A resident of the city, as well as a community or foundation operating in the city, and anyone who owns or controls real property in the municipality, has the right to submit initiatives concerning the city’s activities. A user of a service has the right to submit initiatives concerning the service they use.
An initiative must be submitted in writing or as an electronic document. The initiative m ...
Submit the initiative to the municipality either electronically or on paper.
A municipal initiative may be submitted via the Kuntalaisaloite.fi service administered by the Ministry of Justice (not available in English), by email to the registry office, by letter or by delivering the initiative in person to the registry office.
Note: Before visiting the registry office in person at the municipal office building, it is advisable to confirm opening hours by phone, as staff are partially working remotely.
The residents of a municipality, people who own or govern real property in the municipality, and communities and foundations that operate in the municipality have the right to submit initiatives on matters that concern the municipality’s activities. People who use the municipality’s services have the right to submit initiatives on matters concerning the service in question.
The community and foundation refer to parties that have ownership in the municipality or a connection to a service. Such a community or foundation may be local, regional or national.
An initiative usually concerns developing a service or tackling an issue at a general level. The competent municipal authority must consider the initiative as soon as possible. In all cases, the municipality must respond to the person who submitted the initiative and report on any measures taken as a consequence of it.
A minimum of four per cent of municipal residents who have turned 15 can submit an initiative to organise a municipal referendum. If at least four per cent of the residents who have turned 15 jointly submit initiative to organise a municipal referendum, the council must decide without delay whether to hold a municipal referendum.
Municipalities Act 410/2015 (unofficial translation)