Target group: Residents
Vantaa promotes the well-being of its residents, and they can influence the city's services and activities in many ways.
Vantaa 50 − At Home in Vantaa
Vantaa will celebrate its 50th anniversary in 2024, with events open to all. On these pages you can also discover the story of Vantaa.
Adults are responsible for realization of children's rights
Vantaa actors working with children and the young got together on November 21, in the annual seminar on the Children's rights week. The seminar focused on the realization of children’s rights in Vantaa.
Preparing for a strike in Vantaa on Wednesday 22.11. - swimming pools closed, among other things
The JHL strike will affect the services of the City of Vantaa on 22.11.2023. Most of the sports services will be closed on the strike day. The strike may also affect street maintenance, among other things.
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?