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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. 

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. 

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.

14.2.2024 | Recount of the votes cast in the 2024 election of the President of the Republic has been completed. Alexander Stubb was elected the 13th President of the Republic.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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. 

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.

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.

21.12.2023 | The constituency electoral committee of Helsinki has confirmed the nomination of candidates for the election of the President of the Republic in 2024. Information about the candidates is available in the Information and Result Service on the Electionsfinland.fi website.

1.12.2023 | A voter's polling station in the presidential election is determined based on the voter’s place of residence. The voting register for the presidential election to be held in January 2024 will be compiled based on the information contained in the Population Information System on 8 December 2023.

6.11.2023 | The addresses and opening hours of the general advance polling stations for the presidential election to be held in January 2024 are now available on the elections website of the Ministry of Justice, Electionsfinland.fi. The list includes information on all advance polling stations located both in Finland and abroad.

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.