In the 2008 municipal elections the Ministry of Justice will for the first time arrange electronic elections in three municipalities; Karkkila, Kauniainen and Vihti. In these municipalities voters will be able to vote electronically at polling stations either on election day or in advance. Electronic voting, both in advance and on election day, will take place in front of election authorities at the polling stations. Traditional ballot voting will also be allowed. Distance voting via the Internet is not possible.

The provisions on electronic voting were included in the Act amending the Election Act (880/2006), which was in force until the end of 2008. The possible extension of the use of electronic voting and widening the scope of the provisions to apply to the whole country will be carried out by enacting a new Act.

At the end of June 2009, the Ministry of Justice will publish a report on the E-voting experiment presenting the experiences gained in the experiment.

Demonstration of electronic voting		News
General information The electronic voting project and legislation The polling booth and voting terminal for electronic voting Technical information Technical presentation of electronic voting (in Finnish) Technical features and information security solutions (in Finnish) Specification documents (in Finnish) Links to sites relating to the electronic voting system		Electronic voting will not be developed further on the current basis - Voting on the Internet is a probable development trend Audit report on pilot electronic voting in municipal elections (13.6.2008) Press release: Municipal elections 2008: Electronic voting in three municipalities (8.2.2008)

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