Disclosures submitted under the Act on Political Parties

Under the Act on Political Parties, political parties, party associations, entities affiliated with political parties and the associations referred to in the party subsidy decisions must meet a variety of disclosure obligations.

Disclosure obligations

The political party should submit the following disclosures:

  • up-to-date disclosure
  • advance disclosure of election campaign costs and funding (voluntary)
  • itemisation of election campaign costs and funding
  • summary of up-to-date disclosures
  • financial audit report
  • financial statements and management report
  • accounts regarding the use of government grants (if the party has received any).
An association referred to in the grant decision should submit the following disclosures:
  • up-to-date disclosure
  • advance disclosure of election campaign costs and funding (voluntary)
  • itemisation of election campaign costs and funding
  • summary of up-to-date disclosures
  • auditor’s report
  • financial statements and management report
  • accounts regarding the use of government grants.

A party association should submit the following disclosure:

  • up-to-date disclosure.

An entity affiliated to a political party should submit the following disclosure:

  • up-to-date disclosure
  • itemisation of the contributions received by the affiliated entity
  • financial audit report
  • financial statements and management report
  • financial statements and management report.

Associations mentioned in the grant decision refer to associations mentioned in the Government decision on awarding a government grant to a political party under section 9 of the Act on Political PartiesAvautuu uuteen välilehteen. The grant decision can be found on the Government’s website.

The Government's grant decision‍Avautuu uuteen välilehteen (in Finnish only)