Service group: Democracy & Inclusion
Vantaa is a forward-looking city – in the year 2024 Vantaa invests in the future
Vantaa Mayor Pekka Timonen has published his budget proposal for the year 2024. The city will continue to grow; it has managed to reduce its debt in a long-term basis; and during the next few years, Vantaa will implement several investments that will bolster the city’s vitality.
What is your favorite among Vantaa’s public works of art? Answer the survey by October 29
You can vote for your favorite Vantaa public artwork in Art Museum Artsi's survey.
Antti Lindtman to step down from his position as chair of the city council
Antti Lindtman, chair of the city council, announced today, on September 18, that he will step down from his position as the chair of the city council. He will continue in his position until the new chair has been chosen. Lindtman was chosen as the chair of the Social Democratic Party on September 1
Youth council
The youth council guards young people's interests and highlights important issues for young people in Vantaa.
Mika Kasonen elected as Chairman of City Executive Board of Vantaa
The Vantaa City Council held its first meeting of the autumn term on 21 August. At the meeting, Mika Kasonen of the National Coalition Party was elected as the new Chairman of the City Executive Board for the 2023-2025 term of office, following the departure of the current Chair, Sari Multala, as
Youth Council election will be held in autumn
New members of the Vantaa Youth Council will be elected in the autumn for the two-year term 2024–2025. Young people living in Vantaa who turn 13–18 years during the election year are eligible for the election.
Who deserves the Vantaa Culture Prize - nominate your favourite by 16 July
Each year the City of Vantaa awards two cultural prizes.
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.