The City Executive Board provided a statement on the East Railway project
The Vantaa City Executive Board started the meeting by commemorating the fire in Pähkinärinne, and the Chairperson stated that the City Executive Board’s condolences have been delivered to the victims’ relatives and community members. The City Council will be holding a moment of silence.
In its meeting on March 9, the City Executive Board decided to provide the Finnish Supervisory Agency an environmental impact statement on Itärata Oy’s East Railway project. The statement concludes that the East Railway and the Airport Line as part of it will have broad impacts on Vantaa’s public transport system.
The loss of eastern long-distance trains in Tikkurila would weaken the area’s national accessibility. The City of Vantaa deems that the impacts of changes to train traffic for Vantaa and especially Tikkurila must be investigated further. In addition, the City emphasizes that the environmental damage resulting from the project's construction and use must be minimized. The East Railway is a planned two-track line for fast traffic from Kerava to Kouvola via Porvoo, which aims to accelerate long-distance train traffic to eastern Finland.
Initiatives by municipality residents and city councilors in 2025
The Vantaa City Executive Board decided to submit the lists of initiatives by city councilors and residents in 2025 for the information of the City Council.
A total of 26 citizens’ initiatives were submitted to the City of Vantaa in 2025. The number is slightly higher than a year ago, but compared to earlier years, the number has decreased. The majority of the initiatives concerned the Urban Environment Department.
A total of 63 city council initiatives were submitted in 2025. The majority of the city council initiatives concerned the Urban Environment Department (27) and the Group Management and Business Development Department (25). The number decreased by about one third compared to the year before.
Statements on appeals submitted regarding plan alterations
The City Executive Board also decided to provide statements on appeals submitted regarding alterations to local detailed plans to the Helsinki Administrative Court.
The appeal regarding the Talkootie daycare center in Vaarala should be rejected, the City Executive Board concludes. The city deems that the decision is legal and based on sufficient investigations with respect to the aims of the local detailed plan.
Similarly, the City Executive Board requests that the appeal regarding the alteration to the local detailed plan for Vihertie 44–46 and 48 in Martinlaakso be rejected. The alteration to the
local detailed plan has been drafted in accordance with the Land Use and Building Act and the regulations based on it. The agenda and, later, the minutes of the meeting: https://paatokset.vantaa.fi/
