Service group: Democracy & Inclusion
Adults are responsible for realization of children's rights
Vantaa actors working with children and the young got together on November 21, in the annual seminar on the Children's rights week. The seminar focused on the realization of children’s rights in Vantaa.
We are looking for interviewees for the stories of the cityʼs 50th anniversary
Vantaa celebrates its fiftieth anniversary in 2024. We celebrate Vantaa citizens and Vantaa-ness by telling the stories of Vantaa residents. We would like to hear yours.
Vantaa City Council approves the budget for 2024 – Säde Tahvanainen elected as the Chair of the Council
On 13 November 2023, the Vantaa City Council elected Säde Tahvanainen (SDP) as the new Chair of the Council and accepted Antti Lindtman’s resignation as he takes up duties as the Chair of the Social Democratic Party of Finland. The City Council also approved the budget and tax rates for 2024 and the
Participatory budgeting has helped to improve the wellbeing and social interaction of children and the young
During the Influential Day, arranged in April 2023, children and the young were invited to generate ideas on how to spend the participatory budgeting allocation. During the course of the year, we have implemented the ideas proposed by the children and the young.
Participatory budgeting in Vantaa will start in November
Participatory budgeting provides Vantaa residents with an opportunity to influence the city budget. The funding for Vantaa’s participatory budgeting amounts to €1.2 million in 2024–2025.
Urban culture house town planning starts – residentsʼ meeting on 25.10.
The City of Vantaa Cultural Center in Myyrmäki will be built between 2023 and 2031. The project consists of two separate buildings and an event square connecting them.
City Council ratified the local detailed plan for Vantaa Energy Ltd's power-to-gas plant
Vantaa City Council’s meeting on October 9 began with a moment's silence in remembrance of the fatalities in Hakunila’s tenement fire. Five people died in the fire: the mother and four under-10-year-old children. The City Executive Board, as well, had a moment’s silence in honor of the fatalities in
MuKa project
MuKa is one the current projects of Vantaa City Museum. The aim of the MuKa project is to make every Vantaa resident feel that the museum belongs to them.
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.