It is time for representative council elections! 

In the Representative Council elections, 20 full representatives and 20 deputies are elected to the Student Union Representative Council. All SAMK students who have paid the SAMMAKKO membership fee in the autumn of 2025 or the academic year 2025-2026 are eligible to stand as a candidate and eligible to vote.

Advance e-voting will begin on Monday, October 13 at 9:00 a.m and end on Sunday November 2nd 2025. The ballot box elections will be held on campuses from 3rd to 5th November 2025. The actual election day is Wednesday, November 5th.

If you have any questions about the elections, you can contact Helena Matinheimo, Chair of the 2025 Council: helena.matinheimo@sammakko.fi.

 All SAMK students who have paid the SAMMAKKO membership fee in the autumn of 2025 or the academic year 2025-2026 are eligible to stand as a candidate and eligible to vote.

How do I become a candidate?

1.
Download the candidate nomination form HERE (only in Finnish), print it out, and fill it in.

2.
You can join an existing list or create your own list by filling in the election list establishment form. Download it HERE (only in Finnish). If you create a list, please notify us at vaalit@sammakko.fi so that we can inform others who wish to join the list to contact you.

3.
Election list establishment form and candidate nomination forms must be returned to the SAMMAKKO offices or scanned and emailed to vaalit@sammakko.fi by the end of the nomination period on September 29, 2025, at 12:00 (noon).

Pre-printed forms are also available from the SAMMAKKO offices!

What is the Representative council?

The task of the Student Union Representative Council is to be the voice of the students in all decision-making. The Representative Council exercises the highest decision-making power in the student union SAMMAKKO. It outlines what SAMMAKKO does and ensures that the wishes and needs of students are heard in the UAS community.

The task of the Representative Council is to guide the activities of the student union and decide on SAMMAKKO’s major lines and operational resources. The Representative Council approves, for example, SAMMAKKO’s action plan and budget yearly. In addition, the Representative Council annually elects the Student Union Board and student representatives to SAMK’s Board, the Degree Board and the Study Board.