Advance voting abroad in Finland's municipal elections in 2021

The municipal elections will be held on Sunday 13 June 2021. The Act on the Postponement of the 2021 Municipal Elections entered into force on 29 March 2021. Advance voting will be possible abroad from 2 to 5 June 2021. The Ministry for Foreign Affairs is responsible for the organisation of advance voting abroad. Voters who are eligible to vote in municipal elections can exercise their right to vote also through postal voting. Eligible voters are requested to order the postal voting documents also in the case that they are planning to cast their vote abroad during the actual advance voting period.

The advance polling stations abroad will be located in Finland's diplomatic and consular missions or their offices in 75 different countries. A total of 108 advance polling stations will be open abroad.

The Ministry for Foreign Affairs is responsible for the organisation of advance voting in Finland’s missions abroad and on board Finnish ships sailing outside the Finnish territory during the advance voting period.

In municipal elections, the right to vote is linked with residency in the municipality in question, which means that Finns residing permanently abroad are not entitled to vote in the municipal elections.

The Ministry of Justice of Finland has the overall responsibility for conducting the elections. 

Voters who are eligible to vote in municipal elections can exercise their right to vote also through postal voting, which is organised by the Ministry of Justice. Eligible voters are requested to order the postal voting documents also in the case that they are planning to cast their vote abroad during the actual advance voting period. If you are not sure whether the postal voting documents can be delivered to your country of residence by post, please call the Elections helpline of the Ministry of Justice or use WhatsApp message service (numbers available at website(Link to another website.)) to find out whether the documents can be delivered to you using a commercial courier service. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it is possible that voting cannot be organised in the advance polling stations as planned because local authorities may impose restrictions or lockdowns at short notice. Information on the dates, instructions and an order form for postal voting documents are available at vaalit.fi(Link to another website.) (Opens New Window).   

If you have ordered postal voting documents prior to the change of the date of the elections, you can use these documents for the municipal elections on 13 June.

Advance polling station in The Netherlands:

Embassy of Finland
Fluwelen Burgwal 58, 5th floor
2511 CJ The Hague
Tel.
+31 (0)70 346 97 54

Open:
Wed 2.6.2021                  12.00-18.00 h
Thu 3.6.2021                   12.00-19.00 h
Fri 4.6.2021                      12.00-18.00 h
Sat 5.6.2021                  10.00-15.00 h