Service group: Transport
Parking
With car and bicycle parking practices, Vantaa aims to promote the attractiveness and accessibility of the services in the district centres and the use of sustainable modes of transport, such as cycling and public transport.
Children and young people to plan Vantaa light rail by playing a game
Children and young people in Vantaa are invited to participate in the planning of Vantaa Light Rail with an online and mobile game. The game and game instructions are produced in Finnish, Swedish and English.
10 years of open data in Helsinki Metropolitan Area
To celebrate its tenth anniversary, Helsinki Region Infoshare is holding an anniversary webinar on November 11th 2021, setting course on ever more open cities. Open data and open application programming interfaces (APIs) will form an important basis for business enterprise in future.
Vantaa Light Rail
The light rail is a significant investment into Vantaa’s future. It will have a leading role to play in stimulating the economy, since it will bring about new jobs and new business prospects along public transport connections.
Pedestrians
When designing walking environments, the accessibility and smoothness of routes are taken into account. Pleasant walking environments also attract people to stay.
Public transport
Vantaa is part of the HSL joint local authority, which is responsible for planning and organising public transport in the Helsinki Metropolitan Area.
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.
Traffic and transport
Vantaa continues to develop the transport conditions of the city, especially safer pedestrian ways and cycle paths. Public transport is being developed in cooperation with Helsinki Region Transport (HSL).
Avia network
The Avia network is a cooperation forum with members from the private, public and third sector interested in the development of the Helsinki Airport area and air traffic, being significantly affected by their importance and impact.
Vantaa Adult Education Centre
Vantaa Adult Education Centre organises civic education, basic adult education, and foreign language and integration training for immigrants.