General election
President of the Republic
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Source: finlex.fi, checked (+2 more)First round on the fourth Sunday of January in the sixth year after the President last took office (Election Act 714/1998); a second round follows two weeks later (2030-02-10) if no candidate wins a majority (Constitution section 54). Date computed from the rule.
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- finlex.fi · checked Finlex, Constitution of Finland 731/1999 s.55 and Election Act 714/1998, read 2026-10-12: 2030-01-27 follows from the statutory rule but has not been proclaimed and a vacancy would trigger an earlier election; date_confirmed set to false per world conventions s.7. For: Date and type of vote
- finlex.fi · checked Finlex, Vaalilaki 714/1998 (consolidated), read 2026-10-12: "Eduskuntavaalien vaalipäivä on huhtikuun kolmas sunnuntai" (2027-04-18); presidential first round "tammikuun neljäs sunnuntai kuudentena vuotena" after the President took office (2030-01-27). For: Date and type of vote
- vaalit.fi · checked Ministry of Justice election site vaalit.fi, general rule read 2026-10-12 (parliamentary election on the third Sunday of April, presidential on the last Sunday of January) per Constitution sections 26, 27 and 54; 2027-04-18 and 2030-01-27 computed from that rule, not stated on a fetched page. For: Date and type of vote
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