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Vantaa Pocket info
Contents
Area and environment................................................................................ 2
Vantaa’s 13 twin cities.................................................................................. 2
Population....................................................................................................... 4
Housing............................................................................................................. 6
Education......................................................................................................... 8
Income.............................................................................................................. 8
Labour market................................................................................................ 9
Culture and leisure......................................................................................11
Day Care..........................................................................................................12.
Health and social welfare.........................................................................12
City finances..................................................................................................15
City administration ....................................................................................16
Sites and accommodation ......................................................................18
Contacts..........................................................................................................20
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T
he earliest traces of human habitation
in Vantaa date back 7 000 years, but
the first documented mention of Helsinge
(today’s Vantaa) is from 1351. Vantaa
became a city in 1974.
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Area and environment
Vantaa
Inhabitants, 1 Jan 2010
197,636
Acreage, km2240.36
Land238.38
Water area
1.98
Inhabitants per km2822
2010 municipal tax rate
19.00
Population of neighbouring municipalities, 1 Jan 2010
Helsinki583,350
Espoo244,330
Nurmijärvi39,628
Tuusula36,766
Kerava33,833
Sipoo18,036
Vantaa’s 13 twin cities
ChinaJinan
Czech RepublicMladá Boleslav
DenmarkLyngby-Taarbæk
GermanyRastatt and Frankfurt (Oder)
GreenlandSermersuuq (Nuuk)
HungarySalgótarján
IcelandSeydisfjördur
IsraelMatte Yehuda
NorwayAskim
PolandSłupsk
RussiaKineshma
SwedenHuddinge
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Climate
Helsinki-Vantaa Airport
mean air temperature, 2009
5.5 °C
warmest day of the year, 2 July 2009
28.9 °C
coldest day of the year, 18 December 2009 -21.8 °C
total rain fall, 2009
631 mm
Monthly mean air temperature
at Helsinki-Vantaa Airport in 2009
C
20
15
11,6
14,2
17,2 16,3
12,9
10
4,5
5
3,3 2,5
0
-5
-10
-15
-4,1 -5
1.
2.
-1,8
-5,3
3.
4.
5.
6. 7.
month
8.
9.
10. 11. 12.
Nature reserves
36 protected nature reserves, 589.54 hectares
Percentage of the city´s area 2.5 %
3
Population
Population,
Percentage of Helsinki
1 January
No. of residents
Metropolitan Area
1950
14,976
3.7 %
1960
41,906
7.6 %
1970
72,215
10.4 %
1980
129,918
17.2 %
1990
152,263
18.6 %
2000
176,386
18.7 %
2005
185,429
18.9 %
2010
197,636
19.1 %
Population from 1870 up to a forecast for 2040
residents
250 000
200 000
150 000
100 000
50 000
0
1870
4
1900
1950
2000
2040
Population structure, 1 Jan 2010
Vantaa
All Finland
197,636
18.3
70.2
11.5
5 351,427
16.6
66.4
17.0
Women, %
51.1
Swedish speakers, %
2.9
Other than Finnish or Swedish speakers, % 9.1
Foreign citizens, %
6.0
50.9
5.4
3.9
2.9
Total population
0–14 years, %
15–64 years, %
over 64 years, %
Changes in population, 2009
Births
Deaths
Moved to Vantaa
Moved from Vantaa
2,721
1,096
14,694
14,195
Households 1 Jan 2010
Vantaa
Total of households
average size
single-person households, %
two-person households, %
five-person (minimum) households, %
88,890
2.2
37.3
32.8
5.0
5
Housing
Housing stock, 1 Jan 2009
Total of housing
93,632
one-family houses, %
39
owner-occupied dwellings, %
57
rented dwellings, %
34
right-of-occupancy dwellings, %
4
others, %
5
Types of housing
1 room, %
2 rooms, %
3 rooms, %
4 rooms, %
5 rooms or more, %
Average floor area, m2 Floor area/resident, m2 11
33
27
19
10
74
36
Average price of sold dwellings, second quarter, 2010 1)
blocks of flats, €/m22,450
terraced houses 2), €/m22,790
not final data
real-estate companies of one-family-, semi-detached
and row-house apartments
1)
2)
Average rent of rental apartments, 2009
6
€/m2/month 10.74
Housing Construction 1999–2009
Terraced houses
number of dwellings
2500
One-family houses
2000
1500
1000
500
0
99
00
01
02
03
04
05
06
07
08
09
Dwellings by Tenure Status 1.1.2009
Right of
occupancy
4%
Others
5%
Owner
occupancy
57 %
Rented
dwellings
34 %
Dwellings in all 93 632
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Education
Educational level of population,15 years and older
1 Jan 2010
Elementary school (or less), %
Secondary education, %
Higher education, %
38
35
27
Schools, school year 2009/2010
Comprehensive schools
54
Upper secondary schools
8
Total of pupils
24,732
of which in
lower level of comprehensive school
13,520
upper level of comprehensive school
7,212
upper secondary school
4,000
Vocational schools and colleges
4
total of students (from Vantaa)
5,556
Adult education centre units
68
students29,463
Apprentice training
total of students
1,284
exams passed
276
Basic art education
participants 6,779
Income
State taxed income per income earner in 2008
euros/year 8
28,130
Labour market
Workplaces, 31 Dec 2007 Primary production industry (SIC A-B)
Process industry (SIC C-F)
Service industry (SIC G-Q)
of which
trade, accommodation etc. (SIC G-H), %
social services (SIC L-Q), %
103,196
387
21,456
80,598
25.6
19.7
Labour force, age 15–74, 31 Dec 2008
Total 108,365
employed101,529
unemployed 6,836
outside the labour force 87,015
Unemployment rate 31 December, % Vantaa
2006
2007
2008
All Finland
7.1
6.2
6.3
9.7
8.5
9.0
Workplaces in % of all employed people in Vantaa, 31 Dec
2005
2006
2007
100.0
100.1
103.3
9
Population per primary occupation 31.12.2008
Others
4%
Students
7%
Unemployed
3%
Employed
52 %
Pensioners
16 %
0-14-years olds
18 %
Visitors at Heureka Science Centre 1999–2009
visitors
450 000
400 000
350 000
300 000
250 000
200 000
150 000
100 000
50 000
0
99
10
00
01
02
03
04
05
06
07
08
09
Culture and leisure
2009Visitors
Science Centre Heureka
251,771
Myyrmäki House exhibitions
4,800
Cultural events in Multipurpose Centre Lumo 22,254
Exhibitions in the city´s museums
7,875
Theatre / cinema / concerts / festivals for children
24,950
Taikalamppu (Aladdin’s Lamp - a network of children´s
culture centres, of which Vantaa is a member)
40,080
Municipal library
library units
12
books, 31 Dec 463,088
customers67,829
loans / resident
16
Youth centres 21
visitors234,877
Workshops6
newcomers 415
Sports facilities indoor sports centers
15
indoor swimming pools 5
ice stadiums 4
fitness centers
32
tennis courts
35
ice hockey rinks / skating rinks
71
illuminated training tracks
19
11
Day Care
2009
In municipal day-care centres
children below school age, 31 Dec
per one hundred children aged 1–6
9,019
59
In municipal family day care
children below school age, 31 Dec
per one hundred children aged 1–6
778
5
City’s year-round residential parks
3
Families that received children’s home care
allowance, 31 Dec, not those who got home
care allowance only partly
total of children in recipient families
2,924
4,131
Health and social welfare
2009
Client families in the social welfare districts
of which child welfare clients
15,066
3,845 Disability benefit recipients
of which transport service clients
4,508
3,605 Mentally handicapped clients 31.12
% of the population
671
0.38
12
Living allowance recipient households
of which single person households, %
11,080
63
Total of persons benefiting from living allowance
% of the population
18,955
9.6
Persons receiving home care (service houses and
home care as a whole)
4,593
% of the population
2.3
old people (65+)
3,383
others 1,210
Care days in homes for the elderly
own activity
contracted services
144,486
90,902
53,584
Care days in enhanced housing service
own activity
contracted services
206,953
11,125
195,828
Portion of people over 75 in long-term care of all people over 75, 31 Dec
in homes for the elderly, %
in municipal hospitals, %
5.2
4.7
0.5
Service flats: people over 75 who live in service flats
compared with all people over 75; 31 Dec
intense-care service flats, %
other service flats, %
7.1
4.9
2.2
13
2009
Municipal medical centres
Municipal hospitals
8
1
Per 1 000
Basic public health service/outpatient care inhabitants
Health center physicians/person-year
70
0.35
Total of medical centre visits
385,443
1,950
of which to
outpatient doctors 211,983
1,072
outpatient health nurses 173,460
878
Visits to emergency clinic service
43,527
220
of which to
doctors
34,972
177
nursing staff
8,555
43
Specialists/dentists/person-year
600.3
Oral health care visits
184,638
934
of which to
dentists
139,678
707
oral hygienists
39,431
199
Basic public health service/institutional care
Beds in municipal hospitals
Care days Care periods
14
219
79,719
2,311
1.1
403
12
Specialized medical care
Care periods
Care days
(not included in care periods)
somatic care psychiatry (HUS and Hyvinkää
hospital district)
Total of visits
somatic care
psychiatry (HUS and Hyvinkää
hospital district)
66,047
334
46,976
2,886
238
15
44,090
202,640
153,731
223
1,025
778
48,909
247
City finances
2010 Budget
Tax revenue, M€
State subsidies, M€
Operating margin, M€
Annual margin, €/resident
Loans, €/resident
Tax revenue, €/resident
State subsidies, €/resident
784
130
-885
168
4,288
3,962
657
15
Operating costs 2009, %
Corporations
Central
4%
Administration
5%
Land Use and
Environment
7%
Leisure and
Recreation
Committee
4%
Health and Social
Welfare commitee
42 %
Real Estate
Centre
9%
Education
Commitee
29 %
City administration
Total of municipal employees 31 Dec 2009
11 772
Employees per administrative sector, %
16
Central administration
Land use and environmental matters
Culture and education
Health and social welfare Real Estate Centre
Leisure and Citizen Services
8
5
47
24
10
5
City Council 2009–2012
Number of seats
National Coalition Party
Social Democratic Party in Finland
Green League
True Finns
Left Alliance
Centre Party of Finland
Christian Democratic Party of Finland
Swedish People’s Party in Finland
67
20
18
9
7
5
4
2
2
City executive board
MayorJuhani Paajanen
Deputy Mayor,
Central administration
Martti Lipponen
Deputy Mayor,
Health and social welfare
Jukka T. Salminen
Deputy Mayor,
Landuse and environmental matters Jukka Peltomäki
Deputy Mayor,
Culture and education
Elina Lehto-Häggroth
Director,
Real Estate Centre
Mika Savolainen
Acting Director,
Leisure and citizen services
Heidi Nygren
Chairman, City Council
(2010)Antti Lindtman
Chairman, City Government
(2009–2010)Tapani Mäkinen
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Sites and accommodation
Tourist attractions:
1. Helsinki-Vantaa Airport
and The Finnish Aviation Museum
2.Heureka,
The Finnish Science Centre
3.Flamingo Leisure World
and Jumbo Shopping Mall
4.Vantaa City Museum
5.Vantaa Art Museum
6.Helsinge Vicarage
7.Sotunki village
8.Vantaankoski area
and The King´s Road
9.Vantaa Outdoor Centre Kuusijärvi
10.VM Karting Center
11.Viherpaja Garden Centre
12.Restaurant Tulisuudelma
13.Dance place Helsinki-Pavi
14.Backas, manor and the threshing house
15.Vantaa Agricultural museum
16.Keimola Golf
17.Hiekkaharju Golf
16
8
15
Accommodation:
18.Airport Hotel Bonus Inn
19.Best Western Airport Hotel Pilotti
20. Cumulus Airport Hotel
21. Forenom Airport
22. Hilton Helsinki-Vantaa Airport
23. Holiday Inn Helsinki-Vantaa Airport
24. Hotel GLO Helsinki Airport
25. Hotel Tikkurila
26. Hotel Rantasipi Airport
27. Hämeenkylä Manor
18
27
5
28. Sokos Hotel Flamingo
29. Sokos Hotel Vantaa
30.B&B Juhaninkulma 1.6.–31.8.
10
24
22
1 21
11
20
23
26
3
18 28
6
14 19
9
17
25
4
29
12
2
13
30
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Tourism:
www.visitvantaa.fi
Tourism statistics in Vantaa:
www.vantaanleija.fi
Helsinki-Vantaa Airport and traffic statistics:
www.finavia.fi
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Contacts
CITY OF VANTAA
INFORMATION SERVICES
Asematie 7, FI-01300 Vantaa
Tel. +358 9 83911
www.vantaa.fi
firstname.lastname@vantaa.fi
IT Services Unit,
Metsolantie 4, FI-01450 Vantaa
Tel. +358 9 8392 2716
tilasto@vantaa.fi
CITIZEN’S OFFICES:
KORSO CITIZEN’S OFFICE
Urpiaisentie 14, FI-01450 Vantaa
Tel. +358 9 8393 2575
Fax +358 9 8393 2577
Mon–Thurs 10–17, Fri 8–13
korso.yhteispalvelu@vantaa.fi
MYYRMÄKI CITIZEN’S OFFICE
Kilterinraitti 6, FI-01600 Vantaa
Tel. +358 9 8393 5455
Fax. +358 9 8393 5476
Mon–Thurs 8–18, Fri 8–13
myyrmaki.yhteispalvelu@vantaa.fi
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TIKKURILA CITIZEN´S
OFFICE/ VANTAA TRAVEL CENTRE
Ratatie 7, FI-01300 Vantaa
Tel. +358 9 8392 3086
Vantaa information
Tel. +358 9 8392 2133
matkakeskus@vantaa.fi
KERAVA
TUUSULA
Korso
VANTAA
Kivistö
Koivukylä
Ring Road III
Tikkurila
Aviapolis
E18
4
Hakunila
Myyrmäki
ESPOO
Sources:
Editing Photo
Layout
Printed by Ring
Roa
dI
SIPOO
HELSINKI
Statistics Vantaa City, Statistics Finland,
Civil Aviation Admininstration
Sirpa Rönn, Financial Planning
Pekka Turtiainen
Katriina Piirainen, Communications
N-Paino Oy, 12/2010