Target group: Residents
Vantaa promotes the well-being of its residents, and they can influence the city's services and activities in many ways.
Multilingual guidance service in Vantaa this autumn – new brochures available
The autumn service hours for Multilingual Guidance are valid from August 1, 2025, and the new service brochures are now available. The brochures have been created in all the service languages used in the guidance.
Join us and become a neighborhood sports volunteer – guidance and information events in August and September
Would you like to have more joy of sports and community togetherness in your own residential area? We are looking for new volunteers to arrange low-threshold sports activities in different parts of Vantaa.
Enroll yourself in guided sports’ fall term as of August 13
Enrollment in guided sports’ fall term begins in stages in August. The fall courses will begin on Monday, September 1.
Work try-out
You can use a work try-out to find out about career choices and career options in practical tasks. You can also use it to support your return to work.
Work coaching
Work coaching will guide and support you personally in searching for a job and finding employment.
Payment of start-up money
On this webpage, you can find instructions for applying for the payment of start-up money. You can apply for payment after you have received a positive start-up money decision and started business operations.
Vantaa inspired and trained Ukrainians to employ themselves as private entrepreneurs
During spring 2025, Startup Refugees organized private entrepreneurship training courses in Russian for new Ukrainian entrepreneurs. These courses consisted of a webinar series and a crash course on entrepreneurship, which aimed to support new entrepreneurs in the Vantaa area.
Customer Elevator in Myyrmäki House Out of Service 21 July – 29 August 2025
The customer elevator in Myyrmäki House will be renewed and therefore out of service from 21 July to 29 August 2025. During this period, access to the second floor of Myyrmäki House — including the library’s reading room — will only be possible via stairs.
Residential activity facilities and communal activities
Vantaa strives to ensure that nobody is left alone. On this page, you can find services and places where you can meet other people and engage in communal activities.
Community work in a nutshell
Community work aims to bolster people’s own human agency and life-management skills. It helps people find meaningful things to do as well as communities to be part of. Community work helps reduce loneliness and feelings of exclusion. Moreover, it has an impact on the coziness and safety of