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The European Rising Innovative City
City of Vantaa is the European Rising Innovative City.
A recent report says that jobs, young people and foreign-language speakers are moving to large urban areas but this trend is not taken into account at the national level
The proportional significance of the six largest cities and their metropolitan areas increases as their population, number of jobs, supply of labour and positive net migration increase, a report on the need for labour ordered by the six largest cities reveals. This trend differs from the rest of the
High expertise
The high expertise cluster promotes innovation activities between companies, the development of companies’ expertise, the creation of highly skilled jobs and the recruitment of international experts.
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.
Grants and scholarships
The city distributes grants to support events and activities that make Vantaa a better place to live in. Organizations' operating grants and artist grants must be applied for during their specific application periods, target grants can be applied for throughout the year. Various employment subsidies
Stronger innovation activities and networks in the Helsinki Metropolitan Area
The joint innovation package of the cities of Helsinki, Espoo and Vantaa (HEVi) will strengthen innovation activities and networks in the Helsinki Metropolitan Area. HEVI is based on an innovation ecosystem agreement made with the state, within which the cities will create a large project package
Economic development services and entrepreneurship
Vantaa is the best partner for your company. Innovative and inspiring. International and agile. Home to both start-ups and large operators.
Support, advice and assistance for young people
Vantaa has a wide range of organisations young people can consult about everyday problems and larger issues.