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Preparing for a strike in Vantaa on Wednesday 22.11. - swimming pools closed, among other things
ReleaseThe JHL strike will affect the services of the City of Vantaa on 22.11.2023. Most of the sports services will be closed on the strike day. The strike may also affect street maintenance, among other things.
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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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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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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.
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Antti Lindtman to step down from his position as chair of the city council
ReleaseAntti Lindtman, chair of the city council, announced today, on September 18, that he will step down from his position as the chair of the city council. He will continue in his position until the new chair has been chosen. Lindtman was chosen as the chair of the Social Democratic Party on September 1
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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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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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A service fee is charged for travel card top-ups as of 8 June 2023
ReleaseHSL will introduce a new service fee at the beginning of June. The service fee will apply to service point customers who have the option of topping up their HSL card or updating their customer group online or by using self-service tools, such as a self-service machine or the HSL app.
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