Services

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  • Employment-promoting services for young people

    Service

    Youth services offer diverse support and individual solutions for young people in Vantaa on their path toward working life.

  • English-enriched pre-primary education

    Service

    English-enriched pre-primary education helps create natural opportunities for children to gain interest in languages and encountering different cultures through the daily life of pre-primary education.

  • Environmental permits and notifications

    Service

    Permits for matters under the Environmental Protection Act, Waste Act, Water Act, Section 161 a of the Land Use and Building Act, Land Extraction Act and the environmental protection provisions of the City of Vantaa.

  • Etappi operations in Basic education (1-6)

    Service

    Etappi operations offer strong, multidisciplinary support for 1st-6th grade students whose behavioural or emotional difficulties or similar challenges prevent schooling or make it essentially more difficult.

  • Evening and round-the-clock care

    Service

    Evening and round-the-clock care is organised for families who need care for the children also in the evening/overnight due to the work or evening studies of one or both parents.

  • Extended transition security for employees aged 55 or over

    Service

    In the event of dismissal, those aged 55 or over may receive extended transition security services that help them to re-employ quickly.

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  • Family Day Care

    Service

    Family day care is a form of early childhood education, where a child's early childhood education is carried out in a small group at the home of the childminder.

  • Fitness centres and power sports gyms

    Service

    Vantaa has multiple fitness centres and power sports gyms for different user groups.

  • Fitness services for special groups

    Service

    Fitness services for special groups offer people with a disability, illness or other functional disability opportunities to participate in workout groups.

  • Fitness tracks

    Service

    Vantaa offers extensive outdoor exercise opportunities.

  • Fixed orienteering control points

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    Everyone is welcome to utilise the fixed control points to practise orienteering.

  • Flexible basic education

    Service

    Flexible basic education allows for studying alternatingly at school and in a workplace. The studies also include excursions, visits to educational institutes, and school camps. A youth counsellor also works in the class with the teacher. The groups have ten students.

  • Food control

    Service

    The Environment Centre of Vantaa controls the safety and health-related quality of food as well as compliance with food regulations.

  • Food poisoning or waterborne outbreaks

    Service

    If you suspect that food, drinking water or bathing water has made you ill, please report it to the Environment Centre as quickly as possible.

  • From Pre-primary Education to School

    Service

    Starting school is a significant event for the child, the guardians, and the school personnel. In school, the child will be working with different adults than in pre-primary education, and in order to maintain the continuum of development and learning support, cooperation between the family, pre

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  • General upper secondary education for adults

    Service

    Vantaa general upper secondary school for adults and Sotunki distance general upper secondary school offer diverse general upper secondary education for adults.

  • General upper secondary education in Vantaa

    Service

    In Vantaa, general upper secondary education is provided in six Finnish-speaking general upper secondary day schools, one Swedish-speaking general upper secondary school, Vantaa general upper secondary school for adults and the Sotunki general upper secondary school's adult studies (remote studies).

  • General upper secondary school

    Service

    The syllabus of a general upper secondary school comprises at least 75 courses or 150 study credits. The studies can be completed in 2-4 years.

  • Get to know Varia

    Service

    You can find out more about Varia, our campuses and vocational fields offered through this page. We have curated information relevant for visitors and people interested in studying at Varia.

  • Guidance counselling

    Service

    Guidance counselling supports students to make decisions and choices related to their daily life, studies, future education and future based on their own capabilities, values, backgrounds and interests.

  • Guided workouts

    Service

    There is a wide range of guided gym classes for senior citizens and working-age people.

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  • Health protection control

    Service

    Environmental Health Services are responsible for the quality control of drinking and bathing water as well as monitoring health matters related to housing and indoor air. Control activities are also carried out, for example, in schools and day care centres, nursing homes and public sports

  • Hiring a childminder for home

    Service

    A family can hire a childminder for their home either with the child home care allowance or the private day care allowance.

  • Housing advice

    Service

    Vantaa city housing advice offers all city residents free support and advice in various housing dilemmas.

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  • Housing and health

    Service

    The Environment Centre investigates health hazards in cases where the owner of a building fails to carry out the necessary investigations and take corrective action.

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  • Ice rinks

    Service

    In Vantaa there is four ice rinks, two in Myyrmäki and two in Tikkurila.

  • Ice skating rinks

    Service

    Vantaa has five artificial ice rinks. Many ball game fields are covered with ice weather conditions permitting.

  • Import and export of animals

    Service

    Before you bring an animal into Finland or take animal abroad, please find out what vaccinations, medication and documentation, or other requirements, should be considered.

  • In-house control of food business activities

    Service

    In-house control is part of the food business operator's own quality assurance process. It includes an own-check plan and related measures.

  • Independent studies of an integration client

    Service

    As a client of employment services, you can receive unemployment security for studying.