Voting for Union Congress elections starts on 28 August
329 PAM members will be elected as representatives to make decisions for the Union Congress. Your voice, and that other PAM members, will be heard at the Union Congress via these representatives.
You can search for suitable candidates in the election gallery, which will open on 25 August. Voting takes place between 25 August and 15 September.
Right to vote and election district
PAM members who joined the union by 31 July 2023 are entitled to vote in the Union Congress elections. Student or retired members cannot vote in the elections.
You can only vote for a candidate in your own election district. Your election district is determined based on the union branch you belong to.
Candidate lists
PAM’s Executive Committee confirmed the candidates for the Union Congress elections on 15 August. In total there are 768 candidates. There are 20 election districts. You can find all the election districts in your area under your region.
Häme-Southeast Finland (in Finnish)
East Finland (in Finnish)
Central Finland (in Finnish)
Southwest Finland (in Finnish)
Pirkanmaa (in Finnish)
North Finland(in Finnish)
Uusimaa (in Finnish)
Nationwide (in Finnish)
PAM Union Congress
The Union Congress is held every four years and is the highest decision-making body in PAM. The Union Congress sets out PAM’s objectives and approves the priority action programme. The Congress also elects the union’s President, the personal deputy of the Executive Committee Chairman, the Executive Committee and the Council.
PAM members who joined the union by 31 July 2023 are entitled to vote in the Union Congress elections between 28 August and 15 September.
Union congress timetable
Spring 2023
- Candidate registration 13 March-15 May.
- Candidate nomination meetings 29 May-18 June.
Autumn 2023
- Candidate gallery open 25 August–15 September.
- Voting period 28 August-15 September.
- Voting result published 21 September.
- Congress 24-26 October.
Voting
Members who joined the union by 31 July 2023 are entitled to vote in conference elections from 28 August to 15 September.