The Participatory Budgeting programme gives every resident of Turku the opportunity to influence how the city’s funds are used. This round has a budget of 3 million euros, and the process has now moved into the idea development phase.
A total of 11,329 votes were cast in the Participatory Budgeting vote in May 2026. Altogether, 4,866 people took part in the vote – a warm thank you to everyone who participated. Next, the winning ideas will move forward to co-creation workshops starting in late September. We warmly welcome everyone to get involved!
"Altogether, 73 proposals will be implemented. In line with the City Board’s decision, Participatory Budgeting funding was allocated based on the number of votes each proposal received. If the cost of the next most popular proposal exceeded the remaining budget available for the area, the next proposal that could be funded within the remaining allocation was selected," says Senior Specialist Aino Pohjanvirta.
The City of Turku is responsible for coordinating and implementing the winning proposals. Implementation will be carried out in close cooperation with residents, associations and businesses.
Co-creation workshops from 21 September onwards
The City will organise co-creation workshops for its own projects by major area:
- Hirvensalo-Kakskerta: 21 September, Suvitupa
- Entire Turku: 23 September, Ruusukortteli
- Maaria-Paattinen: 28 September, Maarian kylätalo
- Runosmäki-Raunistula: 30 September, Riimin Iso seurakuntasali
- Varissuo-Lauste: 5 October, Lausteen lähiötupa
- Länsikeskus: 7 October, Auralan alueolohuone
- Nummi-Halinen: 21 October, Huudi nuorisotalo
- City Centre: 26 October, Studio at the Main Library
- Pansio-Jyrkkälä: 28 October, Panskis
- Skanssi-Uittamo: 3 November, Vähä-Heikkilän koulu, Uittamo unit
All workshops will take place from 5 pm to 7 pm.
The City of Turku’s own Participatory Budgeting projects will be implemented in 2027. Projects assigned to organisations for implementation will be carried out during 2027–2028.
This translation was produced with AI and reviewed by a human.