If you are a foreigner in Finland and an EU citizen, you can vote in Municipal Elections after just 51 days of living here. If you are from outside the EU, you can vote after having a permanent address here for 2 years.  Ran Goren, who has been working on making this fact well known to the international community in Finland, joins this podcast to talk about what's at stake for internationals in the upcoming  April 2021 municipal elections.

Helsinki/Turku English Speaking Municipal Elections groups:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/Helsinki.Elections.2021

https://www.facebook.com/groups/Turku.Elections.2021

Information about Registering a Permanent Address:

https://dvv.fi/en/foreigner-registration

News Sources Used:

https://yle.fi/uutiset/osasto/news/new_coronavirus_restrictions_and_recommendations_in_force_in_december/11673834

https://yle.fi/uutiset/osasto/news/fridays_papers_avoiding_the_capital_more_focus_on_immigrants_country_buses/11668572