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Search for wellbeing services counties Esitysmallia ei löydy Names and territories of the wellbeing services counties The provisions on the names of the wellbeing services counties and on the municipalities that belong to each county are laid down...

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...

13.5.2020 | 50 ­ LIITE 2 (täydennetty 14.1.2010) SÄHKÖISEN ÄÄNESTYKSEN VIIMEAIKAISESTA EUROOPPALAISESTA KEHITYKSESTÄ Sähköistä äänestystä on viimeisten vuosien aikana käytetty, kokeiltu ja suunniteltu vaihtelevin kokemuksin monissa eri valtioissa, muun muassa...

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...

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, ...

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...

20.6.2018 | Government Sähköisen äänestyksen pilotti Government Services Tekninen toteutus ja tietoturvaratkaisut Versio 1.1H 5.2.2008 1 (7) Pilotin_tekninen_esittely_v1.1H.doc Copyright © 2008 TietoEnator Corporation Sähköisen äänestyksen pilotti 2008 Teknin...

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...

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...

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...

20.6.2018 | SÄHKÖINEN ÄÄNESTÄMINEN 2008 Sähköisen äänestämisen kokeilu kunnallisvaaleissa 2008 Äänestysjärjestelmän tekninen esittely ● Keskitetty äänestysjärjestelmä: - Sähköisen äänestyksen keskitetty palvelinjärjestelmä, jonka ohjelmisto ja tietovarasto mu...

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...

Eligibility and Nomination of Candidates According to the Finnish Constitution the President of the Republic is elected by a direct vote. The President shall be a native-born Finnish citizen. A presidential candidate may be nominated 1) by registe...

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...

Legislation 1. The Constitution of Finland The Constitution of Finland (731/1999 ): Section 14 - Electoral and participatory rights, Section 24 - Composition and term of the Parliament, Section 25 - Parliamentary elections, Section 26 - Extraordin...

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...

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...

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 ...

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...

Holding the Election Parliamentary elections in Finland follow the principles below: the elections are direct, secret and proportional the elections are general elections in which all voters have equal rights of voting each voter must casts his/he...