Influence Vantaa - Voxit discussions

Voxit discussions offer a constructive and anonymous way to participate in the decision-making of the city. In October–November 2025, Voxit discussions will be used to find ways to reduce the loneliness of young people.

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The views of residents on current topics relating to the city’s development will be collected through Voxit discussions.

Voxit discussion on ways to reduce loneliness

Young people, join the Voxit discussion on ways to reduce loneliness!

Young people, we invite you to join the Voxit discussion on ways to reduce loneliness! The discussion is particularly aimed at students in lower secondary school, upper secondary school and vocational school in Vantaa.

The discussion is open Oct. 23–Nov. 20, during which time you can present your own ideas and comment on the ideas of others. Let's work together to develop ways of reducing loneliness!

The results of the discussion will be presented to the members of Vantaa’s City Council, City Executive Board and committees, among others. In addition, the results will be presented during Movers & Shakers Day in April 2026.

Coming in January 2026: discussion on the regions’ development

In January 2026, region-specific Voxit discussions will be organized for the seven major regions of Vantaa: Myyrmäki, Kivistö, Aviapolis, Tikkurila, Hakunila, Koivukylä and Korso.

The regional discussions will be used to map out the views of residents for the development of the areas. More information on the discussions will be provided closer to the start of the discussion in January.

What is Voxit?

Voxit (formerly Polis) is an online discussion platform that offers residents a constructive and anonymous way to participate in the decision-making of the city.

The starting points for Vantaa’s Voxit discussions are initial statements made by the city, which the participants of the discussion can comment on. For each statement, participants can state whether they agree or disagree. Participants can provide the reasons for their opinion, if they wish. The statements can also be skipped.

Participants can also submit their own statements to the platform, which others can then comment on.

The discussion platform is in Finnish, Swedish and English. Statements can also be submitted in other languages, in which case they will be automatically translated into Finnish, Swedish and English.

Vantaa has received funding for the use of Voxit from Sitra.

Opinions must be presented in the form of a statement.
Each statement is about one matter. If you have two different opinions, you can make two statements.
Avoid expressing your opinion in the form of a question, so that it is easier for other participants to understand what is being voted for.
Express your idea as concretely as possible, so that other participants can understand exactly what you mean.
Use standard language as much as possible. Avoid difficult loanwords, dialects, irony or sarcasm.
Avoid using the characters #, ! and acronyms (such as “LOL”) in your suggestions.

The discussions are moderated by the city’s specialists.
All statements will be reviewed in advance, based on which they will be either approved or rejected. A statement will only become visible after it has been approved by the discussion’s moderator.
Moderators may edit statements for clarity or change the wording to ensure readability.
The discussions will be moderated on weekdays between 8:00–16:00.
We will not publish hate speech, such as threats, mocking or racist comments, or comments that incite criminal activity. For example, incitement to ethnic or racial hatred is a crime. Do not violate the personal reputation or privacy of others.
Do not mention individual people. The moderators will reject statements that focus on individual people or from which the person who made the statement can be identified. Statements should also not express disdain towards a political party, policymaker or religion (person, symbol or practice).
Do not offend others. Moderators will reject all disrespectful or insulting opinions.
Stay on topic. The moderators will reject all opinions that are unrelated to the topic and against the rules.
Please do not advertise events, products or services, and do not engage in direct political advertising.
We will delete statements that are similar in content to comments that have previously been submitted to the discussion.
It must be possible to respond to published statements with “I agree”, “I disagree” or “skip”.

More information

Milja Inkeroinen

Urban Environment

Patricipation specialist

milja.inkeroinen@vantaa.fi

Karoliina Mutanen

Education and Learning

Patricipation specialist

karoliina.mutanen@vantaa.fi

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