Decision making
Decision makingThe City’s decision-making process can be divided into the following five phases: initiation, preparation, decision making, notification and implementation.
Decision making(Link leads to external service)
The City Council is elected through local elections every four years. It oversees the City’s operations and finances. Helsinki’s other decision-makers and decision-making bodies include the Mayor, Deputy Mayors, numerous other municipal office holders and other bodies formed by elected officials. City of Helsinki administrative organisation.
City Council(Link leads to external service)
City Board(Link leads to external service)
(Mayor, four Deputy Mayors and 10 Permanent Members)
- Economic Development Sub-committee(Link leads to external service)
- City Group Division(Link leads to external service)
- Board of Palvelukeskus Helsinki(Link leads to external service)
- Financial Management Services municipal enterprise(Link leads to external service)
- Board of Occupational Health Helsinki(Link leads to external service)
- Board of Construction Services (Stara)(Link leads to external service) (Stara)
- Central Municipal Election Board(Link leads to external service)
- Education committee(Link leads to external service)
- Finnish sub-committee(Link leads to external service)
- Swedish sub-committee(Link leads to external service)
- Urban environment committee(Link leads to external service)
- Environment and permits sub-committee(Link leads to external service)
- Buildings and public works sub-committee(Link leads to external service) - City Transport municipal enterprise(Link leads to external service)
By decision of the City Council the operations of Helsinki City Transport (HKL) have been transferred to Metropolitan Area Transport Ltd, (Link leads to external service)