There are about 20 choirs in Vantaa, like Vantaan Laulu and Vantaa Chamber Choir. Three actively performing concert bands Tikkurilan Soittokunta, Lumon Puhaltajat and Puhallinorkesteri Louhi exist at the east, north and west corners of the city respectively . Vantaa Pops (Vantaan Viihdeorkesteri in Finnish), conducted by a welshman Nick Davies , is the only professional full symphonic pops orchestra in Finland.
Ankkarock was a rock music festival held every summer in Korso between 1989-2010.
Tikkurila is home of the major science centre in Finland, Heureka. In addition there is the city museum next to the railway station in Tikkurila. The museum is housed in the oldest station building in Finland, designed by Carl Albert Edelfelt and completed in 1861. There are exhibitions with various themes on local history.
In the 2000s, an average of 1 600 new homes have been built per year. At the beginning of 2010, there were approximately 95 000 homes in Vantaa. Almost 37 000 of these were in detached or semi-detached houses, terraced or single-family houses, and almost 58 000 in apartment buildings.
Lots of commercial property and premises are also built. At the beginning of 2010, there were 262 commercial buildings, 212 office buildings, 523 industrial buildings and 460 warehouse buildings in Vantaa.
High-Quality and Harmonious Neighbourhoods
In Vantaa, zoning, construction supervision and housing issues fall jointly under the sphere of the land use and the environment authorities. Sound land policy, zoning and construction management all ensure that new residential areas as well as further building in existing areas fit in naturally with the present city structure. The aim is to build neighborhoods with high-quality and socially harmonious living environments that offer a wide range of housing options to choose from: options that meet the needs of both current and future Vantaa residents
