Tag: Decisions
Vantaa regulates the size of apartments in new apartment building projects
From the beginning of 2024, no more than 30% of new apartment blocks may be less than 35 m². The new square-metre regulation aims to curb the high proportion of small apartments in new apartment buildings and to provide sufficient numbers of more spacious family apartments. The effects of the
Mika Kasonen elected as Chairman of City Executive Board of Vantaa
The Vantaa City Council held its first meeting of the autumn term on 21 August. At the meeting, Mika Kasonen of the National Coalition Party was elected as the new Chairman of the City Executive Board for the 2023-2025 term of office, following the departure of the current Chair, Sari Multala, as
Vantaa City Council decided: Vantaa to build the light rail
Vantaa City Council decided in its meeting on May 22 on building Vantaa’s first light rail. Building the light rail can begin in the fall of 2024, and traffic is estimated to begin in 2029.
City Council approves the plan for the Vaakapuisto area
On 24 April 2023, Vantaa City Council approved the plan for the Vaakapuisto park areas. The Vaakapuisto park areas will mainly be turned into block areas for residential houses. The buildings will protect the yards and detached house plots located on the southern side from the road noise of
Vantaa City Executive Board decided on summer employment aid for the young
Vantaa City Executive Board had its first meeting in 2023 on January 16. The meeting decided on summer employment aid for the young.
Guidelines for land-use and housing policy were updated and changes in appropriations were decided on
Vantaa city council decided in its meeting on October 10, 2022, on the guidelines for the city's land-use and housing policy as part of the new council’s strategy.
Influencing bodies
City Executive Board ratified Vantaa’s 2023 financial framework: Solid balance sheet and healthy economy as the bases for the framework
Vantaa City Executive Board ratified Vantaa’s 2023 financial framework in its meeting on June 6, 2022. In addition, the city executive board discussed this year's first interim report and approved an agreement on building Vantaa into a more environmentally friendly city.
Planning Vantaa light rail progresses along several routes - disposition plan made available for public inspection
Vantaa City Executive Board decided in its meeting on May 23, 2022, to make the Vantaa light rail disposition plan available for public inspection. In addition, the city executive board handled several other alterations to local detailed plans and entered the city’s 2021-2022 environmental liability
Vantaa City Council had a lively referral discussion about the financial plan
On Monday evening, Vantaa city council had a referral discussion about the city’s financial plan.