Finnish Lutherans vote in parish elections

Members of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland are voting in parish elections today, Yle reports. Polling stations open at 11 a.m. and close at 8 p.m.

The elections, held every four years, choose representatives to parish councils. In parish federations, voters also elect members to the joint parish council and to the councils of individual parishes.

Church members aged 16 or older are eligible to vote. No vote is being held in 30 parishes, where candidates were elected without a contest. Advance voting ended last Saturday.