Voting process
The OmaStadi vote will take place after the city has assessed the proposals that the residents have submitted to OmaStadi webpages and the Mayor of Helsinki has confirmed the proposals proceeding to vote.
All residents of Helsinki aged 13 and over are eligible to vote.
Voting takes place at omastadi.hel.fi webpage.
The vote is regional. You can only vote for the proposals of one area, i.e. major district.
Every resident of Helsinki has five votes. You can vote for five different proposals that you wish to be implemented. You can only cast one vote for the same proposal. Some of the votes can be left unused.
A total of 10 million euros will be used in Helsinki to implement OmaStadi proposals and cover their maintenance costs. This sum is divided among the city’s seven major districts. The amount of money available for each district is determined by population. The voting results will be published once the voting period has ended and the city has calculated the maintenance costs for the proposals that received the most votes.
The voting results are calculated regionally, meaning separately for each major district. The proposals are ranked according to the number of votes they receive. In addition to the project budget, three years of maintenance costs are included in the regional allocation if they exceed 10,000 euros per year. As a result, maintenance costs may affect the voting outcome.
The regional budget is allocated to the proposals with the most votes as follows:
- Funds are first reserved for the most popular proposal and its possible maintenance costs.
- Funds are then allocated to the next proposals in voting order, including any maintenance costs, as long as the regional budget allows.
- If the budget and maintenance costs of the next proposal with the highest number of votes exceed the remaining regional funds, the following proposal whose budget and potential maintenance costs fit within the remaining funds will be selected for implementation.
The Mayor confirms the voting results, including the calculated maintenance costs for the projects. The final results will be published on the OmaStadi website approximately two weeks after the voting period ends.