Hi everybody!
This time in English: My name is Hannu-Pekka Poikonen. I'm a candidate from Finland's Green party (Vihreät) in the municipal elections in Lohja. I want to support and develop schools & education, culture and local services where the people live in Lohja.
In these elections we choose the members of the city council. The election day is Sunday, 9 April 2017. The city council makes decisions on many important issues such as schools & kindergartens, city finances, roads & traffic, town planning, etc.
Many non-Finnish speakers may not be sure about whether or not you can vote in these elections. Good news for you! Yle can help you with that question - see this chart:
In short, in this election you can probably vote if you live in Finland permanently and came over 2 years ago - even shorter if you come from the EU. Citizenship is NOT required! For more info, have a look at Yle News's article.
The state also has collected some information in different languages. Find your preferred language here ("englanti" for English):
http://www.vaalit.fi/fi/index/vaalit/kunnallisvaalit/tietoakunnallisvaaleistaerikielilla.html
And finally, some basic info about The Greens in English:
https://www.vihreat.fi/vihreat-de-grona-greens-finland
EDITED on April 3:
Yle published some voting instructions:
Quick guide: How to cast your vote in Finland's municipal election
If you have the right to vote, please use it!
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