Jonas
Eiring
Helsinki
"A more humane city"
Entrepreneur running a kitchen shop in Helsinki since 2005.
Background as a researcher. Born in Sweden, educated in Stockholm, Copenhagen and Sydney, has worked as an archaeologist in Greece, Italy and the Middle East.
Helsinki is a good city, but I would like to see more common sense in urban planning and more consideration for those of us who live here. The city is developing, but it must be pleasant to live in here and now - not just in the future after the next large project is completed.
Important political topics
Sustainable and attractive planning
Scrap prestige projects that spoil the city. Promote a rich street life with local shops instead of anonymous shopping centres.
Do not repair what is not broken. Respect the city's historical heritage. Do not cut down trees or demolish old buildings indiscriminately.
Housing and Construction
Focus on individual needs in urban planning and housing construction. Densification can go too far - there is enough space in Finland. Don't destroy the marine environment with more landfill.
Thriving citizens
A smaller scale is better for day care centres, schools and in health care.
Helsinki should truly be a bilingual city and Swedish should be more visible in the streets.
Candidate's answers in election machine
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Early childhood education should be free for everyone.
2 / 11
Schools should prioritize traditional textbooks over digital learning materials.
3 / 11
One of the municipality’s most important tasks is to invest in sports facilities and opportunities for exercise and recreation.
4 / 11
It is important to provide all residents with equal opportunities for cultural activities.
5 / 11
The municipality should introduce or improve opportunities for residents to influence how municipal funds are used through participatory budgeting.
6 / 11
The municipality should invest in public transportation.
7 / 11
It should be possible to be a resident in more than one municipality, for example, through digital municipal citizenship.
8 / 11
The municipality should better facilitate the expansion of renewable energy, such as solar and wind power.
9 / 11
The municipality should mix more housing types in planning than is currently the case.
10 / 11
The municipality should introduce anonymous recruitment.
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