Vitality Network

The City of Hamina and the Hamina Entrepreneurs' Association have signed a vitality pledge for this council term 2025-2028. With this pledge, the City of Hamina, together with the Hamina Entrepreneurs' Association, commits to promoting an entrepreneur-friendly atmosphere and strengthening the vitality of Hamina. Together, we can ensure that our city's attraction and retention power are strengthened. Together, we have agreed that we will invest in promoting the priority areas mentioned below. With shared goals and active monitoring, we want to concretely improve the operating conditions for companies. Favorable conditions create the foundation for the competitiveness of companies, employment, high-quality services and the vitality of the city. The implementation of the priority areas is monitored in connection with annual meetings between the city's representatives and the entrepreneur association.

The Vitality Pledge has been approved on behalf of the City of Hamina and the Hamina Entrepreneurs Association on February 17, 2026.

1. Effective dialogue
   The City of Hamina commits to active dialogue with the business community
   every two (2) months and minutes of the meetings are prepared. Together with the entrepreneurs
   The means of dialogue are agreed upon with the representatives.
2. Business impact assessment
   Decision-making constantly takes into account the impacts on companies
   The Finnish Environmental Impact Assessment is used as support in the business impact assessment.
   A manual written by entrepreneurs.
3. Smooth zoning and permit processes
   Permit and zoning processes must be smooth. In zoning projects
   The views and ideas of companies are taken into account by the drafter at an early stage
   by keeping the applicant informed during the application phase.
4. Entrepreneur-friendly procurement
   The city publishes and maintains an up-to-date procurement calendar and develops
   organizing a market dialogue to map the market before each procurement. The city aims to distribute procurement contracts in accordance with the Procurement Act
   in ways required by such parts that enable several different companies
   to participate in the competition.
5. Monitoring and evaluation
   The city, together with the Entrepreneurs' Association, commits to evaluate and monitor
   The impacts of the implementation of the vitality promise annually on the city of Hamina
   in connection with the evaluation of the vitality program.

The Vitality Pledge has been approved on behalf of the City of Hamina and the Hamina Entrepreneurs Association on February 17, 2026.

Open event about Hamina Christmas 2026. What the city of Hamina will produce for the Christmas event and what programs/events will be implemented by various stakeholders.

Hamina Town Hall, Thursday 7 May 2026 at 8-9:30 am. You can also participate remotely.

Video call/Google Meet link: https://meet.google.com/rra-czmw-bck

For more information: Marika Auvinen, marika.auvinen@hamina.fi or tel. 050-4731 632

Registrar

Town of Hamina
Puistokatu 2, 49400 Hamina
Business ID FI0242496
phone 05 749 2500

Contact person responsible for this register

Director of Vitality Mia Hämäläinen, mia.hamalainen@hamina.fi. tel. +358 40-185 7885
Tourism and Communications Manager Marika Auvinen, marika.auvinen@hamina.fi tel. 050-473 1632

City Data Protection Officer

ICT developer, information management
Puistokatu 2, 49400 Hamina
phone 0401991688
email tietosuoja@hamina.fi

Purpose of the register and grounds for processing

The purpose of this register is to collect contact information for stakeholders of the City of Hamina,
such as company name, contact person's name, email and phone number. Contact information
used to monitor the activities of the open vitality network and current issues
for information purposes. The operation is based on the EU Data Protection Regulation. We also comply with
Hamina's own privacy policy, which can be read at the City of Hamina website
on the website.

Information content of the register

Name of the company/association/organization, email address, name of the contact person, and
telephone number.

Regular sources of information

The information provided is collected from people who want information about the city of Hamina.
business activities and open vitality network activities. Register
The information to be stored is obtained from messages sent via the www form, e.g. by email,
through social media services (Facebook, Instagram and HaminApp, Signal) and
other situations in which a person discloses their information.

Regular data transfers and data transfers

The City of Hamina, Business Services does not disclose register information to third parties.
The data is processed within the City of Hamina's own organization,
in the Vitality Services unit.

Principles of register protection and data retention

The City of Hamina, Economic Services ensures the security of its premises
in accordance with its data protection policy. The data is stored in locked premises. The staff is
has received training in everyday information security. Disposal of outgoing material takes place
properly using a professional information security service. Staff log in to different
systems with personal usernames and passwords. The physical and
Digital security is taken care of appropriately.
The data in the register will be kept for a maximum of five (5) years. After this period, the data will be
are deleted or permission is requested from the parties concerned to retain them.

Transfer of data outside the EU or EEA

The City of Hamina, Business Services does not disclose register information to third parties.
The information is processed by the City of Hamina's own business services unit.

Data subject rights related to the register

The right of the data subject to check their data and to demand deletion of the data. The data subject has the right to check what data concerning them has been stored in the register. A fee is charged for a request to check the data if less than a year has passed since the previous request for checking. The data subject has the right to demand deletion of the data concerning them that has been stored in the register. The data controller may refuse to carry out the deletion on grounds provided for by law or on the basis of the obligations and rights of the data controller. The data subject's right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority. The data subject has the right to lodge a complaint with a competent supervisory authority if the data controller has not complied with the applicable data protection regulations in its operations.

Contacts to exercise rights
For requests to inspect and delete data, the request must be made in writing and
signed by the person responsible for the register as described in section 3. The inspection request must be made in person at the registrar's office. If necessary, the registrar may ask the customer to specify their request in writing and to prove their identity.