Student – vote in the Parliamentary Elections!

The parliamentary elections of 2019 will be held on Sunday 14 April 2019.  Advance voting period started on Wednesday, 3 April and continues until Tuesday, 9 April.

You can vote in Parliamentary Elections if you are a Finnish citizen and you have reached the age of 18 by 14 April 2019. All those eligible to vote have received a letter that includes a polling card that contains information on which polling station to go to on election day. The letter also contains a list of advance polling stations near you.

Read more about electoral districts and other important information voting in Parliamentary Election here.

University of Applied Sciences Students in Finland (SAMOK) and National Union of University Students in Finland (SYL) have launched a joint campaign to promote themes that are especially important for students: education, income and climate. Read more about #educationprkl here.

“Education must be even more equally accessible regardless of background, and society must support people to partake in lifelong learning and update their skills. This can be achieved through sufficient resources and a continuous development of the system.”

“As the population structure changes, the younger generations will carry an increasingly larger part of the costs caused by the deteriorating dependency ratio. Finland simply cannot afford not to look after the well-being of students and their ability to cope. We must change direction in order for higher education institutions to continue to produce professionals who are motivated and able to work.”

“Climate change is the most important generation policy issue of our time. The suffering, uncertainty and costs that it causes will affect young and future generations disproportionately. Finland must be at the forefront of the fight against climate change, enforce effective and ambitious climate and environmental policy, listen to experts and invest in research and innovation combating climate change. In the coming government term, we need concrete measures to minimize the consequences of climate change.”