Finnish municipal elections
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Finnish municipal elections are local government elections in Finland in which residents choose representatives to municipal councils that oversee local services and administration.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
election in Finland
ⓘ
local election ⓘ |
| administers |
local administration
ⓘ
local services ⓘ |
| authorityForResults | central election committee of each municipality ⓘ |
| ballotType | secret ballot ⓘ |
| candidateRestrictions | certain municipal office-holders may be ineligible ⓘ |
| country | Finland ⓘ |
| electorateIncludes |
EU citizens residing in the municipality
ⓘ
Finnish citizens residing in the municipality ⓘ Icelandic citizens residing in the municipality ⓘ Norwegian citizens residing in the municipality ⓘ other foreign citizens with sufficient length of residence ⓘ |
| elects |
local councillors
ⓘ
municipal councils ⓘ |
| eligibleCandidates | persons entitled to vote in the municipality ⓘ |
| firstHeld | 19th century ⓘ |
| frequency | every four years ⓘ |
| governingLaw |
Finnish Election Act
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Finnish Local Government Act NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfMaterials |
Finnish
ⓘ
Swedish ⓘ |
| levelOfGovernment | municipal government ⓘ |
| mainParticipants |
Finnish political parties
ⓘ
independent candidates ⓘ local electoral alliances ⓘ |
| nationalCoordinationBy | Central Election Commission of Finland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableReform | introduction of universal suffrage in early 20th century ⓘ |
| organizedBy | municipal election authorities ⓘ |
| overseenBy | Ministry of Justice of Finland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recentChange | 2021 reform separating wellbeing services counties from municipalities ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Finnish European Parliament elections
ⓘ
Finnish parliamentary elections ⓘ Finnish presidential elections ⓘ |
| resultDetermines | composition of municipal councils ⓘ |
| resultInfluences |
education services
ⓘ
local land use and zoning ⓘ local taxation ⓘ municipal infrastructure and services ⓘ social and health services at municipal level ⓘ |
| scope | all municipalities in mainland Finland ⓘ |
| seatAllocationMethod | D’Hondt method NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| termLength | 4 years ⓘ |
| typeOfFranchise | residence-based local franchise ⓘ |
| votingAge | 18 years ⓘ |
| votingMethod |
advance voting
ⓘ
in-person voting on election day ⓘ postal advance voting for some voters abroad ⓘ |
| votingSystem | open list proportional representation ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
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Finns Party