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Municipal elections 2025

Information on the 2025 municipal elections in Helsinki.
Residents of Helsinki have the right to vote only in the municipal elections.
 

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Helsinki, elected
Helsinki City Council
Kaupunginvaltuusto vuonna 1972 Valkoisessa salissa.
Photo: Kari Hakli

New 2025–2029 City Council term of office

New 2025–2029 City Council term of office

The Helsinki City Council is Helsinki’s highest decision-making body. It is responsible for the city’s operations and finances. In the municipal elections, decision-makers, councillors, and their deputies are elected to serve on the council for a four-year term.

A short animation on how the City Council operates and makes decisions .

Also of interest

Election information in easy English
Easy-to-understand information in several languages is available at Vaalit.fi.
Multilingual information on elections and voting in Finland
InfoFinland.fi provides helpful information on elections and voting in Finland in 12 languages.
Election funding
Read about election funding at Vaalit.fi, the elections website of the Ministry of Justice.