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Advance voting. Regional and municipal elections. Municipal tasks. Wednesday’s weather.

Advance voting

First, news about the elections.

Early voting for regional and municipal elections ends today, Tuesday.

The last advance voting locations will close at 8 p.m.

Advance voting locations are located, for example, in shopping centers, libraries, and municipal halls.

Early voting began on Wednesday of last week.

The Ministry of Justice’s Director of Elections, Arto Jääskeläinen, says that early voting has been quite lively.

About 22 percent of those eligible to vote have already voted in the election. Today, Tuesday, the number is expected to rise further.

Jääskeläinen estimates that the election turnout will rise to over 50 percent.

It is common for regional and municipal elections to interest people less than parliamentary elections.

Early voting for regional and municipal elections ends today.

The actual election day is next Sunday, April 13th.

Let’s continue with the topic of elections.

There are now two elections in Finland at the same time.

Regional elections elect representatives to regional councils.

Regional councils decide on social and health services and rescue services in their own area.

Municipal elections elect representatives to municipal councils.

Municipal councils decide on municipal matters. We will now talk about the duties of the municipality.

You live in the municipality.

What is the municipality doing?

The municipality’s job is to provide you with services.

Finland is divided into municipalities.

Municipalities decide on many things that affect your life.

You receive many services from your municipality.

Municipal services include, for example, daycare centers, schools, libraries, sports facilities, public transport and waste management.

All of this is paid for with tax money.

We all pay taxes.

You too.

Many foreigners who have lived in Finland for a long enough time are also allowed to vote in municipal and regional elections.

Still a weather forecast.

The weather will be cool on Wednesday.

It may snow during the day.

There is light rain in the south and west.

The wind is strong.

It’s freezing in the north.

Elsewhere, the temperature is between 0 and +2 degrees.