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Ahjoniemi Mira
Project manager
Technology and Innovations area of responsibility
DEFINE projects, project management, participatory budgeting and Our Riksu -resident surveys.
Participatory budgeting
Inclusion is one of the central goals of the strategy of the city of Riihimäki. Inclusion is implemented in Riihimäki in many different ways. One way is participatory budgeting, where residents get to decide how the public funds available to the city are used. The goal of participatory budgeting is to ideate, decide and realize an even better and more functional home in Riihimäki. In Riihimäki, 100 euros have been set aside annually for participatory budgeting. Proposals on how that amount should be used can be made by private individuals, communities and groups freely gathered around the topic, such as clubs, school classes or hobby circles.
The vote on participatory budgeting is underway
100 000 euros are again available for participatory budgeting. Voting is open until January 31.1.2025. You can vote for one or more plans. Participate and make an impact at: osallistu.riihimaki.fi
2025 Participatory budgeting Season Schedule
- September 30–10 November 2024 Submitting ideas and gathering support for ideas.
- Evaluating and working on proposals that received at least 10 endorsements by November 10 into plans.
- 7.–31. January 2025 vote on participatory budgeting.
- Publication of results in February 2025 (week 6).
- Implementation of the winning plans during 2025.
Anyone can submit suggestions. Only Riihimäki residents, 6th graders and older children and youth, and adults are allowed to vote. The voter must be registered in the city of Riihimäki and the voter must not have a data security ban, which prevents the transmission of hometown information. You can vote online with bank credentials, a mobile certificate or students' MPASSid credentials.
2024 Participatory budgeting Season Voting Results
In the January 2024 participatory budgeting, 927 Riihimäki residents voted. Voting ended on January 31, 2024, and 14 plans were chosen for implementation:
- Stop bullying plan 5 euros
- Let's fight against the Spanish sirens 6 euros
- Painting electrical cabinets 2 euros
- Borrowing point for tools 1 euros
- Support for mental well-being plan 17 euros
- Transportation for the elderly and people with reduced mobility 1 euros
- Art hobby for a year for 50 needy children and young people 7 euros
- Supporting the activities of the municipality-specific parents' association EUR 1
- Park concert series year 2024 4 euros
- Vahteristo fitness ladder 2 euros
- Trash cans next to all senior benches 8 euros
- Renovation of Paalijärvi swimming beach EUR 35
- A wide carpet floor and accessories for a carpet cleaning place, 5 euros
- Outdoor chess game place in the park 3 euros
The total budget of the plans to be implemented is 99 euros. Proposals were selected for implementation in order according to the number of votes, so that the total amount of 300 euros is as full as possible, but not exceeded.
Detailed plans and voting results can be seen on the participation platform osallistu.riihimaki.fi
Rules, schedules and instructions
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- 30.9.– 10.11.2024 idea search and gathering of support
- 11.11.– 30.12.2024 evaluation and development of proposals that received at least 10 endorsements into plans
- 7.– 31.1.2025 voting
- Publication of the results in the week of 6/2025
- Implementation of the winning plans during 2025.
All 6th grade children and youth and adults who are residents of Riihimäki can participate in the vote.
Ideas can be entered and viewed on the participation platform osallistu.riihimaki.fi
You can access the participation platform with bank credentials, a mobile certificate or students' MPASSid credentials. Drafting an idea on a paper form is possible in Tietotupa (Information Center), in the library and in Riksula.
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The proposed activity and idea must be
- in line with the city's strategy and values
- feasible within the city's jurisdiction
- universally useful and producing joy for as many as possible
- regarding investment projects aimed at improving the public environment
Since the use of the participative budgeting allocation is decided annually, participative budgeting can be used to make purchases and implement one-time projects. Participatory budgeting projects can be, for example, various events or the hiring of temporary personnel.
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International EmPac – The Finnish partners of the Empowering Participatory Budgeting in the Baltic Sea Region project LAB University of Applied Sciences (LAB) and the University of Tampere (TAU) support the implementation of participatory budgeting in the city of Riihimäki, for example by carrying out an evaluation of the participatory budgeting process. For this purpose, during spring winter 2021, LAB and TAU collected the thoughts, views and experiences of the Riihimäki city organization and the citizens of participatory budgeting through surveys, interviews and workshops, among other things. The EmPaci project is financed by the EU's Interreg Baltic Sea Region fund.
LAB's announcement on 21.1.2021 January: A handbook was completed to support participatory budgeting
More information
University of Tampere
Lotta-Maria Sinervo, responsible director
lotta-maria.sinervo@tuni.fiLAB University of Applied Sciences
Annukka Heinonen, project manager
annukka.heinonen@lab.fi
