Municipal inhabitants as well as communities and foundations active in the municipality have the right of initiative, that is, they may write initiatives on matters concerning municipal actions. Initiatives can be sent to the municipality either by post, personally, or in a digital format. You can write the initiative online, and send it over either using the online service Kuntalaisaloite.fi, or ...
Submit the initiative to the municipality either electronically or on paper.
The online service Kuntalaisaloite.fi operated by the Finnish Ministry of Justice is safe to use and free of charge. Alternatively, the initiative can be submitted personally, digitally to the municipality of Sipoo Registry Office at kirjaamo@sipoo.fi, or by post to the address Sipoon kunta, PL 7, 04131 Sipoo.
The residents of a municipality, people who own or govern real property in the municipality, and communities and foundations that operate in the municipality have the right to submit initiatives on matters that concern the municipality’s activities. People who use the municipality’s services have the right to submit initiatives on matters concerning the service in question.
The community and foundation refer to parties that have ownership in the municipality or a connection to a service. Such a community or foundation may be local, regional or national.
An initiative usually concerns developing a service or tackling an issue at a general level. The competent municipal authority must consider the initiative as soon as possible. In all cases, the municipality must respond to the person who submitted the initiative and report on any measures taken as a consequence of it.
A minimum of four per cent of municipal residents who have turned 15 can submit an initiative to organise a municipal referendum. If at least four per cent of the residents who have turned 15 jointly submit initiative to organise a municipal referendum, the council must decide without delay whether to hold a municipal referendum.