31.1 percent of ballots cast after 5 days of advance voting in Estonia’s local elections

In-person voting at a polling place in Estonia's local elections. October 2025. Source: Aili Vahtla/ERR

As of 8 p.m. on Friday, 120,303 voters had cast their ballots at polling stations and 192,270 had voted electronically in Estonia’s local elections. A total of 312,573 people have voted so far – 31.1 percent of the total number of voters.

In the 2021 local elections, after five days of advance voting, 29.4 percent of eligible voters had cast their ballots.

Online voting is available around the clock and will continue until 8 p.m. on Saturday, October 18.

In addition to the Estonian and EU citizens, stateless persons living in Estonia with a long-term residence permit or the right of permanent residence also have the right to vote.

Voters must be at least 16 years of age and their registered address in the population register must be in the relevant rural municipality or city.

Read more: ERR.EE

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