Council initiative

A council group, a councillor and a deputy councillor participating in a meeting have the right to submit written initiatives on matters concerning the city’s operations and administration.

An initiative is not taken up for immediate consideration in the City Council, but is sent to the City Board for preparation.

A council initiative submitted in the name of a council group or signed by at least 16 signatories is processed in the City Council, where the response to the initiative is considered and the initiative is declared processed.

When a council initiative has no more than 15 signatories, the response to the initiative is provided and the initiative is declared processed by the competent authority under the administrative regulations.

The City Board is required to present a list of motions submitted by councillors and sent to the City Board that have not been definitively processed by the end of the previous year to the City Council by the end of April each year.

Pending council initiatives

• Council initiative: Improving public transport from Renko to Hämeenlinna hospital (Ahvenisto Hospital/Assi Hospital), Jukola Health Centre and the main health centre / Tuomas Koskinen / initiative submitted at the City Council meeting on 8 December 2025
• Council initiative: Improving weekend maintenance of Hämeenlinna’s ski trails, skating rinks and winter exercise facilities / Kati Voutilainen et al. / initiative submitted at the City Council meeting on 23 March 2026
• Council initiative on stopping logging during bird nesting season / Mirka Soinikoski et al. / initiative submitted at the City Council meeting on 4 May 2026
• Council initiative: Preserving old trees in Hämeenlinna’s local nature / Green council group et al. / initiative submitted at the City Council meeting on 4 May 2026
• Council initiative: Making recycling more effective through waste bin “deposit tubes” / Jarkko Naulanen et al. / initiative submitted at the City Council meeting on 7 September 2026
• Council initiative: Safety mentors in all Hämeenlinna primary schools / Kristiina Lindroos et al. / initiative submitted at the City Council meeting on 7 September 2026
• Council initiative: Free bus travel with prams / Laura Lamberg, Leevi Vekka, Kristiina Ruuskanen, Aapo Reima, Kristiina Lindroos, Sini Olsen and Teijo Pullinen et al. / initiative submitted at the City Council meeting on 7 September 2026
• Council initiative: Making Hämeenlinna letters and signs visible in different parts of the city / National Coalition Party council group et al. / initiative submitted at the City Council meeting on 7 September 2026