Voters must bring a valid identity document with them to vote in person. While online voting in this year's EU elections has concluded, those who previously cast their vote online can, if they choose, override their electronic vote by casting a paper ballot at a polling place on Sunday, the State Electoral Office (RVT) said in a press release.

Click here for more information regarding the locations of polling places.

Voters facing challenges accessing a polling place for health or other reasons could apply to vote from home, and may still do so on Sunday by calling the phone number announced by their local government before 2 p.m.

A combined 255,989 eligible voters participated in online or advance voting in this year's EU elections, including 153,848 who voted online and 102,141 in person at polling places.

The final online vote count will be determined Sunday night, once a double-check is conducted after polling places have closed. If a voter has voted both online and by paper ballot, only the vote cast by paper ballot at a polling place will be counted.

Above-average turnout in two biggest cities

As of 4 p.m. on Sunday, a total of 330,880 people in Estonia had cast their vote in the EU elections, accounting for 33.8 percent of all eligible voters.

At the time, voter turnout was highest in the city of Tartu (46.1 percent) and lowest in Põlva County (30.5 percent). Turnout in Ida-Viru County stood at 30.7 percent.

A couple of hours later, turnout in both Tallinn and Tartu, Estonia's capital and second city, has proven above Estonia's overall average.

As of 6 p.m. on Sunday, turnout in Tartu was approaching 50 percent. At some of the bigger polling places in Tallinn, meanwhile, voters even had to wait in line to cast their paper ballot.

Election officials noted that many voters came to the polls together with their families. They also highlighted that turnout wasn't as negatively affected by Sunday's bad weather as they had feared, acknowledging that weather can have a significant impact on how many people venture out in person to vote.

In both cities, some voters who spoke with ETV's "Aktuaalne kaamera" on Election Day said they had long since decided who to vote for; others acknowledged they made their decision that same day, on Sunday, after taking one last look over all the candidates.

Also among those to cast their ballot in person on Sunday were those who had forgotten to vote online in time, as online voting concluded at 8 p.m. on Saturday.

Election results out starting at midnight

The results of the 2024 European Parliament elections may not be disclosed before voting has ended in all EU member states. Estonia's RVT will begin publishing preliminary election results online at midnight, once the EU's final polls have closed in Italy.

Prior to that, however, the European Parliament will publish a first set of available national estimates around 7:15 p.m., and a first projection of the makeup of the new European Parliament around 9:15-9:30 p.m. Estonian time, according to a press release

These releases will be based on national estimates, exit polls and pre-electoral voting intentions.

A total of 78 candidates in Estonia are running for election to the European Parliament, where the country has seven mandates up for grabs.

In all, EU citizens are electing 720 members to the European Parliament.

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