Editing Vantaa (section)

===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"/>