Accounts for the electoral money collection campaigns in respect of the county and municipal elections held this spring must be submitted by 27 June 2025. The National Police Board recommends using the electoral money collection accounting form (in Finnish and Swedish) available on the police website.
Political parties and associations established solely for the benefit of an election candidate were able to hold electoral money collections for candidates in this spring’s county and municipal elections without having to apply for a money collection permit or notify of a small-scale money collection campaign.
An electoral money collection is a money collection limited to a specific purpose and for a specific period of time for which there is no need to provide prior notification or apply to the authorities for a permit. Under the Money Collection Act, a collection may only take place during the campaign period and the funds raised must be used to cover the candidate’s election campaign costs.
Electoral money collection campaign accounts must be submitted within two months of the end of the campaign
The organiser of an electoral money collection campaign must submit accounts for the campaign to the National Police Board. Regardless of the amount of funds raised, or whether or not the candidate was elected, it is mandatory to submit accounts whenever an electoral money collection campaign has been held where the public have been asked for monetary donations.
It is recommended to submit the accounts for an electoral money collection campaign as soon as possible and, by law, within two months of the end of the electoral money collection campaign. This means by no later than 27 June 2025. The accounts must provide the following information:
- the organiser of the electoral money collection campaign
- the proceeds of the electoral money collection campaign
- information about the use of the funds raised
- itemised costs incurred from holding the electoral money collection campaign
- the period during which the electoral money collection campaign was held
- an account statement or other reliable evidence of the use of the money collection account during the campaign period
- if the organiser of the electoral money collection campaign has an auditor, an auditor’s opinion must be attached to the accounts
The National Police Board recommends the use of the electoral money collection accounting form (in Finnish and Swedish) available on the police website. The electoral money collection campaign accounts and attachments can also be emailed to arpajaishallinto@poliisi.fi or sent by regular mail to:
National Police Board of Finland
Gambling Administration
PO Box 50
11101 Riihimäki
