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Examples of voting in county and municipal elections On this page you can find: An example of voting in advance An example of voting on election day The examples below shows one way to vote. However, the practices followed at polling stations may ...https://vaalit.fi/en/examples-of-voting
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Voting on Election Day On election day the polling stations are open between 9 a.m. and 8 p.m. There is at least one polling station in every municipality, and the total number is approximately 2000. Voters may cast their votes at the polling stat...https://vaalit.fi/en/voting-on-election-day
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Postal voting Persons living or staying abroad during the entire advance voting period and on election day may vote by post from abroad in general elections. If you are eligible to vote and wish to vote by post, you must order the postal voting do...https://vaalit.fi/en/postal-voting
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Voting in advance The advance voting begins on Wednesday eleven days before election day and ends abroad on Saturday eight days and in Finland on Tuesday five days before election day. General advance polling stations where any person entitled to ...https://vaalit.fi/en/voting-in-advance
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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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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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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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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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Schedule for the presidential election The next presidential election will be held on Sunday 27 January 2030. The possible second round of the presidential election will be held on Sunday 10.2.2030. According to the Finnish Constitution the Presid...https://vaalit.fi/en/schedule-in-the-presidential-election
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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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Election Observation The most important international organisations with election observation activities are the United Nations (UN), the Euroepan Union (EU) and the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE). UN Election Observat...https://vaalit.fi/en/election-observation
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Right to Vote and Compilation of the Voting Register Right to Vote Entitled to vote in European Elections held in Finland are 1) regardless of domicile every Finnish citizen who has reached the age of 18 not later that on the day of the election, ...https://vaalit.fi/en/right-to-vote-and-compilation-of-the-voting-register4
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Right to Vote and Compilation of the Voting Register Right to vote Regardless of domicile, every Finnish citizen who has reached the age of 18 not later than on the day of the election is entitled to vote. Voting register The Digital and Populatio...https://vaalit.fi/en/right-to-vote-and-compilation-of-the-voting-register1
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Right to vote in county and municipal elections The right to vote is determined in the same way in county and municipal elections. Right to vote in county elections In the county elections, a person who reaches the age of 18 years no later than on...https://vaalit.fi/en/right-to-vote-and-compilation-of-the-voting-register-in-county-and-municipal-elections
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Right to vote Every Finnish citizen who has reached eighteen years of age has the right to vote in presidential elections. Voting register The Digital and Population Data Services Agency compiles a computer register of everyone entitled to vote (v...https://vaalit.fi/en/right-to-vote-and-compilation-of-the-voting-register2
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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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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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4.4.2025 | The 2025 county elections and municipal elections will be held simultaneously, but they are two separate elections. The Ministry of Justice has published communication materials providing examples that will help voters know what to do when they go to a polling station.https://vaalit.fi/en/-/1410853/county-elections-and-municipal-elections-examples-of-voting-process-published-to-help-voters-
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Establishment of a Party Only a registered association whose main object is to influence state matters may be entered into the party register. More information about the establishment and registration of an association can be found on the website ...https://vaalit.fi/en/establishment-of-a-party