Decisions of the Tuusula Municipal Council on 30 March 2026
The Tuusula Council met on 30 March 2026.
§ 17 Approval of the Saksanväylä local plan (plan number 3670)
The Council decided to approve the Saksanväylä local plan and amendment to the local plan, plan number 3670.
Among other things, Jussi Salonen tabled a motion supported by Raimo Stenvall: Upon our approval of the local plan, it is required that, in future, an option be investigated for the implementation of the southern section of Suopurontie and Saksanväylä, whereby the link would initially be realised as a high-quality pedestrian and cycle route without motorised traffic.
The council voted 37 to 13 (with 1 abstention) to reject the motion.
§ 18 Approval of the local detailed plan and amendment to the local detailed plan for Tuusulan Itäväylä I (plan number 3673)
The Council decided to approve the local plan and the amendment to the local plan for Itäväylä I (plan number 3673).
§ 19 Approval of the amendment to the local plan for Huurrekuja II (plan number 3676, Maantiekylä)
The Council decided to approve the local plan and the amendment to the local plan for Huurrekuja II (plan number 3676, Maantiekylä).
§ 20 Approval of the Biodiversity Programme (LUMO Programme)
The Council decided to approve the Tuusula Biodiversity Programme (LUMO Programme), which will come into force on 1 April 2026.
§ 21 Transfer of responsibilities for stormwater management from the Tuusula Municipal Water Supply and Sewerage Authority to the Public Works Department, and approval of the municipality’s stormwater catchment area
The council decided
- to transfer the responsibilities for the management of the stormwater system, currently held by the Tuusula Water Supply and Sewerage Utility, to the Civil Engineering Services Department with effect from 1 April 2026, as proposed
- to designate the areas covered by the municipality’s local detailed plans as the catchment area for Tuusula Municipality’s stormwater management system.
§ 22 Pricing of commercial plots on Upokaskuja
The Council resolves that the price for TK building rights in the land use agreement for the Upokaskuja local plan area shall be set at €170 per square metre.
§ 23 Approval of overspending of binding appropriations in the 2025 budget
The Council decided to approve the underspends and overspends in the 2025 budget’s binding appropriations, as set out in the explanatory note.
§ 24 Updating of the Group Guidelines with effect from 1 April 2026
The Council decided to adopt the attached group guidelines, with effect from 1 April 2026.
§ 25 Approval of the principles governing financing, investment and guarantee activities
The Council resolves to approve the updated principles governing the Municipality of Tuusula’s financial, investment and guarantee activities, as set out in the appendix, with effect from 1 April 2026.
§ 26 Granting of a loan guarantee to Tuusulan Urheilukeskus Oy
The council decided
- to provide a directly enforceable guarantee of up to €800,000.00 as security for a promissory note issued by Tuusulan Urheilukeskus Oy, which the company is using to finance the refurbishment of the outdoor artificial turf pitch and the upgrading of the facility to meet the relevant requirements
- that the municipality acts as guarantor for the loan, including the principal, interest, late payment interest and any associated costs
- that the Company shall pay the municipality an annual guarantee commission of 0.20% on the outstanding principal of the guaranteed loan
- that mortgages previously used as collateral for loans guaranteed by the municipality, which have been released as new collateral following loan repayments, and any new collateral, shall be accepted as security
§ 27 List of pending council initiatives in accordance with the administrative regulations and the marking of certain initiatives as having been dealt with
The council decided
- take note of the pending council initiatives set out in the annex
- to note that the motion tabled by Aarno Järvinen on behalf of the Social Democratic Council Group, ‘Recovery Plan for the Post-Coronavirus Era’ (TUUDno-2020-2963), has been dealt with in full on the grounds set out in the explanatory section
- to note that the initiative put forward by Karita Mäensivu on behalf of the Social Democratic Council Group regarding the change of the Järvenpää postcodes still in use in the Tuusula area to correspond to Tuusula postcodes (TUUDno-2022-2321) has been dealt with on the grounds set out in the explanatory section
- to note that the initiative ‘Structural Reform of Home Care’ (TUUDno-2018-1344), tabled by Pasi Huuhtanen and several other councillors, has been dealt with in full on the grounds set out in the explanatory section.
§ 28 By-election for a member of the Central Uusimaa Environmental Board for the 2025–2029 term
The council decided
- to grant Päivi Paasivaara leave from her post as a member of the Central Uusimaa Environment Committee with effect from 30 March 2026
- to appoint Mari Mäki, in accordance with the proposal of Kerava City Council, as a member of the Central Uusimaa Environment Committee to replace Paasivaara for the remainder of the term of office, commencing on 31 March 2026
§ 29 Response to the council initiative: Tuusula’s preparations for the arrival of refugees
The council decided
- take note of the response to the council initiative
- to consider Councillor Eeva-Liisa Nieminen’s motion to have been dealt with in full.
§ 30 Response to a council motion concerning the municipal supplement for informal care
The council decided
- take note of the response to the council initiative
- to consider the council motion tabled by Ari Loponen and Janne Hermunen as having been dealt with in full.
§ 31 Notices / Other matters
The council decided to take note of the matters reported.
Initiatives: Initiative to avoid unfounded fixed-term employment contracts.
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