Tag: Dining
Vantaa’s Food Waste Project Wins Prestigious Milan Pact Awards 2025
The City of Vantaa and Yhteinen pöytä’s collaborative initiative to reduce food waste has been internationally recognized with a Milan Pact Awards 2025 prize. Vantaa received the award for its innovative and impactful work in promoting sustainable urban food policy.
Did you eat at playground meals? Answer a short survey by August 8th
Let us know how you liked the food! And did you enjoy the program at playground meals? Older children can also answer the questions by themselves.
Eat school lunch and win Iha Just Imus to perform at your school!
Win these familiar guys for a private gig at your school! All lower secondary school students (grades 7-9) in Vantaa can participate in the competition.
Finland’s First Municipal Food Waste Terminal Opened Ten Years Ago in Havukoski, Vantaa
Yhteinen pöytä celebrates its 10-year journey in pioneering sustainable food aid.
What have we already done to promote school meals?
Vantaa has been developing school lunches already since 2019. The MUMS project helps us further promote school lunches during the course of 2025.
What is MUMS?
The MUMS project aims to increase the popularity of school meals in Vantaa and to get more Vantaa pupils and students to eat school lunch.
Vantaa will once again implement the very popular playground meals
Vantaa will once again implement the very popular playground meals. Warm meals and picnic bags will be distributed free of charge to under-18-year-old Vantaa residents in various places around the city from June 5 to July 7, on weekdays at 11:00–12:00, or for as long as food is available.
Food and drink at Kuusijärvi
Kuusijärvi offers diverse and authentic dining experiences close to nature. In addition to dining at the restaurant, you can enjoy your own snacks out in nature, grill over a campfire and forage for food at Kuusijärvi.
Playground meals
Playground meals again available in the summer! Warm meals will be distributed free of charge to under-18-year-old Vantaa residents in various places around the city from June 2 to August 1, on weekdays at 11:00–12:00. Lunches are now also distributed to seniors living in Vantaa.