Cooperation group on election security preparedness

Goals and results

The tasks of the cooperation group on election security preparedness are:
• to follow the international debate and developments related to election interference and election security between national elections, in particular by participating in the work of the European election cooperation network,
• to improve the exchange of information about changes occurring in information influence activities, hybrid threats, cyber security, and society, which may affect the conduct of elections or the public confidence in elections,
• to provide expertise and coordinate cooperation with other key stakeholders in elections,
• to engage in cooperation with other authorities, networks and working groups dealing with comprehensive security in society and to ensure a well-functioning division of work with the Election-VIRT network and the network addressing information influence activities,
• to support the Ministry of Justice and other election authorities in improving election security,
• to coordinate cooperation between authorities against election interference before the municipal elections of 2021 and the parliamentary elections of 2023.

Starting points

In Finland, elections are conducted in a reliable manner. The electoral system is stable and secure. To be able to maintain the stability of the electoral system in the changing operating environment, constant development of cooperation between the authorities and a better understanding of election interference is required.