Voting begins in Oulu’s Participatory Budgeting on May 6

Next week, on May 6, the voting of the city of Oulu’s participatory budgeting begins. The citizens get to decide by vote which ideas that the citizens came up with will be realized. 

Participatory Budgeting is larger than ever this year. Ideas the citizens of Oulu came up with will be realized with a three-times larger budget than before. The citizens came up with a record number of ideas in January on how the city should spend 240 000 € to promote the well-being and comfort of Oulu’s citizens. 

There are diverse ideas up for the vote in different fields. There are ideas regarding sport and exercise opportunities, hobby activities, well-being, culture and the environment. The vote opens on May 6 and ends on May 19. 
  

The vote takes place on the Osallistu Oulu website 

All the ideas that have progressed to the vote are published along with their budgets on the Osallistu Oulu website (osallistu.ouka.fi). The vote also takes place on the site. All citizens of Oulu who are turning 13 this year and older can vote. The vote is done with online authorization. The pupils and students of Oulu’s schools may vote with their school accounts. Detailed voting instructions are found on the Osallistu Oulu website when the vote opens. 

The goal of participatory budgeting is increasing the citizens’ possibilities to influence and participate and increase dialogue between the city and its citizens. Participatory budgeting is funded by the nation’s welfare and health promotion fund divided among municipalities.