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Sastamala city and youth council

Sastamala city and youth council. Sastamalan nuorisovaltuusto. Sastamala. 25 000 inhabitants was a big church county in 1200s was refounded 1.1.2009 consists of three past municipalities Mouhijärvi, Äetsä and Vammala www.sastamala.fi. Located in the southwest Pirkanmaa

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Sastamala city and youth council

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  1. Sastamala city and youth council Sastamalan nuorisovaltuusto

  2. Sastamala • 25 000 inhabitants • was a big church county in 1200s • was refounded 1.1.2009 • consists of three past municipalities Mouhijärvi, Äetsä and Vammala • www.sastamala.fi Sastamala youth council 2010

  3. Located in the southwest Pirkanmaa • About 180 km from Helsinki • 35 km from Tampere Sastamala youth council 2010

  4. Mergers of municipalities in Finland, and Sastamala A committee reforming local governance in Finland recommended bigger cities already in 1894. However, the first merger (fusion) was done in 1934 (Kyyrölä and Muolaa). The number of municipalities in Finland was on its highest in 1940s, over 600 bodies. After that the amount has been dropping, and now we have less than 400 municipalities. There were some mergers of municipalities in current/present Sastamala city also before this big fusion. In 1973 Karkku and Tyrvää were attached to Vammala, Kiikka and Keikyä united in 1981 and Suodenniemi joined with Vammala in 2007. Reform in municipalities and service structures has financially supported municipalities to merger. Sastamala youth council 2010

  5. Merger of municipalities • Finland’s government (Ministry of Finance, department of municipality affairs) started reform in municipalities and service structures (PARAS) in 2007 • PARAS-reform supported municipalities to fusion, and Suodenniemi joined Vammala at the beginning of 2007 • In the late 2007 started a fusion account about the new city, and fusion came true in 2009 Sastamala youth council 2010

  6. Sastamala now • The biggest surface area in our province Pirkanmaa • PARAS-reform’s standard of 20 000 inhabitants is fulfilled • Process organisation in the whole city adminstration (process map next page) Sastamala youth council 2010

  7. Sastamala process map Citizens’ participation and decision-making City council and government Process director Livelihoods and skills City government Process director Quality of life and living countryside Countryside board, culture board Process director Management Leading staff Social welfare and (working) order Health and social board Process director Sastamala of growth Children and youth education and guidance Education board Process director Community and environment Technical board, water company’s board, building board Process director Personnel team City development team Room adminstration Concern economy team Concern communication team Other support services City government, management, city manager, vice city manager Adminstration’s support services City government Process director Sastamala youth council 2010

  8. What changed? • More and better services, but part of them farther (the smallest schools were closed after merger etc.) • Youth participation has deepened especially in northern and western areas • Bigger area, juxtaposition and contrast between corners and centres? • Lots of new things to learn, for inhabitants, city staff and elected official Sastamala youth council 2010

  9. Youth council Ilmari (chairman) Antti (vice chairman) Mariikka Katariina Ronja Annamaria Sofiia Teemu Tero Tomi Aleksi Alina Kaisa Sastamala youth council 2010

  10. Sastamala youth council- history • Vammala city has been a pioneer in youth involvement/participation in municipality scale in Finland • Vammala and Mouhijärvi youth councils were founded in the early 2000s • Äetsä got its council in 2008, and it continued as one of the regional youth councils in Sastamala Sastamala youth council 2010

  11. Sastamala youth council - structure • The city is divided to three parts, borders approximately as past municipalities • Three different youth regional councils (one in every part of city) • Northern=Mouhijärvi, Suodenniemi and Karkku • Southern=Vammala • Western=Äetsä • Every regional council choices few representatives to youth council • Youth council is the leading youth organ in Sastamala Sastamala youth council 2010

  12. SASTAMALA YOUHT COUNCIL 13 MEMBERS THREE (3) REPRESENTATIVES TO SASTAMALA YOUHT COUNCIL THREE (3) REPRESENTATIVES TO SASTAMALA YOUHT COUNCIL SEVEN (7) REPRESENTATIVES TO SASTAMALA YOUHT COUNCIL NORTHERN REGIONAL COUNCIL: 10 MEMBERS (MOUHIJÄRVI SIX (6), SUODENNIEMI TWO (2) AND KARKKU TWO (2) MEMBERS) SOUTHERN REGIONAL COUNCIL: ELEVEN (11) MEMBERS SOUTHERN REGIONAL COUNCIL: FIFTEEN (15) MEMBERS NORTHERN AREA WESTERN AREA SOUTHERN AREA Sastamala youth council 2010

  13. Our representatives in Sastamala boards • City council 2 • City government 1 • Education board 2 • Countryside board 1 • Building/structure board 1 • Technical boad 1 • Health and social board 1 • Culture board 1 • Water company’s board 1 • Room adminstration’s board 1 AND • representatives in some other groups where we have been invited to (f.ex. developing citizens’ democracy) Sastamala youth council 2010

  14. Actions • Syke rock (concert every fall), other events • Sastamala youth free time research was published a month ago • Statements to boards and other city adminstration organs about various themes • Participating to palanning groups (in youth services) • www.sastamalannuoret.fi Sastamala youth council 2010

  15. Some other ways to participate in Sastamala as a minor • Student bodies in every school from lower school to high school • Summit meeting for lower school student bodies once a year • Free youth forums, culture forums, free time clubs etc. • Public youth work organized by Sastamala city education process Sastamala youth council 2010

  16. Questions? Sastamala youth council 2010

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