Establishing a voting register and information contained in it

The Population Register Centre establishes, no later than on the 46th day before the election day, a register where each person who according to the Population Information System has the right to vote in the upcoming elections is entered in (voting register).

The following information on each eligible voter as it appears in the Population Information System at midnight on the 51st day before the election day is entered in the voting register:

1) personal identity code;

2) full name;with the exception of municipal elections, the electoral district referred to in section 5;

3) the municipality of residence in Finland as referred to in the Municipality of Residence Act;

4) the voting district;

5) the polling station to be used on the election day and itsaddress;

6) the mother tongue of the person, if the language is Icelandic, Norwegian, Swedish or Danish;

7) with the exception of municipal elections, the country of residence, if it is not Finland;

8) the local register office in whose administrative district the municipality of residence is located;

9)  the date of registration;

10) information on an order of non-disclosure for personal safety reasons referred to in section 36 of the Act on the Population Information System and the certificate services of the Population Register Centre (661/2009).

(563/2015)

If an eligible voter does not have a municipality of residence in Finland 51 days prior to the election day, the population registration municipality referred to in the Municipality of Residence Act is entered in the voting register instead of the municipality of residence. If the said municipality is no longer part of the territory of Finland, the city of Helsinki is entered in the voting register instead. If a citizen of another state who is entitled to vote in the elections to the European Parliament or the municipal elections does not have a municipality of residence in Finland, the population registration municipality is entered in the voting register instead of the municipality of residence. In these cases, the eligible voter belongs to the voting district determined by the local council under section 8, subsection 1 for those persons who do not have a registered place of residence in the Population Information System.(563/2015)

After the voting register has been established, the following information concerning an eligible voter shall be entered in the register:

1)  information on the death of the person, if the person has died;

2)  an entry stating that the person has been entered in the voting register as ineligible to vote in the manner laid down in section 26;

3)  information on any claims for rectification and decisions issued in the matter;

4)  information on whether the eligible voter has exercised his or her right to vote;

5)  information on an order of non-disclosure for personal safety reasons referred to in subsection 2, paragraph 11 above, if the order has been entered in the Population Information System after the voting register was established.

A citizen of another Member State of the European Union who has the right to vote in elections to the European Parliament in Finland is entered in the voting register for the elections to the European Parliament, if the person has filed a written notification stating that he or she wishes to exercise his or her right to vote in the elections in Finland. Furthermore, it is required that the person has not, if he or she has had a permanent municipality of residence in Finland after filing the notification, withdrawn the notification. The notification and the withdrawal of the notification shall be made to the local register office by 16.00 at least 80 days before the election day.