Partners | World Design Capital Helsinki 2012

The World Design Capital works actively and extensively with various partners. Our major associates are the cities of Helsinki, Espoo, Vantaa, Kauniainen and Lahti. Many companies, educational institutions, cultural institutions, embassies, tourism organisations and trust funds are also involved.

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Partners - Main partner Blue 1 Air travel is an operation which brings together service design and supremely polished engineering. Blue1 is a growing Finnish airline that assertively challenges other operators with its fresh and modern service design.	Partners - Main partner BMW Individual, dynamic and visionary. Design plays a very big role in BMW’s history and future.	Partners - Main partner Finavia – Helsinki Airport An airport is a place where innovative service design and the latest technology must be used to ensure the smooth and punctual flow-through of large quantities of passengers and goods.
Partners - Main partner Fortum “Fortum seeks to be one of the developers of the energy of the future and energy design as our response to the climate challenge.	Partners - Main partner HOK-Elanto “HOK-Elanto has more than one quarter of a million customer contacts every day in which we can emphasize the importance of good consumer items in our everyday routines.	Partners - Main partner KONE We live in a world where urbanization is constantly making the movement of people more and more challenging in our rapidly growing cities.
Partners - Main partner Martela Any space, and anyone, can be inspiring. Martela creates solutions to inspire people in their work.	Partners - Main partner MTV MEDIA The market leader in Finnish electronic media, MTV MEDIA, uses design daily to build its relationship with Finnish users.	Partners - Main partner Nokia “The design capital project highlights the capacity of design to improve people’s everyday lives and Nokia is happy to be a part of this goal.
Partners - Main partner Sanoma Magazines A magazine is an excellent example or user-driven design. This is why a partnership with the World Design Capital initiative was a natural move for Sanoma Magazines Finland.	Partners - Main partner UPM UPM takes part in creating Finnish design by developing new materials that inspire designers and architects.	Partners - Main partner Viking Line Viking Line has been in the sea transport and marine tourism business since 1959. Thanks to strong competence combined with technical ability, carefully planned logistics and first-rate services, Viking Line is able to offer diverse cruise, leisure and business travel packages to meet customers’ needs, as well as goods transports between Finland, Sweden, Estonia and the Åland Islands.

Partners - Partner Clear Channel ”Clear Channel is the world’s largest advertising agency in forums outside the home.	Partners - Partner Deloitte "To an international expert organisation such as ours, innovation and regeneration are important. We are often inspired by fresh, new ways of doing...	Partners - Partner Fjord Fjord is a leading design consultancy, currently ranked by Deloitte and the Sunday Times as the fastest growing in EMEA.	Partners - Partner Hasan & Partners "“Better usability, higher aesthetic qualities. A better everyday life for users, better competitiveness for companies.	Partners - Partner IBM The world has changed quite a lot during IBM’s 100 years of existence, but the company's basic idea has always remained the same – using...
Partners - Partner Iittala "For Iittala, design has and always will be an essential competitive factor.	Partners - Partner Lapin Kulta Many Finnish design success stories were first inspired by nature and authenticity. These are also the drivers behind Lapin Kulta, a tour de force of...	Partners - Partner Paulig “Co-operation with WDC Helsinki 2012 offers us an inspiring environment and a chance to bring coffee and coffee culture close to friends of coffee.	Partners - Partner Stockmann “We have a great deal in common with the Design Year.	Partners - Partner hotels Signature Hotels Accommodation is a crucial aspect of any trip. Our Signature Hotels offer not only diverse design experiences but also stylish lodgings right in the middle of beautiful Helsinki. Make yourselves at home!

Partners - Education

Aalto University

Aalto University is an international university building on Finnish expertise. Aalto University brings together science and art, technology and economy.

Partners - Education

University of Helsinki

Multidisciplinary top-level research and teaching create conditions for achieving a better tomorrow through innovation and growth.

Partners - Education HAAGA-HELIA Tomorrow’s Design signifies development and improvement. We design the change!	Partners - Education Helsinki Metropolia University of Applied Sciences Design created through open cooperation results in a better world.	Partners - Foundation Finnish Forest Foundation The forests of Finland provide a cornucopia of design.	Partners - Foundation Svenska Kulturfonden “World Design Capital Helsinki 2012 not only offers us an exciting challenge, but it also gives us an unprecedented opportunity to influence the...	Partners - Public administration OKM Ministry of Education and Culture Finland is a leading country in skills, participation and creativity. The task of the Ministry of Education and Culture is to enhance the power of education...
Partners - Public administration MEE – Ministry of Employment and the Economy The Ministry of Employment and the Economy (MEE) is responsible for the operating environment underpinning entrepreneurship and innovation activities,...	Partners - Partner city Rovaniemi The city of Rovaniemi’s participation in World Design Capital Helsinki 2012 will bring to the event an arctic perspective on design, combining arctic...	Partners - Partner city Turku Turku and Tallinn are European Capitals of Culture in the year 2011.	Partners - Partner city Vaasa The City of Vaasa will participate in the World Design Capital Helsinki 2012 year with the goal to create meeting places which are functional and provide...