Several statements on the municipal executive’s agenda

The Janakkala municipal executive’s meeting season will kick off on Monday, August 18, 2025

The agenda includes several statements, including the operational and financial plan of the Tavastia educational consortium and the budget of the South Häme employment area, as well as a new cooperation agreement. Additionally, the Finnish Transport Infrastructure Agency requests a statement on the Leppäkoski railway plan. The request for a statement relates to a meeting point planned for Leppäkoski. Four new meeting points are planned for the Riihimäki-Tampere railway to facilitate traffic on the main line.

In its statement, Janakkala considers the progress of investments directed at the main railway in the municipality to be a very positive matter. However, there is incorrect information regarding the master plan (Turenki-Someronvuori partial master plan) in the railway plan description that needs to be corrected and taken into account in the project’s further planning.
Additionally, the municipality points out that the need to relocate technical networks mentioned in the planning materials should be negotiated with the parties involved well in advance (e.g., Janakkala Water and Fingrid).

EHTA is preparing a new cooperation agreement

At the turn of the year, the South Häme employment area (EHTA), which has been operational for a year, is changing the nature of the cooperation agreement between the municipalities (Janakkala, Riihimäki, Loppi, and Hausjärvi). While the municipalities have currently been responsible for the costs of the employment area as a percentage, in the future, the municipalities’ costs will consist of fixed costs and costs incurred based on the use of statutory services.

– The municipalities belonging to EHTA have different needs for employment services. A new model is now being prepared, which must accommodate varying service needs and make the model more encouraging for municipalities than before. The goal is that the more effectively we manage employment, the faster job seekers will find work, businesses will find employees, and municipalities will gain economic benefits, says the municipality’s chief executive Riikka Moilanen.

With employment services having shifted from the state to the municipalities, the overall responsibility has become an important vitality factor for the municipalities. Following the reform, the municipalities’ financial responsibility for managing employment has increased; prolonged unemployment becomes very expensive. Although the situation is currently challenging, with more and more unemployed individuals, record-long unemployment, and too few job vacancies, municipalities have the opportunity to influence the situation.

During the autumn, the final agreement will come before the municipal executive and be decided by the municipal council.

The municipal board’s agenda in its entirety. (in Finnish)