What should the city do with 60 000 euros? Share your idea to increase people meeting each other!
The City of Pori has allocated 60 000 euros to With Love to the Citizens of Pori participatory budgeting. The budget will be used implement residents’ ideas for increasing encounters between people. How would you increase opportunities for meeting each other among the residents of Pori? The idea submission is now open online, and at all Pori libraries starting from January 15.
Here is how With Love to the Citizens of Pori participatory budgeting works:
- January: Residents can submit their ideas on the theme “encounters between people” online here, and on paper in all Pori libraries (excluding the mobile library). Submissions are open online 13–26 January and at the libraries 15–26 January 2026.
- February–April: The city selects the options that will proceed to voting and prepares more detailed plans and budgets for the ideas.
- May: Residents vote for their favourite idea(s) in May 2026.
- Late 2026 and 2027: The city implements the idea or ideas that receive the most votes. Everyone gets to enjoy the results – whatever they may be!
More information and detailed criteria for ideas can be found online at pori.fi/withlove.