ECIElection Campaign-Finance Index
How well is money in politics regulated and disclosed?
Dimensions
Contributions
0.0% · 0/3| Datapoint | Score | Rationale & evidence | Source |
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| CONT.1Contribution limit framework codifiedIf contribution limits exist, are they set by statute (not administrative discretion)? If no limits, is that absence explicit in statute? | 0/10.0% | No candidate sections returned by FTS. | no FTS match 2026-05-20 |
| CONT.2Independent expenditure rulesAre independent-expenditure rules (third-party spending separate from candidate committees) codified in statute? | 0/10.0% | No candidate sections returned by FTS. | no FTS match 2026-05-20 |
| CONT.3Anonymous-contribution treatmentAre anonymous contributions (cash below the threshold, etc.) addressed in statute with a defined disposition (returned, forfeited, etc.)? | 0/10.0% | No candidate sections returned by FTS. | no FTS match 2026-05-20 |
Disclosure
0.0% · 0/5| Datapoint | Score | Rationale & evidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| DISC.1Disclosure threshold in statuteIs the disclosure threshold (amount above which contributions must be reported) defined in statute, not regulation? | 0/10.0% | No candidate sections returned by FTS. | no FTS match 2026-05-20 |
| DISC.2Enumerated filing scheduleIs the filing schedule (pre-election, post-election, quarterly, etc.) enumerated in statute with specific deadlines? | 0/10.0% | No candidate sections returned by FTS. | no FTS match 2026-05-20 |
| DISC.3Disclosure of contributor identityDoes statute require contributor name, address, occupation, and employer be disclosed for contributions above the threshold? | 0/20.0% | No candidate sections returned by FTS. | no FTS match 2026-05-20 |
| DISC.4Public access to filingsAre campaign-finance filings legally required to be publicly accessible online within a defined time of filing? | 0/10.0% | No candidate sections returned by FTS. | no FTS match 2026-05-20 |
Enforcement
50.0% · 2/4| Datapoint | Score | Rationale & evidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ENF.1Penalty schedule codifiedAre penalties for campaign-finance violations defined in statute with specified amounts (civil) and/or criminal grades? | 1/250.0% | § 186 codifies the penalty regime for election crime, electoral bribery, fraudulent voting and falsification of the election result by reference to Chapter 14 §§ 1–4 of the Criminal Code (rikoslaki). § 185 codifies that an election-authority member or official who neglects their duty is 'punished as for an official offence' (virkarikos). The penalty regime is codified, though by cross-reference to the Criminal Code rather than as an inline schedule within the Vaalilaki. | § view source 2026-05-20 |
| ENF.2Enforcement body independenceIs the enforcement body (election commission, attorney general, campaign-finance regulator) appointed by multi-branch process and protected from in-cycle political control? | 0/10.0% | No candidate sections returned by FTS. | no FTS match 2026-05-20 |
| ENF.3Private right of actionDoes statute provide a private right of action (citizen or party suit) for campaign-finance violations? | 1/1100.0% | § 101 codifies a private right of action: every person whose interest or right a decision infringes, every candidate, and every eligible voter in the constituency may appeal an election result on the ground that it was unlawfully conducted. § 102 codifies appeal to the regional administrative court within 14 days, handled urgently. § 27 codifies the parallel private appeal against voter-register decisions. § 106 codifies re-run of the election where an appeal so requires. Comprehensive private-action framework codified. | § view source 2026-05-20 |
Foreign Source
0.0% · 0/4| Datapoint | Score | Rationale & evidence | Source |
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| FOR.1Foreign-source prohibitionIs direct foreign contribution to a candidate or campaign committee prohibited by statute? | 0/10.0% | No candidate sections returned by FTS. | no FTS match 2026-05-20 |
| FOR.2Indirect / pass-through foreign rulesAre indirect foreign-source channels (foreign nationals via domestic entities, foreign-controlled LLCs, etc.) addressed in statute? | 0/20.0% | No candidate sections returned by FTS. | no FTS match 2026-05-20 |
| FOR.3Foreign-source verificationAre campaign committees required by statute to verify contributors are not foreign-source (vs. relying on contributor self-attestation alone)? | 0/10.0% | No candidate sections returned by FTS. | no FTS match 2026-05-20 |
Traceability
50.0% · 1/2| Datapoint | Score | Rationale & evidence | Source |
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| TRACE.1Records-retention requirementAre campaign committees required by statute to retain records (contributor lists, expenditure documentation, bank statements) for a defined period? | 0.5/150.0% | § 99 codifies records retention: if the counting of ballots is interrupted, all ballots and tallies must be stored so no outsider can access them; after the result is confirmed the ballots and a copy of the candidate-list combination must be placed in a package 'sealed in the manner ordered by the Ministry of Justice' and 'retained until the next corresponding election has been held,' with tallies kept as an annex to the minutes and all documents handed to the State Provincial Office for safekeeping. Comprehensive election-records retention codified; campaign-finance records retention lives in the Election Funding Act. | § view source 2026-05-20 |
| TRACE.2Audit accessAre campaign-committee records subject to mandatory audit (post-election random sample, threshold-triggered audit, or routine cycle) under statute? | 0.5/150.0% | § 87 codifies the verification count (äänten tarkastuslaskenta): the constituency committee must, on the day after the election, re-examine all election-day ballots and the polling committees' tallies and decide which ballots count and which are invalid — a mandatory independent audit of the preliminary count. § 84 codifies the authorities responsible for the count (constituency committee / municipal central election committee). Statutory audit of the count codified; audit access to campaign-finance filings lies in the Election Funding Act. | § view source 2026-05-20 |