New Youth Council elected

The new Youth Council will begin its term on 1 January 2025. A total of 22 full members and 10 substitute members were elected.

The new full members of the Youth Council are:

• Alfred Grönlund, Borgaregatans skola
• Tea Grönlund, Borgaregatans skola
• Aaro Helo, Vaasan lyseon lukio
• Veera Hinkkanen, Variskan yhtenäiskoulu
• Leino Karppi, Merenkurkun koulu
• Oskari Koskimäki, Vaasan lyseon lukio
• Santiago Laitinen, Merenkurkun koulu
• Niko Lehtinen, Variskan yhtenäiskoulu
• Sanni Lehtinen, Onkilahden yhtenäiskoulu
• Ruben Linna, Borgaregatans skola
• Matilda Mattson, Vasa övningsskola
• Yara Abdul Menem Mahmoud, Vamia
• Oliver Sandås, Vasa övningsskolas gymnasium
• Emmi Schlöbcke, Vaasan lyseon lukio
• Edith Skoglund, Borgaregatans skola
• Alvar Slotte, Borgaregatans skola
• Sauli Syri, Savilahden yhtenäiskoulu
• Laura Tammenmaa, Onkilahden yhtenäiskoulu
• Ilmari Telaranta, Vasa övningsskola
• Eeli Töyli, Vaasan lyseon lukio
• Joona Vainio, Vaasan lyseon lukio
• Pihla Vikman, Variskan yhtenäiskoulu

1,521 votes were cast

A total of 1,521 votes were cast, with a voter turnout of 34%. According to Youth Coordinator Ari Kupari, the voter turnout increased slightly compared to the previous election.

– It was encouraging to see that the election sparked interest among our young people. We had an impressive number of candidates, and this time, more votes were needed to secure a seat compared to the previous election.

Vaasa’s Youth Council elections were held electronically for the third time

Voting took place primarily online.

– However, we have noticed that it is also important to offer the option to vote in person. A clear advantage of electronic voting is that it lowers the threshold for voting. It is very natural for young people to vote electronically at school, but I believe that in the next election, we will still see traditional polling stations, says Kupari.

Youth Council elections are held every two years.