Decision making body: City Council
The city council is the highest decisionmaking organ of the City of Vantaa. The council is responsible for deciding on the city’s strategy, operations and finances. In addition, the council promotes the residents’ direct participation in the city’s operations and decisionmaking. The members of the city council and their deputies are selected at municipal elections that take place at four-year intervals.
The City Council approved the expansion of the swimming hall at the Myyrmäki Sports Hall
The Vantaa City Council met on Monday, 23 March, to consider initiatives submitted by councillors and residents. In addition, the council approved the expansion of the Myyrmäki Sports Hall and the zoning plans for Rusokallio in Hakkila.
City Council discussed Vantaa’s finances in a challenging economic situation
The Vantaa City Council convened on Monday, 27 April to discuss the city’s financial plan for the years 2027–2030. In addition, the council took note of the 2025 personnel report.
The City Council approved the stormwater fee
The Vantaa City Council approved, following a vote, a stormwater fee for properties at its meeting on 25 May. The meeting also approved a temporary change to the calculation of land use agreement compensations to accelerate residential construction in the city. In addition, the City Council approved
The City Council granted a guarantee for investments in Vantaa’s light rail depot
After a vote during its meeting on February 23, the City Council granted an absolute guarantee of at most 110 million euros to Metropolitan Area Transport Ltd for investments in Vantaa’s light rail depot in Vaarala. In addition, the Council entered the City of Vantaa's anti-corruption guideline for
The future lives in Vantaa: Vantaa’s city strategy reflects a major change
Vantaa City Council approved Vantaa’s new city strategy on January 26, 2026. With The future lives in Vantaa strategy, the city is strongly positioned as a builder of the future. The strategy emphasizes positive regional development, the integration of residents, the coziness of the environment, as
The City Council ratified the local detailed plans for Myyrmäki Urban Culture House and three new daycare centers
In its meeting on October 20, Vantaa City Council approved the alterations to the local detailed plans of the Myyrmäki Urban Culture House and the planned Migri detention center in Itä-Hakkila. The alterations to the local detailed plans of Lounaniitty and Myyrmäki daycare centers in Vantaanlaakso
City Council approves environmental health tariff
In its meeting on September 22, the Vantaa City Council approved the environmental health tariff after a vote. Changes to the tariff are needed as the scope of application of the Tobacco Act expanded on August 1, 2025, to include the sales of smokeless nicotine products.
City Council handled the 2024-2025 environmental liability report — Vantaa's environmental liability work has progressed well
Vantaa City Council assembled for its first council term meeting on August 25. The meeting approved local detailed plans for Vantaa light rail in Länsimäki, Vaarala and Rajakylä, and entered the City of Vantaa’s environmental report 2024-2025 for information.
The new City Council began its term – Sakari Rokkanen was chosen as the City Council Chair and Ulla Kaukola as the City Executive Board Chair
The work of Vantaa’s new City Councilors started on June 16 with the first meeting of the council term. During the meeting, the Chairs of the City Council and the members of the City Executive Board, committees, divisions and other bodies were chosen. In addition, the City Council entered for