Target group: Families with children
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Sport buddies are seeking children and young people from schools to participate in recreational activities
The aim of sport buddy activities is to encourage children and young people who do not have any hobbies to participate in sports or other recreational activities of their choice.
Sportbuddy activities for children and young people
Sportbuddies help those in the 1st to 9th years find a meaningful hobby and support them in leading an active lifestyle.
The Bravo! Performing Arts Festival for young audiences will take Vantaa by storm in March
The Bravo! Performing Arts Festival for young audiences takes over the culture centres in the Helsinki metropolitan area from the 15th to the 24th of March with its international high-quality performances for children, young people and families.
The winter holiday week features Lego robot programming, colourful ghosts, art camps and various sports activities
Vantaa schools are on winter holiday from 19 to 25 February. The city organises plenty of fun activities for those on holiday.
Impact of Talentia's political walkout on Early Childhood Education on Tuesday, February 6, 2024
The trade union for graduated social workers, Talentia has announced that it will organise a walkout on Tuesday 6th of February 2024 at 14.00–16.00. The work stoppage will last until the end of the shift. The work stoppage affects Talentia’s members who are employed by the City of Vantaa.
Winter in Vantaa
Enjoy both outdoor activities and cultural events in Vantaa during winter. We have also compiled up-to-date information on winter maintenance.
Impact of the strike on Vantaaʼs services
Political strikes by several trade unions will affect services in the City of Vantaa in January-February 2024. SuPer and Tehy have announced strikes from 13.2.-14.2. in protest against the government's actions. At that time, most of Vantaa's day-care centres will be closed and pre-school education
The City of Vantaa to receive the UNICEF Child Friendly Cities recognition
Finnish Committee for UNICEF grants the City of Vantaa the Child Friendly Cities recognition. “In two years, Vantaa has succeeded in making permanent changes in the city’s operations, as well as significant changes for children and the young,” UNICEF acknowledges.
Early childhood education decisions made earlier have been resent to customer families due to system malfunction
Early childhood education's VaSa system (CgiVesa) was updated on Monday, January 8, 2024. Because of an error in the update, some of the customers will receive by mail old early childhood education’s place or scope decisions that are related to, for instance, year 2022.
Vantaa School League has been launched – don’t miss the basketball tournament on 13 January 2024
The Vantaa School League, launched last autumn, includes 230 third graders from across the city. In January, the teams will compete in basketball.