Taivallahti comprehensive school setting up a pop up school at Oodi
Come visit the pop up school at Helsinki Central Library Oodi on 13 September from 10:00 to 14:00. The event, which is open to everyone, offers visitors a chance to learn how comprehensive schools carry out phenomenon-based learning, among other things.
Come visit the pop up school at Helsinki Central Library Oodi on 13 September from 10:00 to 14:00. The event, which is open to everyone, offers visitors a chance to learn how comprehensive schools carry out phenomenon-based learning, among other things. The pop up school is part of the Finnish EU Presidency program and is being held at the same time as the ministers of economic and fi... Read more »
Maria 01 drives ambitious expansion to become Europe’s largest startup campus
Finnish startup campus Maria 01, owned by the owners of the Nordic’s biggest startup conference Slush, City of Helsinki and The Finnish Enterprise Agencies, has begun the expansion to become Europe’s largest growth company campus.
Helsinki Central Library Oodi chosen as the best new public library in the world
The International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions IFLA nominated library Oodi as the ‘Public Library of the Year’. The City of Helsinki is extremely proud for the achievement and recognises the participatory design process as one of the major reasons for the success.
- Oodi was designed together with customers for a long period of time. We received more than 2,000 ideas from customers to serve as the basis of the architectural competition. ALA Architects designed an amazing and unique building that takes all the elements most desired by customers into account. The customers immediately made Oodi their own, which is our greatest success. ... Read more »
Climate School at Helsinki City Hall increases understanding of influential climate actions
If you are a parent, a housing company representative or just a citizen who feels anxious about climate change, then you will find solutions and new thoughts by participating in Climate School during Helsinki Design Week.
Climate School will feature several top experts, who add to the understanding of influential climate actions. The event is arranged in the City Hall lobby on 9–13 September. The lessons of Climate School will feature in-depth looks at themes affecting climate change, such as traffic, housing, food and construction. The event is free of charge and the visitors can take part in one or ... Read more »
Pop up school at Helsinki Central Library Oodi
Are you interested in Finnish school system? Do you want to see phenomenon-based learning in action? Come to visit pop up school in Central Library Oodi, on 29-30 August!
Two Helsinki-based comprehensive schools, Hiidenkivi and Ressu comprehensive schools, will set up a two-day pop up school at Oodi this week. The pop up school is open to everyone, and offers visitors a chance to learn how comprehensive schools carry out phenomenon-based learning. On the second floor of Oodi, in the Kuutio space, some of the subject-matter experts, teachers and 50 l... Read more »
Helsinkians to vote for more than 300 OmaStadi plans for participatory budgeting
The preparatory work that was launched jointly with the Helsinkians at the end of 2018 has been completed save the voting.
Helsinki Mayor Jan Vapaavuori has confirmed the list of OmaStadi budget proposals that advance to voting based on development work that has been carried out jointly by the residents and by municipal experts. “Helsinki is the first city in the world to have extended participatory budgeting to such large swaths of the municipal divisions. We are pioneers also due to the fact that we en... Read more »
Helsinki first European city to deliver Sustainable Development Report to the UN
Having completed its Sustainable Development Report in June, Helsinki is handing it over to the UN at the follow-up conference on 18 July, as the first European city. Mayor Jan Vapaavuori will speak to the UN on the occasion.
The High Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development – HLPF is held in New York on 9–19 July 2019. The UN’s most important conference on sustainable development, the HLPF assesses global progress towards the goals stated in the Agenda 2030 action programme for sustainable development. Kicked off in 2015, the Agenda 2030 action programme aims at eradication of extreme poverty and... Read more »
Helsinki awarded as the world’s 10th best cycling city
Helsinki ranks 10th best in the world as a city for cyclists in the new edition of the Copenhagenize Index. Copenhagenize’s assessment acknowledges Helsinki’s ambitious goals for cycling, plans for an extensive cycling route network and the construction of new routes.
Reetta Keisanen, Cycling Coordinator at City of Helsinki, is delighted with the award. - The construction of state-of-the-art cycling routes in Helsinki is a result of work carried out over several years. It’s magnificent that our work wins an international award. It tells us that we’re on the right course, and we’ll continue our efforts so we’ll climb on the index step by step, Keis... Read more »
Best ideas of the Most Functional City in the World website published
A year ago, Helsinki Mayor Jan Vapaavuori launched the idea of a brainstorming platform for all Helsinkians, which would be carried out through the Most Functional City in the World website.
The Most Functional City in the World website was open during the beginning of the year and more than 400 ideas were submitted. A working group of city experts went through the proposals and made a pre-selection – The experiment was pleasant and there was an abundance of ideas. In the service, we were especially looking for neat improvements to everyday life and there were plenty of ... Read more »
Summer Day Festival by the Töölö Bay launches Finland’s Presidency of the Council of the European Union
The public park party in the Töölönlahti Park and on the Kansalaistori Square mark the opening of Finland’s Presidency of the Council of the European Union on 8 July.
