The city council has also created a wholly owned company, Palmia, to provide catering, cleaning, security and building management services, which the large private companies like ISS and Sodexo would like to be contracted out. Palmia employs 2300 people, who all have the status of municipal employees, and provides services to schools, hospitals, municpal departments and private sector customers.

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