Thursday, March 08, 2007
Advance voting concludes in 2007 Finnish parliamentary election
Advance voting for Finland's 2007 Eduskunta election has concluded, and the Ministry of Justice elections website reports a total of 1,193,292 electors - 29.2% of the electorate resident in Finland - voted in advance of the March 18 poll, up from 1,044,607 (26%) in the 2003 parliamentary election.Advance voting stations were open in Finland on March 7-13, and abroad on March 7-10.
Meanwhile, Finland's national broadcaster YLE reports a total of 27,432 Finns cast their ballots in this year's advance voting abroad. According to the Ministry of Justice, 208,887 Finns living abroad were entitled to vote in the election.
Elections to the Finnish Eduskunta (Parliament) has an overview of Finland's electoral system and party politics.
