Each year Council elections are held in which Tamko members can stand as candidates and vote for candidates of their choice. On this page you can read all about the elections, we encourage you to get involved!
What on earth is council?
There are 21 students at the Council. They are using the highest power in Students´ Union. You will get to work with other students to effect Tamkos actions and students’ matters.
Working in Council you will meet new people, make new friends and practice conference standards and you gain experience performing and a good entry in your CV. All the decisions are made together, you don´t have to work alone!
Council has students from all study fields and through that the variety of students’ opinions is heard when discussing or making decisions on Tamko’s matters. Influencing is really possible on a low threshold!
Council elections
Tamkos members (people who are studying at TAMK currently and have paid Tamkos membership) can vote at the council elections. 21 members will be elected.
Council elections are held as list election. List election is a election method where for example candidates with the same education or same values are on the same list as candidates. Therefore the voter does not only vote for person but also for a list. The popularity of the list affects to the composition of elected persons. The same method is used for example in the parliamentary elections.
voting in the council elections
You can vote in Tamko’s Council elections if you are registered as present in TAMK and Tamko member. The voting is done electronically, so voting is done via email link. The link will be sent to TUNI email for all Tamko members who are eligible to vote in the Council elections. So you can vote anytime, anywhere easily and quickly!
The more students vote in elections, the more students’ opinions have been heard. By voting, you make an impact!
STEPS IN council Elections
- Stand as candidate
- Voting period
- The results of the elections will be published on Election Day
STANDING AS A CANDIDATE IN THE ELECTIONS
All those who have enrolled present for the following semester and are members of Tamko can stand as a candidate in the elections. With two easy steps you can stand as candidate!
1. Fill out the candidate announcement and declare yourself to list at the same time
To stand as a candidate, fill out the candidate announcement form. The form asks for the candidate’s basic information as well as additional information such as the candidate photo, election slogan and themes. Tamko has right to decline inappropriate and illegal images and candidate texts.
You have to declare yourself to a candidate list that you can run for the Council. You can choose your candidate list yourself. Choose candidate list with people who has same values as you. If you are having hard time finding your own candidate list, you can create your own list. Please note, you can only represent on one candidate list!
We’ll update the form here closer to year 2026 elections.
2. Advertise yourself
The imagination is the limit! You can advertise just yourself or all of your lists candidates at the same time. You can do it through social media, among your study friends, do posters, have a stand at campus etc. If you put posters to Tamko’s info boards at the campus remember to get a Tamkos stamp from our office to your poster. In all advertise you have to follow TAMK´s guidance. Tamko will advertise every candidate evenly.
Candidate lists
The Candidate list brings together Election candidates. Often candidates are united by e.g. the same theme, values or the study field. There can be a maximum of 21 people on one list. Due to the nature of the list elections, a list of candidates with more than one candidate often also gets more votes combined and thus more seats in the Council. In other words if there is only one person at the candidate list, they have to get as many votes as the most popular candidate list’s persons together. Anyone can only be registered on one list.
When you run, you must also sign up for a list. That is done while filling out the candidate form. We will update the lists announced to Tamko to his page to which you can join.
Candidate lists announced to tamko
We will update the candidate lists announced to Tamko closer to year 2026 elections.
You can also make your own candidate list if the following lists aren’t suitable for you and your values. You can start up a list with just you or have friends to join the list as well!
Instructions for starting a candidate list
If none of the candidate lists announced to Tamko doesn’t feel right for you, you can start up your own.
- There must be at least one designated contact person for the list. The contact person is not required to be a candidate in the Council election.
- Candidate list is is established by sending the name of the list and contact person(s) of the list to the Central Election Committee of Tamko via keskusvaalilautakunta@tamko.fi. That’s it!
- The information of the new established candidate lists needs to be informed to Central Election Committee xx.xx.xxxx. We’ll update the year 2026 election dates here later.
- A single list of candidates can have a maximum of 21 people.
- The contact person for the list can also act as the advertiser for the list. The list can be advertised also at the time of the candidate nomination, when it is advertised to potential candidates to join the list. In addition, the list can be advertised after voting has begun to get voters to vote for the list’s candidates.
Elections stands
Tamko organizes election stands to promote elections, standing as candidate and the voting. Lists’ contact persons and candidates are welcome to join during the days below at their own stands with Tamko. Let’s fill out the lists together and set a new voting record!
Election stands will be updated here closer to year 2026 elections.
Central election committee
Every year new Central Election Committee is chosen by the Council. Central Election Committee organizes Council elections, counts the votes and makes sure election regulations is up to date. Executive Director of the Students´ Union works as a secretary in Central Clection Committee. Central Election Committee works until new students are chosen for the roles, usually for one year.
Central election committee 2026:
- Laura Luga – Chairperson
- Elsa Osipova – Vice-Chairperson
- Venla Ouramaa – member
- Sara Hyvärinen – member
- Jenna Sorjonen – member
- Jenni Räsänen – member
- Jenni Santaharju – member
You can send your questions about elections, voting, standing as candidate, lists etc. via email to keskusvaalilautakunta@tamko.fi
List contact persons
Here you can find all contact persons of the candidate lists announced to Tamko.
We’ll update the lists contact informations closer to year 2026 elections.