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Come to the resident event on March 3, to talk about Point library’s move to Jumbo
NewsThe resident event about about Point library’s move to Jumbo will take place on March 3, at 18:00.
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Winter holiday is made of bouncy castles, movies, games and art
NewsIn Vantaa schools, the winter holiday week will be held 17–23 February. The city will organise a variety of activities that pupils can attend during their holiday. Here are some highlighted activities to include in your child’s winter holiday programme.
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“Welcome Home” - Finland’s six largest cities invite recent arrivals to use integration services
NewsThe six largest cities of Finland have come together to create a warm-hearted campaign to encourage new international residents to use the cities’ many helpful services for newcomers. At the start of 2025, overall responsibility for the provision of statutory integration services was transferred
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Top-Class Skiing in Vantaa in February
NewsVantaan Hiihtoseura is organizing the Finnish Championship ski competition in Hakunila for the seventh time. The Finnish Championship sprints in cross-country skiing will take place at Hakunila Sports Park in Vantaa on Saturday, February 8, 2025. The President of Finland, Alexander Stubb, will be
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Application for time slots in recreational facilities starts on 1 February 2025 – most indoor sports facilities are now applied for for two seasons at a time
NewsThe majority of the indoor sports facilities of the sports services are now applied for for two seasons at a time. The application for other recreational facilities in the city remains unchanged.
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Guardians in the metropolitan area are very satisfied with early childhood education and pre-primary education
NewsGuardians in the metropolitan area were very satisfied with early childhood education and pre-primary education. The families give early childhood education and pre-primary education the school grade 9. Compared to the previous survey, the guardians’ satisfaction has increased.
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New Urban Policy Council chairperson Kalland: Our education system is not as equal as we think – family has larger impact than grades
NewsThe new Urban Policy Council is an autonomous and independent research panel that produces a critical report of a chosen urban policy theme every year. Its first report, published today, is about education and learning, with a particular focus on the segregation of learning and well-being in early
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Vantaa to support summer jobs and summer entrepreneurship for the young with 300-euro job vouchers
ReleaseVantaa City Executive Board held its this year’s very first meeting on January 13, 2025. The meeting decided on the practices related to summer-job vouchers for the young, basic renovation of Kaivoksela school, basic renovation of Myyrmäki sports house, expansion of Myyrmäki swimming hall, as well