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Metsähotelli Kuusijärvi accommodates almost 400 outdoor enthusiasts
NewsA new Forest Hotel, called Metsähotelli, will rise in Kuusijärvi Nature and Recreation Area Vantaa, right next to Sipoonkorpi National Park. The hotel will be opened on the Finnish Nature Day, which is celebrated on August 31, 2024.
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Metropolitan area guided nature tours offer 130 free-of-charge excursions from spring to fall
NewsGuided nature tours of metropolitan area nature sites have again been collected in the municipalities’ joint nature-excursion calendar. The calendars informing about the year 2024 excursions are available for pickup in libraries and customer-service points as of the beginning of April.
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Flooding in Varistonoja in Vantaa and Niipperinoja in Espoo will be reduced by water management structures – event for residents explaining the measures on 1 February
NewsThe water quality of Lake Pitkäjärvi will be improved and floods in its catchment area will be reduced by implementing natural water management structures at selected sites in Vantaa and Espoo. These measures will be discussed in an event for residents organised on Thursday 1 February.
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Vantaa in the future: making innovation a reality
ArticleVantaa's Innovation Strategy is implemented, among other things, through major flagship projects. They are unique even on a Finnish scale.
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Vantaa retained its position on the A list of the world's leading climate cities
NewsThis year, too, Vantaa was classified as one of the world’s 119 leading climate cities. The list is maintained by the non-profit environmental organization CDP, which collects data on cities’ and businesses’ environmental acts.
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Preparing for a strike in Vantaa on Wednesday 22.11. - swimming pools closed, among other things
ReleaseThe JHL strike will affect the services of the City of Vantaa on 22.11.2023. Most of the sports services will be closed on the strike day. The strike may also affect street maintenance, among other things.
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Update 13.11.2023 Additional provisions on poultry keeping removed - No bird flu detected in Vantaa
NewsNo cases of avian influenza have been detected in Vantaa. However, poultry and pet birds should be kept indoors or in a densely netted outdoor enclosure.
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Resident survey provided more information on the problems of the Pitkäjärvi catchment area
NewsA resident survey conducted in May collected residents' experiences of flooding and eutrophication problems in the Pitkäjärvi catchment area. The information will be utilised in a project to find solutions for the area’s problems by means of natural water management.