Second round of presidential elections busier abroad than six years ago
25 January, 2006
Altogether 39,182 Finns visited the advance polling stations abroad to cast their votes in the second round of presidential elections. The number of voters in the first round was 30,876.
The number of voters abroad both in the first and second round of the elections was higher than six years ago when there were 29,438 and 36,783 voters respectively. The numbers do not include votes cast on board ships.
Voter turnouts and other election news can be found on the websites of the missions abroad, listed at at the Ministry's website in Finnish(Link to another website.).
The Ministry for Foreign Affairs will deliver all covering envelopes containing all the cast votes to the central elections committees of the respective municipalities by the stipulated deadline, i.e. by 19.00 o’clock on Friday, 27 January.
Additional information: Director Pekka Hyvönen, Unit for Consular Services, Ministry for Foreign Affairs, tel. +358 9 1605 5739, +358 40 511 1649
More voters abroad came to polls in the first round of presidential elections than six years ago