Helsingistä 1 757 000 asukkaan metropoli
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Tässäpä kunnon satsi Helsingin metropolialueen unelmoijille.
http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/59/40/6100078.pdf
ote OECD: raportista
"In Helsinki–Finland, public authorities now are thinking about reforming their metropolitan
governance (
Box 2). The proposal for the amalgamation of the four main municipalities of the area
was rejected as the proposal runs directly counters to the country’s strong tradition of local autonomy.
The main problem in Helsinki is the lack of co-operation between the municipalities in a context
where interdependence of problems within the metropolitan region is on the rise (from immigration to
economic development and housing). It could be argued that this may be a positive development
allowing more competition and more diversity within the area that could contribute to the overall
competitiveness of the area and that may provide incentives for municipalities to provide services
cost-efficiently. Experiences in Western Europe or North America show however that this sort of
dynamism has most of the time led to declining services, wasteful competition between areas and
increased fragmentation making public policy less efficient. "
Box 2. The need to rethink metropolitan governance in Helsinki
"The Greater Helsinki Region consists of four regions, Uusimaa, Itä-Uusimaa, Häme (former Kanta-Häme) and
Päijät-Häme. The 1 757 000 inhabitants living in these regions constitute approximately one-third of Finland’s
entire population. With its 560 000 inhabitants, the capital city Helsinki is the largest city in Finland. The relevant
municipalities can be divided into three groups: the core metropolitan area, which includes the four cities of
Helsinki, Espoo, Vantaa, and Kauniainen (965 000 inhabitants); the rest of the Helsinki Region which includes
eight surrounding municipalities from which many people commute to work in the core area; and the Greater
Helsinki Region, which includes an additional 50 municipalities, among which are the cities of Hämeenlinna, Lahti,
and Porvoo."
Mutta onneksi tämä ei tule koskaan toteutumaan.
...eihän?
) mutta joku kunnon laaja metropolihallinto tai jotain jolla saadaan tolkkua koko seutuun...
) Jos Suomessa tehdään sama, niin kaupungit "kasvavat" vain tilastollisesti katsoen. Mutta, mutta.. Monet kaupungit ovet Suomen mittakaavassa jo niin kiinnikasvaneita, että on oikein idioottimaista pitää yllä samoja peruspalveluita. 
