The Council makes the most important financial decisions as well as those related to City administration. The Council further vests their powers in other organs such as the City Board, various committees and boards and individual officials.

The Council elects the members of the City organs and makes the appointments to the most important offices.

Administration and economy pages gives you information on city administration, for example the City Budget and the Annual Report of the City of Helsinki. Transactions -pages offer the citizens the possibility of transacting with municipal officials through the net.