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  • The city council ratified Vantaa’s budget for the coming year - More support for children and the young

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    In its last meeting of the year, on December 13, the city council ratified the city’s budget for the coming year as well as the financial plan for 2022-2025. In addition, the council ratified the new local detailed plans for Silkkitehtaantie in Tikkurila and Hiirakkokuja in Hakunila, which will

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  • Child friendly Vantaa to receive an action plan of its own

    Release

    Vantaa City Executive Board had its last meeting this year on December 12, 2021. The meeting ratified the City of Vantaa’s Child Friendly City 2022-2023 action plan, confirmed the results of the youth council election, and decided to apply for membership in the EU Commission’s 100 Climate-Neutral

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  • Get to know our International Talent Ekaterina Podnebesnikova

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    If you are active on LinkedIn, you might have read by now some of her articles from the ‘Inspired by Experts’ series. Today’s story features Ekaterina Podnebesnikova, a very determined young lady, originally from Saint-Petersburg, who came to Finland 3 years ago.

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  • Connect & experience; How a startup nation is systematically organized and maintained

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    I had the honor to take part in a five-day learning program to Israel as part of a delegation of European ecosystem leaders. This program is part of the European Innovation and Technology Institution – and is organized by EIT Hub Israel, portfolio program: #connectandexperience.

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  • Children and young people to plan Vantaa light rail by playing a game

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    Children and young people in Vantaa are invited to participate in the planning of Vantaa Light Rail with an online and mobile game. The game and game instructions are produced in Finnish, Swedish and English.

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  • Beta version of Vantaa's new website published

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    Vantaan kaupungin verkkosivusto on uudistumassa, tutustu beta.vantaa.fi-sivustoon ja vastaa kyselyyn.

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  • New rescue stations in Myyrmäki, Tikkurila, Korso, and Hakunila

    Release

    Vantaa city executive board decided in its meeting on November 15, to ratify Myyrmäki, Tikkurila, Korso and Hakunila rescue stations’ needs assessments. To improve Keski-Uusimaa Rescue Department’s response times, Vantaa will need altogether four new rescue stations in the near future.

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  • To high school or vocational education through TUVA education

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    The 10th class, training preparing for basic vocational education (VALMA), and preparatory training for general upper secondary education (LUVA) will be combined into one preparatory education for programs leading to an upper secondary qualification, abbreviated as TUVA education. The change will

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