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.

The City of Vantaa has several facilities across all sub-regions where you can spend time, meet other people and engage in communal activities.

Residential activity facilities welcome all local people. There, you can meet people for coffee, engage in recreational activities or use a public computer. Residents and organisations can also re…serve facilities for their own use in evenings and at weekends. There is a total of ten residential activity facilities in Vantaa.
The eleven libraries of Vantaa operate as the residents' shared living rooms, where you can work and study, attend events and reserve facilities for various purposes.
Activities for families with children are organised in open day-care centres, residential parks and meeting places. Activities for families with children are also organised by the city's children's cultural centres Toteemi and Pessi.

Young people are welcome to spend time with diverse activities at the city's youth centres. There is a total of fourteen youth centres, and they are mainly intended for young people aged 10-17. Youth centre activities are organised in afternoons and evenings and at weekends.
In addition, many organisations offer casual activities across Vantaa.

Activities for people of different ages

Residential activity facilities

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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.

Youth centre activities

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Young people can engage in many fun activities at youth centres. There are youth workers present at youth centres with whom you can chat with and ask for tips and advice or even help with studying and job-hunting.

Library services

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The library is an open meeting place and cultural center, meant for everybody.

Marjatta Foundation – meeting places for senior citizens. Opens in a new window…

Hyvät Tuulet ry – activities and peer support. Opens in a new window, links to …

Nicehearts ry – activities for girls and women. Opens in a new window, links to…

Together with children

Cultural services for children

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Cultural services for children provide artistic and cultural services for children, young people and families.