Target group: Pupils
School has started – welcome to the new school year!
The school year 2023–2024 started in schools in Vantaa on Thursday, 10 August. The first day of the school year is significant for many.
Ideas of children and young people for implementing Vantaa's strategy: from collecting garbage to supporting teachers’ coping
How would children and teens in Vantaa implement the city's strategy? Students at Vantaa's elementary schools, high schools, and Vantaa Vocational College Varia participated in the Influential Day at the City Hall in the spring to create ideas for how to implement the city’s strategy. This is how
Basic education’s curriculum and allocation of courses
Vantaa's curriculum dictates schools’ instruction and learning. It specifies the subjects’ educational goals, content, and grounds for assessment.
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.
Children and young people decided on a budget of 160 000 € in Vantaa – the money will be used to build cable slides and organise outdoor movies
Children and young people decided on a budget of 160000€ in Vantaa - the money will be used to build cable slides and outdoor movies. The winners of the participatory budgeting of children and young people in Vantaa were published on the Influential Day on April 26 at Vantaa City Hall.
School dog Varjo brings joy and does important work
Wildfay’s Public House, a.k.a. Varjo, has been working as a school dog for a year, visiting Mikkola School about every other week. The dog facilitates communication with adults, motivates the pupils and, at best, calms the class.
Machine translation on vantaa.fi to help you understand
Site can now be machine translated to more than 100 languages. These translations help you to understand, especially when no official translation is available.
Mobile youth work supports a safe environment
The most important party when dealing with matters relating to young people is their home. Multidisciplinary work can provide support where it is needed.
Support in dealing with the services of the city and authorities in multiple languages - watch Vantaa multilingual guidance's presentation video!
Multilingual advisors are available at Vantaa Info Myyrmäki and Tikkurila and International House Helsinki.