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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 Miami Canada New York United States Tokyo North Nagoya Pole Osaka Beijing Seoul Asia Shanghai Hong Kong Russia Bangkok Jekaterinburg Kuala Lumpur VANTAA Singapore St Petersburg London Moscow Delhi Paris Europe Rome Africa he earliest traces of human habitation Tin 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. 1 Area and environment Vantaa Inhabitants, 1 Jan 2010 197,636 Acreage, km2 240.36 Land 238.38 Water area 1.98 Inhabitants per km2 822 2010 municipal tax rate 19.00 Population of neighbouring municipalities, 1 Jan 2010 Helsinki 583,350 Espoo 244,330 Nurmijärvi 39,628 Tuusula 36,766 Kerava 33,833 Sipoo 18,036 Vantaa’s 13 twin cities China Jinan Czech Republic Mladá Boleslav Denmark Lyngby-Taarbæk Germany Rastatt and Frankfurt (Oder) Greenland Sermersuuq (Nuuk) Hungary Salgótarján Iceland Seydisfjördur Israel Matte Yehuda Norway Askim Poland Słupsk Russia Kineshma Sweden Huddinge 2 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 17,2 16,3 14,2 15 11,6 12,9 10 4,5 5 3,3 2,5 0 -5 -1,8 -4,1 -5 -5,3 -10 -15 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. month 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 1900 1950 2000 2040 4 Population structure, 1 Jan 2010 Vantaa All Finland Total population 197,636 5 351,427 0–14 years, % 18.3 16.6 15–64 years, % 70.2 66.4 over 64 years, % 11.5 17.0 Women, % 51.1 50.9 Swedish speakers, % 2.9 5.4 Other than Finnish or Swedish speakers, % 9.1 3.9 Foreign citizens, % 6.0 2.9 Changes in population, 2009 Births 2,721 Deaths 1,096 Moved to Vantaa 14,694 Moved from Vantaa 14,195 Households 1 Jan 2010 Vantaa Total of households 88,890 average size 2.2 single-person households, % 37.3 two-person households, % 32.8 five-person (minimum) households, % 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, % 11 2 rooms, % 33 3 rooms, % 27 4 rooms, % 19 5 rooms or more, % 10 Average floor area, m2 74 Floor area/resident, m2 36 Average price of sold dwellings, second quarter, 2010 1) blocks of flats, €/m2 2,450 terraced houses 2), €/m2 2,790 1) not final data 2) real-estate companies of one-family-, semi-detached and row-house apartments Average rent of rental apartments, 2009 €/m2/month 10.74 6 Housing Construction 1999–2009 Terraced houses One-family houses 2500 2000 1500 1000 500 number of dwellings 0 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 Dwellings by Tenure Status 1.1.2009 Others Right of 5 % occupancy 4% Owner Rented occupancy dwellings 57 % 34 % Dwellings in all 93 632 7 Education Educational level of population,15 years and older 1 Jan 2010 Elementary school (or less), % 38 Secondary education, % 35 Higher education, % 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 students 29,463 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 28,130 8 Labour market Workplaces, 31 Dec 2007 103,196 Primary production industry (SIC A-B) 387 Process industry (SIC C-F) 21,456 Service industry (SIC G-Q) 80,598 of which trade, accommodation etc. (SIC G-H), % 25.6 social services (SIC L-Q), % 19.7 Labour force, age 15–74, 31 Dec 2008 Total 108,365 employed 101,529 unemployed 6,836 outside the labour force 87,015 Unemployment rate 31 December, % Vantaa All Finland 2006 7.1 9.7 2007 6.2 8.5 2008 6.3 9.0 Workplaces in % of all employed people in Vantaa, 31 Dec 2005 100.0 2006 100.1 2007 103.3 9 Population per primary occupation 31.12.2008 Unemployed Others 3 % 4 % Students 7 % Employed Pensioners 52 % 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 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 Culture and leisure 2009 Visitors 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 customers 67,829 loans / resident 16 Youth centres 21 visitors 234,877 Workshops 6 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 9,019 per one hundred children aged 1–6 59 In municipal family day care children below school age, 31 Dec 778 per one hundred children aged 1–6 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 2,924 total of children in recipient families 4,131 Health and social welfare 2009 Client families in the social welfare districts 15,066 of which child welfare clients 3,845 Disability benefit recipients 4,508 of which transport service clients 3,605 Mentally handicapped clients 31.12 671 % of the population 0.38 12 Living allowance recipient households 11,080 of which single person households, % 63 Total of persons benefiting from living allowance 18,955 % of the population 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 144,486 own activity 90,902 contracted services 53,584 Care days in enhanced housing service 206,953 own activity 11,125 contracted services 195,828 Portion of people over 75 in long-term care of all people over 75, 31 Dec 5.2 in homes for the elderly, % 4.7 in municipal hospitals, % 0.5 Service flats: people over 75 who live in service flats compared with all people over 75; 31 Dec 7.1 intense-care service flats, % 4.9 other service flats, % 2.2 13 2009 Municipal medical centres 8 Municipal hospitals 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 60 0.3 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 219 1.1 Care days 79,719 403 Care periods 2,311 12 14 Specialized medical care Care periods 66,047 334 Care days (not included in care periods) 46,976 238 somatic care 2,886 15 psychiatry (HUS and Hyvinkää hospital district) 44,090 223 Total of visits 202,640 1,025 somatic care 153,731 778 psychiatry (HUS and Hyvinkää hospital district) 48,909 247 City finances 2010 Budget Tax revenue, M€ 784 State subsidies, M€ 130 Operating