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12.6.2024 | The recount of votes cast in the 2024 elections to the European Parliament (European elections) conducted in Finland has been completed. The results of the vote recount are now available in the Result Service of the Ministry of Justice.

7.2.2025 | INFORMATION ON THE 2025 COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS County and Municipal elections will be held in Finland on Sunday 13 April 2025. The municipal councils of municipalities and county councils of wellbeing services counties are elected every fo...

17.2.2025 | 17 February 2025 Postal Address Office Telephone Fax E-mail, internet Ministry of Justice, Finland Meritullinkatu 10 0295 16001 09 160 67730 [email protected] PO BOX 25 00170 Helsinki Internat. Internat. www.ministryofjustice.fi FI-00023 Governme...

8.5.2024 | Elections to the European Parliament, or European elections, will be held in Finland on Sunday 9 June 2024. In the elections, 15 Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) will be elected in Finland for a term of five years. The candidates stand for election in the entire country.

7.6.2024 | Sunday 9 June is the election day for the elections to the European Parliament, or the European elections. On Sunday, polling stations will be open from 9.00 to 20.00. Preliminary results of the election conducted in Finland will be published on the evening of the election day starting at 20.00.

12.5.2020 | OIKEUSMINISTERIÖ MUISTIO 30.9.2009 SÄHKÖISEN ÄÄNESTYKSEN PILOTTIHANKE VUODEN 2008 KUNNALLISVAALEISSA Kokemuksia ja opittuja asioita 2 SISÄLLYS: 1. JOHDANTO……………………………………………………..….………… 3 2. SÄHKÖISEN ÄÄNESTYKSEN KOKEILUN TAUSTA………..………… 5 3. HANKKE...

25.3.2025 | County elections and municipal elections will be held simultaneously on Sunday 13 April 2025. The advance voting period is from 2 to 8 April 2025 in Finland and from 2 to 5 April 2025 abroad.

4.11.2025 | Europarådets kongress för lokala och regionala myndigheter har publicerat sina iakttagelser om välfärdsområdes- och kommunalvalet i Finland 2025. Valobservatörsdelegationen konstaterade att valet genomfördes lugnt, öppet och professionellt. 

26.1.2024 | Preliminary results of the vote count in the presidential election to be conducted on Sunday 28 January will be published in the Result Service of the Ministry of Justice starting at 20.00 on election day. 

7.2.2024 | According to preliminary data, 1 956 529 votes were cast in advance in the second round of the 2024 presidential election. This means that almost 46 per cent of eligible voters residing in Finland voted in advance.

30.1.2024 | A second round will be conducted in the presidential election as none of the candidates received more than half of the votes in the first round. The candidates in the second round are Alexander Stubb representing the National Coalition Party with candidate number 8 and Pekka Haavisto representing a constituency association with candidate number 10. The candidate numbers are the same as in the first round. 

24.1.2024 | According to preliminary data, 1 882 670 votes were cast in advance in the 2024 presidential election. This means that 44 per cent of eligible voters residing in Finland voted in advance.

Frågor och svar om brevröstning BESTÄLLNING AV BREVRÖSTNINGSMATERIAL: 1. När och hur kan man beställa brevröstningsmaterial? När måste materialet senast beställas? Beställningstjänsten för brevröstningsmaterial öppnar tre månader före valdagen. De...

15.1.2024 | Advance voting in the 2024 presidential election will be conducted from 17 to 23 January 2024 in Finland and from 17 to 20 January 2024 abroad. The election day is Sunday 28 January 2024. 

27.5.2024 | Advance voting in the elections to the European Parliament, or European elections, will be conducted in Finland from 29 May to 4 June 2024 and abroad between 29 May and 1 June 2024. However, many of the advance polling stations located abroad are open for a shorter period than this. The election day is Sunday 9 June 2024.

5.6.2024 | According to preliminary data, 1 087 560 votes were cast in advance in the 2024 European elections. This means that approximately 25,3 per cent of eligible voters residing in Finland voted in advance.

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. 

10.4.2025 | Sunday 13 April is election day for the 2025 county elections and municipal elections. Polling stations will be open on election day from 9.00 to 20.00. Preliminary results of the elections will be announced starting at 20.00.

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. 

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...