On the 13th April, the municipal and county elections will be held in Finland. These are vital in building the future of cities and regions, covering for example budgets, hospitals, employment services and housing planning. Crucially, Finnish citizenship is not required in order to vote!

Come and listen as a panel containing some of the major political parties in Finland discusses key election topics, and what their party is doing about them. The event will also start with an information session into what happens both before and after you place your vote. The event is held fully in English.

The panelists are:

• Otso Kivekäs (The Greens)
• Miapetra Kumpula-Natri MP (Social Democrats)
• Jouni Markkanen (National Coalition Party)
• Sakari Puisto MP (The Finns)
• Nick Walters (Left Alliance)

An invite has also been sent to members of the Centre Party.

The event begins at 17:15 with an introduction to the elections, before continuing into the panel at 17:30.