Participatory budgeting is an operating model in which local residents are given the opportunity to influence the choice of where budget appropriations are used.

• The budget allocation for participatory budgeting in Kankaanpää in 2025 is 20.000 euros. The use or uses of the budget can be planned and decided by the residents. A total of 114 proposals were received in the proposal phase organized in January, of which the innovation working group selected 22 proposals for the voting phase.
• The funds will be used to implement the 1–2 proposals that receive the most votes.
• Vote is available to all residents of the city of Kankaanpää who are at least 12 years old this year (born in 2013 or earlier).
• Voting ends on March 31.3.2025, XNUMX. Fill out the electronic voting form here.  If you do not have the opportunity to vote electronically, you can fill out a voting form at the library.
• You can vote in the poll for the three best proposals The vote will be carried out as a weighted vote, whereby the proposal you selected for 1st place will receive five (5) points, the proposal selected for 2nd place will receive three (3) points, and the proposal selected for 3rd place will receive one (1) point.
• Schedule
  • Proposal phase in January
  • Voting phase in March 
  • Results announced in week 15.

Voting period 7–31.3.2025 March XNUMX

The following proposals are included in the vote:

1. A performance stage will be purchased in the park in the center of Kankaanpää and a wall for art will be erected (20.000 euros)
2. More loanable equipment will be purchased for the city library's equipment lending office (for example, a pressure washer, a textile washer and a sewing machine) (10.000 euros)
3. More benches will be purchased for the market square and along pedestrian routes (for example, near the railway bridge and along the Citymarket line (10.000 euros)
4. Mobile sales stalls will be purchased for Kankaanpää Market Square (20.000 euros)
5. We will purchase indoor playground equipment and organize physical fun days for children (20.000 euros)
6. Outdoor ping-pong tables will be purchased for the courtyards of the city center and Honkajoki youth centers (10.000 euros)
7. A barbecue hut or shelter and a play structure for children will be purchased for the Venesjärvi beach (20.000 euros).
8. More cultural events will be organized in Kankaanpää (for example, concerts and an open-air film event) (20.000 euros)
9. More guided group exercise will be organized for working-age people (for example, pilates, kettlebells and circuit training) (10.000 euros)
10. Organizing a music festival for early childhood education (20.000 euros)
11. Mapping and restoring natural sites (20.000 euros)
12. Renovating the equipment in the Riviera area and increasing the amenity of the area (for example, new plantings and benches) (20.000 euros)
13. The lean-to of the Honkajoki riverside park will be renovated and the frisbee golf course will be renovated (20.000 euros).
14. Hiring young people to entertain the elderly in nursing homes and play with children in daycare centers (20.000 euros)
15. Green areas will be built in the area of ​​the school in the center of Kankaanpää (20.000 euros)
16. A covered play area for children will be built in the city center (20.000 euros).
17. A lean-to shelter will be built in Kooninmetsä (10.000 euros).
18. A carpet cleaning facility will be built in Honkajoki (20.000 euros)
19. Procurement of materials for the renovation of the baseball stadium (20.000 euros)
20. Support for launching a youth theater hobby in Kankaanpää (10.000 euros)
21. Support for the purchase of an irrigation system for the Pesämäki motocross track and the construction of a small motocross training area for young people (20.000 euros)
22. The equipment at the Honkala gym will be renovated (20.000 euros)

*Participatory budgeting was introduced in Kankaanpää last year (allocation 50.000 euros). For cost-saving reasons, this year's allocation (20.000 euros) is smaller than last year.

 

Announcement on the 2024 results:

Participatory budgeting funds will be used to renovate a swimming area in Honkajoki

The vote between the two top proposals was close. The proposal to renovate a swimming area in Honkajoki received 385 votes. and it narrowly defeated the proposal to establish a recreation area in the center of Kankaanpää (364 votes). The third most supported proposal was the proposal to increase the asphalting of streets in the center area (286 votes).

There were 22 proposals in the voting phase. In the vote, the residents of the municipality were allowed to name the three best proposals in order of preference. When the votes were counted, the proposal named in 1st place received five (5) points, the one named in 2nd place received three (3) points, and the one named in 3rd place received one (1) point.

472 people participated in the vote. The right to vote was for residents over 12 years of age (born in 2012 or earlier). The most active participants were those aged 26–55 (63,8% of voters). The share of those over 55 years of age was 23,6% and the share of those aged 12–25 was 12,6%.

Implementation: technical operations and sports services

The swimming beach on Honkajoki is planned to be opened in the summer season of 2025.