Äänekoskien's advantages
Those who move to Äänekoski will have many advantages, especially for children, young people and families with children. At Äänekoski, you can live the life you want - a better everyday life. Below are presented the concrete benefits that you will get as a resident of the Sound.
Benefits for new residents
A moving package is available for those moving to Äänekoski, which welcomes the new residents to the city, provides basic information about the city's services and offers tangible benefits. The city of Äänekoski invests in the "Good life for residents" theme, which aims to improve the quality of the residents' everyday life. The Ämpäreittäin höhä äääää campaign launched in 2023 supports this theme.
During 2024, those who move to Äänekoski will receive an ecological bucket and a printed towel with Äänekoski designs. The bucket is handed over at a coffee event for new residents, and 1 per household is distributed.
The hobbies of the children of families moving to Äänekoski are supported with a gift card worth 50 euros, which can be used, for example, for the annual fee of a local sports club, organization or association. A gift card is issued once to every person under the age of 15 who has moved to Äänekoski.
Regardless of age, everyone who moved to Äänekoski gets two one-time tickets to the city's swimming pools and two tickets to the city's museums. In addition, local companies are given the opportunity to offer introductory benefits and discounts as part of the moving package.
In order to receive the benefits, new residents must fill out a form for each family to register as a recipient of the benefits.
Baby money
The city of Äänekoski gives baby money to all newborns in Äänekoski. Baby money is 100 euros and is given in the form of a gift card. The baby allowance and a small gift given in addition to it are distributed during the child's first counseling visit, and it does not need to be applied for separately.
The city of Äänekoski also remembers the first baby of the year.
Junior and senior card
Äänekoski is known as a sports city, and therefore it is only natural that the city supports sports opportunities for residents of all ages.
The junior card, intended for people under 18 years of age, allows access to the city's swimming pools and gyms for an affordable annual price of 75 euros.
With the senior card, swimming halls and gyms are more affordable for those over 65 and older at an affordable annual price of 75 euros.
More information about sports cards
Club activity of the Finnish model of hobby
Äänekoski is participating in the national competition The Finnish model of hobby in the project, which enables versatile school hobby activities in Äänekoski. In Äänekoski, hobby activities according to the project are carried out in seven schools: Hietama, Honkola, Koivisto, Konginkanka, Koulunmäki, Sumiainte and Suolahti unified schools.
Read more about school club activities
Study grant
The city of Äänekoski annually awards a study scholarship of 350 euros to young people aged 18-29 who study elsewhere, but keep Äänekoski as their official home municipality. The scholarship aims to support and maintain the relationship of young people studying and living elsewhere with their hometown. The scholarship is awarded annually based on applications. The search begins after the turn of the year and will be announced in January on the website of the city of Äänekoski.
More information about the study scholarship
Higher education studies are supported
The city of Äänekoski supports the studies of the municipal open higher education institution.
More information about university studies
Season tickets
The city of Äänekoski offers free season tickets for the matches of Huima, Urho and Kipinä. You can borrow a season ticket from the Äänekoski main library with a library card.
During the season, the city of Äänekoski organizes a free title match with cooperation agreement teams for its residents!
Free culture for all ages
The city of Äänekoski organizes free events and concerts, such as Äänekoske Äksön, children's cultural days and the Flowers for the Elderly event.
Cultural education plan Kulttuurikoski guarantees all Äänekoski children the same opportunities to participate in cultural activities. Starting from kindergarten and progressing step by step in primary school, the goal-oriented entity introduces children and young people to a wide range of different art forms, local cultural offerings and the cultural heritage of the region.
Read more about the worship services of the cultural activity
Support for water management
Thanks to the membership of Äänekoski's Keski-Suomen vesi ja omäistä ry, it is also possible for municipal residents to receive support from the association for water management projects at a reduced price, for example guidance on how to proceed with the project preparations, advice on where to apply for assistance for the project, and help in preparing a funding application and project plan. In addition, the association offers residents of the member municipalities a water sampling service at a cheaper price.
More information about Central Finland's water and environment association at: https://k-svy.fi/
Elonkierto community garden
The plot and properties of the delightful Elonkierto community garden are owned by Äänekoskenkaupunki, but it is run by the community. The garden has many possibilities - you can organize events there, grow your own plants and spend time in the middle of nature!
Everyone has to take care of the seedlings and seeds to be planted in the garden, but the garden will have water for shared use and everyone can use the soil pile on the edge of the lake. The planting boxes and the potato field are distributed among the users every spring. Other crops from the garden, such as berries, herbs and apples, are free to collect.
VoiceHub
ÄäneHub is a communal workspace and meeting place for entrepreneurs, those interested in entrepreneurship, the self-employed, students and everyone working remotely. ÄäneHub offers everyone free remote work spaces with fast connections from the center of Äänekoski on weekdays, Mon-Fri from 8 am to 16 pm. ÄäneHub promotes entrepreneurship, networking and innovation. It is a valuable additional service for municipalities and companies in the development of business life.
Äänekoski listens and involves its residents
the urban strategy of the city of Äänekoski, The Äänekoski phenomenon, we want to increase residents' participation and open administration. In addition to trustees and office holders, residents, businesses and other communities are invited to implement the strategy - and this creates the Äänekoski phenomenon. Together, we strengthen a good life, a sustainable environment and impressive livelihoods in Äänekoski.
We regularly organize various participatory events, events, forums and surveys for residents, associations and companies, e.g. Phenomenal coffees, village evenings, village parliament activities and participatory budgeting, Zoning afternoons, cultural, social and sports forums and hearings for young people. The city conducts many different surveys and resident surveys are organized every year.
We build inclusion so that everyone is part of some community. The goal is that the most satisfied people in Finland live here! Welcome to our events!
Get to know the Äänekoski phenomenon
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