Virta, Ilona
Introduction
I am not good at introducing myself. I’m number 34, so vote for me!
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Answers to the election machine
Schools should have more days during which they only serve vegetarian food.
Schools should offer both a meat and vegetarian option every day, as even on vegetarian days the food primarily consist of beans and soy, to which many pupils are allergic. However, the school is not always necessarily able to offer an alternative, as the food cannot deviate from the menu too much.
Schools should focus on grouping more extensively than now.
Improving group cohesion could raise team spirit in classrooms and prevent social exclusion. Improving group cohesion would help everyone get to know each other better, which could prevent bullying.
Distance learning needs to be established as a permanent learning method in addition to contact teaching.
Distance learning should only be used when a pupil is quarantined, for example, and in other cases in which the pupil is unable to go to school in person but is able to study.
The competitiveness of young people’s sports activities should be reduced.
The competitiveness of sports activities should not be reduced because competitiveness creates ambition and motivates young people to win.
The City of Helsinki should primarily offer summer jobs to those young people who do not yet have work experience.
The City of Helsinki should offer summer jobs to the most promising applicants, regardless of whether they have prior work experience.
The public spaces in Helsinki should maintain the division between women’s and men’s toilets.
The division into women’s and men’s toilets must absolutely be retained in public spaces.
Helsinki should start offering free public transport to those under 18.
Free public transport for young people could help young people get from place to place more easily, but this would pose the risk of an increase in taxes.
It would be better if there were no e-scooters in Helsinki.
E-scooters are a fast and fun way of moving about the city. E-scooters should not be removed from use, but precise traffic rules should be established to prevent accidents.
For a member of the Youth Council, pushing their own goals through is a more important quality than agreeing on compromises.
It is important for Youth Council members to have clear goals and the motivation to push them through. However, the ability to make compromises is also important.
On which topics would you like the Youth Council to focus, in particular? Select the three that are the most important to you.
Schools and education; Safety; Healthcare and mental health
It is very important for the Youth Council to focus on schools and education, as young people know and understand the situation at schools much better than teachers and present-day politicians, for example. It is also important to focus on safety to ensure that every young person can move about Helsinki safely. Healthcare and mental health are also important, as self-destructive behaviour and suicides among young people should be prevented by all means possible, and healthcare services should ensure that the young people of today become healthy adults.