{"id":13745,"date":"2026-04-01T15:35:32","date_gmt":"2026-04-01T12:35:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.joroinen.fi\/paatoksenteko\/participate-and-influence\/"},"modified":"2026-06-02T12:35:53","modified_gmt":"2026-06-02T09:35:53","slug":"participate-and-influence","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.joroinen.fi\/en\/decision-making\/participate-and-influence\/","title":{"rendered":"Participate and influence"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide dg-card-grid is-layout-grid wp-container-core-group-is-layout-eaa4c576 wp-block-group-is-layout-grid\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group dg-link-list-card is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Resident initiative<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Under section 28 of the Local Government Act, a municipal resident has the right to submit initiatives to the municipality on matters concerning its activities. 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