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Vantaa City Council decided: Vantaa to build the light rail
Vantaa City Council decided in its meeting on May 22 on building Vantaa’s first light rail. Building the light rail can begin in the fall of 2024, and traffic is estimated to begin in 2029.
Vantaa will once again implement the very popular playground meals
Vantaa will once again implement the very popular playground meals. Warm meals and picnic bags will be distributed free of charge to under-18-year-old Vantaa residents in various places around the city from June 5 to July 7, on weekdays at 11:00–12:00, or for as long as food is available.
Statement: Photographs of children and young people involved in accidents should not be published
The cities of Espoo, Helsinki and Vantaa want to remind everyone that all adults, including bystanders and members of the media, are responsible for protecting children and young people from publicity in situations involving accidents.
Resolve disputes through mediation
Did you know that Vantaa has been mediating crimes and disputes for 40 years? Are you involved in a dispute that you would like resolved?
Hop-On Hop-Off bus runs to Sipoonkorpi National Park again this summer
This summer, Sipoonkorpi National Park will once again be easily and ecologically accessible with the Sipoonkorpi Hop-On Hop-Off bus. A new HSL bus route will further add to the accessibility of the area.
Editorial: Thank you all Vantaa residents
Mayor Ritva Viljanen thanks all Vantaa citizens for their cooperation on the occasion of the retirement in an editorial in the 2/2023 issue of the residents' magazine.
School dog Varjo brings joy and does important work
Wildfay’s Public House, a.k.a. Varjo, has been working as a school dog for a year, visiting Mikkola School about every other week. The dog facilitates communication with adults, motivates the pupils and, at best, calms the class.
Mayor Ritva Viljanen awarded the District of Rastatt’s golden medal of honor
Ritva Viljanen, mayor of the City of Vantaa, was awarded the District of Rastatt’s golden medal of honor on May 3, 2023, at the Business Forum event, arranged by the District of Rastatt and the City of Vantaa.
Equal chats over coffee and encounters in markets and squares
According to retiring Mayor Ritva Viljanen, the best things about Vantaa are the nice people, the mindset for getting things done, the rugged atmosphere and the unpretentiousness.
Vantaa is sustainable
Sustainability is a word that comes up everywhere these days. People talk about ecological, economic and social sustainability. In Vantaa, you may have come across the phrase “Sustainable Vantaa”. But what does it mean?