Target group: Young people
Science in all languages event week 25.8 - 1.9. 2023
Lifelong learning, events and science in many languages. Programmes for all ages. The Aina oppiva Vantaa network organises events all around Vantaa. Events are free of charge unless mentioned otherwise.
Over 2,300 new students were admitted to Vantaa’s upper secondary schools in the joint application
Results are in for the joint application of spring 2023. A total of 2,324 applicants got a study place in the City of Vantaa’s general upper secondary schools and Vantaa Vocational College Varia.
Käärijä, who wowed the world with Cha Cha Cha, performs in Vantaa at Louhela Jam!
The City of Vantaa will host a Käärijä gig at Louhela Jam on Sunday, June 4th, 2023. In addition to Käärijä, twenty other great jam bands will perform at the event. The event is free of charge.
Parents should discuss with their teens at home how to celebrate responsibly as schools end
Schools ending and summer holidays starting is a reason to celebrate. Most children and young people celebrate responsibly, but it is good to prepare for the risk of substance abuse as it commonly increases when schools end.
In the summer of 2023, there will be arts, exercise, singing and playing around Vantaa - summer holiday program for children and young people
School children´s summer vacation starts on June 5. In the summer of 2023, Vantaa offers a wide selection of versatile programs and events for children and young people.
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.
Youth work in educational institutions
Vantaa Vocational College Varia and Lumo general upper secondary education employs youth workers who act as safe adults in the schools' everyday life. Youth workers organise activities for both individuals and small groups as well as activities that reinforce the sense of community.
Services for jobseekers under the age of 30
There is a wide range of services and individual solutions towards working life available for persons under the age of 30. Their personal coach supports them in choosing services and in employment-related issues.