FAIR AND EQUAL VAASA – A STRONG, BILINGUAL AND INTERNATIONAL ENGINE FOR THE REGION
Vaasa: a safe home base for families
- we guarantee quality early childhood education and basic education, which provides a solid platform for children
- sports and culture are incorporated into the school day. We listen to children and young people and have their own voices heard.
- inequality is stopped early, families are provided with flexible services, support and guidance
- each young person is ensured at least one guided hobby after the school day
- transforming the youth workshop into a permanent activity and increasing support housing for young people and young adults
Security and dignity for older people
- various forms of support for coping in everyday life for people living at home and their carers
- increase the attractiveness of care work, ensure adequate professional staff
- introducing the best opportunities of new technologies to support well-being
- the operation of the Senior Centre will be secured so that Vaasa is a good and safe place to age
- speeding up access to enhanced service homes for seniors, developing communal and safe housing for the independent elderly
- an active life can be extended if barriers to mobility are removed and participation in sport, culture and other activities in society is supported and facilitated
Social and health services must be secured (reformed in 2022)
- ensuring adequate and accessible municipal local services
- the importance of cooperation and equality is also taken into account between associations and other service providers in the new organization
- the smooth transition of social and health and rescue personnel to the new organization will be carefully managed
Vaasa at the forefront of sustainable development
- combating global warming together with the city, schools and businesses
- reducing traffic emissions and increasing safe traffic routes such as cycleways
- reducing the strain on water bodies
- promoting the circular economy in procurements
- sustainable development in land use, zoning and construction is taken into account
- promoting affordable housing in a safe living environment
An innovative student city
- develop Vaasa as a competent and courageous student city, where students want to stay to live after their studies
- utilizing students’ knowledge and ideas in the development of the city
A diverse and evolving economic structure provides employment
- Vaasa is being further developed as a successful industrial and corporate city; the city creates successful operating conditions for companies
- a diverse economic structure provides jobs in the midst of change
- speed up port, rail, maritime and road projects
- the education system supports companies and municipalities in gaining skilled workforce
Democracy
- a strong culture of involvement in Vaasa – residents, residents’ associations, trustees and officials to discuss, listen and develop the city together.
Our candidates denounce racism and hate speech.
Vaasan Sosialidemokraattinen Kunnallisjärjestö – Vasa Socialdemokratiska Kommunalorganisation ry