Editing Vantaa (section)

==Arts and culture==
[[File:Vantaa-heureka.jpg|thumb|Science centre [[Heureka]]]]

===Vantaa culture award===
The Vantaa culture award is awarded each year as a recognition of significant contributions to the arts and the artistic life in the city, to a person living in Vantaa or to a community active in the city. The award was first awarded in 1976.<ref name="palkinto">[http://www.vantaa.fi/hallinto_ja_talous/talous_ja_strategia/avustukset/kulttuuriavustukset_ja_-palkinnot/vantaan_kulttuuripalkinto Vantaan kulttuuripalkinto], city of Vantaa. Accessed on 2 July 2016.</ref>

The decision to award the Vantaa culture award is made by the city council. In 2015, the award was worth 10 thousand euro. Award winners include jazz musician [[Juhani Aaltonen]], musicians [[Maarit Hurmerinta|Maarit]] and [[Sami Hurmerinta]], sculptor [[Heikki Häiväoja]], director [[Matti Kassila]], architect [[Alpo Halme]], writer [[Virpi Hämeen-Anttila]] together with here husband professor [[Jaakko Hämeen-Anttila]], actor [[Lasse Pöysti]], the Raatikko dance theatre, entertainer [[Virve Rosti]], writer [[Alpo Ruuth]], opera singer [[Esa Runttunen]] and the Vantaa children's ballet.<ref name="palkinto"/>

===Symbols===
The signature animal of Vantaa is the [[salmon]], also featured in the coat of arms of the city, the traditional dish is [[fish soup|salmon soup]] and the signature plant is the [[viola riviniana|common dog-violet]].<ref name="lyhyesti">[http://www.vantaa.fi/hallinto_ja_talous/tietoa_vantaasta/tilastot_ja_tutkimukset/vantaa_lyhyesti Lyhyesti tietoa Vantaasta], city of Vantaa.</ref><ref>Halonen, Kaisa; Kulmavuori, Heli; Riutta, Nina: [https://web.archive.org/web/20160625101712/http://www.valomerkki.fi/vantaan-lauri/vantaan-lauri-arkisto/10_loytoa_vantaalta 10 löytöä Vantaalta], congregations of Vantaa 10 January 2006. Accessed on 29 May 2016.</ref>

===Music===
There are about 20 choirs in Vantaa,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vantaa.fi/fi/kulttuuri/kulttuurialan_yhdistykset/kuorot|title=Vantaan kaupunki – Kulttuuri|website=Vantaa.fi|access-date=16 February 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150217020052/http://www.vantaa.fi/fi/kulttuuri/kulttuurialan_yhdistykset/kuorot|archive-date=2015-02-17|url-status=dead}}</ref> like [[Vantaan Laulu]] and [[Vantaa Chamber Choir]]. Three actively performing [[concert band]]s [[Tikkurilan Soittokunta]], [[Lumon Puhaltajat]] and [[Puhallinorkesteri Louhi]] exist at the east, north and west corners of the city respectively.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vantaa.fi/fi/kulttuuri/kulttuurialan_yhdistykset/orkesterit_soittokunnat_ja_yhtyeet|title=Vantaan kaupunki – Kulttuuri |website=Vantaa.fi |access-date=16 February 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150217015958/http://www.vantaa.fi/fi/kulttuuri/kulttuurialan_yhdistykset/orkesterit_soittokunnat_ja_yhtyeet|archive-date=2015-02-17|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[Vantaa Pops]] (Vantaan Viihdeorkesteri in Finnish), conducted by a Welshman Nick Davies,<ref>[http://www.hs.fi/kulttuuri/artikkeli/Nick+Davies+Vantaan+viihdeorkesterin+ylikapellimestariksi/1135259753244]  {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130116150821/http://www.hs.fi/kulttuuri/artikkeli/Nick+Davies+Vantaan+viihdeorkesterin+ylikapellimestariksi/1135259753244|date=2013-01-16}}</ref> is the only professional full symphonic [[pops orchestra]] in Finland.

[[File:Skorpparit ankkarokkaavat.jpg|thumb|right|[[Scorpions (band)|Scorpions]] performing at [[Ankkarock]] in 2003.]]
[[Ankkarock]] was a rock music festival held every summer in [[Korso]] between 1989 and 2010.

[[Louhela Jam]] is the oldest continuously organised rock music festival in Vantaa. The festival lasts one day and is free of charge. It is held in the Jokiuomanpuisto park between [[Louhela]] and [[Martinlaakso]] on the first Sunday in June after the end of the spring semester in school.<ref>[http://louhelajam.fi/ Louhela Jam]. Accessed on 29 March 2019.</ref>

The Tikkurila Festival, held on a weekend in late July at the Hiekkaharju sports field represents newer summer festival tradition in Vantaa.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20160630083811/http://www.vantaansanomat.fi/artikkeli/278122-uusi-jattifestari-aloittaa-vantaalla-%E2%80%93-tikkurila-festivaalilla-nahdaan-huippuartist Uusi jättifestari aloittaa Vantaalla – Tikkurila-festivaalilla nähdään huippuartisteja], ''Vantaan Sanomat'' 4 February 2014. Accessed on 30 May 2016.</ref><ref>[http://tikkurilafestivaali.fi/ Tikkurila Festivaali]. Accessed on 30 May 2016.</ref>

The ''Vantaan barokki'' festival was held in summertime for sixteen years until its discontinuation in 2008. The ''Vantaan musiikkijuhlat'' festival was founded in 2010, continuing the previous festival's tradition in concentrating on older music. The newer festival covers a longer time period, and according to the artistic director [[Markku Luolajan-Mikkola]] the festival concentrates more on periodical instruments than any specific time period.<ref>[https://yle.fi/uutiset/3-5610555 Vantaan barokin renesanssi], [[YLE]] 6 August 2010.</ref>

The ''Herättäjäjuhlat'' festival of the [[Awakening (Finnish religious movement)|Awakening]] movement was held in Vantaa in 2016.<ref>[https://herattajajuhlat.fi/4040-vuodet-1893 Vuodet -1893] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220120180026/https://herattajajuhlat.fi/4040-vuodet-1893 |date=2022-01-20 }}, Herättäjäjuhlat. Accessed on 27 March 2022.</ref>

===Museums===
[[File:Cubes at Heureka, optical illusion.jpg|thumb|left|The symbol of Heureka, ''Neljä kuutiota'' ("Four cubes") by Anssi Asunta, is an optical illusion looking like cubes.]]
[[Tikkurila]] is home of the major [[science centre]] in Finland, [[Heureka]], opened in April 1989. The purpose of the science centre is to develop the understanding of scientific information and to develop methods of scientific education. The name Heureka refers to the famous statement "I have found it!" by [[Archimedes]].

[[File:Vataa Tikkurila Old Railway Station.JPG|thumb|right|The city museum of Vantaa in Tikkurila.]]
The city museum of Vantaa is located in the old station building of the [[Tikkurila railway station|railway station]] in Tikkurila<ref>[http://www.museot.fi/museohaku/index.php?museo_id=21920 Vantaan kaupunginmuseo] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221009050339/https://museot.fi/museohaku/index.php?museo_id=21920 |date=2022-10-09 }}, Museokortti. Accessed on 30 May 2016.</ref><ref>[http://www.vantaa.fi/vapaa-aika/kulttuuri/vantaan_kaupunginmuseo Vantaan kaupunginmuseo Tikkurilassa], city of Vantaa. Accessed on 30 May 2016.</ref> which has exhibitions with various themes on local history. The museum is housed in the oldest station building in Finland, designed by [[Carl Albert Edelfelt]] and completed in 1861. The museum moved to the building after it was renovated in autumn 1990.<ref>[http://www.vantaa.fi/vapaa-aika/kulttuuri/vantaan_kaupunginmuseo/tietoa_museosta Tietoa museosta], city of Vantaa. Accessed on 30 May 2016.</ref> The first two floors of the red brick museum building host exhibits and the third floor hosts the offices of the museum staff.

The [[Finnish Aviation Museum]] is located in Vantaa, near [[Helsinki Airport]].

===Concert house Martinus===
The concert house Martinus in [[Martinlaakso]], built in 1987, offers premises for various events ranging from meetings and seminars to cultural events.

Because of its good [[acoustics]], the concert hall has been used for many musical recordings. The hall has also been used for many television recordings. There are 444 guest seats in the hall, of which six are seats for disabled people.<ref>[https://www.vantaa.fi/vapaa-aika/kulttuuri/kulttuuritalo_martinus/tilavuokraus Martinuksen vuokrattavat tilat], city of Vantaa. Accessed on 24 February 2019.</ref> The foyer of the concert hall can host small-scale concerts and other events. Martinus is the home hall of the Vantaa entertainment orchestra run by Nick Davies.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20190225044811/https://viihdeorkesteri.fi/historia/ Historia – Vantaan Viihdeorkesteri]. Accessed on 24 February 2019.</ref>

===Myyrmäkitalo===
The Myyrmäkitalo all-activity house in western Vantaa hosts the [[Myyrmäki library]] offering services at a main library scale (another such library in Vantaa is the [[Tikkurila library]]), the Vantaa art museum Artsi and a rising auditorium with 188 seats. The auditorium hosts the film theatre [[Kino Myyri]]. Main users of the educational facilities of the house include the Vantaa school of arts, the Vantaa adult education institute and many hobby clubs. The house, built in autumn 1993, is located near the [[Myyrmäki railway station]] and the [[Myyrmanni]] shopping centre.

===Food culture===
In the 1980s, [[salmon casserole]], [[fish soup|salmon soup]] and ''[[vol-au-vent]]'' filled with salmon were chosen as the traditional dishes in Vantaa.<ref>Kolmonen, Jaakko 1988: ''Kotomaamme ruoka-aitta: Suomen, Karjalan ja Petsamon pitäjäruoat'', p. 62. Helsinki: Patakolmonen Ky.</ref>