EIIElection Integrity Index

§ 181 codifies that the result is announced and the announcement (kuulutus) published in the Finnish Statute Book (Suomen säädöskokoelma). § 94 / § 95 codify result confirmation + publication. § 98 codifies entry of the result in the protocol. § 145 codifies public announcement of seat counts. Public verification artifacts codified.

“Helsingin vaalipiirilautakunnan on heti ilmoitettava oikeusministeriölle vaalien tulos ja annettava tuloksesta kuulutus, joka julkaistaan Suomen säädöskokoelmassa.”

No candidate sections returned by FTS.

§ 51 codifies that the ballot 'used in elections must be printed on white paper' — Finland's regime is exclusively paper, with a prescribed ballot form that 'must safeguard the preservation of ballot secrecy.' § 85 codifies paper-ballot invalidity grounds. § 82 codifies small-precinct paper ballots. § 78 codifies hand-counting of paper ballots. Voter-verifiable paper-trail regime fully codified.

§ 80 codifies that constituency committees, central election committees and polling committees publicly communicate (tiedottavat) the preliminary-count results. § 181 codifies result publication in the Statute Book. § 184 codifies observer access to counting. Precinct-level result data is publicly communicated, though a general citizen right to a raw-data re-tally is limited to the observation framework.

§ 64 codifies that approved ballot envelopes be placed 'in durable packaging, SEALED in the manner prescribed by the Ministry of Justice' with marked address/contents/sender. § 74 (not in FTS top-5 for this datapoint) codifies that the polling-committee chair must show the ballot box is EMPTY before voting and seal it; it may not be reopened until counting. § 99 codifies sealed custody after the result. § 70 codifies preparatory measures. Tamper-evident regime codified.

“Muissa kuin kunnallisvaaleissa kunnan keskusvaalilautakunnan on laitettava hyväksytyt vaalikuoret kestävään päällykseen, joka sinetöidään oikeusministeriön määräämällä tavalla”

No candidate sections returned by FTS.

§ 99 codifies that 'if ballot counting or processing is interrupted, all ballots and tallies must be stored so that no outsider can get hold of them,' and after the result is confirmed the ballots are placed in packaging sealed in the Ministry-prescribed manner and retained until the next equivalent election. § 64 codifies ballot-envelope transport packaging. § 62 codifies envelope delivery to the central committee. Comprehensive chain-of-custody codified.

“Jos äänestyslippujen laskenta tai käsittely keskeytetään, kaikki äänestysliput ja laskelmat on säilytettävä siten, ettei kukaan ulkopuolinen saa niitä käsiinsä.”

§ 186 codifies criminal penalties: 'penalties for electoral crime, electoral bribery, fraudulent voting and falsification of the election result are laid down in Chapter 14, sections 1-4 of the Criminal Code.' § 185 codifies the criminal liability of election officials. Cross-referenced criminal-penalty framework codified.

“Rangaistus vaalirikoksesta, vaalilahjonnasta, vilpillisestä äänestämisestä ja vaalituloksen vääristämisestä säädetään rikoslain 14 luvun 1―4 §:ssä.”

§ 87 codifies the mandatory check-count (tarkastuslaskenta): 'on the day after the election at 09:00, examination shall begin of the ballots cast in election-day voting and of the tallies of the polling committees and central election committees.' Every ballot is re-examined. § 78 codifies the preliminary count. § 86 codifies advance-vote counting. Mandatory dual-count of every ballot codified.

“Vaalien jälkeisenä päivänä kello 9 on ryhdyttävä tarkastamaan vaalipäivän äänestyksessä annettuja äänestyslippuja sekä vaalilautakuntien ja 82 §:n 3 momentissa tarkoitettuja kunnan keskusvaalilautakuntien laskelmia.”

§ 87 codifies the tarkastuslaskenta — a full manual re-examination of every cast ballot the day after the election, determining anew which ballots count for which candidate and which are invalid. § 78 codifies the preliminary manual count at the polling station, conducted without interruption. § 86 codifies advance-vote counting. Ordinal level 2: 100% manual count + 100% manual check-count — stronger than fixed-percentage audit (not a margin-driven RLA).

No candidate sections returned by FTS.

§ 184 codifies that party / joint-list / voters'-association election agents (or their authorised persons) have the right to be PRESENT at the committee meetings held for ballot sorting, counting, and determination of the result. The same right belongs to 'a person representing the Ministry of Justice or authorised by it observing the elections.' § 54 codifies an observer present at home voting. Comprehensive observation-of-counting framework codified.

“Vaalilautakunnan, kunnan keskusvaalilautakunnan ja vaalipiirilautakunnan kokouksissa, jotka pidetään ehdokkaiden numeroiden määräämistä, äänestyslippujen järjestämistä tai laskemista taikka vaalien tuloksen määräämistä varten, puolueiden ja yhteislistojen sekä yhteislistaan kuulumattomien valitsijayhdistysten vaaliasiamiehillä taikka heidän kutakin vaaliviranomaista varten erikseen kirjallisesti valtuuttamillaan henkilöillä on oikeus olla läsnä.”

§ 94 codifies that the constituency election committee confirms (vahvistaa) the parliamentary-election result on the 3rd day after election day. § 95 codifies parallel for municipal elections. § 179 codifies presidential-election confirmation by the Helsinki constituency committee. The confirmed check-count result is binding — § 100 codifies that appeal lies only against the decision confirming the result. Binding-force framework codified.

No candidate sections returned by FTS.

No candidate sections returned by FTS.

No candidate sections returned by FTS.

§ 51 codifies the ballot-paper specification (white paper, standard 148×210 mm, prescribed layout — 'no other markings may appear on the ballot'). § 82 codifies small-precinct ballots. § 85 codifies ballot-invalidity grounds. § 140 codifies second-round ballot color. Public ballot specification codified though without cryptographic signing.

No candidate sections returned by FTS.

§ 120 codifies the election-agent (vaaliasiamies) institution — every candidate-nominating party and voters' association must have an election agent (with a deputy) in the constituency. § 131 / § 151 / § 170 codify the same across all election types. § 184 (not in FTS top-5 for this datapoint) codifies the presence-right of election agents AND election observers (vaalitarkkailijat) at ballot-sorting, counting, and result-determination meetings, plus a Ministry-of-Justice observer. § 54 codifies an observer at home voting. Comprehensive domestic-observer framework codified.

No candidate sections returned by FTS.

§ 181 codifies that the Helsinki constituency committee 'must IMMEDIATELY notify the Ministry of Justice of the election result' and issue a public announcement. § 80 codifies that committees publicly communicate the preliminary-count results (on election night). § 94 / § 95 codify result confirmation on the 3rd day. Ordinal level 2: preliminary precinct results communicated on election night, formal confirmation within 3 days.

“Helsingin vaalipiirilautakunnan on heti ilmoitettava oikeusministeriölle vaalien tulos”

§ 79 codifies the vaalipöytäkirja (election protocol): the polling committee must designate a member to keep a protocol recording the date and times voting began/ended, members present, assistants, number of voters, total ballots and ballots in each group, the time ballots were sealed, and which election agents and other authorised persons were present at sorting and counting. § 98 codifies entry of the result in the protocol. § 63 codifies advance-vote-document checking minutes. Comprehensive protocol regime codified.

“Vaalilautakunnan on määrättävä yksi jäsenistään pitämään vaalipöytäkirjaa, johon merkitään:”

No candidate sections returned by FTS.

No candidate sections returned by FTS.

No candidate sections returned by FTS.

No candidate sections returned by FTS.

§ 51 codifies that the ballot form 'must safeguard the preservation of ballot secrecy' (vaalisalaisuuden säilyminen). § 72 codifies polling-place order rules. § 86 codifies that ballots are dropped into the urn 'preserving ballot secrecy' (vaalisalaisuus säilyttäen). § 112 codifies the secret member-ballot for candidate selection. The Constitution of Finland § 25 enshrines the secret ballot. Comprehensive ballot-secrecy mandate codified.

§ 190 codifies transport services for disabled voters to the polling or advance-voting station. § 73 (not in FTS top-5) codifies polling-place assistance and § 71-related provisions codify assisted voting. Accessibility is partially codified — disabled-voter transport + assisted voting — but without a comprehensive standalone accessibility-standards chapter.

§ 69 codifies that 'the municipal central election committee must ensure that there is a POLLING PLACE for each voting district (äänestysalue),' with the municipality providing suitable premises and furnishings, and that the polling place 'must have sufficient space for voters waiting their turn.' § 8 codifies that the voting district is the municipality unless division is needed. § 9 codifies advance-voting + election-day polling places. One-polling-place-per-district rule codified; no strict numeric voters-per-place floor.