Child-friendly municipality work in Tuusula
Our goal is to offer children and young people in Tuusula a good life in their home municipality and equal opportunities to participate in and influence matters that are truly important to them. Our work is supported by UNICEF's Child-Friendly Municipality model.
Children's rights as part of Tuusula's structures
The goal of the Child-Friendly Municipality model, which progresses in stages, is to help municipalities make the right decisions for children's well-being. See how we in Tuusula take children's rights into account in our structures.
Tuusula’s Action Plan for a Child-Friendly Municipality
Our joint efforts to create a more child-friendly municipality are guided by a UNICEF-approved action plan, which sets out a vision for a good life for children and young people, along with five objectives and the measures required to achieve them. Take a look at our action plan!
Making the voices of children and young people heard
Children and young people in Tuusula have the opportunity to share their own perspectives on life in Tuusula. Find out how this is done.
School-based leisure and club activities have brought joy to over 1,300 children and young people in Tuusula – a revamped programme is on the way for the autumn
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.
Registration to exhibit at the Tuusula Leisure Fair 2026 is open throughout the summer
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!
Mid-year review of Tuusula’s ‘Child-Friendly Municipality’ initiative: Enjoying hobbies and having a say
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.
First news from the hobby group
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 results of the OSBU vote for children and young people are now in!
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 final days of voting are now underway in the children and young people’s forum – the result will be announced on 22 May
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.
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