Riihimäki City Council decided to launch vitality cooperation with neighboring municipalities

10.3.2025 News Working and business Contact Vitality Town government Town council Decision making

On the hill, a statue blowing glass with a whistle raised towards the sky. Urban landscape in the background. — Statue of a glassblower. Photo: Jenniina Nummela

The Riihimäki City Board approved the agreement on regional vitality cooperation between the City of Riihimäki and the municipalities of Loppi, Hausjärvi and Janakkala at its meeting held on Monday, March 10, 2025. The agreement will next be forwarded to the Riihimäki City Council for information.

If the governments and councils of all municipalities approve the proposed agreement, the municipalities will increase joint work and resources to promote business investments and strategic land use planning in business areas from the beginning of 2026. The goal of the cooperation agreement is to create a thousand new jobs in the region by 2030. The goal is also to achieve two significant investments in the region formed by the municipalities annually through cooperation.

The municipal governments of Loppi, Hausjärvi and Janakkala will discuss the agreement during March 2025.

The mapping of vitality cooperation began in autumn 2024, when the regional management group, consisting of the leaders of the city of Riihimäki and the municipalities of Loppi and Hausjärvi, as well as the chairmen of the municipal boards and councils, decided to commission a preliminary study on intensifying cooperation. Later, the municipality of Janakkala was also invited to join the work. The study, carried out by MDI, a consulting firm specializing in regional development, was completed in late 2024.