Confirmed results of Finland's European elections now available online
12.6.2024 19.36
The recount of votes cast in the 2024 elections to the European Parliament (European elections) conducted in Finland has been completed. The results of the vote recount are now available in the Result Service of the Ministry of Justice.
The Civil Society Organisations Strategy outlines the development of the operating conditions of non-governmental organisations
6.6.2024 14.00
The Government has adopted a resolution on the Civil Society Organisations Strategy. With the help of the strategy, the Government will promote independent fund-raising activities by CSOs, develop government grant activities concerning CSOs and dismantle bureaucracy that burdens them.
Polling station in the European elections to be determined based on voters’ place of residence on 19 April
15.4.2024 11.08
The election day polling station in the European elections is determined based on the voter’s place of residence. The voting register for the European elections, or elections to the European Parliament, to be held in June 2024 will be compiled based on the information contained in the Population Information System on 19 April 2024.
Information on advance polling stations for June’s European elections now available online
22.3.2024 13.44
The addresses and opening hours of the general advance polling stations for the elections to the European Parliament, or European elections, are now available in the Information and Result Service of the Ministry of Justice. The list includes information on all advance polling stations located both in Finland and abroad.
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