Residents of Munkkiniemi and Munkkivuori are invited to the mayor's resident evening on 10 October

If you weren’t able to attend the mayor's resident evening, you can watch the recording on Helsinki Channel(Link leads to external service).

The residents of Munkkiniemi and Munkkivuori are welcome to discuss topical issues at Munkkiniemi Co-Ed School (Laajalahdentie 21). You can also participate in the event online (Link leads to external service)through the Helsinki-kanava channel and send questions to the event via the message wall.

“We will organize the mayor’s resident evening, where the residents of Munkkiniemi and Munkkivuori are welcome. It is nice to hear what regional matters people are interested in this autumn,” says Mayor Juhana Vartiainen. 

In cooperation with local residents' associations(Link leads to external service) in the Munkkiniemi area, the city has made two videos which shine a light on resident sentiments ahead of the Mayor's resident evening in October. Local youth(Link leads to external service) assisted with the production of a special video that highlighted their take on life in the neighbourhood.

Watch the video: Welcome to Munkka!(Link leads to external service) (In Finnish)
Watch the video: Young people's thoughts on Munkka ahead of the Mayor’s resident evening (Link leads to external service)(In Finnish)

Residents can share their thoughts via the City of Helsinki’s Voice your Opinion web service

Before starting the discussion section, a pop up market will be opened at the Munkkiniemi Co-Ed School at 17.30. At the market, you will have the opportunity to discuss Munkkiniemi and Munkkivuori matters with the city's experts and other actors in the area until 18.30. The 9 E class of Munkkiniemi Co-Educational School will arrange coffee and snacks, the proceeds of which will be used to organise a school field trip for the same class in May 2025. 

Through the KerroKantasi survey(Link leads to external service), you can send your thoughts and ideas about the development of the Munkkiniemi and Munkkivuori area to the event’s organisers. The survey closes at 23.59 on 3 October. 

Invitations will be sent in Finnish and Swedish to homes in the area approximately two weeks before the mayor's residents’ evening.

The mayor's residents’ evenings have a long tradition

In the mid-1970s, the initiative of Mayor Teuvo Aura gave birth to Helsinki hours during which experts would answer the questions of residents and journalists. 

Even now, the residents’ evenings remain forums that allow residents to ask questions about the city's operations directly from the mayor and city experts. 

“The model for our mayor's resident evenings is a Helsinki specialty that we hold dear. These open opportunities for residents to meet with the city’s leaders are the best part of my job,” says Interaction Specialist Jarkko Laaksonen, who is responsible for the practical arrangements associated with the event.

The city switched to the mayor model in June 2017, and at that time, it was decided that the event would be named the mayor's residents’ evening. Since then, the mayor's residents’ evenings have consisted of two parts: the pop-up market that starts off the event and the following discussion section.

The mayor's residents’ evening is held 3–4 times a year for the residents of a specific district or area. Issues raised by the residents of the area are discussed in the event.

The partners that help arrange the event include the district's residents' associations and other non-profit actors.