Finland will hold its parliamentary elections on Sunday 2 April 2023. Advance voting will be possible in South Africa from 22 to 24 March 2023. The Ministry for Foreign Affairs is responsible for organising advance voting abroad.
The advance polling stations abroad will be located in Finland's diplomatic and consular missions or their offices in 86 different countries. A total of 216 advance polling stations will be open abroad.
The Ministry for Foreign Affairs is responsible for organising advance voting in Finland’s missions abroad and on board Finnish ships sailing outside the Finnish territory during the advance voting period.
The Ministry of Justice has the overall responsibility for conducting the elections. The Ministry has published a list of the advance polling stations and their opening hours on the Electionsfinland.fi website.
Voting by post will also be possible in connection with the parliamentary elections. Information on the important dates for postal voting, instructions and a form for ordering the postal voting documents are available at Electionsfinland.fi. It is advisable to order the materials for voting by post even if you are planning to vote at an advance voting station.
Read more about advance voting on the missions’ websites.
Advance voting in South Africa:
Cape Town
Honorary Consulate of Finland
D3 Westlake Square, 1 Westlake Drive Tokai 7945
Tel. +27 21 700 2800
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22.03. – 23.03.2023 |
09:00 – 18:00 |
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24.03.2023 |
09:00 – 15:00 |
Pretoria
Embassy of Finland
628 Leyds Street, Muckleneuk, Pretoria 0002
Tel. +27 66 471 5732
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Dates: |
Opening times: |
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22.03. – 23.03.2023 |
08:00 – 17:00 |
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24.03.2023 |
08:00 – 12:00 |
Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Embassy of Finland in Pretoria, South Africa.
