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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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Vantaa regulates the size of apartments in new apartment building projects
NewsFrom the beginning of 2024, no more than 30% of new apartment blocks may be less than 35 m². The new square-metre regulation aims to curb the high proportion of small apartments in new apartment buildings and to provide sufficient numbers of more spacious family apartments. The effects of the
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Mika Kasonen elected as Chairman of City Executive Board of Vantaa
ReleaseThe Vantaa City Council held its first meeting of the autumn term on 21 August. At the meeting, Mika Kasonen of the National Coalition Party was elected as the new Chairman of the City Executive Board for the 2023-2025 term of office, following the departure of the current Chair, Sari Multala, as
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Pekka Timonen elected as the new Mayor of Vantaa
NewsAt its meeting on 19 June 2023, the Vantaa City Council elected Pekka Timonen as the new Mayor.
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City council chose new major and ratified Vantaa’s 2023-2025 welfare plan as well as plans related to Vantaa light rail
ReleaseCity council chose new major and ratified Vantaa’s 2023-2025 welfare plan as well as plans related to Vantaa light rail
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Vantaa City Council decided: Vantaa to build the light rail
NewsVantaa City Council decided in its meeting on May 22 on building Vantaa’s first light rail. Building the light rail can begin in the fall of 2024, and traffic is estimated to begin in 2029.
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City Council approves the plan for the Vaakapuisto area
ReleaseOn 24 April 2023, Vantaa City Council approved the plan for the Vaakapuisto park areas. The Vaakapuisto park areas will mainly be turned into block areas for residential houses. The buildings will protect the yards and detached house plots located on the southern side from the road noise of
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City Council approves plot acquisition for new health and wellbeing centre and Vantaa light rail alterations to local detailed plans
ReleaseOn 27 March 2023, the City Council approved the alterations to the local detailed plans.