2021 Finnish municipal elections

Municipal election are to be held on 18 April 2021 despite the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, according to the Minister of Justice, Anna-Maja Henriksson.[1]

The biggest party in the municipalities after the 2017 election.

The last municipal election was held in 2017 and was won by the National Coalition Party with 20.7 percent share of the votes.[2]

Election schedule
Event or other Date (in 2021)
Conformation of the voting right registry (checking who is eligible to vote in which municipality) 26 February
Dead line for candidate application 9 March
Conformation of the candidates 18 March
Advance polling in Finland 7–13 April
Advance polling overseas 7–10 April
Election day 18 April
Ratification of the results 21 April
New municipal councils start working 1 June

Source:[3]

Sources
  1. "Oikeusministeri Henriksson laittoi pisteen spekuloinnille kuntavaalien siirtämisestä: Vaalit järjestetään ensi keväänä alkuperäisen aikataulun mukaisesti". Yle Uutiset (in Finnish). Retrieved 2021-01-01.
  2. "Whole country - Elections 2017 - Election results | Yle". Election results. Retrieved 2021-01-01.
  3. "Aikataulut kuntavaaleissa". Vaalit (in Finnish). Retrieved 2021-01-01.
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