Editing Vantaa (section)

==Infrastructure==
===Services===
[[File:Tikkurilan kirjasto.jpg|thumb|right|The main library of Vantaa, in [[Tikkurila]]]]
There are seven healthcare stations in Vantaa. Most of the major districts have their own healthcare stations, although the Aviapolis and Kivistö major districts are served by healthcare stations from neighbouring major districts.<ref>[http://www.vantaa.fi/terveysasemat Terveysasemat] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220308140958/https://www.vantaa.fi/terveysasemat |date=2022-03-08 }}, city of Vantaa. Accessed on 28 May 2016.</ref> Vantaa has two [[hospital]]s, [[Peijas Hospital]] in [[Asola, Vantaa|Asola]] and Katriina Hospital in [[Seutula]]. Peijas is responsible for [[Emergency medicine|emergency]] and short-term health services, while Katriina specializes in [[long-term care]] and [[elderly care]].

The Vantaa branch of the [[Helsinki Metropolitan Area Libraries|HelMet]] library network has 12 [[libraries]] in Vantaa, with a total of 441,736 books in 2011.<ref name="taskussa"/> The main library is in [[Tikkurila]].<ref>Suojanen, Armi: [http://www.vantaansanomat.fi/artikkeli/358663-sunnuntaista-sukeutui-hyva-paiva-kayda-kirjastossa Sunnuntaista sukeutui hyvä päivä käydä kirjastossa], ''Vantaan Sanomat'' 28 January 2016. Accessed on 10 June 2016.</ref>

===Sports===
[[File:Flamingo Spa Vesipuisto.jpg|thumb|left|Flamingo Spa at the [[Flamingo, Finland|Flamingo Entertainment Center]] in the [[Aviapolis]] district]]
[[File:Hakunilan uimahalli.jpg|thumb|right|The Hakunila swimming pool.]]
For sports, Vantaa has five [[Public bathing|swimming halls]], four sports halls,<ref>[http://www.vantaa.fi/vapaa-aika/liikunta/sisaliikuntapaikat/liikuntahallit Liikuntahallit], city of Vantaa. Accessed on 10 June 2016.</ref> several [[gym]]s,<ref>[http://www.vantaa.fi/vapaa-aika/liikunta/uimahallit_ja_kuntosalit Uimahallit ja kuntosalit], city of Vantaa. Accessed on 10 June 2016.</ref> 25 [[tennis court]]s,<ref>[http://www.vantaa.fi/vapaa-aika/liikunta/ulkoliikuntapaikat/tenniskentat Tenniskentät], city of Vantaa. Accessed on 10 June 2016.</ref> indoor ice rinks in Tikkurila and Myyrmäki,<ref>[http://www.vantaa.fi/vapaa-aika/liikunta/sisaliikuntapaikat/jaahallit Jäähallit], city of Vantaa. Accessed on 10 June 2016.</ref> 69 [[hockey rink|hockey]] and [[ice rink|skating rink]]s,<ref>[http://www.vantaa.fi/vapaa-aika/liikunta/ulkoliikuntapaikat/ulkojaat Ulkojäät], city of Vantaa. Accessed on 10 June 2016.</ref> 16 lit-up [[running track]]s,<ref>[http://www.vantaa.fi/vapaa-aika/liikunta/ladut_ja_reitit/kuntoradat_ Kuntoradat], city of Vantaa. Accessed on 10 June 2016.</ref> and 14 [[skatepark]]s.<ref>[https://www.vantaa.fi/vapaa-aika/liikunta/ulkoliikuntapaikat/skeittipaikat Skeittipaikat], city of Vantaa. Accessed on 25 October 2019.</ref>

Additionally, Vantaa has three [[golf course]]s. There are two 18-hole golf courses in [[Keimola]], a 9-hole golf course in the Hiekkaharju sports park (in the districts of [[Jokiniemi]] and [[Havukoski]]), and a golf course in [[Petikko]] which was expanded from 9 to 18 holes in 2018.<ref name="kartta"/><ref>[https://www.vantaa.fi/instancedata/prime_product_julkaisu/vantaa/embeds/vantaawwwstructure/118819_kaupsu_rekolanoja21112005.pdf_ Rekolanoja. Eilen, tänään ja huomenna]{{Dead link|date=October 2022 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, city of Vantaa 2005. Accessed on 10 June 2016.</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20170709153036/http://vantaangolfpuisto.fi/ Vantaan golfpuisto]. Accessed on 21 July 2017.</ref>

===Transportation===
[[File:Helsinki-Vantaa departure hall2.jpg|thumb|right|The [[Helsinki Airport]] (HEL), although associated with Helsinki, is located in [[Aviapolis]], Vantaa.]]
[[File:Kivistön asema.jpg|thumb|right|[[Kivistö railway station]] along the [[Ring Rail Line]] in the [[Kivistö|Kivistö district]].]]
[[File:Kehä III Kalkkikallio.jpg|thumb|left|Ring III at Kalkkikallio in [[Kuninkaala]].]]
Vantaa infrastructurally serves as the transportational hub of the Helsinki metropolitan area. Several key [[freeways]] and [[highways]], such as [[Ring III]], [[Tuusulanväylä]] and [[Porvoonväylä]], originate in or pass through the municipality. Other widely used connections in the direction of Helsinki include [[Hämeenlinnanväylä]], [[Lahdenväylä]] and [[Vihdintie]].

[[Public transport]] in Vantaa consists of a [[bus]] network and [[Helsinki commuter rail|commuter rail]], provided by [[Helsinki Regional Transport Authority|HSL/HRT]] and [[VR Group|VR]]. Since the introduction of the [[Ring Rail Line]] in 2015, Vantaa has had a total of 14 stations. Key railway stations also act as central [[bus station]]s.

Bus transport in Vantaa is extensive: there are over one hundred bus lines in Vantaa, of which the majority are internal lines in Vantaa and the rest are regional lines travelling to Helsinki, Espoo and Kerava.

Of the express bus stops in Vantaa, the stops at [[Kaivoksela]], [[Martinlaakso]] and [[Keimolanportti]] are located along Hämeenlinnanväylä, while the stop at [[Tammisto]] is located along Tuusulanväylä and the stops at [[Vantaanportti]] and Ilmakehä are located between Tuusulanväylä and the Helsinki Airport. The stop at [[Tuupakka]] serves the express buses between the Helsinki Airport and [[Tampere]]. There are no express bus stops along Lahdenväylä in Vantaa. However, the express buses between [[Lahti]] and the Helsinki Airport stop at Korso. The express buses from the Helsinki Airport to [[Porvoo]] and [[Kotka]] stop at the Tikkurila intersection on the Ring III beltway.

[[File:Tikkurila railway station in Vantaa, Finland in March 2017.jpg|thumb|right|The [[Tikkurila railway station]] is the busiest railway station in Vantaa.]]
Two of the three railway lines exiting Helsinki pass through Vantaa, connecting the city's 14 stations. The [[Helsinki–Riihimäki railway]] passes through eastern Vantaa while the [[Ring Rail Line]] forms a loop throughout Vantaa, going from Helsinki via [[Myyrmäki railway station]] in western Vantaa to the [[Helsinki Airport station]] and then continuing via [[Tikkurila railway station]] in eastern Vantaa back to Helsinki. All long-distance trains exiting Helsinki via the Helsinki–Riihimäki railway stop at [[Tikkurila railway station]] in Vantaa, including trains going to [[Russia]].

The stations on the Vantaankoski railway are [[Myyrmäki railway station|Myyrmäki]], [[Louhela railway station|Louhela]], [[Martinlaakso railway station|Martinlaakso]] and [[Vantaankoski railway station|Vantaankoski]]. The stations on the Ring Rail Line are [[Vehkala railway station|Vehkala]], [[Kivistö railway station|Kivistö]], [[Aviapolis railway station|Aviapolis]], [[Helsinki Airport station|Helsinki Airport]] and [[Leinelä railway station|Leinelä]]. The stations on the main railway are [[Tikkurila railway station]], [[Hiekkaharju railway station|Hiekkaharju]], [[Koivukylä railway station|Koivukylä]], [[Rekola railway station|Rekola]] and [[Korso railway station|Korso]]. There are also direct local bus connections to the Helsinki Airport from the Martinlaakso and Vantaankoski stations as well as the Korso and Koivukylä stops. There are preliminary plans for a new station at [[Vallinoja]] between Korso and [[Savio (Kerava)|Savio]] with the working name ''Urpia''. In 2004 a fourth track to Kerava was added to the main railway, so local trains and long-distance trains now run on separate tracks. The Ring Rail Line was completed in 2015, connecting the main railway with the Vantaankoski railway, also travelling via the Helsinki Airport.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20180205002535/https://www.liikennevirasto.fi/keharata#.Wncnlqhl-Ul Kehärata], Finnish Traffic Administration. Accessed on 4 February 2018.</ref> The completion of the Ring Rail Line has sped up development of new residential and office areas. For example, the number of jobs in the Vantaankoski area has doubled. An idea contest was held for new design ideas in the area.<ref>[https://archive.today/20160118061924/http://www.uusivantaankoski.fi/ Uusi Vantaankoski -ideakilpailu], ''Uusi Vantaankoski''. Accessed on 13 January 2016.</ref>

[[File:Morning at EFHK.jpg|thumb|left|Airplanes at the [[Helsinki Airport]] on an August morning.]]
The largest [[airport]] in Finland, and the primary airport of metropolitan area, [[Helsinki Airport]], is located in Vantaa. It attracted a total of 17.1 million passengers in 2016 and a total of 18.9 million passengers in 2017.<ref>[https://www.finavia.fi/sites/default/files/documents/HEL%20matk%20kuukausittain-fi_0.pdf Matkustajat 2017 helsinki-vantaan lentoasema], Finavia. Accessed on 4 February 2018.</ref> The airport has done well in international comparisons.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20130510182639/http://www.helsinki-vantaa.fi/enemman-tietoa/helsinki-vantaa-lyhyesti/palkinnot Helsinki-Vantaan palvelut palkittu useaan kertaan], Finavia. Accessed on 4 March 2021.</ref> The airport splits Vantaa roughly into an eastern and a western part: the administrative centre and the main concentration of population are mostly located in eastern Vantaa.

[[File:Vantaan ratikka -hanke.jpg|thumb|right|An information campaign for the planned [[Vantaa light rail]].]]
On 16 December 2019 the city council of Vantaa approved the investment of 400 million euro to the planning of the [[Vantaa light rail]] with votes 45 to 22.<ref>[https://www.hs.fi/kaupunki/art-2000006345601.html?share=7b5fbf0bfa8d006b8ecab67e5a7aa5ff Vantaan valtuusto väitteli liki viisi tuntia: pikaraitiotie voitti äänin 45–22], ''[[Helsingin Sanomat]]'' 16 December 2019. Accessed on 17 December 2019.</ref> The planned route leads from [[Mellunmäki]] via [[Hakunila]], [[Tikkurila]] and [[Aviapolis]] to the [[Helsinki Airport]].<ref>Kolehmainen, Tommi: [https://yle.fi/uutiset/3-9909019 Vantaa rakentaa pikaratikan – kyytiin pääsee ehkä vuonna 2030], [[YLE]] 31 October 2017. Accessed on 3 February 2021.</ref>

As a major transport hub, Vantaa suffers from extensive noise and pollution caused by airplanes, railways and motorways. According to noise research, over 77,000 citizens of Vantaa live in an area experiencing over 55&nbsp;dB of noise. Road noise in Vantaa is caused by the [[Ring III]] beltway, Hämeenlinnanväylä, Tuusulanväylä, Lahdenväylä and Porvoonväylä. About 7000 citizens of Vantaa live in an area experiencing noise from airplane traffic and about 9000 live in an area experiencing noise from railway traffic.<ref>Urho, Ted: [https://svenska.yle.fi/artikel/2014/12/02/det-har-leder-till-somnbrist-och-hjartproblem-i-vanda Det här leder till sömnbrist och hjärtproblem i Vanda], [[YLE]] 2 December 2014.</ref>