CANDIDATE NOMINATION FOR THE MUNICIPAL PRIMARY ELECTIONS

The next municipal elections will be held on Sunday, April 13, 2025. Members of SDP Helsinki can vote in the primary elections. Voting will take place in the spring of 2024, after which the candidate list will be supplemented in the fall of 2024.

SCHEDULE

  • Local Party Branches (LPB) can make proposals for candidates by May 6, 2024, at 11:59 PM
  • Online voting is organised from May 15 to May 28, 2024
  • Polling station voting on May 31, 2024, from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM and on June 3, 2024, from 12:00 PM to 6:00 PM. Polling station is situated the Party Office (Siltasaarenkatu 18-20 C, 6th floor). Remember to bring your ID.
  • Additional district organisation meeting is organised on June 11, 2024, where the selection will be confirmed.

CANDIDATE NOMINATION FOR PRIMARY ELECTIONS

Are you interested in running for office in the municipal elections? Now is the time to act and get in touch with your LPB. The right to nominate candidates for primary elections rests with LPB. If you wish to hear more about the elections, please don’t hesitate to contact the district organisation office (saara.kuoppala@sdp.fi or tuomas.finne@sdp.fi).

Before making a nomination, the LPB must ensure the person’s consent and commitment to pay the candidate fee (€200). LPB are encouraged to support candidates in paying the candidate fees.

ELIGIBILITY TO STAND FOR ELECTION AND THE RIGHT TO VOTE

According to section 19 of the party rules, every member of the LPB and a personal member of the district organisation who has paid the membership fee for the month of joining and for at least the three months preceding the vote, or who is exempt from the membership fee, or who is an honorary member, is entitled to vote in the primary elections.