Welfare and health promotion grants

Associations based in Vantaa, as well as those based elsewhere, may apply for a grant provided that their activities are aimed at Vantaa residents.

A grant may be awarded to an association or organisation provided it has been in operation for at least one full financial year.  

Grants may only be awarded to organisations and activities that comply with current legislation, the City of Vantaa’s city strategy and the action plans approved by the city. 

 The grant is intended to cover the costs of organising activities that promote wellbeing and health. Expenses relating to, for example, the organisation of peer support, voluntary work, counselling and other forms of assistance may be accepted expenses covered by the grant. The grant may also be used to cover the recipient’s general expenses, such as wages, rent and office costs. The grant is not intended solely for members’ leisure activities.

The grant awarded may cover up to 90 per cent of the costs of the activity for which the grant is awarded.

An operating grant is intended for an association’s core activities or a specific part thereof. 

 The next application period for operating grants is in October 2026.  

Grants are applied for through the online service. 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’.  

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

Instructions for applying for a grant: https://www.vantaa.fi/en/city-and-decision-making/economy-and-strategy/grants-and-scholarships/how-apply-grants-or-scholarships.  

A report on the use of the operating grant must be submitted by the deadline specified in the online service. The report details how the grant has been spent.  

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

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 31 May 2027. The Urban Culture and Wellbeing Committee will decide whether to approve the expenditure report or to recover the grant paid.