KansalaisuuskurssiGlossary · Chapter 6: Equality
vaalikelpoisuus
Finnish word. In English: eligibility to stand for election
The right to stand as a candidate in elections.
Facts about the word
- In parliamentary elections, everyone who has the right to vote and is not legally incompetent is eligible to stand. Perustuslaki 27 §
- Only a Finnish citizen by birth can be elected President of the Republic. Perustuslaki 54 §
- A person can stand for the municipal council if that municipality is their municipality of residence, they have the right to vote in municipal elections and they have not been declared legally incompetent. Kuntalaki 71 §
The facts come from public sources, such as the authorities' own pages and the law.
Try the word in a sentence
Only one of the sentences uses the word correctly. Which one?
Eligibility is the right to be a candidate in elections. It is not about how you vote, and it is not a fitness programme.
The word belongs to Chapter 6: Equality and gender equality. The chapter page has the full context and practice questions.
