Elections for the faculty councils and for the University Board

Elections will be held at the University of Lapland in autumn 2026. Members of faculty councils and members representing university’s staff will be elected for term 1.1.2027-31.12.2029.

The election process will start on Tuesday 20.10.2026 when the electoral lists are available for viewing (intranet). From the electoral list, you can check whether you are on the electoral list and therefore eligible to stand as a candidate and entitled to vote. If your name is missing from the list, notify the election committee by 26.10.2026 at 3 p.m.  You can also check if someone is missing from the list or if there is someone on the list who you think should not be on the list. In these situations, contact the election committee by 26.10.2026 at 3 p.m. The letters are delivered to the university’s registry office kirjaamo @ ulapland.fi .

The final electoral lists will be published on Wednesday 28 October 2026 (intranet).

If your name is on the list, you can stand as a candidate in the elections between 29.10.-11.11.2026. Log in to the electronic candidate service with your Haka credentials and the program will guide you forward. You can only stand as a candidate in the group to which you belong, i.e. professors and associate professors in group 1 and teaching, research staff and other staff in group 2. The candidate service closes at 3 p.m.

The so-called match election will be carried out on paper. All election documents must be submitted to the registry by 3 p.m. on 11 November 2026. See more detailed instructions on the intranet.

Electronic voting will take place 23.-27.11.2026 daily from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. The election results will be announced on Monday 30.11.2026.

All election-related materials and instructions can be found on the intranet’s election website, link on the university’s front page.

Questions related to the elections can be sent to the members of the election committee (heads of administration of the faculties) and the secretary of the election committee Riikka Uskelin.