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 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
City Council approved the report on the Vantaa Light Rail project
Vantaa City Council assembled for an additional meeting on May 27. In the meeting, the city council approved, after voting, the mayor’s report on the economic situation of Vantaa and the Vantaa light rail project.