Target group: Residents
Vantaa promotes the well-being of its residents, and they can influence the city's services and activities in many ways.
We are looking for interviewees for the stories of the cityʼs 50th anniversary
Vantaa celebrates its fiftieth anniversary in 2024. We celebrate Vantaa citizens and Vantaa-ness by telling the stories of Vantaa residents. We would like to hear yours.
The results of the school health survey indicate that—despite challenges—the majority of children and the young in Vantaa feel good
According to the National Institute for Health and Welfare's (THL) school health survey, the majority of Vantaa children and the young are satisfied with their lives and like school attendance. The results were published in September 2023.
Participatory budgeting in Vantaa will start in November
Participatory budgeting provides Vantaa residents with an opportunity to influence the city budget. The funding for Vantaa’s participatory budgeting amounts to €1.2 million in 2024–2025.
Käärijä invites people to his mural in Tikkurila: ”Now is a good opportunity to take a selfie with me”
The Käärijä mural in Tikkurila has now been completed. What does Käärijä himself think about his wall painting? Watch the interview on video!
Vantaa is a forward-looking city – in the year 2024 Vantaa invests in the future
Vantaa Mayor Pekka Timonen has published his budget proposal for the year 2024. The city will continue to grow; it has managed to reduce its debt in a long-term basis; and during the next few years, Vantaa will implement several investments that will bolster the city’s vitality.
What is your favorite among Vantaa’s public works of art? Answer the survey by October 29
You can vote for your favorite Vantaa public artwork in Art Museum Artsi's survey.
Budget in less than a minute? Pekka Timonen, the floor is yours!
What is Vantaa mayor Pekka Timonen’s proposal for next year's budget like? How to tell it in three seconds? What if the time allotted were at maximum one minute?
Adult, would you help? The City of Vantaa launched a campaign against bullying and sexual harassment – the videos are based on real-life events.
Adult, would you help? -campaign is aimed at adults and its purpose is to get adults to intervene in bullying, harassment, and other inappropriate behaviour that children and young people encounter in their daily lives. The campaign is part of the City of Vantaa’s Child-Friendly City work
Ikikallio tells stories at Vantaa City Museum's exhibition
Vantaa City Museum's new exhibition “Ikikallio stories - from mammoths to the present day” is based on a children’s non-fiction book, which will be published at the end of October.
This is how the artists of the Käärijä mural comment on their work: “Great to be part of the phenomenon”
Take a peek at how the Käärijä mural is being painted in Vantaa! The artists describe the mural while working on it.