Record number of candidates in ÅAS’ Student Union Council Elections 2025

Press release 14 October 2025
The Student Union of Åbo Akademi University
For immediate release

A new Student Union Council, set to lead the Student Union of ÅAU (ÅAS) during the 2026–2027 term, will be elected in the upcoming Student Union Council Elections. The Election Committee has at its meeting on 10 October verified the candidates in the Student Union Council Election 2025 and drawn candidate numbers. Eight election associations have set a total of 107 candidates in the election. The number of candidates is the highest in twenty years.

“The Election Committee is happy that the interest in running in the election is this large. It is essential that the Student Union has active members who are committed to working for the best interests of their fellow students. We hope that students are active and use their right to vote in November,” says Amanda Byskata, Chair of the Election Committee.

More information on the Student Union Council Election, the election associations, and candidates is available on ÅAS’ website. Voting in the Council Election is done digitally between 3 and 6 November 2025. The list of all candidates running in the election can be found on ÅAS’ website.

For more information, please contact
Veera Gustafsson
Secretary General, The Student Union of ÅAU
gs@studentkaren.fi
tel. 02 215 4652