Finland

Table of Contents:

• General Right to Vote
• Exclusion or Potential Exclusion Based on Disability
• Candidacy or Holding Office

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Section 14 states:

Every Finnish citizen who has reached eighteen years of age has the right to vote in national elections and referendums. Specific provisions in this Constitution shall govern the eligibility to stand for office in national elections…

 

Excerpt from the Constitution of the Republic of Finland (1999, last amended 2011)

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Section 27 states:

Everyone with the right to vote and who is not under guardianship can be a candidate in parliamentary elections.

 

Section 55 states:

…If the President dies or if the Government declares that the President is permanently unable to carry out the duties of the presidency, a new President shall be elected as soon as possible.

 

Section 59 states:

When the President of the Republic is prevented from carrying out of his or her duties, these are taken over by the Prime Minister or, if the Prime Minister too is incapacitated, by the Minister acting as Deputy Prime Minister.

 

Excerpts from the Constitution of the Republic of Finland (1999, last amended 2011)

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Section 27 states:

Everyone with the right to vote and who is not under guardianship can be a candidate in parliamentary elections.

 

Section 55 states:

…If the President dies or if the Government declares that the President is permanently unable to carry out the duties of the presidency, a new President shall be elected as soon as possible.

 

Section 59 states:

When the President of the Republic is prevented from carrying out of his or her duties, these are taken over by the Prime Minister or, if the Prime Minister too is incapacitated, by the Minister acting as Deputy Prime Minister.
 

Excerpts from the Constitution of the Republic of Finland (1999, last amended 2011)