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Article 18
 

Establishing the voting register and the information contained in this The Population Registration Centre shall establish a register at least 46 days prior to the polling day in which each person is entered who, according to the Population Information System, has the right to vote in the upcoming elections (voting register).   The following information on each enfranchised personshall be entered in the voting register as the information appears in the Population Information System at 12 midnight 51 days prior to the polling day: personal identity code;  full name; with the exception of municipal elections, the electoral district referred to in section 5; the municipality of residence in Finland as referred to in the Municipality of Residence Act  the voting district;  the polling station used on polling day and its address;  the native language of the person, if the language is Icelandic, Norwegian, Swedish or Danish;  with the exception of municipal elections, the country of residence, if the country is not Finland;  the local register office in whose administrative district the municipality of residence is located;  the date of registration.   If the enfranchised person does not have a municipality of residence in Finland 51 days prior to the polling day, the municipality entered in the population register as referred to in the Municipality of Residence Act shall be 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 shall be entered in the voting register instead. Thus, according to section 8(1), the enfranchised person belongs to the voting district determined by the council for those people who do not have a registered residence in the population information system.   After establishing the voting register, the following information on the enfranchised person shall be entered in the register: information stating the death of the person if the enfranchised person has died; if the person has been entered in the voting register as ineligible to vote in the manner laid down in section 26; a note of the same; information stating any claims for rectification and the decisions reached in the matter; information stating whether the enfranchised person has used his or her right to vote A citizen of another European Union Member State who has the right to vote in European Parliamentary elections in Finland shall be entered in the voting register used in European Parliamentary elections provided the person has notified in writing the wish to use his or her right to vote in European Parliamentary elections in Finland. Furthermore, it is required that the person, provided he or she has had a permanent municipality of residence in Finland after the notification, has not withdrawn the notification. The notification and the withdrawal of the notification shall be notified to the local register office by 4 p.m. at least 80 days prior to the polling day.