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Vantaa City Council approves the budget for 2024 – Säde Tahvanainen elected as the Chair of the Council
ReleaseOn 13 November 2023, the Vantaa City Council elected Säde Tahvanainen (SDP) as the new Chair of the Council and accepted Antti Lindtman’s resignation as he takes up duties as the Chair of the Social Democratic Party of Finland. The City Council also approved the budget and tax rates for 2024 and the
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Participatory budgeting has helped to improve the wellbeing and social interaction of children and the young
NewsDuring the Influential Day, arranged in April 2023, children and the young were invited to generate ideas on how to spend the participatory budgeting allocation. During the course of the year, we have implemented the ideas proposed by the children and the young.
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Record number of candidates in the youth council election - election to take place on November 6-24.
NewsYoung people aged 13-18, living in Vantaa, are eligible to vote in the youth council election in their school or educational institution. In week 47, you can also vote at additional voting points.
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Participatory budgeting in Vantaa will start in November
NewsParticipatory budgeting provides Vantaa residents with an opportunity to influence the city budget. The funding for Vantaa’s participatory budgeting amounts to €1.2 million in 2024–2025.
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Urban culture house town planning starts – residentsʼ meeting on 25.10.
NewsThe City of Vantaa Cultural Center in Myyrmäki will be built between 2023 and 2031. The project consists of two separate buildings and an event square connecting them.
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City Council ratified the local detailed plan for Vantaa Energy Ltd's power-to-gas plant
ReleaseVantaa City Council’s meeting on October 9 began with a moment's silence in remembrance of the fatalities in Hakunila’s tenement fire. Five people died in the fire: the mother and four under-10-year-old children. The City Executive Board, as well, had a moment’s silence in honor of the fatalities in
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Rap, the manor’s light trail and superheroes – the whole family will have fun during the autumn holiday
NewsAutumn holiday will take place in Vantaa on 16–22 October. Holidaymakers are offered a diverse programme of arts, sports and events. Have a nice holiday!
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Vantaa is a forward-looking city – in the year 2024 Vantaa invests in the future
ReleaseVantaa Mayor Pekka Timonen has published his budget proposal for the year 2024. The city will continue to grow; it has managed to reduce its debt in a long-term basis; and during the next few years, Vantaa will implement several investments that will bolster the city’s vitality.