Grants for youth activities

An operating grant may be awarded to a youth organisation or other community group based in Vantaa which, by the end of the application period, has been active for at least one financial year.

Grants are not awarded to entities with taxing powers, national organisations, central organisations, student organisations or similar bodies, parents’ associations, companies, or activities organised by schools or educational institutions.  

An operating grant is used to support the core activities of an association or organisation, or a specific part thereof.  

The operating grant is intended to cover the costs of, for example, leisure activities, group activities and international activities, as well as training courses, camps and excursions. The grant may also be used to cover the recipient’s general expenses, such as wages, rent and office costs.

The application period for operating grants for 2027 is 1 October to 31 October 2026.

Grants are applied for through the online service. Apply for a grant: https://asiointi-vantaa.digiloikka.fi/prod.   

For online transactions, the association’s details must be up to date in the register of associations, and the grant applicant must have a suomi.fi authorisation. In Vantaa’s grant application system, the mandate theme is ‘Applying for grants’.

Instructions for applying for a grant: Instructions 

A report on the use of the operating grant must be submitted by the deadline specified in the online service.

Report the use of the grant: https://asiointi-vantaa.digiloikka.fi/prod.  

The report details how the grant has been spent.  

The grant will be recovered if the report on its use has not been submitted by the deadline.

The report on the use of operating grants for 2026 must be submitted by 1 April 2027. 

Targeted grants may be awarded to support the activities of youth organisations and other organisations. Target grants may also be awarded to organisations based outside Vantaa.

If an applicant is awarded an operating grant, a targeted grant may only be awarded for a justified reason.

Grants are not awarded to entities with taxing powers, national organisations, central organisations, student organisations or similar bodies, parents’ associations, companies, or activities organised by schools or educational institutions.  

Targeted grants are generally awarded for one-off activities such as projects, events, camps and excursions, as well as for trialling new forms of activity.

Targeted grants may also be awarded for regular open activities for young people. If a targeted grant has been awarded for an activity organised on a regular basis, the amount of the grant is determined by the number of sessions.

Targeted grants may only be used to cover the costs of the activities described in the application. Targeted grants are not awarded for activities whose primary purpose is to generate profit or raise funds.  

Applications for targeted grants can be submitted at any time via the online service.  

Apply for a grant: https://asiointi-vantaa.digiloikka.fi/prod.  

The application must be submitted no later than 21 days before the start of the activity and 21 days before the Urban Culture and Wellbeing Committee’s meeting in which want your application processed.  

For online transactions, the association’s details must be up to date in the register of associations, and the grant applicant must have a suomi.fi authorisation. In Vantaa’s grant application system, the mandate theme is ‘Applying for grants’.

Instructions for applying for a grant: Instructions 

A report on the use of the targeted grant must be submitted no later than two months after the end of the funded activity, or by the date specified by the Urban Culture and Wellbeing Committee. The expenditure report details how the grant has been used and sets out the number of participants per session.

The grant will not be paid, or any advance payment already made will be recovered, if the expenditure report is not submitted by the deadline.

Report the use of the grant: https://asiointi-vantaa.digiloikka.fi/prod.