Advance voting for Lutheran parish elections opens at Tampere malls and markets

Advance voting for the Evangelical Lutheran Church parish elections has begun across Tampere, with polling stations set up in shopping centres, supermarkets, churches and parish halls, Tamperelainen reports.

Voters can cast early ballots at Kauppakeskus Duo and Kauppakeskus Ratina; at K-Citymarket in Linnainmaa and Turtola; at K-Supermarket Westeri; and at Prisma stores in Kaleva, Koivistonkylä and Lielahti. Mall locations are open Tuesday–Friday 3–6 November from 10:00 to 20:00 and Saturday 7 November from 10:00 to 18:00. Churches, parish halls and educational institutions also serve as polling places.

Advance voting runs 3–7 November. Tampere has more than 125,000 eligible voters, noting the parish election schedule.

All members of the Evangelical Lutheran Church who turn 16 by election day are eligible to vote. During advance voting, members may vote at any advance polling place in Finland. On election day, 15 November 2026, voters must use their own parish polling station: Viinikan kirkko for the Southern parish; Pispalan kirkko for Harju parish; Messukylän kirkko for Messukylä parish; and Tampereen tuomiokirkko for the Cathedral Parish.