The future of working life is in your hands – see a list of pro-employee candidates in the EU elections!
You decide whether or not Europe will be on the employees’ side. You can vote in the EU elections in advance from 29 May to 4 June. Head to the polling station at latest on the election day 9 June.
It’s time to get ready to vote! Advance voting in the EU elections has started. These elections are held to elect the European Parliament, which affects all our daily lives with decisions that concern for example working life.
Advance voting takes place now, from 29 May to 4 June 2024. The election day is Sunday 9 June 2024.
Who should you vote for in the EU elections?
Because the European Union makes many decisions that concern working life, a good candidate to vote for is someone who supports equality in working life and employee rights. When you vote for a pro-employee candidate, you give your vote to continuing the efforts for more equal working life and for improving the position of employees in Europe.
Voting for a JHL member is a good option. By doing so you vote for a candidate who is genuinely on the employees’ side.
JHL members standing as candidates in the EU elections
- Andersson, Li (Left Alliance)
- Bibani, Gashaw (Left Alliance)
- Elo, Piia (SDP)
- Heinäluoma, Eero (SDP)
- Kyllönen, Tiina (SDP)
- Kymäläinen, Suna (SDP)
- Käppi, Matleena (Left Alliance)
- Minkkinen, Minna (Left Alliance)
- Niemi-Laine, Päivi (SDP)
- Rantanen, Piritta (SDP)
- Saramo, Jussi (Left Alliance)
- Säynevirta, Sami (Left Alliance)
- Taavitsainen, Satu (Movement Now)
This list consists of JHL members who stand as candidates and have given their permission to publish their names.
You can get more information to help you make your decision from SAK’s survey results that tell where the political parties stand on EU election themes that matter to employees.
Why should you vote in the EU elections?
The EU elections may feel like a distant thing, but the decisions that are made in the EU are seen and felt in everyone’s life in Finland every day.
Election forecasts have been pointing to the rise of right-wing and far-right parties (news article in Finnish) in the EU elections. In practice that would mean more conservative EU politics and more populism, EU criticism and anti-democratic and anti-immigration sentiments. It would probably also mean a setback for climate action that is essential for the future of our planet.
Having less power in the EU decision-making would also probably have a negative effect on developing working life legislation, where much progress has been made in the recent years.
In conclusion, it is now extraordinarily important to vote for candidates who support equality in working life and value employees.
You can learn more about what the EU elections are and what kinds of things they affect from our extensive EU elections page.
The advance voting period of the European Parliament elections is now, from 29 May to 4 June. Check the advance polling stations here. The election day is 9 June. Give your vote to a candidate who is on the employees’ side.