Name: Henrik Westermark
Year of birth: 1949
Municipality: Sipoo
Email: henrikl.westermark@gmail.com
Phone: 0401703837

Henrik
Westermark

Sipoo

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Candidate's answers in election machine

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Sibbo needs its own swimming hall.

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In January a paper showed that just about half of the people in Finland can swim. Sipoo is the biggest municipality in Finland without a big indoor pool

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The East Rail would cause significant disruption to Sibbo's landscape and nature, and therefore the municipality should oppose the project, even if it could benefit public transport.

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The Swedish village schools in Sibbo should be preserved, even if it means higher costs per student compared to larger schools in central areas.

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Early childhood education should be free for everyone.

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Schools should prioritize traditional textbooks over digital learning materials.

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In a world full of screens you have to learn to understand that not everything is true that you see on your screen. That is why you in school have to learn to use digital information.

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One of the municipality’s most important tasks is to invest in sports facilities and opportunities for exercise and recreation.

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Everything that gets people to move more is just positive. Even more positive if you get out into the nature.

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It is important to provide all residents with equal opportunities for cultural activities.

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Yes to activities in your own region. Both culture and hobbies.

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The municipality should introduce or improve opportunities for residents to influence how municipal funds are used through participatory budgeting.

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The municipality should invest in public transportation.

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I don´t belive in traintraffic in Sipoo. Too few trains and people still need to get to the train-station. I´d rather see more small electric buses along the roads in the countryside

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It should be possible to be a resident in more than one municipality, for example, through digital municipal citizenship.

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The municipality should better facilitate the expansion of renewable energy, such as solar and wind power.

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We have to look for the alternatives if we want to get rid of oil and other fossil energy. Then the sun and wind give us alternatives

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The municipality should mix more housing types in planning than is currently the case.

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The municipality should introduce anonymous recruitment.

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Then your choise is based on people´s skills, not their names.

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If you could give a superpower to your future political leader, what would it be?

The ability to instantly purify the environment and stop climate change.
Invisibility to reveal and combat corruption at all levels.
Time travel to correct historical mistakes and improve the future.
Infinite wisdom to make perfect decisions on all political matters.
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