| Name: | Maria Viitasalo |
| Year of birth: | 1970 |
| Municipality: |
Kauniainen |
| Town: | Kauniainen |
| Title: | Planner of education |
| Email: | viitasalo.maria@gmail.com |
| Phone: | 0407418140 |
Member in:
Maria
Viitasalo
Kauniainen
"To ensure a high-quality of education even in the future in the schools in Kauniainen. Together for a safe school and everyday life in Kauniainen."
My family consists of my husband, two adult children and a dog. I am a teacher in history and social studies, guidancecounselor, and competence as principal. Currently, I work as an education planner in Kirkkonummi and illustrate easy-to-read books for Bokpil. I enjoy studies in futurism and follow news from around the globe. I knit, paint, take care of the dog, love gardening, and play mobile games (Supercell).
Important political topics
The best schools
In the future, it is essential to ensure safe and high-quality education and everyday life in Kauniainen.
Municipal and urban vitality
It is important to follow forecasts and trends (Sitra) to make decisions with the future in mind and respect economic realities.
Municipal and urban vitality
Residents who are physically, mentally and spiritually well, create the foundation for a safe living environment. How can we take responsibility for our own well-being and maintain activities that support residents and help them to achieve this?
Candidate's answers in election machine
1 / 14
We should have a swimming hall in Kauniainen.
The ability to swim is essential in a country with as many waterways as Finland. Swimming is one of those sports that can be practiced regardless of age, gender, and weight. It also enables rehabilitation after injuries in other sports.
2 / 14
The Swedish-speaking municipal daycare should continue to be concentrated at Kasabergets daghem daycare center.
It\'s good to have slightly larger units that allow flexibility in terms of staff and can offer a more pedagogically thought-out whole with several professionals in leadership.
3 / 14
Both Finnish- and Swedish-speaking early childhood education and schools should continue to be governed by their own committees.
Very language-specific solutions that may not necessarily work for the other national language (e.g., curriculum)
4 / 14
Early childhood education should be free for everyone.
Those who can afford it are welcome to pay for this service. However, the work involved in billing, etc., is very labor-intensive and expensive for municipalities.
5 / 14
Schools should prioritize traditional textbooks over digital learning materials.
In terms of learning, it may be better to read physical books, but since printed works quickly become outdated, are not very ecological, and in working life, it is expected that all information is absorbed digitally. This is a tricky question5
6 / 14
One of the municipality’s most important tasks is to invest in sports facilities and opportunities for exercise and recreation.
Functional sports and exercise facilities support a healthy lifestyle for residents. This increases well-being.
7 / 14
It is important to provide all residents with equal opportunities for cultural activities.
Here, I would hope for a closer cooperation with Espoo to ensure equal opportunities for cultural activities.
8 / 14
The municipality should introduce or improve opportunities for residents to influence how municipal funds are used through participatory budgeting.
Projects that enable participatory budgeting should strive to make it possible, even though the process is cumbersome. It creates inclusion.
9 / 14
The municipality should invest in public transportation.
The train is essential for Kauniainen.
10 / 14
It should be possible to be a resident in more than one municipality, for example, through digital municipal citizenship.
It depends on how tax money and welfare responsibility would be divided.
11 / 14
The municipality should better facilitate the expansion of renewable energy, such as solar and wind power.
Solar power could be used more, e.g., on school roofs.
12 / 14
The municipality should mix more housing types in planning than is currently the case.
To combat segregation, there are grounds for this development. However, private rental activities seem to work quite well in Kauniainen.
13 / 14
The municipality should introduce anonymous recruitment.
Works well
14 / 14
If you could give a superpower to your future political leader, what would it be?
The economic, ecological, and social issues could be resolved without conflicts (however, we all know what a dictatorship looks like)..