{"id":252193,"date":"2023-03-09T09:13:35","date_gmt":"2023-03-09T07:13:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-newsroom.com\/press\/advance-voting-in-south-africa-in-finlands-2023-parliamentary-elections?lang=en"},"modified":"2023-03-09T09:13:35","modified_gmt":"2023-03-09T07:13:35","slug":"advance-voting-in-south-africa-in-finlands-2023-parliamentary-elections","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/advance-voting-in-south-africa-in-finlands-2023-parliamentary-elections\/","title":{"rendered":"Advance voting in South Africa in Finland’s 2023 parliamentary elections"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Embassy<\/a>
Download logo<\/a>
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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.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

The Ministry of Justice has the overall responsibility for conducting the elections. The Ministry has published a list of the advance polling stations<\/a> and their opening hours on the Electionsfinland.fi website. <\/p>\n

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<\/a>. It is advisable to order the materials for voting by post even if you are planning to vote at an advance voting station.<\/p>\n

Read more about advance voting on the missions’ websites<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Advance voting in South Africa:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Cape Town<\/strong>
\nHonorary Consulate of Finland
\nD3 Westlake Square, 1 Westlake Drive Tokai 7945
\nTel. +27 21 700 2800<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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Dates:<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/th>\n

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Opening times:<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n

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22.03. – 23.03.2023<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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09:00 – 18:00<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

24.03.2023<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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09:00 – 15:00<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Pretoria<\/strong>
\nEmbassy of Finland
\n628 Leyds Street, Muckleneuk, Pretoria 0002
\nTel. +27 66 471 5732<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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Dates:<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/th>\n

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Opening times:<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n

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22.03. – 23.03.2023<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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08:00 – 17:00<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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24.03.2023<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

08:00 – 12:00<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Embassy of Finland in Pretoria, South Africa.<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Source: Africa Newsroom – APO<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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