07/04/2025
📍 County and municipal elections in 2025
Election day: Sunday 13 April 2025
Advance voting in Finland: 2–8 April 2025
Advance voting abroad: 2–5 April 2025
"(...)" County elections and municipal elections will be held simultaneously in April 2025. By casting a vote, you can influence who will decide on important matters that affect the everyday lives of us all for the next four years.
- 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.
- In the municipal elections, voters will elect representatives for municipal councils. Municipal councils decide on the activities and finances of municipalities.
Who can vote?
- In the 2025 county elections, citizens of Finland, other EU Member States, Iceland and Norway who reside in a wellbeing services county and reach the age of 18 years on election day 13 April 2025 at the latest are entitled to vote. In addition, other foreigners over the age of 18 are entitled to vote if they have lived in Finland continuously for at least two years.
- In the 2025 municipal elections, citizens of Finland, other EU Member States, Iceland and Norway who reside in the municipality in question and reach the age of 18 years on election day 13 April 2025 at the latest are entitled to vote. In addition, other foreigners over the age of 18 are entitled to vote if they have lived in Finland continuously for at least two years.
- In addition, other foreign nationals are entitled to vote in the county and municipal elections under certain conditions.
👉🏾 See the information source and further details on the webpage below.
County elections and municipal elections will be held simultaneously in April 2025. By casting a vote, you can influence who will decide on important matters that affect the everyday lives of us all for the next four years.