HYY's Representative Council Elections 2025

All members of the Student Union who have registered for attendance at the University by 22 September 2025 are eligible to become members of the Representative Council, barring the exceptions listed in HYY’s Constitution, Section 6.

The nomination of candidates is possible between 12.00 noon on 4 August 2024 and 12.00 noon on 22 September 2025.

Declaration forms for candidates, electoral coalitions and electoral alliances are available at https://ehdokastiedot.hyy.fi. The forms for the declaration of candidacy are filled in electronically, and candidates must identify themselves using their University user account. These forms must be submitted into the system by 12 noon on 22 September 2025.

In connection with declaring their candidacy, the candidate can also pick the electoral coalition they want to join from a list. However, being accepted as a candidate of an electoral coalition also requires the approval of the coalition’s representative.

The Student Union’s secretary general, authorised by the Central Election Committee, will receive the election documents. If needed, the secretary general will also provide guidance on issues related to the nomination of candidates (tel. 0400 816 426 or paasihteeri(at)hyy.fi).

Send email to Election Coordinator Eevi Laaksovirta (vaalit@hyy.fi) to let her know you will be acting as the representative of electoral coalition x. The election coordinator will grant the representative the right to create an electoral coalition in the system and send them instructions for doing so. Once the electoral coalition has been added into the system, candidates will be able to register as its candidates.

The representative of the electoral coalition or their deputy will approve each candidate who wishes to join the electoral coalition. Only candidates approved by the representative of the electoral coalition will be accepted as the coalition’s candidates.

It is possible to withdraw your candidacy in the system, at https://ehdokastiedot.hyy.fi, during the nomination of candidates (until 12 noon on 22 September 2025). If the candidate registers as the candidate of the wrong electoral coalition, they can withdraw their candidacy in the system and then register again as the candidate of the correct electoral coalition.

After the nomination of candidates has ended, it is still possible to edit the information you have submitted and withdraw your candidacy until 4 pm on 1 October 2025.

You can vote electronically at vaalit.hyy.fi from Wednesday to Friday on 15–17 October and from Monday to Wednesday on 20–22 October at 10 AM to 8 PM. Voting is done using your University user account, and you are entitled to vote in the elections if you are a basic degree student and have registered for attendance or if you are a postgraduate or exchange student who has become a member of HYY.

At vaalitulos.hyy.fi, you can follow the development of the voting percentage in real-time and compare voter turnout by faculty. The election results will be published on the platform after voting ends on October 22nd, around 9–10 pm.

You can also find the results of previous elections here.