 representatives. Members of Parli...https://vaalit.fi/en/parliamentary-elections
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Upcoming Elections 2024−2035 2026 No statutory elections. 2027 Parliamentary Elections 18th of April, 2027 2028 No statutory elections. 2029 County elections and municipal elections 15.4.2029 European Elections 10th of June, 2029 2030 Presidential...https://vaalit.fi/en/elections-2024-2035
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Informationabout the European Elections 2024 Information about the European Elections in Arabic (عربية) Information about the European Elections in Russian (русский) Information about the European Elections in Estonian (eesti) Information about th...https://vaalit.fi/en/information-about-european-elections-in-different-languages
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County and municipal elections The next county and municipal elections will be held on Sunday 15 April 2029. The confirmed results of the 2025 county and municipal elections are available in the Information and Result Service of the Ministry of Ju...https://vaalit.fi/en/county-and-municipal-elections
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COVID-19 pandemic and Parliamentary Elections The 2023 parliamentary elections are the third elections to be conducted in Finland during the COVID-19 pandemic. If the epidemiological situation so requires, special arrangements will be made so that...https://vaalit.fi/en/covid-19-pandemic-and-parliamentary-elections
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Central Principles of Holding Elections All Finnish elections follow the principles below: The elections are direct . Electors (those entitled to vote) vote directly for the person they want to be elected. The elections are proportional. In propor...https://vaalit.fi/en/central-principles-of-holding-elections
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Schedule for the 2027 parliamentary elections Election day for the 2027 parliamentary elections is Sunday 18 April 2027 . Accordingly, the other important dates are as follows: Saturday 31 October 2026 Date for confirming the number of parliamenta...https://vaalit.fi/en/schedule-in-the-parliamentary-elections
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Information about the elections in different languages Information about the parliamentary elections in different languages Information about the presidential elections in different languages Information about the county and municipal elections in...https://vaalit.fi/en/information-about-the-elections-in-different-languages
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Information about the Parliamentary Elections in different languages Information about the Parliamentary Elections in Arabic (عربية) Information about the Parliamentary Elections in Russian (русский) Information about the Parliamentary Elections i...https://vaalit.fi/en/information-about-the-parliamentary-elections-in-different-languages
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Eligibility and Nomination of Candidates in Parliamentary Elections Who is eligible? According to the Constitution of Finland everyone with the right to vote and who is not under guardianship can be a candidate in parliamentary elections. A person...https://vaalit.fi/en/eligibility-and-nomination-of-candidates-in-parliamentary-elections
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Electoral rights of foreign nationals in municipal elections of Finland Right to vote In municipal elections of Finland, entitled to vote are Finnish citizens who reach the age of 18 years on election day at the latest and reside in Finland. In ad...https://vaalit.fi/en/electoral-rights-of-foreign-nationals-in-municipal-elections-of-finland
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Eligibility and nomination of candidates in county elections Candidate eligibility and nomination of candidates A person is eligible to stand as a candidate in county elections if the person resides in the wellbeing services county in question (me...https://vaalit.fi/en/candidate-eligibility-and-nomination-of-candidates-in-county-elections
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Electoral rights of foreign nationals in county elections of Finland Right to vote The right to vote in county elections is determined in the same way as in municipal elections: a person who reaches the age of 18 years no later than on election da...https://vaalit.fi/en/electoral-rights-of-foreign-nationals-in-county-elections-of-finland
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Eligibility and nomination of candidates in municipal elections Candidate eligibility A person is eligible to stand as a candidate in municipal elections if the person's municipality of residence is the municipality in question, the person has the...https://vaalit.fi/en/candidate-eligibility-and-nomination-of-candidates-in-municipal-elections
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Electoral rights of EU citizens in European elections in Finland Right to vote Citizens of other EU Member States residing in Finland who reach the age of 18 years on election day at the latest may, if they so wish, vote in elections to the Europe...https://vaalit.fi/en/the-right-of-citizens-of-other-eu-member-states-to-vote-in-finland
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Electoral rights of Finnish citizens in municipal and local elections of other states Finnish citizens residing in another EU Member State, Iceland and Norway are, as a rule, eligible to vote and stand as candidates in municipal and local election...https://vaalit.fi/en/electoral-rights-of-finnish-citizens-in-municipal-and-local-elections-of-other-states
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Electoral rights of Finnish citizens in European elections in another EU Member State Finnish citizens residing in other EU Member States may choose whether they want to vote in European elections in their country of residence or in Finland. If a ...https://vaalit.fi/en/electoral-rights-of-finnish-citizens-in-european-elections-in-another-eu-member-state
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Impact of text message reminders on voter turnout in county and municipal elections to be studied In connection with the 2025 county and municipal elections, the Ministry of Justice and the Prime Minister's Office sent text messages to eligible vo...https://vaalit.fi/en/study-on-text-message-reminders-in-the-2025-county-and-municipal-elections
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The European Parliament The European Parliament is one of the legislative bodies of the European Union. The Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) are directly elected by citizens of the EU Member States every five years. The next European elec...https://vaalit.fi/en/european-elections