Text message reminders being sent to increase voter turnout
Ministry of Justice
Publication date
31.3.2025
9.05
Type:News item
The Ministry of Justice and the Prime Minister's Office are sending text messages to eligible voters reminding them of the upcoming county and municipal elections. The recipients have been selected by random sampling.
The aim of the messages is to increase voter turnout in the elections. Similar text message reminders were also sent in connection with the 2023 parliamentary elections and the 2022 county elections.
Inquiries:
Maarit Lassander, Chief Specialist, Ph.D. (Psych.), Prime Minister's Office, tel. +358 295 160 037, [email protected]
Niklas Wilhelmsson, Head of Unit, Ministry of Justice, tel. +358 295 150 348, [email protected]
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