Service group: Well-being & Communality
We Vantaa folk are champions and now it's time to celebrate – welcome to Innovation Festival Week!
Vantaa is the European Rising Innovative City 2021! To celebrate our international recognition, we will celebrate Innovation Festival Week from 24 to 30 October 2022 with a series of events, an inspiring webinar series and the launch of the best ideas from the Urban Innovations of All Sizes
City for All webinar
Welcome to Vantaa Innovation Festival week! The City for All webinar will take the audience to Vantaa's social innovations, which promote involvement and wellbeing in the city. There will be three webinars on the subject during the Innovation Festival. The language of the webinars is English, and
Learning City webinar
Welcome to Vantaa Innovation Festival week! The Learning City webinar addresses digital education and life-long learning. Internationality, myriad innovation projects, and investments into digital education are Vantaa’s sources of pride! There will be three webinars on the subject during the
Making the Green City Together webinar
Welcome to Vantaa Innovation Festival week! Making the Green City Together webinar presents Vantaa environment-based innovations, green transition and the related partnering, as well as Vantaa’s goal of being climate-neutral in 2030. There will be three webinars on the subject during the Innovation
Innovation Festival
Vantaa celebrates its The New European Rising Innovative City award during the Innovation Festival week, October 20-30, 2022. During the week, we will arrange innovation-themed webinars, events, as well as publish the best proposals of the Urban Innovations of All Sizes competition.
Reform of Vantaa’s feedback system and system for applying for grants
The aim is to introduce the new Vantaa feedback and grant application system by the end of 2022.
Voluntary activities
Voluntary activities offer a wide range of opportunities to be proactive and help other people. Explore different forms of volunteering and find the right one for you.
Open meeting places
Vantaa has several facilities where you can spend time, meet other people and engage in communal activities. Open meeting places are available for all ages.
Residential activity facilities
Residential activity facilities act as common living rooms of all local people. They offer opportunities to meet and spend time with other people and participate in various recreational and voluntary activities.
Finland’s six largest cities increasingly involved in national EU advocacy work
The big issues in Finland, Europe and the world will be solved in cities – whether we are talking about combating climate change, accelerating sustainable growth or solving talent shortages. Cities are building a sustainable future through EU networks and projects.