Decisions of the Education and Wellbeing Committee, 15 September 2026

The agenda for the Education and Wellbeing Committee meeting can be found in the administrative publication service.

At its meeting, the Committee decided the following:

§ 94 Meeting briefings, Education and Wellbeing Committee 2026

The Education and Wellbeing Committee heard briefings on current affairs at the Hämeenlinna City Museum and Hämeenlinna Art Museum.

§ 95 Hämeenlinna city culture and sports awards 2027

The Education and Wellbeing Committee decided

1. to approve the following principles for granting the culture and sports awards:
   • the award recipient is either a resident of Hämeenlinna or a person or community that has worked for the benefit of culture or sports in Hämeenlinna,
   • the award is based on either a single cultural or sporting achievement or long-term work for the benefit of culture or sports,
   • the award is intended to encourage and inspire individuals and communities active in the fields of culture and sports,
   • the same person or community can receive the award only once,
   • the recipients are decided by the Education and Wellbeing Committee,
   • the amount of the award in 2027 is €1,000 per award.
2. to appoint Laura Lamberg, Jussi Näri, Pasi Honkanen, and Kalle Virtanen as members of the working group proposing award recipients to the Committee.
3. to appoint the Sports and Wellbeing Manager and the Cultural Manager as secretaries of the working group.

§ 96 Monitoring plan for private early childhood education

The Education and Wellbeing Committee approved the monitoring plan for private early childhood education. The plan will take effect on 1 October 2026 and remain in force until further notice.

§ 97 Supplement to the 2026 procurement plan, Procurement of pre-primary education

The Education and Wellbeing Committee decided to supplement the procurement plan (2026) regarding the procurement of pre-primary education.

§ 98 Education and Wellbeing Committee budget for 2027 and financial plan for 2028–2029

The Education and Wellbeing Committee decided

1. to submit the attached budget proposal for 2027 and the proposal for the 2028–2029 financial plan to the City Board and further to the City Council
2. to authorize the Director of Education and Wellbeing to continue preparing the budget proposal and make the necessary changes.

During the proceedings, the Education and Wellbeing Committee decided to make the following changes to the attached budget proposal:

It was unanimously decided to amend the first sentence of the fourth paragraph in the “key changes” section on page four to read as follows:

“The ice hall investment and the second phase of the Kauriala field will proceed during the planning period. The renovation of the Ahvenisto outdoor swimming pool will be postponed to the end of the planning period or thereafter.”

It was unanimously decided to add the following sentence to the end of the fourth paragraph in the “key changes” section on page four:

“The planning of the Iittala artificial turf field will be initiated during the planning period.”

It was unanimously decided to add the following sentence to the end of the first paragraph in the “measures to balance the economy” section on page five:

“unless the number of children in need of support requires otherwise.”

It was unanimously decided to amend the fifth paragraph of the “sports services” section on page 14 to read as follows:

“The age for the Senior Card will be lowered to 65 for the year 2027. The effects of lowering the age limit for the senior sports card will be reviewed after the first full operating season. Based on this review, a more accurate picture will be obtained of the loss of income for Liikuntahallit Oy and how the lowering of the age limit affects the number of visitors to swimming centres and gyms.”

§ 99 Official decisions 2026, education and wellbeing

The Education and Wellbeing Committee decided to note the decisions for information and not to exercise its right of review.

§ 100 Matters for the information of the Education and Wellbeing Committee 2026

The Education and Wellbeing Committee noted the letters received and other current affairs.