Current affairs

The Embassy of Finland in Canberra will conduct a passport mission to Wellington on 8 - 9 April and Christchurch on 11 - 12 April 2024.

In the second round of the presidential election, a total of 62,294 people cast their vote in advance at Finland’s missions abroad. Altogether 220 crew members voted on board Finnish vessels.

Finland held its first round of presidential election on Sunday 28 January 2024. As no one candidate achieved 50% of the vote, a second round of voting will be held on Sunday 11 February 2024. Advance voting for this second round will be possible in Australia and New Zealand from 31 January to 2 February 2024.

A total of 58,757 persons cast their vote in advance in the presidential election at Finland’s missions abroad. The number of crew members who voted on board Finnish vessels was 223.