Election day: Sunday 13 April 2025
Advance voting in Finland: 2–8 April 2025
Advance voting abroad: 2–5 April 2025
⇒ Information about County and Muncipal Elections in different languages
In the county and municipal elections, everyone who is 18 years old no later than on election day has the right to vote, if the person is
a) a citizen of Finland or another EU Member State, Iceland or Norway and their municipality of residence is a municipality belonging to the wellbeing services county in question on the 51st day before election day (21 February); or
b) a citizen of some other state and their municipality of residence is a municipality belonging to the wellbeing services county in question on the 51st day (21 February 2025) before election day and the person has, on that date, had a municipality of residence in Finland for an uninterrupted period of at least two years; or
c) employed by the EU or an international organisation operating in Finland and their place of residence is in a municipality belonging to the wellbeing services county in question on the 51st day before election day, provided that their personal data has been entered in the Population Information System at their request and that the person has submitted a written notification to the Digital and Population Data Services Agency, stating that they wish to exercise their right to vote in the county elections, no later than on the 52nd day (20 February 2025) before election day.
The right to vote is determined in the same way in county and municipal elections.
In the municipal elections, voters will elect representatives for municipal councils. Municipal councils decide on the activities and finances of municipalities.
In the county elections, voters will elect representatives for county councils. County councils decide on the organisation and provision of health and social services and rescue services in wellbeing services counties.
⇒Don’t now who to vote? You can make a voting advice application, for example, here.
⇒ Here you can see all the municipal election candidates
⇒ Here you can see all the county election candidates