Advance Polls in Canada in Finnish Municipal Elections
The Finnish municipal elections have been re-scheduled and voting will take place in June. Right to vote is based on domicile on record in the Finnish population register. All persons over 18, whose municipality of residence is in Finland are eligible to vote.
We recommend voting by mail(Link to another website.), because Covid-19 related restrictions by local authorities may result in unexpected closing of polling stations. Please order the voting material as soon as possible so that voting is possible in all circumstances. Voters who are not within reasonable distance from the advance polling stations should also order the voting material in good time. If you already received you voting package, it can be used for voting as is, no need to re-order. Same applies to voter registration cards.
A voting notice will be mailed to every eligible voter(Link to another website.) latest April 19, 2021, to the address on file in the population register. If you are not certain your details in the register are current, contact the Digital and Data Services Agency(Link to another website.).
Voting day in Finland is June 13, 2021. Advance polls in Canada take place at the embassy in Ottawa and honorary consulates in Vancouver and Toronto during the first week of June as follows:
Ottawa, Embassy of Finland
55 Metcalfe Street, Suite 850, 8th floor, Ottawa, ON K1P 6L5, Tel: +1 613 288 2233
Thursday June 3, 2021, 9 am – 6 pm
Friday June 4, 2021, 9 am – 4 pm
Toronto, Honorary Consulate of Finland
1200 Bay Street, Suite 301, Toronto, ON M5R 2A5, Tel: +1 416 964 0066
Thursday June 3, 2021, 9 am – 6 pm
Friday June 4, 2021, 9 am – 4 pm
Vancouver, Honorary Consulate of Finland
1188 West Georgia Street, Suite 1480, Vancouver, BC V6E 4A2, Tel: +1 604 688 4483
Thurssday June 2, 2021, 1 pm – 5 pm
Friday June 3, 2021, 8 am – 12 noon
When voting at the advance polls in person, you must have with you a valid piece of government-issued photo I.D. If you received the voting notice in the mail, please bring it also.
If the polling stations have to closed due to restrictions by local authorities, this will be posted on the embassy web site and social media.
More information on the elections web site of the Finnish Ministry of Justice vaalit.fi(Link to another website.)