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Election Results Counting the Advance Votes The constituency electoral committees begin counting the advance votes on election day at 3 p.m. at the earliest (for a particular reason at noon at the earliest). The brown ballot envelopes sent from th...https://vaalit.fi/en/election-results2
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Counting of the Election Results The election results are counted as in parliamentary elections, except that the d’Hondt method is not used. The votes of the candidates are counted, and the candidates are ranked in order of number of votes receive...https://vaalit.fi/en/election-results3
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Counting of the Election Results Counting the advance votes The electoral district committees begin counting the advance votes on election day at 3 p.m. at the earliest (on special grounds earlier, however at the earliest at 12 o’clock). The brown...https://vaalit.fi/en/election-results1
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Appeal Against Election Results Decisions on the confirmation of the results of the first and second presidential elections are not subject to appeal. In other elections these decisions may, however, be appealed against to a regional administrativ...https://vaalit.fi/en/appeal-against-election-results
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16.4.2025 | The recount of the votes cast in the county elections and municipal elections is now complete. The confirmed results are available in the Information and Result Service of the Ministry of Justice.https://vaalit.fi/en/-/1410853/confirmed-results-of-county-and-municipal-elections-now-available-online
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Information and result services related to elections Statistical services related to general elections and their results are provided by the Ministry of Justice, Statistics Finland and the Digital and Population Data Services Agency. Information a...https://vaalit.fi/en/information-and-result-service
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Site Map Frontpage Sitemap On elections Parliamentary Elections Schedule in the Parliamentary Elections Holding the Election Right to Vote and Compilation of the Voting Register Eligibility and Nomination of Candidates in Parliamentary Elections E...https://vaalit.fi/en/sitemap1
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Recent issues Confirmed results of county and municipal elections now available online Type: Press release Publication date: 16.4.2025 21.59 Election day for county and municipal elections is Sunday 13 April 2025 Type: Press release Publication da...https://vaalit.fi/en/news-archive
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Election Funding The Act on a Candidate’s Election Funding (273/2009) entered into force on 1 May 2009. The Act lays down provisions on candidate’s election funding and its disclosure in parliamentary elections, presidential elections, municipal e...https://vaalit.fi/en/election-funding
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Election funding disclosure In accordance with the Act on a Candidate´s Election Funding the member of Parliament elected in parliamentary elections and an alternate member upon confirmation of the election results. The election funding disclosure...https://vaalit.fi/en/election-funding-disclosure
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Frequently asked questions about county elections and municipal elections Who can vote in county elections and municipal elections? 1. Who has the right to vote in the 2025 county elections? In the 2025 county elections, citizens of Finland, other...https://vaalit.fi/en/frequently-asked-questions2
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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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Electoral Districts In the Presidential Elections the candidates enter as candidates in the entire country and the voters may vote for any of the candidates. However, the preliminary count is carried out by the electoral districts and after this t...https://vaalit.fi/en/electoral-districts2
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Election of the President of the Republic The next presidential election will be held on Sunday 27 January 2030. The confirmed results of the 2024 presidential election are available in the Information and Result Service of the Ministry of Justice...https://vaalit.fi/en/presidential-election
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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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Electoral Districts In the European Elections the country as a whole is an electoral district. This means that the candidates enter as candidates in the entire country and the voters may vote for any of the candidates. However, the preliminary cou...https://vaalit.fi/en/electoral-districts1
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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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Development of the Election Information System The Election Information System is a key tool in conducting general elections. The Election Information System is used, for example, for the registration of eligible voters, nomination of candidates, ...https://vaalit.fi/en/election-information-system
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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
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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