Service group: Well-being & Communality
The Child Friendly City Initiative
The City of Vantaa is now a Child Friendly City. Finnish Committee for UNICEF granted the City of Vantaa the Child Friendly Cities recognition in January 2024.
Vantaa of Innovations
Vantaa is currently the fastest-growing city in Finland. In order to guarantee growth both from the social and ecological perspectives, Vantaa has had to be innovative and to flexibly use its resources together with the residents and all of Vantaa's actors. Vantaa has been chosen as the European
Vantaa welcomes everybody to develop the global city - new Vantaa of Innovations strategy points the way to go
The new Vantaa of Innovations strategy dictates the city’s direction for the following four years. Vantaa City Council ratified the strategy in its meeting on January 31.
School social worker and psychologist services in upper secondary education
In upper secondary education, social worker and psychologist services are part of statutory student welfare. The services aim to support the well-being and ability to study for students. The work focuses on preventive and collective action.
The School Health Promotion study in Vantaa
The School Health Promotion study provides national follow-up data on 10-20-year-olds’ wellbeing and health.
The city council ratified Vantaa’s budget for the coming year - More support for children and the young
In its last meeting of the year, on December 13, the city council ratified the city’s budget for the coming year as well as the financial plan for 2022-2025. In addition, the council ratified the new local detailed plans for Silkkitehtaantie in Tikkurila and Hiirakkokuja in Hakunila, which will
Child friendly Vantaa to receive an action plan of its own
Vantaa City Executive Board had its last meeting this year on December 12, 2021. The meeting ratified the City of Vantaa’s Child Friendly City 2022-2023 action plan, confirmed the results of the youth council election, and decided to apply for membership in the EU Commission’s 100 Climate-Neutral
The European Rising Innovative City
City of Vantaa is the European Rising Innovative City.
Seutula citizens' house Katrineberg Manor
Residential activities at Katrineberg Manor will end in the course of spring 2026.