I have been in the Green Party throughout the 2000s and have participated in the party’s education and labor market policy debate. The same themes are also present today in my work as a teacher and on the board of the Vantaa Teachers’ Union. I want a safe school and everyday life. People, the environment and the economy should be in balance and I do not want the current ”American way” in Finland.
The Municipal and County Elections 2025
Are you entitled to vote?
Information on regional and municipal elections 2025
(www.vaalit.fi)
Regional and municipal elections will be held in Finland on Sunday, 13 April 2025. In regional and municipal elections, members of local councils of municipalities and regional councils of regions for ensuring the well-being of the population are elected every four years.
Voting Rights – Who has the right to vote?
A prerequisite for having the right to vote in regional and municipal elections is that you have reached the age of 18 on the voting day (13.04.2025).
In addition, a condition is that you have a place of residence in Finland according to the following principle:
- A citizen of Finland or another EU country, Iceland or Norway must have a registered place of residence in Finland no later than 21.02.2025.
- Citizens of other countries must have had their place of residence registered in Finland for at least two years continuously as of 21 February 2025.
In the regional and municipal elections of 2025, you have the right to vote in the municipality and region to ensure the well-being of the population of the municipality that is indicated as your place of residence in the population registration system as of 21.02.2025 at 24.00.
If necessary, you can check your place of residence information at the Finnish Digital Information and Population Agency (DVV).
The election notice is sent to all eligible voters.
Vote
You can vote either on Election Day, Sunday, April 13, 2025, or early during early voting.
At all polling stations, you are allowed to vote simultaneously in both regional and municipal elections. If you wish, you can vote in only one of the specified elections.
You have the right to cast your vote only once in both elections.
In regional elections, votes are cast using a purple ballot paper, and in municipal elections, using a white ballot paper.
Early voting:
Early voting will begin on Wednesday, 02.04.2025.
Early voting will end abroad on Saturday, 05.04.2025 , and in Finland on Tuesday, 08.04.2025 .
Early voting site hours may vary during these days.
You can vote early at any general early voting place both in Finland and abroad.
Information on general early voting locations, including their locations and opening hours, is provided, for example, in the appendix to the election notice and on the website www.vaalit.fi .
On election day, you can vote only at the polling station of your place of residence that is indicated in the election notice sent to you.