Service group: Urban planning
Open call for portfolios: Vantaa Light Rail Art
Vantaa Light Rail Art invites professional artists and artist groups to participate in the open call for portfolios. The open call for artists will map out creators for permanent and temporary public artworks for the urban environments along the light rail route.
The City Council approved the specified project plan for Vantaa light rail
A new plan for the airport terminus will be drawn in 2026. The decision on extending the tram line will be made in 2027.
Edgy Korppi is Vantaa's new landmark
Teija and Pekka Isoräyttyä’s monumental work of art, the Raven, will be published in a big way in Tikkurila, on Tuesday, December 9, 2025. After the addresses, the Raven will come alive powered by music and lights!
Biodiversity is increasingly taken into account in Vantaa city planning
Vantaa adopts the principle that the biodiversity of Vantaa's nature will not be weakened, even though a lot of new construction is taking place in the city.
Vantaaʼs population exceeds 250 000
In August 2024, Vantaaʼs population exceeded a quarter of a million. Young people in particular are moving to the city, both from within and outside Finland.
Preparation of the disposition plan for Koivukylä is almost complete – familiarize yourself with the plans and comment on them!
Koivukylä's center is being developed, and a disposition plan is being made for the development of the area. The ongoing disposition plan work is scheduled to be completed in the fall of 2024, and residents are now asked to comment on the draft disposition plan.
Building of Elmo Swimming Hall about to begin
One of the City of Vantaa’s major projects, Elmo sports park, starts to make progress in the summer when building the long-desired swimming hall begins between Korso and Koivukylä.
Katrineberg open ideas competition
The City of Vantaa is organising an open ideas competition on the planning of the Katrineberg area. The competition is organised in cooperation with the Finnish Association of Architects (SAFA).
Building of Tikkurila Competence Campus’ streets and parks to begin in the fall
Building the campus begins by building the streets and parks in the course of the year 2024. In addition to the competence campus, the area will house workplaces, housing, as well as versatile services.
Planning review
In the annual planning review, we present the current topics related to land use planning.