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  • Editorial: Thank you all Vantaa residents

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    Mayor Ritva Viljanen thanks all Vantaa citizens for their cooperation on the occasion of the retirement in an editorial in the 2/2023 issue of the residents' magazine.

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  • School dog Varjo brings joy and does important work

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    Wildfay’s Public House, a.k.a. Varjo, has been working as a school dog for a year, visiting Mikkola School about every other week. The dog facilitates communication with adults, motivates the pupils and, at best, calms the class.

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  • Equal chats over coffee and encounters in markets and squares

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    According to retiring Mayor Ritva Viljanen, the best things about Vantaa are the nice people, the mindset for getting things done, the rugged atmosphere and the unpretentiousness.

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  • Editorial: Vantaa’s Objectives for the Government Programme

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    Mayor Ritva Viljanen writes about Vantaa's goals for the new government programme and many important issues for the future of the city in an editorial in the residents' magazine 1/2023.

    This page is more than 3 years old
  • The very first Welcome to Vantaa Event

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    How people settle down and integrate to Finland and their own living area has been a discussed topic lately. From various perspectives, it is important that people who move to Vantaa settle down successfully and enjoy living in their new hometown.

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  • Mobile youth work supports a safe environment

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    The most important party when dealing with matters relating to young people is their home. Multidisciplinary work can provide support where it is needed.

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  • Land use planning 2023: Vantaa is big in detached and terraced housing

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    While there is plenty of construction going on in Vantaa’s city centres by the railway, the city is also big in detached and terraced housing.

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  • Vantaa is creating a physical activity programme – join in and make a difference!

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    Vantaa is creating a physical activity programme with the aim of getting residents to move more and sit less. Residents are invited to share their ideas on how to get people to move.

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