Service group: Democracy and Inclusion
Ideas of children and young people for implementing Vantaa's strategy: from collecting garbage to supporting teachers’ coping
How would children and teens in Vantaa implement the city's strategy? Students at Vantaa's elementary schools, high schools, and Vantaa Vocational College Varia participated in the Influential Day at the City Hall in the spring to create ideas for how to implement the city’s strategy. This is how
City council chose new major and ratified Vantaa’s 2023-2025 welfare plan as well as plans related to Vantaa light rail
City council chose new major and ratified Vantaa’s 2023-2025 welfare plan as well as plans related to Vantaa light rail
Pekka Timonen elected as the new Mayor of Vantaa
At its meeting on 19 June 2023, the Vantaa City Council elected Pekka Timonen as the new Mayor.
Tikkurila campus area’s name chosen - almost 3000 suggestions were submitted
Tikkurila Competence Campus was chosen to be the new name amongst the submitted suggestions in the name contest.
Vantaa is international
Vantaa is the most international city in Finland and promotes integration and equality.
Vantaa builds wellbeing and is socially sustainable
Vantaa promotes wellbeing extensively and preventively, while paying special attention to the groups that are in the most vulnerable position.
Multicultural Affairs Advisory Board
Monikulttuurisuusasiain neuvottelukunta on vaikuttamistoimielin.
Do you know how you can influence urban planning? Watch the video and take action!
Urban planning dictates Vantaa’s development. It specifies where, for example, new daycare centers, parks, and housing will be built. Residents, too, can make an impact on the solutions to be made - you can participate, as well!
Participatory budgeting projects progressing in Myyrmäki
Myyrmäki begins to carry out the projects that the local residents voted for in 2022.
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.