The winner of the competition was determined by a jury commission, taking into account also the results of the public voting on the public media portal LSM.lv. It should be noted that Liepāja has won this title for the second time, the first time being in 2017.
This year, Jelgava Municipality, Liepāja City Municipality and Sigulda Municipality competed for the title in the second round. A total of five applications were received in the first round of the competition, with the municipality of Ogre and the municipality of Rīga also competing in the first round.
The aim of the competition "Latvian Youth Capital" is to promote youth work in local governments, to strengthen cooperation between local governments in the field of youth, to exchange good practices and experience, and to continue the established traditions in youth work.
Jelgava was selected as the first Latvian Youth Capital in 2016, followed by Liepāja in 2017 and Madona in 2018. In 2019, for the first time, the title went to a combination of two municipalities - Ikšķile and Olaine, while in 2020, Ventspils won the Youth Capital title.
Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, no Youth Capital was selected in 2021 and 2022, but an online vote was held as part of the "Best in Youth Work" competition, where Rēzekne (2021) and Jūrmala (2022) were named the Municipality for Young People. In 2023, the title went to the municipality of Bauska, while the municipality of Līvāni, where a wide range of activities have been organized so far and will continue until the end of the year, was recognized as the Latvian Youth Capital for 2024.
