Aahh, after all the gay talk, Päivi Räsänen and the church versus gays, the church election were held yesterday. Apparently there are some people in my family who were elected. My cousin was the most votes-getting person in Humppila and I am not 100% sure but I think her brother was elected from Forssa. 17,5% of people eligible to vote voted. Shows how important this election was for the Finns. Less than 20% of the little less than 5 million people who could have voted, actually showed up and voted. But hey, it was up from the 14% it was last time so it was a success. And as the candidates and the church announced, only by being a member and voting you can make a difference in the church! Right. About 15% of the Finns care about what happens in the church... Over 80% of Finns are members but only 17,5 of them cared enough to vote. I find it very interesting.
btw, my cousin got 40 votes. The 40 votes she had were the most in her town. 40 votes. Interesting. SUPER important election. SUPER.
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