Service group: Safety and security
Food control
The Environment Centre of Vantaa controls the safety and health-related quality of food as well as compliance with food regulations.
Health protection control
Environmental Health Services are responsible for the quality control of drinking and bathing water as well as monitoring health matters related to housing and indoor air. Control activities are also carried out, for example, in schools and day care centres, nursing homes and public sports
Housing and health
The Environment Centre investigates health hazards in cases where the owner of a building fails to carry out the necessary investigations and take corrective action.
Finland’s largest cities coordinate necessary measures in response to the war in Ukraine
Finland’s six largest cities have decided to step up their cooperation in their response to the local effects of the war in Ukraine. This increased cooperation will help the cities form a shared assessment of the situation and decide on key common principles. The enhanced cooperation also aims to
Vantaan ympäristöterveydenhuollon maksutaksa
Taksaa sovelletaan Elintarvikelaissa (297/2021), terveydensuojelulaissa (763/1994), tupakkalaissa (549/2016), lääkelaissa (395/1987) ja ympäristönsuojelulaissa (527/2014) säädettyihin kunnan viranomaisen suoritteisiin.
Environmental health notifications
You can report activities under the Food Act and Health Protection Act primarily through the online Ilppa service or in the Oma Vantaa service. A public event notification must be made using a PDF form.
The European Rising Innovative City
City of Vantaa is the European Rising Innovative City.
New rescue stations in Myyrmäki, Tikkurila, Korso, and Hakunila
Vantaa city executive board decided in its meeting on November 15, to ratify Myyrmäki, Tikkurila, Korso and Hakunila rescue stations’ needs assessments. To improve Keski-Uusimaa Rescue Department’s response times, Vantaa will need altogether four new rescue stations in the near future.
Moomins on their way to Vantaa - local detailed plan for Backas experiential center available for public inspection
Vantaan kaupunginhallitus päätti kokouksessaan 1.11. asettaa nähtäville Pakkalan uuden asemakaavaehdotuksen, jonka tavoitteena on rakentaa ainutlaatuinen elämyskeskus Backakseen.
Permits and announcements
Various permits are required to perform different activities in the municipality. Vantaa issues permits in its area for such activities as construction, event organisation, restaurant operations and the sale of tobacco products.