Municipal elections 2025

Election day on Sunday 13 April 2025 from 9 am. to 8 pm.

The advance voting period is from 2 to 8 April 2025 in Finland and from 2 to 5 April 2025 abroad.

The municipal elections and the county elections will be held simultaneously.

The elections website of the Ministry of Justice

Elections website of the Association of Finnish Cities and Municipalities

Right to vote

Entitled to vote in municipal elections are

1) citizens of Finland or another Member State of the European Union as well as of Iceland and Norway who have reached the age of 18 not later than on the day of the election, and whose municipality of residence, as defined by law, is the municipality in question on the 51st day before election day,

2) other foreigners who have reached the age of 18 not later than on the day of the election, and whose municipality of residence, as defined by law, is the municipality in question on the 51st day before election day, and who at that time have had a municipality of residence in Finland for an uninterrupted period of two years and

3) those who are employed by the European Union or an international organisation based in Finland and who are habitually resident in the municipality in question on the 51st day before the election day, provided that their personal information has, at their request, been entered into the Population Information System and that they have submitted a written notification to the Digital and Population Data Services Agency on the 52nd day before the election day, stating that they wish to exercise their right to vote in the municipal elections.

Before going to the polling station:

1) You must have an identity card issued by the police, a passport, a driving licence or another official photo ID with you when you go to the polling station. If you do not have such a document, you can apply to the nearest police station for a free temporary ID card to vote. To apply for it, you need two passport photos up to six months old.

2) On election day, you may only vote at your own polling station, i.e. at the polling station indicated on the ballot paper received by you. The statement of voting rights itself is not required for the vote, but you can take it with you if you wish. If for some reason you have not received the notification, you can inquire about it and / or its information content from the Digital and Demographic Information Agency. You can also ask for your own polling station on the election service number 0800 9 4770.