108 advance polling stations abroad

Advance voting in the upcoming municipality elections will be possible abroad from 7 to 10 April 2021, said the Ministry for Foreign Affairs in a press release on Wednesday.

The ministry will organise advance voting abroad.

The municipal elections will be held across Finland on 18 April 2021.

The advance polling stations abroad will be located in Finland’s diplomatic and consular missions or their offices in 75 different countries. A total of 108 advance polling stations will be open abroad.

The Ministry for Foreign Affairs is responsible for the organisation of advance voting in Finland’s missions abroad and on board Finnish ships sailing outside the Finnish territory during the advance voting period.

In municipal elections, the right to vote is linked with residency in the municipality in question, which means that Finns residing permanently abroad are not entitled to vote in the municipal elections.

The Ministry of Justice of Finland has the overall responsibility for conducting the elections. A list of the advance polling stations and their opening hours will be published at vaalit.fi on 29 January 2021.