Parliamentary elections 2023

Parliamentary elections are held in Estonia on 5 March 2023. The right to vote abroad applies to Estonian citizens living abroad permanently and to voters who are temporarily staying abroad and are included in the list of voters.

Estonian citizens have three options for voting in a foreign country:

You can vote electronically on the website valimised.ee/en from 9.00 on 27 February until 20.00 on 4 March 2023 (around the clock).

More information about electronic voting is available here.

It is possible to vote in Estonia’s foreign representations on at least two days between 18 and 23 February 2023. More information on voting is available on the mission’s website.

Table with the voting times of all foreign representations (in Estonian)

To vote by mail, you must send your application to vote to your chosen representation no later than 3 February 2023. More information on voting by mail is available on the website valimised.ee/en or the website of the representation.

USEFUL REMINDER

  • Make sure in due time that your Estonian passport or ID card is valid on the day of voting.

    • Paasport and ID card can be applied for at a self-service portal or at a foreign representation of the Republic of Estonia. To apply for a passport and an ID card, please find a suitable Estonian foreign mission and take an identity document with you.

  • Make sure you have valid PIN codes that you will need for electronic voting. More information is available here.

  • Voters who live abroad permanently must have a designated electoral district. If you have none, you will not be included in the list of voters. To check whether you have a designated electoral district, please contact [email protected] and provide detailed information about your last place of residence in Estonia.

  • If you have never lived in Estonia, please submit the last Estonian address of your parents or grandparents to [email protected].

  • When submitting information about your Estonian place of residence, please keep the following in mind:

    • if your address in Estonia is in Tallinn, please specify the district;

    • if your address in Estonia is in Tartu, specify that it is in the city of Tartu; 

    • with locations in other parts of Estonia, please specify the municipality or town; if you do not know the municipality or town, stating the county is sufficient.

You can only vote if there is correct electoral district data on record, so we recommend making sure your data is up-to-date at the earliest opportunity.

Last updated: 19.12.2022

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