Municipal board
Municipal government 2021-2025
Minutes, 20.1.20251/2025
20.01.2025 17.00 - 19.58
Health center meeting room
Yes, checked and found to be in accordance with the meeting's procedure.
20.01.2025
Health center meeting room
21.01.2025
Anna Kiviholma
Office secretary
The legality and quorum of the meeting are established. The participants in the meeting are noted.
§§ 1-16 are approved for the agenda and any changes are noted on the agenda for the municipal government's information. § 17 of the Supplementary Agenda is approved.
The meeting was declared legal and quorate. § 17 was approved for the supplementary list.
Two minutes reviewers will be elected. In accordance with the agreed practice, the reviewers will be Severi Ala-Katara and Kirsi Jytilä. The minutes will be reviewed on January 20 and will be available for viewing on January 21, 2025, on the municipality's information network.
The motion for a resolution was adopted unanimously.
Nina Niemenmaa was elected to replace Kirsi Jytilä as the minutes inspector.
The Supreme Administrative Court grants leave to appeal and examines the case Dnro 2039/03.04.04.04.10/2023. The decision of the Administrative Court is annulled and the case is returned to it for re-examination. When the Administrative Court decides on the case, it must also rule on the claims for legal costs presented in the Supreme Administrative Court.
The statement on the enforcement requirement is lapses.
We will be listening to Ari Huhtamäki remotely.
The municipal government is discussing the matter.
The motion for a resolution was adopted unanimously.
Ari Huhtamäki was heard remotely from 5:05 PM to 6:05 PM.
On 19 December 2024 (VN/33429/2024), the Ministry of Finance granted municipalities a government subsidy for basic municipal services, pursuant to Section 55 of the Act on the Government Subsidy for Basic Municipal Services, and decided on compensation for tax revenue losses resulting from changes in the municipalities' tax bases for 2025.
The Ministry of Finance has issued a decision on the basic component of the home municipality compensation on 19 December 2024 (VN/33430/2024). The basic component of the home municipality compensation for 2025 is €8,334.51. According to the calculation in the appendix, home municipality compensation income is €70,177 and home municipality compensation expenditure is -€48,340.
The estimate of government transfers entered in the 2025 budget is €1.097.226.
Government grants granted to the municipality of Kihniö:
| euros / month | euros / year | ||
| State contribution to basic municipal services (incl. equalization of government transfer based on tax revenue) | 93 225 | Phone: 1 118 700 | |
| - of which equalization of government transfer based on tax revenue | 69 614 | 835 373 | |
| - of which the share of the local government association | 0 | 0 | |
| Home municipality compensation income | 5 848 | 70 177 | |
| Home municipality compensation expenses | -4 028 | -48 340 | |
| VAT for private education providers | 0 | 0 | |
| Compensation for tax losses resulting from changes in the tax base | 27 495 | 329 935 | |
| In the Act on the Financing of Education and Culture and funding referred to in the Act on Liberal Educational Work | -32 321 | -387 834 | |
| In total | 90 218 | Phone: 1 082 638 |
In accordance with Government Decision VN /23230/2024, the municipality of Kihniö has been granted an increase in the discretionary state transfer for municipalities of 260.000 euros for 2024.
Appendix 1 decision on central government funding for basic services
Appendix 2 decision on home municipality compensation
Appendix 3 discretionary tax increase
The municipal government notes the decisions as having been brought to its attention and states that there is no need to appeal.
The motion for a resolution was adopted unanimously.
The budget is the single most important tool for managing the municipality's finances and operations. According to Section 110 of the Local Government Act, the municipal council must approve the budget for the following calendar year before the end of the year. At its meeting on 8 December 2025, the Kihniö municipal council approved the budget for 2025 and the financial plan for 2026–2027.
According to Section 68 of the Administrative Regulations, the municipal government may, after considering the budget, issue instructions on the implementation of the budget. The budget implementation instructions are intended to provide concrete instructions on the implementation and monitoring of the expenditure and revenue estimates approved by the council. The administrative authorities are responsible for putting the instructions into practice.
Appendix 4: Implementation instructions
The municipal government approves the budget implementation instructions in Appendix 4.
The motion for a resolution was adopted unanimously.
Administrations, invoice processors
According to the municipal administrative regulations and the budget and financial plan approved by the municipal council, in the operating budget section, the council sets operational and financial goals and allocates the appropriations and revenue estimates required for the goals to the institution to carry out its tasks.
In the utilization plan, the relevant administrative authority further distributes the appropriation allocated to the task group to cost centers with precision for each type of expenditure and income.
Appendix No. 5 is the operational plan for activities under the municipal government.
The municipal government approves the budget implementation plan in accordance with Appendix 5.
The motion for a resolution was adopted unanimously.
In 2025, two general elections will be held simultaneously: regional elections and municipal elections. Because the elections will be held simultaneously, they will be called regional and municipal elections.
The election day for regional and municipal elections is Sunday, April 13, 2025. The advance voting period is from April 2 to 8, 2025 (seven days from Wednesday to Tuesday) in Finland and from April 2 to 5, 2025 abroad (four days from Wednesday to Saturday). Foreign advance voting on a Finnish ship can begin as early as Wednesday, March 26, 2025.
According to Section 9(1) of the Election Act, advance voting places are those general advance voting places in Finland, the number and location of which are decided by the municipal government, and according to Section 3, hospitals, other social welfare units providing 24-hour care, designated by decision of the municipal government, and penal institutions. There must be at least one advance voting place in each municipality, unless special reasons dictate otherwise.
According to Section 48 of the Election Act, the municipal government also determines the daily opening hours of the advance voting site. Within the framework of the advance voting period, the municipal government determines the opening days and daily opening hours of the advance voting site on weekdays between 8 am and 20 pm and on weekends between 9 am and 18 pm.
In previous elections, general advance voting was organized in Puumila. Institutional voting was conducted in the Iltarusko service home and in the enhanced service housing units in Suutarinpihlajä and Kotipihlajä.
Advance voting in institutions/social welfare units will be organized at times determined by the election committee, which will be announced later.
Early voting hours in Puumila are proposed to be Wednesday-Friday from 12:00 to 18:00 and Saturday and Sunday from 12:00 to 15:00. Monday and Tuesday from 12:00 to 18:00.
Advance voting locations and times must be reported to the election information system by January 24, 2024.
The Kihniö municipality's election day polling place has long been the Kihniö comprehensive school (address Kettukalliontie 3).
The municipal government decides that:
The general advance voting location for the Kihniö regional and municipal elections is Puumila Taitotalo.
Service house Iltarusko and 24-hour service housing units Kotipihlaja and Suutarinpihlaja (institutional vote)
The advance voting location is open during the following times:
Wednesday – Friday 12:00-18:00
Saturday – Sunday 12:00-15:00
Monday 12:18 PM-XNUMX:XNUMX PM
Tuesday 12.00 PM to 18.00 PM
The polling place on election day in the municipality of Kihniö is Kihniö Comprehensive School.
The motion for a resolution was adopted unanimously.
electoral information system
The Administrative Court has reserved the opportunity for the municipality of Kihniö, as the applicant for a demolition permit, to present our views on the appeal and the statement of the Kihniö Technical Committee.
Appendix 6: Complaint from the Finnish Primary School Association
Appendix 7 equivalent
The municipal government agrees with the response provided by the technical committee (Appendix 7).
The municipal government also emphasizes that the area/transport plan for the municipal service center will be completed in January. The Department of Education has been involved in the planning. The plan emphasizes and illustrates well how the removal of the building will enable significantly smoother and safer traffic and parking to the school, kindergarten, library, fire station, municipal offices and sports park – for both customers and staff, and by vehicle, on foot or by bicycle. This is a significant addition to the argument for demolition also from the perspective of the entire municipality.
The motion for a resolution was adopted unanimously.
Hämeenlinna Administrative Court
According to Section 39 of the Local Government Act, the municipal government is responsible for, among other things, the preparation, implementation and supervision of the legality of the council's decisions. If the municipal government considers that the council's decision has been made in an incorrect order or that the council has exceeded its authority or that the decision is otherwise unlawful, the municipal government must not implement the decision. In such a case, the matter must be brought before the municipal council again without delay. (Section 96 of the Local Government Act).
The following matters were discussed at the Municipal Council meeting on December 8, 2025:
§ 31 Legality and quorum of the meeting
§ 32 Selection of the minutes inspectors
§ 33 Approval of the 2025 budget and the 2026–2027 financial plan
§ 34 Appropriation changes to the 2024 budget
§ 35 Amendments to the Administrative Regulations
§ 36 Revision of the cooperation agreement for the Western Pirkanmaa employment region
§ 37 Termination of an environmental health cooperation agreement
§ 38 Approval of the Leppäsentie plan
§ 39 Other matters
The municipal government states, in accordance with Section 96 of the Local Government Act, that the council's decisions have not been made in an incorrect order, that the council has not exceeded its authority in making them, and that they are not otherwise unlawful. The municipal government decides to implement the decisions.
The motion for a resolution was adopted unanimously.
The acting mayor will present and provide information on current issues and events that are pending and in preparation.
The municipal government will hold the necessary discussion on the matter and take note of it.
The motion for a resolution was adopted unanimously.
The mayor presents the financial situation at the meeting.
Accompanying material: comparison of actual results
The municipal government notes the financial report for the period 1.1.- 30.11.2024
The motion for a resolution was adopted unanimously.
The official relationship of the mayor Petri Liukk with the municipality of Kihniö has ended. The representatives will be reappointed.
Representatives are appointed to the steering group of the Western Pirkanmaa multidisciplinary support cooperation model.
The motion for a resolution was adopted unanimously.
Acting Mayor Kristiina Mäkelä was named as a full member and Welfare Director Vilja Lankinen was named as a reserve member.
selected, sastamala@sastamala.fi
The official relationship of Municipal Mayor Petri Liukk with the Municipality of Kihniö has ended. The duties of the Municipal Mayor will be performed by the Director of Finance and Administration Kristiina Mäkelä in accordance with the administrative regulations.
The municipal manager has been appointed to represent the municipality in, among others, the following entities: Ikaalisten-Parkanon Puhelin Oy, Asunto Oy Ohtolanpää and Kihuna, Kiinteistö Oy Suutarinpiha, Kehitys-Parkki Oy.
Acting Mayor Kristiina Mäkelä is appointed to represent the positions of trust assigned to the previous mayor until the elections for elected officials after the next municipal elections.
The motion for a resolution was adopted unanimously.
Ikaalisten-Parkanon Telephone Ltd, Housing Ltd Ohtolanpää and Kihuna, Real Estate Ltd Suutarinpiha, Development Park Ltd
According to Section 1 of the Pre-emption Act (5.8.1977/608), a municipality has a right of pre-emption in the sale of real estate located in the municipality in order to acquire land for community development and for recreational and conservation purposes. The right of pre-emption means the municipality's right to redeem the sold real estate for the purchase price agreed upon by the seller and the buyer. When using the pre-emption, the municipality takes the place of the buyer and acquires ownership of the area that is the subject of the sale under the terms of the deed of sale.
The municipality must also compensate the buyer for direct costs related to the transaction and pay interest on the costs in accordance with Section 3, Paragraph 2 of the Interest Act (633/1982). According to Section 21 of the Pre-emption Act, the municipal government decides on the exercise of the pre-emption right. The decision must be made and the registration authority, i.e. the Land Survey, notified of it within three months of the certification of the transfer deed.
The decision must be given without delay as a demonstrable notification to the buyer and seller.
Attached material: property transfer list
Real estate transfer notices:
9 property transfer notices
The municipal government will take note of the property transfers and decide not to exercise its right of pre-emption.
The motion for a resolution was adopted unanimously.
For the purposes required by the Administrative Code, the following boards and office holders have sent copies of their minutes and decisions:
Official decisions:
Municipal Mayor §
Director of Finance and Administration Section 2
Financial Manager § -
Education and Welfare Board 29.11.2024
§ 99 Legality and quorum of the meeting
§ 100 Selection of the minutes inspectors
§ 101 Resignation of a lecturer in mother tongue and literature
The municipal government will take note of the decisions received and decide not to exercise its right of withdrawal.
The motion for a resolution was adopted unanimously.
Arrivals:
1. Regional State Administrative Agency for Western and Central Finland: Selected for the National Defence Course
2. Regional State Administrative Agency: Response to the complaint in case LSSAVI/23632/2024
3. Pirkanmaa ELY: Pirkanmaa Employment Review November, Kihniö unemployment rate 6,5
The municipal government will take note of the notification matters.
The motion for a resolution was adopted unanimously.
The term of office of the Youth Council is one (1) year. The term of office begins when the municipal government appoints the Youth Council and ends when a new Youth Council is appointed. The term of office is always from February 1st to January 31st of the following year.
The Youth Council can be elected directly if the number of candidates does not exceed the number of council seats specified in the rules of procedure. If there are more candidates than seats, an election will be held.
The Youth Council has been campaigning for new candidates. A total of 6 candidates registered. The term of office will begin in February 2025.
The rules of procedure approved by the Youth Council state the following regarding the election of a new council:
The municipal government appoints 6-12 full members to the youth council for a period corresponding to the council's term of office, based on a presentation made by the municipal education workers and the youth council, and, if possible, 2-4 deputy members. Those elected will be notified personally.
If necessary, temporary staff or action groups may also be selected during the operational period.
The Youth Council has the right to independently change its members during its term of office.
The municipal government will elect the following members to the youth council for the term of office in 2025: Metta Hirviniemi, Ada Kilic, Minka Yli-Kärkelä, Cecilia Annala, Moona Koskinen and Emma Ahola.
The motion for a resolution was adopted unanimously.
Selected, payroll office