Instructions for Candidates and Alliances
Contact us: vaalit(at)ayy.fi
All members of the Student Union are eligible to stand for election with two exceptions: members of the Central Election Committee in the elections they are preparing, and those employed by the Student Union during the term of the Representative Council.
Candidate nomination can be done via an online form (Aalto login required) or a paper form (Materials). The deadline for submitting the nomination form (both online and paper form, whichever you choose) is 30 Sept 2025 at 4 pm. Note that you are strongly encouraged to submit the form well before, since submitting the electoral alliance agreement has the same deadline. All of the alliance's candidates must be listed in the electoral alliance agreement.
The paper form must be delivered by 4 pm on 30 September 2025 to Aalto University Student Union's service point in Otaniemi (Otakaari 25, Espoo) OR by post, addressed to AYY / Central Election Committee 02151 Espoo (mark "electoral document" on the envelope) OR scanned to vaalit@ayy.fi.
Candidates can join or create an electoral alliance. Candidates can also stand as independent candidates outside electoral alliances, but please note that being an independent candidate reduces your chances of being elected due to our electoral system of proportional representation. Candidate, who wishes to join an electoral alliance, should contact the representative of the electoral alliance, and report their electoral alliance in the nomination form. You can find a list of the electoral alliances here:
Candidates and Electoral Alliances 2025
Two or more candidates can form their own electoral alliance. The electoral alliance needs a representative and a vice-representative who will keep track of the alliance’s candidates and fill out the alliance agreement. There can be at most 45 candidates in one electoral alliance.
Electoral alliances can form an electoral coalition by their representatives filling out the coalition agreement. One or more candidates who do not belong to an electoral alliance have the same right.
Materials for the Representative Council Election
Documents, including forms, agreements, information and other materials.
