Election calendar

The 2027 election calendar will be updated to this page later.

2025

• Candidate applications must be submitted by 1.10.2025 by 3 pm
• Voting aid will open for candidates on 13.10.2025
• The candidates may answer to the questions in the Voting Aid by 19.10.2025 midnight
• Candidate gallery is open 15.10.-6.11.2025
• Voting aid is open for ISYY members on 20.10.2025
• Advance voting 27.-31.10.2025
• Actual election day 6.11.2025
• Election night 6.11.2025

Campaigning days for the candidate lists for nominating candidates 2025

Joensuu

• Tue 23.9.2025 from 10 am to 2 pm, Carelia lobby
• Thu 25.9.2025 from 10 am to 2 pm, Natura lobby
• Mon 29.9.2025 from 10 am to 2 pm, Carelia lobby

Kuopio

• Tue 23.9.2025, from 10 am to 2 pm, Snellmania lobby (1st floor)
• Thu 25.9.2025 klo, from 10 am to 2 pm, Canthia lobby
• Mon 29.9.2025, from 10 am to 2 pm, Snellmania lobby (1st floor)

Election info session 2025

ISYY organised a Representative Council info session virtually 23.9.2025 starting at 4:15 pm with a Finnish session. The English section was cancelled due to a lack of an audience but would have started at 5:15 pm and lasted about an hour; half an hour was reserved for the info-session and half an hour for possible questions from the audience. In attendance, there were members from ISYY’s central elections committee and specialists to give answers to questions members might have on their mind and to tell them about the Representative Council and its work.

Election info slides, pdf

Election info Q&A, pdf

Campaigning days for the candidates 2025

Joensuu

• Tue-Thu 14.-16.10.2025, from 10 am to 2 pm, Carelia lobby
• Mon 20.10.2025, from 10 am to 2 pm, Carelia lobby
• Mon-Wed 27.-29.10.2025, from 10 am to 2 pm, Carelia lobby
• Thu-Fri 30.-31.10.2025, from 10 am to 2 pm, Natura lobby
• Tue-Thu 4.-6.11.2025, from 10 am to 2 pm, Carelia lobby 

Kuopio

• Tue-Thu 14.-16.10.2025, from 10 am to 2 pm, Snellmania first floor lobby
• Tue 21.10.2025, from 10 am to 2 pm, Snellmania first floor lobby 
• Mon-Wed 27.-29.10.2025, from 10 am to 2 pm, Snellmania first floor lobby
• Thu-Fri 30.-31.10.2025,from 10 am to 2 pm, Canthia first floor lobby 
• Tue-Thu 4.-6.11.2025, from 10 am to 2 pm, Snellmania first floor lobby

Candidate gallery

The candidate gallery was available in ISYY's electronic voting system from 15 October to 6 November.

Panel discussions 2025

• Panel discussion in Joensuu was held on 20.10.2025 from 12 pm till 1 pm at Carelia lobby.
  • Link to Joensuu's Electoral panel stream on Youtube
• Panel discussion in Kuopio was held on 21.10.2025 from 12 pm till 1 pm at Snellmania lobby.
  • Link to Kuopio's Electoral panel stream on Youtube

Voting aid 2025

ISYY's voting aid for 2025 Representative Council Elections was provided by SYL.

Voting schedule

Students could vote in ISYY's electronic election system.

• Advance voting started at 9:00 am on Monday 27 October 2025, and ended at 2:00 pm on Friday 31 October 2025.
• On the election day, 6 November 2025, voters could vote from 8:00 am to 4:00 pm.

Election night

ISYY organised an election night on both campus cities on the election day 6 November from 4 pm until 6 pm.

This page was updated last on 10.6.2026.