Advance voting times

Advance voting is conducted during the advance voting period:

1) at a general advance polling station in Finland at the times determined by a decision of the local executive, which may not be before 8.00 or after 20.00 on weekdays or before 10.00 or after

2) in a Finnish diplomatic mission on each day at the times determined by the Head of Mission, with the exception of Good Friday, Easter Sunday, Whit Sunday, Midsummer Day, Christmas Eve or Christmas Day and Boxing Day;

3) in an institution on a minimum of one day and a maximum of two days at the times determined by the electoral commission;

4) on board a Finnish ship on a minimum of one day at the times determined by the master of the ship;

5) in at-home voting at a specified time between 9.00 and 20.00 which the voter has been informed about.

In addition to what is provided in subsection 1, paragraph 1, advance voting is not conducted on New Year’s Eve and New Year's Day, Epiphany, Easter Sunday, May Day Eve and May Day, Ascension Day, Whit Sunday, Midsummer Eve and Midsummer Day, Independence Day, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, and Boxing Day.

An eligible voter who has arrived at an advance polling station within the time frame referred to in subsection 1 but has not been able to cast a vote during that time, may vote after the said time.