County elections
County councils will be elected for wellbeing services counties in the elections held on April the 13th, 2025.
Functions and activities of the county council
A county council is the highest decision-making body in the wellbeing services county. The county council decides what kind of services will be provided in the area, from the first moment to the last stages of our lives. The county council is responsible for introducing the best and most effective practices, which will benefit the entire wellbeing services county.
The objectives of the county council are, among other things, to decide:
- the strategies of the wellbeing services county and the social welfare and healthcare services
- the level of service in the rescue services
- the budget and financial plan of the wellbeing services county
- operational and financial objectives
- service and customer charges and their general basis
The county council also elects the members of the county government. The county council manages the operations, administration and finances of the wellbeing services county.
59 delegates will be elected for the county council of Ostrobothnia. The council’s term of office is four years.
Conducting county elections
The county elections will be held at the same time as municipal elections.
The open list proposal electoral system is applied in county elections in the same way as in municipal elections. The proportional electoral system means that a political party receives a number of seats in the county council that is proportional to the number of votes it receives it relation to the electorate.
Candidates
In county elections, the constituency is a wellbeing services county. Candidates are nominated for the entire Wellbeing Services County of Ostrobothnia; voters can only vote for the candidates standing for election in their own wellbeing services county, and the results are calculated separately for each county.
Timetable
Election day is on Sunday, April the 13th 2025.
The advance voting period is from April the 2nd to 8th, 2025 in Finland and from the 2nd to the 5th of April 2025 abroad.
Remember to vote!
You can read more about county elections and voting from the Ministry of Justice’s election site.