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Electoral rights of EU citizens in European elections in Finland Right to vote Citizens of other EU Member States residing in Finland who reach the age of 18 years on election day at the latest may, if they so wish, vote in elections to the Europe...

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...

Eligibility and Nomination of Candidates Eligibility Eligible to stand as a candidate is: 1) every Finnish citizen entitled to vote and not legally incompetent and 2) every citizen of a Member State of the EU who is entitled to vote and who has re...

Electoral rights of Finnish citizens in European elections in another EU Member State Finnish citizens residing in other EU Member States may choose whether they want to vote in European elections in their country of residence or in Finland. If a ...

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...

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 ...

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...

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...

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...

On Elections ‘General elections’ refer to elections in which the right to vote is universal. This means that all people who meet the statutory requirements are entitled to vote instead of the right to vote being restricted to cover only some speci...

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...

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...

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 ...

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.

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.

15.4.2024 | The election day polling station in the European elections is determined based on the voter’s place of residence. The voting register for the European elections, or elections to the European Parliament, to be held in June 2024 will be compiled based on the information contained in the Population Information System on 19 April 2024.

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.

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.

10.5.2024 | The constituency electoral committee of Helsinki has confirmed the nomination of candidates for the 2024 elections to the European Parliament, or European elections. Information on the candidates is available online in the Information and Result Service.

22.3.2024 | The addresses and opening hours of the general advance polling stations for the elections to the European Parliament, or European elections, are now available in the Information and Result Service of the Ministry of Justice. The list includes information on all advance polling stations located both in Finland and abroad.