The Central Municipal Election Board of the City of Helsinki is responsible for carrying out the duties assigned to municipalities in Finland’s Election Act.
During national-level elections, the Central Municipal Election Board handles the preparation work for the election and is responsible for arranging advance voting.
During municipal elections, the Central Municipal Election Board also checks the applications that have been submitted for the published candidate list and prepares a composite of the candidate lists. It is also responsible for carrying out an advance tally of the municipal election results, counting the votes cast in the election, and confirming the election result.
The Central Municipal Election Board is appointed by the City Council.
The Central Municipal Election Board has five members and five deputy members. There are no personally assigned deputies, as the deputies take the place of members on a first-come, first-served basis.
The Central Election Board meets at separately agreed times determined by the scheduled elections.
On this page you will find
Recent documents
Minutes and agendas comprise of cases that are handled in a meeting.
A decision announcement is published shortly after a meeting. The announcement contains only decisions made at the meeting, so it has to be read side-by-side with the agenda. The minutes will replace both the agenda and decision announcement when it's published.
Calendar
The agenda is usually published at least four days prior to a meeting. A decision announcement is published on this page shortly after a meeting. The meetings are not open to the public.
| Date | Time | Additional information |
|---|---|---|
| 15.05.2024 | 15:00 | |
| 07.06.2024 | 19:00 |