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Leväniemi Heikki
Responsible youth director
Education and welfare
Youth services. Community and international youth work. Activities of the Youth Council.
Youth council
To ensure opportunities for young people to participate and have influence, the municipal government must establish a youth council or a similar youth influence group (youth council) and ensure its operating conditions.
A youth council can also be shared by several municipalities.
The youth council must be given the opportunity to influence the planning, preparation, implementation and monitoring of the activities of various departments of the municipality in matters that are of significance to the well-being, health, studies, living environment, housing or mobility of the municipality's residents, as well as in other matters that the youth council assesses to be significant for children and young people. The youth council must be involved in developing the participation and consultation of children and young people in the municipality. (Municipalities Act, Section 26.)
You are welcome to follow our meetings! However, we hope that you will inform the chairperson of the youth council or the youth services employee responsible for the youth council's activities in advance of your results.
The new youth council will begin its operations with an organizational meeting (exceptionally) on Wednesday, January 7, 2026 at 6:00 PM.
The meetings will be held, at least for the time being, in the conference room Asema, Eteläinen Asemakatu 2.
The participation and consultation of children and young people is regulated in section 6 of the Youth Act.
The short address of this page is riihimaki.fi/nuorisovaltuusto.
Additional information
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- Aalto Mikael (2nd Vice-Chairman, Representative on the Board of Education and Welfare, Information Officer of the Youth Council)
- Elm Emmi
- Oona Jormalainen
- Koivukangas Roosa (Representative on the Vitality Committee)
- Mashimangoo Sifa
- Neirola Totti (Representative in the Youth Guidance and Service Network NOTUS, Kara School's godmother)
- Pachuta Kamila
- Palmunen Leevi
- Parikka Pyry (Chairman of the Youth Council)
- Perkkiö Oona (Representative in the UNICEF Child Friendly Municipality Steering Group)
- Purhonen Jonne (Representative on the Technical Committee)
- Rasehorn Noah
- Rintakoski Juho (1st Vice-Chairman, representative on the technical committee, representative on the Riihimäki safe and sustainable mobility working group)
- Salmela Miikke (Representative on the Vitality Committee, godmother of Harjunrinne School)
- Tervatuli Riina (Representative in the Siisti Riksu group, representative in the Riihimäki art working group, godmother of Pohjolanrinne school)
- Tölmälä Leo-Tobias (Representative on the Education and Welfare Committee, Development Officer of the Youth Council)
- Mountain Terhi
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Youth council members are paid a meeting fee for meetings as follows:
- Member €10/meeting. Meeting every three weeks, unless there is a need for an additional meeting.
- Chairman €15/meeting.
- City council and board meetings: €60/meeting
- In boards, the meeting fee is €42,50/meeting, unless the meeting lasts more than 3 hours. In that case, the meeting fee is paid in 1,5 times.
- The meeting fee for affiliated and working group meetings is €10.
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Principles of a safer space in the Riihimäki Youth Council:
- Respect the other person's personal physical and mental space.
- Respect self-determination. Don't touch someone without asking permission. Remember that you can't know someone's boundaries without asking them. Ask for space for yourself if you need it.
- Do not mock, ridicule, belittle, marginalize, or embarrass anyone through your words, behavior, or actions. Refrain from judging appearance, gossiping, or perpetuating stereotypes.
- Don't make assumptions based on appearance or actions. Don't make assumptions about someone's sexuality, gender, nationality, ethnicity, religion.
- Give space. Let's work together to ensure that everyone has the opportunity to participate in the activities of the youth council. Also, respect the privacy of others and handle sensitive topics respectfully.
- Listen and learn. Accept new topics, people, and perspectives with an open mind. Treat every issue and situation as an opportunity to learn and develop.
- Apologize if you have intentionally or unintentionally offended others.
The principles were approved at the youth council meeting on 18.11.2024 November XNUMX