Residents’ initiatives
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A resident’s initiative is the most direct way to influence decision-making in the City of Turku. You can either propose your own initiative, or support and keep track of initiatives put forth by others. You can also initiate a municipal referendum.
Submitting a resident’s initiative
As a resident of a municipality, you have the right to propose initiatives on matters related to its activiti ...
Do the following
Submit the initiative to the municipality either electronically or on paper.
Submitting a resident’s initiative in the online service
The easiest way to submit an initiative is to use the Kuntalaisaloite online service. You can also use the online service to vote for ongoing initiatives.
Alternatively, you can submit the initiative directly to the city’s registry office in paper form or by email
- Mark the initiative clearly with the word “initiative”
- Include your contact information
- Include your address so that your municipality of residence can be verified
Do you need advice or guidance in preparing a resident’s initiative?
Monitori at Market Square offers general advice and digital support for submitting residents’ initiatives.
To whom and on what terms
The residents of a municipality, people who own or govern real property in the municipality, and communities and foundations that operate in the municipality have the right to submit initiatives on matters that concern the municipality’s activities. People who use the municipality’s services have the right to submit initiatives on matters concerning the service in question.
The community and foundation refer to parties that have ownership in the municipality or a connection to a service. Such a community or foundation may be local, regional or national.
If you are a resident of Turku, you can submit residents’ initiatives.
Initiatives can also be submitted by:
- communities, institutions and foundations based in the municipality
- anyone who controls or owns immovable property located in the municipality
People under the age of 18 can also submit residents’ initiatives.
Background information
An initiative usually concerns developing a service or tackling an issue at a general level. The competent municipal authority must consider the initiative as soon as possible. In all cases, the municipality must respond to the person who submitted the initiative and report on any measures taken as a consequence of it.
A minimum of four per cent of municipal residents who have turned 15 can submit an initiative to organise a municipal referendum. If at least four per cent of the residents who have turned 15 jointly submit initiative to organise a municipal referendum, the council must decide without delay whether to hold a municipal referendum.