Participatory budgeting

Participatory budgeting is a method of operation in which city residents can propose actions that promote the comfort and well-being of their municipality. The proposals can be related to environmental development, functionality or services.

In 2022, the focus has been on development that promotes the comfort and functionality of various residential areas.
Of the approximately 250 ideas submitted for 2023, many have been implemented, and many are still in the works. The ideas for 2024 were quite good, and some have been advanced. Many ideas are still in the planning stage… Of the ideas for 2025, the most potential were implemented.

And now the ideation is open again until the end of March!

Voting on ideas will take place from April 13th to 22nd, 2026!

More information
Kirsi Forsell, Inclusion and Sports Coordinator
tel. 040 199 1491 kirsi.forsell(a)hamina.fi

Realized in 2025

An air conditioning unit and a dishwasher were purchased for Toivola in Mäntlahti to enable the use of the building by various actors. Toivola is where people gather to meet, celebrate, exercise and perform.

The fitness stairs at Metsäkylä were completed when the lighting was also fixed all the way up. The fitness stairs are located on the north side of the Community Hall.

Purchase of a snowmobile to create skiing opportunities in northern Hamina. At the same time, trail bases were repaired in Turkey for ditch crossings so that the trails can be used all year round.

Kiri from Kirkkojärvi helped to keep the fitness track in good condition so that outdoor exercise for different generations can be successful all year round.

A tombstone has been erected and restored at the Hietakylä cemetery.

Realized in 2024

The construction of the fitness stairs at Metsäkylä continued.

A sofa set and table were purchased for the lobby of the Husula gym and canteen building. The furniture enables small group teaching and, for example, playing board games. During the day, the meeting place is the lobby, and evening users can gather around the table and exercise equipment.

Realized in 2023

The local sports area and outdoor gym in the Kannusjärvi school yard have been completed.

A multi-purpose field and a free sports area have been completed in Vilniemi in the forest opposite the former school.

The Ahtaajanpuisto park has been embellished with plantings and the Ahtaaja statue has been illuminated. Benches have been added and it is hoped that Yrjösenpohja will be used as an outdoor trail as an extension of Oolanninpuisto.

The interior of the Summa Village and Cultural Center (Old Summa School) has been painted to make it more comfortable and photographic works have been purchased. The yard was decorated with flower plantings.
The gym is free and has HUR air pressure equipment, a running/walking mat, a NuStep seated cross trainer and free weights. The gym is open Mondays + Fridays from 9 am to 14 pm and Wednesdays from 12 pm to 14 pm.

The outdoor fitness equipment at the new Summa sand pit has been renovated. Now there are diverse opportunities for exercise for the whole family, as in addition to fitness equipment, there are fitness stairs, frisbee golf course ja MOBO orienteering course.

Fitness stairs have been built in the forest village in cooperation with the villagers and the city. Construction of the stairs will continue next spring.

Lighter barbells have been purchased for the Hamina and Ruissalo sports halls, allowing even the fittest to train. A second squatting area with mirrors has also been completed for the Hamina sports hall.

The approximately three-kilometer-long Kalliopolku trail has been completed as a continuation of the Tarmola – Teirikallio walking trail, which branches off from the Teirikallio lean-to and joins the Tunnelipolku trail.
Along the route is the Kalliopolu lean-to shelter. The lean-to shelter is located in the middle of a ten-minute ski run on a cliff.

A lean-to has been built in the yard of Pyhällö School, where even the youngest kindergarten children can go on excursions. The lean-to is available for everyone to use, for example, for sausage roasting. Bring your own firewood!

The Portimo trails have been expanded and the Riuhta trails connect the Ruissalo and Husula trails. Parking for the trails can be found in Tikkamäki and Ruissalo. https://www.outdooractive.fi/fi/route/retkeily/suomi/portimon-polut-riuhtan-reitti/802775238/

A barrier was installed at the beginning of the Horessootti nature trail in Myllykylä to prevent cars from entering the Energy Shelter.

Husula School has started providing meals for seniors in 2023. In spring 2025, the meeting place will be open on Tuesdays from 9 am to 11:30 am. Free fitness training is from 10:30 am to 11:30 am. Meals cost €6 after training.
There is an exercise bike, cross trainer and rowing machine in the lobby, also for evening use. You can come whenever it suits your schedule!

A new volleyball net was purchased for the Husula gym.
Volleyball for “seniors” is played in the Husula hall on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 3:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. Volleyball is ongoing and is a group open to everyone.
The price for the spring season is €25 and for that price you can play twice a week throughout the spring.

A new ski slope grader was purchased for Neuvotoma to make the slopes easier and provide better conditions for skiers.
The address of the free fitness track is Puhakantie 25.

New sound equipment was purchased for the ice rink.

A ping pong table and an excavator for the children were purchased for the Finnish Flag Square.