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Doorashada Midowga Yurub (EU Vaalit) ee 2024 9.4.2024 15.54 Muwaadiniinta reer Yurub waxaa ay shantii sanaba mar doortaan xubnaha baarlamaanka Yurub. Dalkaan Finland waxaa baarlamaanka Yurub loo doortaa 15 xubnood, kuwaasoo ah xildhibaannada baarl...https://vaalit.fi/en/information-about-the-european-elections-in-somali
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The Election Unit of the Ministry of Justice Ministry of Justice Matters relating to elections and political parties are dealt with at the Ministry of Justice within the Department for Democracy and Public Law’s unit for Democracy and Elections. T...https://vaalit.fi/en/contact
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Schedule County elections and municipal elections are held every four years on the third Sunday of April. If the third Sunday of April is Easter Day or the Sunday following Easter Day, the elections are held on the Sunday preceding Easter. June 20...https://vaalit.fi/en/schedule
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Schedule in the European Elections The next European elections will be held in all member states during the time period 6.–9.6.2024. In Finland, the election day is Sunday 9.6. However, the Council of the European Union, acting unanimously and aft...https://vaalit.fi/en/schedule-in-the-european-elections
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Voting in county elections and municipal elections County elections and municipal elections are held simultaneously. You can vote in both elections during a single visit to a polling station. However, you can also visit a polling station twice to ...https://vaalit.fi/en/voting
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For voters Voting is a fundamental right of every adult citizen. Under section 14 of the Constitution, every Finnish citizen who has reached the age of 18 years has the right to vote in national elections (parliamentary elections and presidential ...https://vaalit.fi/en/for-voters
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Electronic voting in Finland The electronic voting experiment The project to introduce electronic voting was started in 2005. Before the project was started the Ministry of Justice outlined the broad guidelines for electronic voting in three memor...https://vaalit.fi/en/electronic-voting1
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General Information In Finland through general elections are elected the Parliament, the President of the Republic, the councils of the municipalities (310), and 13 Members of the European Parliament. The foundation of the Finnish election legisla...https://vaalit.fi/en/general-information
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To hold the best elections in the world, we need to work together – and prevent election interference Elections form the foundation of a democratic society. In a representative democracy, voters elect the political decision-makers who decide on im...https://vaalit.fi/en/election-interference
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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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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 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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Processing of personal data in the services of the Ministry of Justice The Ministry of Justice processes personal data in order to comply with a legal obligation or, in certain situations, to perform a task carried out in the public interest or ba...https://vaalit.fi/en/data-protection
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Vaalipooli – Valpoolen – Election pool project From 1 December 2020 to 30 November 2021, the Ministry of Justice will implement the Election Pool project, which will support elections and cooperation between authorities. The project is funded by t...https://vaalit.fi/en/electionpool
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The next election of the President of the Republic will be held in Finland in January 2024. By voting in the presidential election, you can have a say on who will attend to the President’s duties for the next six years.https://vaalit.fi/en/general-information-en
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Electoral Districts For the purpose of parliamentary elections the country has been divided into 13 electoral districts in accordance with the division into provinces. A number of representatives proportional to the number of Finnish citizens resi...https://vaalit.fi/en/electoral-districts
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Electoral Assistance In addition to the United Nations, the IFES (International Foundation of Electoral Systems) and the IDEA (International Democracy and Electoral Assistance) are organisations working to promote democracy and processes closely r...https://vaalit.fi/en/electoral-assistance
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Political Parties A party is a registered association entered into the party register kept by the Ministry of Justice. Parties are non-profit associations whose main purpose is to influence public issues. One usually becomes a member through a loc...https://vaalit.fi/en/political-parties
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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