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.

Election campaign funding

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Political party funding

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News

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.

Oversight of election campaign funding in the 2025 county elections

16.12.2025 12:00

All the 5,209 county council members and alternate members elected in the 2025 county elections have filed the statutory election funding disclosure with the National Audit Office of Finland (NAOF).

Oversight of election campaign funding in the 2025 municipal elections

16.12.2025 12:00

All the 16,388 municipal council members and alternate members elected in the 2025 municipal elections have filed the statutory election funding disclosure with the National Audit Office of Finland (NAOF).