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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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Käärijä, who wowed the world with Cha Cha Cha, performs in Vantaa at Louhela Jam!
ReleaseThe City of Vantaa will host a Käärijä gig at Louhela Jam on Sunday, June 4th, 2023. In addition to Käärijä, twenty other great jam bands will perform at the event. The event is free of charge.
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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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Six largest cities: 9,000 new early childhood education professionals with higher education degrees needed by 2030
ReleaseSix largest cities: 9,000 new early childhood education professionals with higher education degrees needed by 2030. The six largest cities in Finland demand that the new government take action to resolve the staff shortage prevalent in the early childhood education and care sector.
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