The next party congress of the Left Alliance will be held between 14 and 23 November 2025. The party congress will begin with a remote session on Friday, 14 November, at 16.00. This allows the committees of the meeting to continue working remotely after the end of the party congress on that evening. People can participate in the remote session from home or another suitable place.

A traditional party congress weekend will be held between 21 and 23 November in Cultural House Martinus at Vantaa (Martinlaaksontie 36). The party’s new leadership will be elected, and the target programmes and new rules will be decided on during the weekend.

The party congress representatives have the right to vote during the party congress. 300 representatives are elected through a member election covering each district and based on the party’s total number of members.

At the start of the party congress, the party selects committees to deal with the target programme, rules and party congress initiatives, as well as a party congress committee to deal with the selection of candidates. The committees will work in the remote meetings from 15 to 19 November and, if necessary, in Vantaa from 21 and 23 November. We recommend you to consider in advance whether you are interested in working in the committee as a member or chairperson if you are elected as a party congress representative. Make sure your district organisation learns about your interest at the latest by the end of the party congress representative elections.

You can also participate in the party congress as a volunteer or supporter / observer. Volunteers participate in implementing the party congress in advance at agreed times by offering advise or guidance or by arranging seats, for example.

Sign up as a volunteer.

You can follow the live session of the party congress online or at the premise. However, we reserve the right of priority for party representatives and those who work with the party congress if a large number of supporters arrive. Members of the Left Alliance and those interested in the party can sign up as supporters.

Sign up as a supporter.

You can arrange for accomodation at your own cost for example at:

Original Sokos Hotel Vantaa, Hertaksentie 2, 01300 Vantaa.

The hotel is one train stop or a 25 minute walk away from the evening party at Puistokulma. It is 40 minutes away by train from the party congress.

Forenom Vantaa Martinlaakso, Martinlaaksonpolku 6, 01620 Vantaa

The serviced apartments are a five minute walk from the party congress, and a 35 minute train ride away from the evening party at Puistokulma.

We make use of the Finnish Howspace platform for electronic work. The platform is used by various organisations and parties in activities such as meetings. Howspace does not require installing any software. You only need a device with a working internet browser, access to the email address you reported to the Left Alliance and a reliable internet connection.

We will ask the party representatives about their IT equipment and skills and will do our utmost to ensure that the party representatives can fully participate in the congress.

To ensure that everyone has an equal opportunity to participate, the party congress is principally free of charge for party congress representatives. The Left Alliance charges a representative-specific party congress fee from the district organisations and party members. You can ask your own organisation whether they impose personal fees on party congress representatives.

Party congress representatives and volunteers will receive catering during the weekend. For others, we will arrange the opportunity to buy food and drinks during the party congress.

District organisations will arrange joint deliveries to Vantaa. Trips, lodging or catering will not be reimbursed afterwards.

For commuting during the party congress, representatives will be provided commuter train tickets, if necessary.

On Friday, 21 November, The European Left Alliance for the People and the Planet (ELA), the European umbrella party of the Left Alliance, is organising an event focusing on effective campaigning. The event will be held in the party congress premise, and the schedule will be coordinated with the party congress.

On Saturday, 22 November, an evening party will be held in Puistokulma at Talkootie 4.

In addition, the various operational groups, organisations and partners of the Left Alliance will organise their events during the congress. More details coming soon.

You can follow matters related to the party congress on this website.

If you have any questions about the party conference, go to: puoluekokous@vasemmistoliitto.fi

Apply for the party board by filling in the following form: applying for the party board

The party board is elected in the party congress. In addition to the chairperson and the first, second and third vice-chairpersons, the party board has twelve other members and four general deputy representatives.

The party board is tasked with leading and organising the party’s national work. The party board decides, for example, how national election campaigns will be structured, what strategic financial targets will be set and how party personnel will be recruited. In practice, the party board is responsible for the policy of political work and party activities, the implementation of which is the responsibility of the party secretary, the party office and the party bureau.

The party board convenes approximately every two weeks. Meetings are often held remotely, but live meetings are also held multiple times a year.

The weekend for planning the new party board will be held from 13 to 14 December, so please book the dates to your calendar in advance.

In addition to the chairperson, the party congress selects the party’s first, second and third vice-chairpersons, who will act as vice-chairpersons of the party board.

Apply for the position of vice-chairperson of the party board by filling in the following form: applying for the position of vice-chairperson for the party board

If more than one person is nominated as party chairperson before 16.00 on 1 October 2025, an advisory vote among members will be held for the chairperson. For the purposes of the membership vote, a presentation may be submitted by a district organisation or jointly by 15 grassroots or municipal organisations. A possible advisory member vote on the chairperson will be held between 29 October and 13 November 2025. The election result will be published during the remote session of the party congress on 14 November. The chairperson will be formally elected in the party congress.

The chairperson of the Left Alliance, the 1st, 2nd and 3rd vice-persons, the party secretary, the chairperson of the party council and the chairperson of the parliamentary group are members of the party bureau. The party bureau prepares the party’s policies and other statements, the meetings of the party board and party council, as well as other tasks delegated by the party board. The party bureau regularly processes the party’s financial and personnel matters and provides instructions and support for the party secretary.

Before the party congress, districts will arrange candidate panels for the chairperson and vice-chairperson candidates.

If you are applying for the chair, please book the dates to your calendar in advance. The party will compensate trips to the events and, to account for the various life situations of the candidates, will provide the opportunity to participate remotely.

Candidate panel dates and localities

(Additional information is available from the executive director of each area):

Eastern area (Savo-Karelia and Southeast Finland): 4 October 2025 12.00 (lunch), 13.00 (event) – Liperi, training centre, Koulukuja 2

Central area (Central Finland, Pirkanmaa and Ostrobothnia): 11 October 2025 – Tampere

Southern area (Helsinki and Uusimaa) + the national panel of the Kansan Uutiset periodical: 18 October 2025 10.45. – Helsinki, The Sirenius hall of the Kalliola Settlement House, Sturenkatu 11.

Western area (Häme, Satakunta and Southwest Finland): 19 October – Turku

Northern area (Kainuu, Lapland and North Ostrobothnia): 25 October 14.00 Oulu, Oulun Järjestötalo, Mäkelinkatu 29

You can apply for the tasks by filling in the following form: applying for the position of chair of the party council a general member

The chairperson of the party council and two vice-chairpersons are elected in the party congress. In addition, five general members and deputy general members will be selected. Other members of the party council (50) will be selected in the meetings of the district organisations during autumn, before the party congress. Through the district organisation, you will receive information about your own district when applying for membership of the party council.

The party council decides on matters such as the economic, political and organisational guidelines of the party and on participation in the government. Meetings are held, when necessary, with usually at least two meetings per year. The spring and autumn meetings are usually held in person.

The chairperson of the party council is a member of the party bureau.

While the formal presentation and decisions are made during the party congress (see “Making presentations of candidates”), we wish and recommend that you state your interest to a position in advance by filling in the following form: stating interest to a position.

On the form, we will ask about the necessary information for the positions. If you are applying for the position of the party’s 1st, 2nd or 3rd vice chairperson, you can apply for the members’ regional presentation events (in-person or remotely) with the form.

Candidates may be nominated as members of the party council, as vice-chairpersons of the party (3), as the chairperson and vice-chairperson of the party council (2) and as the general member of the party council.

Presentations of candidates must be made no later than 11.59 p.m. on 14 November, at the end of the start of the remote session of the party congress, in the remote working area of the party congress in Howspace. The presenter is responsible for ensuring that the person to be presented has given their consent to the task. People may also present themselves for a task.

Each party congress representative, member of the party board and chairperson of the Left Alliance’s parliamentary group shall have the right to presentation (Rules of the Left Alliance, 13 § 1. & 2.)

The presentation will include the candidate’s surname and forenames, age, profession or rank, using no more than two expressions, and the candidate’s municipality and district organisation.

The party board requires both men and women to have a 40% representation. As far as possible, the party’s other selections should comply with this practice. We wish to have applicants from various backgrounds.

Information on the candidates’ gender is available in the party’s membership register.

At least two (2) members of the party council must be native speakers of Swedish, and one must be a Sámi.

Candidates for election to the party council must indicate whether they are native speakers of Swedish or Sámi. It is the responsibility of the presenter to verify this information from the person to be presented.

Candidates are provided the opportunity to present themselves in the election gallery in Howspace. Instructions will be sent to everyone interested in becoming a candidate on 1 October.