5,291 votes cast in county elections and 8,310 in municipal elections at advance polling stations abroad

According to preliminary data, a total of 5,291 votes were cast in advance in the 2025 county elections and 8,310 votes in the municipal elections at Finnish missions abroad. In the dual elections, a total of 180 votes were cast on board Finnish vessels. In the 2022 county elections, 2,923 advance votes were cast, and about a hundred crew members cast their vote on board ships. In the 2021 municipal elections, 2,693 advance votes were cast, and over a hundred crew members voted on board ships.

This year, the advance voting in the county elections and the municipal elections was arranged in 79 countries and at a total of 112 polling stations. Some 50 Finnish vessels had ordered the postal voting documents.

In the county elections, the highest number of advance votes was cast in Spain, a total of 2,358 votes. The second highest number of votes, 229, was cast in Portugal. Belgium came in third with 212 votes. The city with the highest number of votes cast was Fuengirola (1,421), Torrevieja (622) came in second and Brussels (212) third.

In the municipal elections, the highest number of advance votes was cast in Spain (3,175), followed by Belgium (437) and France (410). The city with the most votes cast was Fuengirola (1,946), followed by Torrevieja (767) and Brussels (437).

Finns residing or staying permanently abroad have been able to vote by post since 2019.  Around 1,100 voters ordered the postal voting documents. The Ministry of Justice is responsible for organising and communicating about postal voting.