The municipality´s assignment

The Municipality´s mandatory assignments:

• Social welfare (community care services for the elderly and disabled as well as personal and family counselling services)
• Pre-school, comprehensive and upper-secondary education.
• Planning and construction.
• Environmental health services.
• Garbage collection and disposal.
• Water and sewage system.
• Emergency and rescue services.
• Civil defence.
• Library services.
• Housing.

Voluntary assignments:

• Leisure, recreation and cultural services.
• Public works.
• Energy supply.
• Maintenance of municipal highways.

Joint mandatory assignments for municipalities and the County Council:

• Regional and local public transport.