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Wellbeing account and plan

The wellbeing account and plan is a planning, monitoring, assessment and reporting tool for the promotion of health and wellbeing within the municipality.

In Espoo, the wellbeing account and plan is drawn up once during each council term through cooperation between the sectors. The city takes the views of residents and organisations into consideration during the preparation phase. The municipal advocacy bodies are asked to give statements before the matter is discussed by the city’s committees, the City Board and the City Council.

The wellbeing account includes information on wellbeing-related work in Espoo, the elements of wellbeing, inequalities related to wellbeing, the effects of the coronavirus pandemic on wellbeing, and observations on the wellbeing of children, young people and families as well as working-age and elderly people. The wellbeing plan describes the goals for the council term.

In addition to the wellbeing account and plan, the city has separate wellbeing plans for three different age groups. These plans describe the goals in more detail. The information package on Espoo residents’ wellbeing (Espoolaisten hyvinvointi) is used as a basis for wellbeing-related planning. The package is part of a more extensive description of the state of the operating environment, which can be found on the City of Espoo’s website (in Finnish).

The wellbeing account and plan have been compiled by a group of experts responsible for the City of Espoo’s wellbeing-related work.

Focus areas and goals for the council term

The focus areas for the promotion of wellbeing and health were determined through cooperation between the steering groups for promoting the wellbeing of different age groups. The focus areas are in line with the goals of the Espoo Story for the council term and have been approved by the cross-administrative steering group for the promotion of welfare, health and participation.

Focus areas for the council term

  1. We promote participation and equality.
  2. We support mental wellbeing.
  3. We develop safe and pleasant residential environments that promote active lifestyles.
  4. We reinforce cooperation between different operators to support residents’ wellbeing.
  5. We promote
    • a good everyday life for children and young people;
    • working-age people’s work ability and functional capacity;
    • elderly people’s wellbeing and functional capacity;
    • foreign-language speakers’ integration and wellbeing.

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