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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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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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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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The results of the school health survey indicate that—despite challenges—the majority of children and the young in Vantaa feel good
NewsAccording to the National Institute for Health and Welfare's (THL) school health survey, the majority of Vantaa children and the young are satisfied with their lives and like school attendance. The results were published in September 2023.
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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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