From the colorful prints of Marimekko to Ittala glassware and the functional Artek furniture, Finland is not short of leading names in the world of design. The Nordic nation is a major destination for ...

Is Helsinki a Just City? - Winners of the blog post competition In the end of 2023, the Global Partnership Building project - a collaboration between University of Helsinki, Aalto University and ...

Despite having a population of just 5.4 million, the Nordic nation now boasts 10 per cent of the world’s startup exits, with the Finnish capital Helsinki at the epicentre of these flourishing ...

The City of Helsinki today announces a competition that invites proposals for the redevelopment of Makasiiniranta at South Harbour, the last old harbour area to be transformed for public use in ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. It’s interesting how the city almost slumbers during the colder months, and then suddenly awakens with the ...

The city of Helsinki has launched a competition to create a new waterfront cultural and leisure district on the South Harbour, which will include a design and architecture museum complex. The ...

This year’s City of Helsinki Scientific Award was presented to Professor Minna Huotilainen on Helsinki Day, 12 June. Huotilainen works as a professor at the University of Helsinki Faculty of ...

The City of Helsinki has adopted MyData principles as it attempts to become the most functional digital city on the planet through proactive digital services. MyData principles will guide the Finnish ...

Among the many misleading beliefs about climate change, one in particular has too often gone unchallenged. This is the idea that temperature increases will negatively affect only warmer regions, while ...