Municipal elections on 13 June 2021
The 2021 municipal elections will be held on Sunday 13 June. In the elections, local councillors and deputy councillors will be elected for the next four-year term. The term of office of the local councils will begin on 1 August 2021 and last until 31 May 2025.
Multilingual election materials encourage voting in municipal elections
The Advisory Board for Ethnic Relations (ETNO) has published election materials in seven languages to raise awareness of municipal elections in Finland. These visual materials will be used to encourage multilingual municipal residents to participate in decision-making and vote in the forthcoming municipal elections.
Ministry of Justice gives instructions on safe voting during COVID-19
The elections website of the Ministry of Justice, Electionsfinland.fi, now contains instructions for voters on safe voting in the municipal elections during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Ministry has prepared the instructions in cooperation with the Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare.
List of advance polling stations for municipal elections available at Electionsfinland.fi
Information on the advance polling stations for the 2021 municipal elections to be held in June is now available on the Electionsfinland.fi website of the Ministry of Justice. The website contains the addresses and opening hours of all advance polling stations in Finland and abroad.
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