News - Child-friendly municipality

This autumn will offer both familiar and new opportunities for extracurricular activities to complement the school day. You can also find out more about the range of activities on offer at Tuusula’s third extracurricular activities fair on 25 August at Riihikallio School.

The Tuusula-wide Leisure Fair will be held at Riihikallio School on 25 August 2026 from 5.30 pm to 7.30 pm. Sign up to be a exhibitor by 9 August 2026!

Over the spring, Tuusula has taken many significant steps towards becoming an even more child-friendly municipality. The voices of children and young people have been heard more clearly, particularly in discussions about leisure and recreational opportunities and in participatory budgeting.

The new members of the Tuusula Leisure Group, who launched their activities earlier this year, have thrown themselves enthusiastically into their work. Their first task this spring has been to compile a list of schools’ requests for leisure activities and clubs, and in the autumn they will be promoting the new leisure season.

The voting period for Tuusula’s participatory budgeting for children and young people has now closed, and the proposals that received the most votes will be implemented over the next eighteen months. Thank you to everyone who voted!

The voting period for the participatory budgeting scheme for children and young people is still open until 9 pm on Wednesday 20 May. The results will be announced at 1 pm on Friday 22 May during a live broadcast.

The participatory budgeting process for children and young people in Tuusula has reached its climax with the voting phase, which began today, 6 May. Over the next two weeks, children and young people will be able to cast their votes in early years education settings, schools and open voting workshops. The eagerly awaited voting results will be announced on 22 May at 13:00 during a live broadcast.

Tuusula’s ‘Child-Friendly Municipality’ initiative promotes opportunities for children and young people to have a say in the planning of their local environment. The participation toolkit, developed by the Growth and Environment Division, provides experts with tools to ensure that the voices of children and young people are heard more clearly than ever before.

Voting in Tuusula’s participatory budgeting scheme for children and young people will soon begin, with the voting period starting on 6 May 2026. Voting will take place over a two-week period on Tuusula’s participation platform. After the voting period, it will be revealed which of the proposals devised by children and young people to improve well-being and quality of life will be implemented. The results will be announced on 22 May 2026 during a live broadcast.

Tuusula’s new traffic park is being built based on the children’s own wishes. In workshops held in March, children had the chance to design the future park’s features using Lego, drawing and brainstorming. The results provide designers with valuable insight into what kind of environment best serves children.