Oversight of Election Campaign and Political Party Funding
The National Audit Office of Finland oversees election campaign and political party funding and receives and publishes documents specified in the Act on Political Parties and the Act on a Candidate’s Election Funding.
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2027 Parliamentary Elections – what candidates need to remember about election campaign funding
12.11.2026 17:00
Candidates should keep track of their campaign funding and expenses from the very beginning. An advance disclosure, which increases the transparency of election campaign funding, can be submitted from 18 March 2027, and the actual election campaign funding disclosure must be submitted by 21 June 2027 at the latest.
Oversight of political advertising
8.9.2026 17:17
The National Audit Office of Finland oversees political advertising in Finland. The oversight is based on the EU regulation on political advertising, which aims to establish common rules for political advertising in the EU.
Report on the oversight of political party funding 2025
25.3.2026 10:08
The political parties and party associations audited in 2025 complied mainly well with the provisions of the Act on Political Parties. However, the audits found some shortcomings in their operations, such as missing documents and contributions that had not been reported. Shortcomings were also found in the use of the government grant, and in one case, the terms and conditions of the party subsidy decision had not been complied with.