In our Representative Assembly, we need active owner-customers who take an interest in shared issues and have expertise of their own to contribute. Representative Assembly members do not need special knowledge of banking; it’s their attitude that matters.

Potential candidates have had the opportunity to register as candidates from 08.00 on 21 August to 16.00 on 11 September 2025.

Any reputable owner-customer of an OP cooperative bank who was eligible to vote has had the right to stand for election to a Representative Assembly, if they were legally competent, were or would turn 18 years of age during the candidacy nomination period, had joined their bank as an owner-customer by 31 May 2025, and were still an owner-customer. In addition, each candidate has had to obtain one supporter.

Companies and institutions have not had the right to stand as candidates.

Nor have organisations or political parties had the right to nominate a candidate for election to a Representative Assembly, as only individuals have been able stand and have been required to do so personally.

Furthermore, the following have not been allowed to stand as candidates:
persons employed by the OP cooperative bank or an entity belonging to the same group with it
the Managing Director of the OP cooperative bank or an entity belonging to the same group with it, during their incumbency and the five years following the termination of their employment
a member of the OP cooperative bank's Supervisory Council or Board of Directors during their term of office
persons employed by the central cooperative or an entity belonging to the same group with it
employees, managing directors or members of Supervisory Council or Board of Directors of another OP cooperative bank within OP Financial Group or an entity belonging to the same group with it
member of the election committee.

Read the Privacy Notice of the election

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Representative Assembly activities at an OP cooperative bank