Finland gets 15 MEPs in the new parliament, with Europeans heading to the polls continent-wide on 9 June.

Yle’s European election compass opened for users on Friday.

The compass allows anyone to examine the positions of participating candidates across a wide range of issues via 24 different statements, to see which candidates most closely match their own views.

Each question allows candidates to state how closely they identify with, or reject, the statement and offer a rationale for their decision.

Candidates also have the chance to upload a video message, offer three election promises, give brief biographical information and place themselves on a chart with left-right and liberal-conservative axes.

Finland gets to elect 15 MEPs this time, up by two on the previous election in 2019. One of the extra spots was already allocated in 2020 as a result of Brexit and the departure of British MEPs.

The other came late last year when the EU reevaluated national quotas based on member states’ latest population numbers.

Citizens of any EU country resident in Finland can vote in the European elections, along with employees of international organisations based in Helsinki and their family members — so long as they have not had the right to vote withdrawn in their own member state.

The Finnish Justice Ministry offers more information about the elections and eligibility to vote on its website.

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