Target group: Residents
Vantaa promotes the well-being of its residents, and they can influence the city's services and activities in many ways.
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Answer our survey and help us better Helmet-library’s services and communication.
Vantaa City Council ratified the plan for Backas manor’s experiential park
An experiential park, housing units, and services are being planned for the environs of Backas manor.
Vantaa innovation competition—open to everybody—searches for urban innovations of all sizes
Vantaa innovation competition, opening in mid-April, is open to everybody. A sum total of €300 000 will be divided between the best ideas. The competition seeks solutions for everyday services, thriving city centers, and combating climate change.
Park meals
Park meals again available in the summer 2026! Warm meals will be distributed free of charge to under-18-year-old Vantaa residents in various places around the city from June 1 to July 31, on weekdays at 11:00–12:00. Lunches are also distributed to seniors living in Vantaa.
Ideas for Myyrmäki participatory budgeting to be collected from April 8 to May 1
Myyrmäki residents get to decide how to spend the €50 000 allocated for developing Myyrmäki and its environs. The ideas will be collected up to First of May.
Ukraine Help Center Vantaa to open in Koivukylä on April 11, to help those fleeing from the war in Ukraine
Vantaa will open a help center serving people fleeing from the war in Ukraine on Monday, April 11. Ukraine Help Center Vantaa will operate on Koivukylä citizens' house premises at Hakopolku 2.
Hakunila library will be closed for four months as of May 16
Hakunila library will be closed because of indoor-air-quality repairs from May 16 to September 15, 2022. A bookmobile will serve in Hakunila in May and June. You can return the items you have borrowed at any Helmet library.
Basic information about the competition
Vantaa innovation competition—open to everybody—searches for urban innovations of all sizes. A sum total of €300 000 will be divided between the best ideas. The competition seeks solutions for everyday services, thriving city centers, and combating climate change.
Innovation competition
Vantaa innovation competition is now closed - we received a stunning total of 174 proposals! A sum of €300,000 will be awarded to implementing those ideas. The jury of experts of the competition is currently in the process of making their decision, and the best ideas will be published in October