2. City of Vantaa
• Habitation dates back 7,000 years.
• Mentioned in history books already
in 1351
• 200 years older than Helsinki
• An independent city since 1974
• The subject of the coat of arms
comes from the salmon in the Vantaa
River • Population: 208 098 (Jan, 2014)
• Area: 240.4 km2
• Inhabitants per square kilometer: 873
• Tax rate in 2015: 19.00%
• The city's administrative center is in
Tikkurila
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3. Vantaa at the heart of the metropolis
•is the fourth biggest city in Finland
• is located within the beat and pulse of the metropolitan area, 15 minutes from
Helsinki
• is famous for its international airport and good transport connections
• is a rapidly growing logistics center
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4. All roads lead to Vantaa
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Vantaa has, among other
things,
• International airport
• The main line
• Ring Road III
• Lahdenväylä highway
• Hämeenlinnanväylä highway
• The rail connection from
Helsinki to the airport, i.e.,
the Ring Rail Line (2015)
5. Housing Fair in the summer 2015 in Vantaa
In the summer 2015 the city
of Vantaa is hosting the
Housing Fair in the Kivistö
neighborhood, which is
situated by the Ring Rail Line.
The Housing Fair event takes
place in between July 10 –
August 9, 2015.
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7. Decision-making
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City Council
67 elected representatives
the highest decision-making body in the city
decides on the economy, services, planning, housing production, plans,
organization, and regulations
chooses members for the city executive board and committees
City Executive Board
17 members chosen by the city council
attends to the city's interests, leads and represents the municipal administration
prepares matters to be handled by the city council
Committees
auditing, central election, education, city planning, environmental, health and
social welfare, real estate, as well as leisure and citizen services committees
act as expert bodies in their own sectors
9. Health and social welfare functions
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Health care services
•Rehabilitation
•Reception operations
•On-call services (outsourced service)
Specialized Care
Oral Health
Corporation
Services for the Elderly and the Disabled
•Supported housing
•Hospital services
•Outpatient services for the elderly
•Services for the disabled
Family Services
Preventive health care
Social work for adults
Psychosocial services
Child welfare outpatient services
Child foster and residential services
Substance abuse services
Financial and Administrative Services
Personnel
Development
Finance
General administration
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City of Vantaa
Health and Social Welfare Committee
Health and Social Welfare
department
Deputy Mayor
Jukka T. SalminenSpecialized
care
Financial and
Administrative
Services
Financial and
Administrative
Director
Ari Toiva
Family Services
Family Services
Director
Maritta Pesonen
Services for the
Elderly and
the Disabled
Services for the
Elderly and
the Disabled
Director
Timo Aronkytö
Health Services
Health Services
Director
Eila Koivunen
Board of directors
Oral
Health
Corporation
Director
Jorma Suni
(Pirjo Rissa)
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City of Vantaa
Health and Social Welfare Committee
Health and Social Welfare
Department
€ 635,7 million
Personnel, total 2 957
Specialized
Care
€ 212,3 million
of which HUS
202,4 million
Financial and
Administrative
Services
€ 9,5 million
Personnel, total 49
Family Services
€ 158,5 million
Personnel, total 862
Services for the
Elderly and
the Disabled
€ 174,9 million
Personnel, total 1 104
Health Services
€ 80,4 million
Personnel, total 625
Board of Directors
Oral
Health
Corporation
Personnel, total 308
Health and social welfare
organization
budget 2015
/costs
- number of employees
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Family Services
Family Services Director
Maritta Pesonen
Specialist
Planning Officer
Projects
Administrative Secretary
Social Work
for Adults
Service Manager
Virve Flinkkilä
Coordinator for Swedish-language
Services Anna Cantell-Forsbom
Child
Welfare
Services
Service Manager
Kati Villgren
Psycho-
social
Services
Service Manager
Anna Cantell-
Forsbom
Substance
Abuse
Services
Service Manager
Martta Palttila-
Pulli
Budget 2015
/costs € 158,5 million
Personnel, total 862
13. Health Services
Family Services Director
Eila Koivunen
Arranging oral health care
corporation
North
Vantaa
Health Center
Services
Health Services
Manager
Tuula Lahti
Central Vantaa
Health Center
Services
Health Services
Manager
Pertti Sopanen
Rehabilitation
Profit
Center
Medical Director
Kirsi Koljonen
Mental Health and
Substance Abuse
Center
Service Manager
Lauri Kuosmanen
West Vantaa
Health Center
Services
Health Services
Manager
Ritva Tauriainen
On-call Services (Attendo MedOne Oy)
Support Services
Coordinator for Swedish-language
Services
Kajsa Järvinen
Budget 2015/
costs € 80,4 million
Personnel, total 625
Preventive Health
Care
Services
Service Manager
Arja Ruponen
Support Services
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Result Division Support and
Centralized/Joint Services
Services for the Elderly and the Disabled
Director of Services for the Elderly and Disabled
Timo Aronkytö
Services for the
Disabled
Service Manager
Armi Rintala
Outpatient
Services for
the Elderly
Service Manager
Anna-Liisa Korhonen
Hospital
Services
Medical Director
Annariina Jyvälahti
Supported Housing
Services
Service Manager
Minna
Lahnalampi-Lahtinen
Budget 2015/
costs € 174,9 million
Personnel, total 1 104
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Financial and Administrative
Services
Financial and Administrative Director
Ari Toiva
Finance
Financial Manager
Hanna Romu
Coordinator for Swedish-language
Services Satu Siikander
HR
HR Manager
Anneli Hyvärinen
Development
Development Manager
Heli Bäckmand
General Administration
Administrative Manager
Satu Siikander
Budget 2015/
costs, € 9,5 million
Personnel, total 49
16. This is how we serve Vantaa residents
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Eight health centers (Katriina not currently operational)
• Six social centers
• Own health center hospital (Katriina hospital, assessment and acute units,
home hospital). In addition, we purchase hospital services from Kauniala hospital.
• Emergency-clinic service in connection with Peijas hospital (Attendo MedOne
Oy)
• Three own homes for the aged
• Four senior citizens' centers
• Ten own service houses
• Five activity centers for the mentally disabled
• Reception centers for children
and the young and family rehabilitation center
• Three family counseling clinics and
•youth clinic
• Three A-Clinics and youth station
• Active councils for the elderly
and the disabled
17. Our values
Innovativeness
•Innovativeness refers to the ability to create new changes beneficial to Vantaa, to act
as a trailblazer, and to have the courage to seek new better ways of arranging services
for residents.
Sustainable development
•Sustainable development means securing good living conditions for present and
future generations. Solutions and decision-making account for ecological perspectives
and fairness, and keep the economy balanced.
Social inclusion
•Social inclusion means promoting residents' participation, preventing marginalization,
as well as enhancing attainment of common goals.
The City of Vantaa's vision
Vantaa - smart choice
For both residents and businesses, Vantaa is the most attractive and international city
in Finland;
a city that acts as a trailblazer in sustainable development.
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