Participatory budgeting

Participatory budgeting is divided into four stages: ideation, evaluation, voting, and implementation.

• During the ideation phase, you can freely brainstorm for ideas that would make Porvoo an even better city for all of us.
• In the evaluation phase, ideas are assessed in relation to criteria, schedule, and budget.
• In the voting phase, you can vote for the best ideas to be implemented within the budget.
• The ideas that won voting will be implemented during the year.

You can participate according to a specific timetable on the City of Porvoo's electronic service ePorvoo.

For more information and schedules, please visit the Participatory Budgeting section of the website.

The idea to be implemented must

• comply with Finnish law and be in line with the values and strategy of the City of Porvoo
• be within the City´s jurisdiction
• be implementable in Porvoo and benefit several people
• increase cooperation opportunities between different parties
• be implementable with a participatory budget of 50.000€
• be intended for a non-profit purpose for the public good
• be feasible by the end of the year
• be in accordance with the valid urban plan or other valid decisions of the city
• not to significantly increase the annual recurring costs of the city

Participatory budgeting

• can promote participation and voluntary work
• can be part of a larger project or can be implemented in cooperation with other parties
• can fund activities or services of fixed-term duration
• can not implement ideas that have other city funding
• can not be used to hire permanent employees
• can not be used to finance the same activity for which the city has granted a grant

Participatory budgeting is not a grant granted by the City. If funding for the proposal has already been reserved in the City budget, it will not proceed to the vote.