Latest news
All news, releases and articles published on the site. You can filter the content using various filters. You can also subscribe to RSS feeds of all current news from the City of Vantaa at https://vantaa.fi/en/rss/topical/all.
-
Compliant with government guidelines, National Emergency Supply Agency distributes home tests to schoolchildren and students
NewsCompliant with the government guidelines, the National Emergency Supply Agency will distribute at-home Covid-19 tests (Coronavirus home tests) to students in basic education as well as in upper secondary education. The tests will be delivered to Vantaa in several batches. The tests will be handed
-
Predominantly female council for wellbeing services county
ReleaseThe council members of the Vantaa and Kerava wellbeing services county were selected in the county elections on January 23, 2022.
-
The city council ratified Vantaa’s budget for the coming year - More support for children and the young
ReleaseIn its last meeting of the year, on December 13, the city council ratified the city’s budget for the coming year as well as the financial plan for 2022-2025. In addition, the council ratified the new local detailed plans for Silkkitehtaantie in Tikkurila and Hiirakkokuja in Hakunila, which will
-
Cities in the Helsinki Metropolitan Area have surveyed the well-being of their residents
ReleaseThe main results of the Wellbeing Survey for the Helsinki Metropolitan Area conducted in spring 2021 have been published.
-
The metropolitan area’s coronavirus coordination group: Support for waiving the blocking requirement for public events and the two-metre safe distances
ReleaseThe epidemic situation in the metropolitan area has improved, although infection rates and the proportion of positive tests are still high.
-
The organisation of very advanced healthcare services and social services for people with intellectual disabilities is being planned as a part of the preparation of the health and social services reform
NewsThe municipalities of the Uusimaa region have set up a working group to prepare the organisation of social services for people with intellectual disabilities.
-
City council discussed last year’s welfare account
ReleaseThe welfare account describes the situation in Vantaa, and the measures taken based on it will be separately reported.
-
Vantaa assembles female directors of health-care start-up companies from all over the world
NewsThe joint opening introduces the Finnish health-technology start-up field and reviews the potentials of global mentoring.