Turnout rises in Finland’s parish elections in many cities

Turnout increased in many large cities in Sunday’s parish elections for the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland, Yle reported.

Helsinki’s preliminary turnout was 12.1%, up from 10% in 2022. Turnout also rose slightly elsewhere in the capital region. In Tampere, 10.6% voted, an increase of two percentage points.

Turnout was 11.1% in Turku, compared with 10.4% in 2022. In Rovaniemi, it reached 14.9%, an increase of more than four percentage points.

Vote counting was still under way in some parishes early Monday, and the national turnout figure was not yet available.