Urban culture

International events - Event 2011 IDA Congress: Design at the Edges 24/10/2011 The 2011 IDA Congress being held in Taipei in October strives to promote the utilisation of design in different areas of society. The congress brings...	News - Other City Competition 24-h Design Competition of ideas for ‘basement’ businesses of the future Starting today, the 24-hour Design Competition brings designers and entrepreneurs together to spawn ideas for the next small specialist or ‘basement...	News - Helsinki Event A Helsinki of skyscrapers? The exhibition Peaks – the Future Tower Building in Helsinki opening today at the Information and Exhibition Hall Laituri presents visions of high rise...	News - Helsinki Urban culture Health and Wellbeing A lunch break or a lunch dance? The event which arrived in Finland from Sweden, invites workers at the daily grind to dance for an hour in the middle of their work day. When leaving,...	Blogs - Off to Milan! A well-designed journey from Travemünde to Milan A well-constructed road network and well-maintained roads mean it is possible to get quite far in Europe during a weekend.
Programme - Helsinki Transforming the city Abattoir 01/09/2012 We are opening a food and design meeting place open to all in the Tukkutori Wholesale Market in Helsinki. The market will be open for four months, and we...	News - Helsinki Food Abattoir looking for shopkeeper to run grocery store The Abattoir in Helsinki is going to be turned into an oasis for a new kind of food culture. The search is on for an ambitious and open-minded shopkeeper.	News - Helsinki Event An illustrated city The Yellow City exhibition recounts and illustrates stories about Helsinki. The first exhibition provides opportunities to play as well as to read.	News - Helsinki Fashion Event An ode to fashion The Helsinki Fashion Summit will place emphasis on how fashion is cross-disciplinary, and challenge us to think about Northern design from a business...	Programme - Helsinki Year of events Annantalo's Children's Book Café 23/01/2012 Both the décor and functions of Annantalo Café will be transformed into Finland’s first Book Café designed by children.
News - Helsinki Urban culture Food Another Restaurant Day is upon us! Restaurant Day has become very popular and will take place for the third time on Saturday 19 November, 2011.	Programme - Helsinki Transforming the city ARABIA Helsinki becoming visible 01/12/2011 We aim to widen tourists’ image of Helsinki. Arabianranta will become a new kind of travel destination. The product will be a living neighbourhood with...	News - International Competition Architect! Join us in choosing the building of the year The architectural publication ArchDaily extends an invitation to choose the best building of 2011 to professionals in the industry.	News - Other City Event Are you bold? The Peloton Innovation Camp (“peloton” is Finnish for “bold”), to be held in June in the rural municipality of Kaustinen, is calling...	Programme - Helsinki Encounters Armi OPEN Workshop - URBS1 (Urban BrainStream) 06/09/2012 We will discuss urban planning. How can multiculturalism be taken into account in the planning of urban environments or accessibility considered in an old...
News - Helsinki Event Art goes Kapakka, the world’s best bar festival! Let the arts get under your skin! Helsinki’s best pubs, bars and restaurants will be buzzing as performers of all shapes and sizes take to the stage across...	News - Helsinki Event Art taking over City Hall lavatories Lavatories have, through the ages, inspired artistic creativity in people. To continue this fine tradition, seven Finnish contemporary artists are taking to...	Programme - Vantaa Exhibitions Artport Gallery 16/02/2012 We are bringing WDC Helsinki 2012 to the airport, as well. During 2012, Helsinki Airport will host several different galleries that form the Artport Gallery.	News - Helsinki Environment Attacking rubbish through data The Curious Life of Trash, a documentary film based on open data and its visualisation, looks at what rubbish says about us. Just what sort of rubbish...	News - Vantaa Event Aviapolis – Riches of the airport city Design Window's new exhibition Aviapolis presents construction and environmental design projects which improve the comfort, accessibility and quality of...
News - Helsinki Architecture Event Berlin-based architect to open discussion on self-initiated building What will city life be like in 2020? Kristien Ring, a specialist in self-initiated building, will be challenging residents to consider alternative modes of...	News - Helsinki Event Building the city in children’s opera The children’s opera Building the city! opens at the Museum of Finnish Architecture. The performers, set and costume designers are 4th-year pupils from...	News - Helsinki Architecture Central Library competition entries on display at the Bunker The Central Library project in Helsinki is moving ahead. The public will now be given a chance to see the entries submitted to the first phase of the...	News - Helsinki Architecture Event Children’s Guggenheim is daring and open-minded Students at Arkki, School of Architecture for Children and Youth, shared their playful visions for the Guggenheim Museum, proposed to be built in the...	Programme - Helsinki Year of events Cinema and Architecture 03/02/2012 How are architecture and cinema linked? The Academy of Finland, the National Audiovisual Archive KAVA and the Student Union of the University of Helsinki (...
Programme - Helsinki Exhibitions City and the Sacred – Unrealized Visions 19/11/2012 Church design contests have often been used to decide on new churches. The entries that have become reality have had an essential role in modifying the urban...	News - Helsinki Art City of stories in illustrations Opening in the Napa Gallery today, the Yellow City exhibition dives into the depths of the art of illustration.	Programme - Helsinki Transforming the city Cityshops 01/01/2012 We promote the operational preconditions of city shops. The aim is to develop and ensure that diverse shopping options and commercial services remain in the...	News - Helsinki Event Come and perform at Lasipalatsi Design Markets Performers are now being sought for Lasipalatsi Design Markets, which will fill Lasipalatsi square in August - apply now to be part of it!	News - Helsinki Architecture Urban culture Construction of the City’s Living Room Progresses at Speed The builders’ dayglo safety vests glimmered in the spring sunshine as the roof of the Pavilion was put in place on its site between Design Museum...
News - Helsinki Urban culture Creative Journey through Helsinki in a Book What is Helsinki like in the eyes of designers, craftspeople and artists? 20+12 Design Stories from Helsinki has collected captivating stories about creative...	Blogs - Off to Milan! Cucina Povera the Finnish way Wednesday, our big day, started with rain. At 9pm, the World Design Capital Helsinki 2012 media and stakeholder event dubbed “Cucina Povera” was...	News - Vantaa Urban planning Event Culture and urban planning in Vantaa Hurry up, there’s still time to catch the action-packed Vantaa Urban Festival!	News - Helsinki Urban culture Event Cycle to the city, to campus and then to a street festival! This week, the Design Capital will be filled with cycling-related events. We will kick off on Tuesday to celebrate national 'Cycle to work' day.	News - Helsinki Urban culture Event Design Capital's market blocks fill with music on Saturday Music will be taking over the blocks near Senate Square on Saturday 24 September at the Soiva Kortteli (Musical Block) event jointly arranged by We Love...
News - Helsinki Urban culture Event Design District Helsinki Late Night Shopping events starting on 9 February During the Late Night Shopping events the basement shops in the Design District Helsinki will be open at least until 9 pm. In addition to special offers, the...	News - Helsinki Event Design dreams and night-time fun ÖÖ – was it a dream? is a programme of events that introduces the best of Nordic and Estonian design – and recreates the atmosphere of...	Programme - Helsinki Rethinking design Design for Everyday Mobility 01/01/2011 We are carrying out design-based and user-oriented development activities for Helsinki Metropolitan Area built around public transport, cycling and...	Programme - Helsinki Exhibitions Design in Helsinki Films 15/02/2012 The exhibition reveals the visual imagery of films shot in Helsinki between the 1930s and the 1960s.	News - Vantaa Product Design Design of the past unfolding in Vantaa Vantaa City Museum's exhibition TIMEless juxtaposes the world of Stone Age artefacts with contemporary design.
News - Other City Event Design taking over Turku Turku Design Festival is packed full with interesting cultural events and design-related experiences, with everything from graffiti shows to a delicious...	News - Helsinki Urban culture Sport Design to put an extra touch to the 2012 ice hockey world championship in Helsinki IIHF World Championship games will be played in Helsinki in May 2012. Two global players, World Design Capital Helsinki 2012 and the 2012 ice hockey world...	Programme - Helsinki Rethinking design Design Your Own City and Urban Stage 11/11/2011 We will create a new look in areas surrounding youth houses, on fences in building sites, rug washing jetties, and in other locations where young people tend...	Programme - Vantaa Exhibitions Designwindow 01/01/2012 In Vantaa, we meet at the Designwindow. Even a random visitor can quickly find the space located near the railroad station, with the WDC 2012 theme colours...	Programme - Helsinki Year of events Disco Dislocated 03/02/2012 We are reclaiming city spaces in Helsinki for new uses. Disco Dislocated is a series of club events that use exceptional spaces. The space is reported on the...
News - Helsinki Art Docpoint opening powered by coffee and outdoor films Cinematic experiences in unusual places will characterise the opening of the documentary festival.	News - Helsinki Architecture Dream design centres at the Information and Exhibition Hall Laituri Architectural students have produced designs for a design year centre that will not only display completed achievements but will also actively create...	Programme - Espoo Transforming the city Electric cabin campaign 01/09/2012 We’re pimping the power distribution cabinets. The Power Distribution Cabinet Campaign empowers young people in Tapiola, Keilaniemi and Otaniemi to see...	News - Helsinki Services Electronic registration system makes life easier for event organisers The City of Helsinki has launched a new electronic event registration system which provides an easier way to submit permit applications and to organise fun...	News - Helsinki Public administration Urban culture Entrepreneurs hope that World Design Capital Helsinki 2012 will open up new city spaces for creative opportunities A lively debate took place on 23 November during the Creative Meeting Place event at Lasipalatsi in Helsinki concerning the opportunities of those working in...
News - Architecture Environmental impact as the competitive edge in construction The Sitra report exposes the environmental impact of construction throughout the lifespan of buildings. The Finnish wood construction industry is eager to...	News - Espoo Architecture Environmentally friendly wooden construction progresses In Nuuksio, Espoo, the Nature Centre Haltia is currently under construction. It represents a new kind of ecological and economical use of wood.	Programme - Helsinki Year of events Etelä-Hermanni Opening Ceremony 22/09/2012 City planning and construction which are characteristic of Helsinki will be introduced through a new neighbourhood. At the same time, the Etelä-Hermanni...	Blogs - Anna Häkkinen & Heli Hakala February is at the door WDC Helsinki 2012 Open Doors Weekend is a spectacle, manifestation, carnival! It is about the delights of design, triumphing over the winter, workshops and...	Programme - Helsinki Transforming the city Fiilari 15/03/2012 The city is shaped by how we move around in it. Cycling is an important part of city planning and design.
News - Helsinki Event Find out about Otomi Indians and day-to-day life in Mexico City The Ice Cellar, located in Helsinki's Suomenlinna Sea Fortress, is hosting an event devoted to Mexico today.	Programme - Helsinki Transforming the city Finnish Design Market 01/06/2012 We are livening up market trade and creating new conditions for finding Finnish products. Finnish Design Market is a special area to be opened at the...	News - Helsinki Urban culture Finnish Design Market offers design discoveries to residents and tourists alike Finnish Design Market, which will open on the first day of June, will showcase a diverse range of Finnish design from illustrative art to jewellery.	News - Helsinki Urban culture Event Flow gathers design and music enthusiasts Flow Festival, which is being held for the 8th time this weekend in the historic Suvilahti power plant area, brings the most attractive names in music to...	Programme - Helsinki Year of events Font Walk 25/04/2012 How is graphic design in evidence in our city? The independently taken Font Walk helps us to observe various public spaces where the font is present, and...
Programme - Web Rethinking design From neighborhoods to village communities 01/01/2012 We will help people to share resources, get to know each other and act in a more environmentally-friendly manner.	News - Espoo Architecture Futuro landed in Espoo The world's first ever mass-produced, futuristic house invites people to learn about the wild visions of future housing in the 1960s.	Programme - Espoo Transforming the city Gardens For All 03/10/2011 We are turning Espoo into a more friendly and pleasant city. Gardens For All will provide three allotments for residents’ use within the Espoo T3 area...	Programme - Helsinki Communications Genius loci. School of Economics: its architecture, design and art 16/01/2012 Aalto University School of Economics main building in Töölö, Helsinki, is an architectural marvel from the post-war reconstruction period.	Programme - Helsinki Rethinking design Get in Form 03/05/2012 We are planning new exercise options and new ways of utilising the common city areas. The pilot target of the Get in Form exercise facility project is the T...
News - Media and Communication Gloria Design showcases diverse design with style The new Gloria Design magazine enjoys a spot of lunch in Helsinki's hidden backrooms, examines the intricacies of design and captures the everyday lives...	News - Helsinki Urban culture Event Green roofs, urban farming and vegetable gardens take over Helsinki Exhibition and Convention Centre The OwnYard fair offers glimpses into a greener World Design Capital.	News - Helsinki Product Design Guided tours of the INDEX: Award Exhibition You can now take an expert-guided tour of the outdoor exhibition on Helsinki's Keskuskatu.	News - Helsinki Event Happening in WDC Helsinki 2012 during week 16 Here are some of our events taking place this week.	News - Helsinki Event Happening in WDC Helsinki 2012 during week 17 Here are some of our events taking place this week.
News - Helsinki Event Happening in WDC Helsinki 2012 during week 18 Here are some of our events taking place this week.	News - Helsinki Event Happening in WDC Helsinki 2012 during week 20 Here are some of our events taking place this week.	News - Helsinki Event Happening in WDC Helsinki 2012 during week 21 Here are some of our events taking place this week.	Blogs - Imu Happy in Hakaniemi Maybe one of the last warm days of summer. Coffee in a paper cup.	News - Helsinki Urban culture Harvesting honey in your own balcony This Saturday, it's time to learn about urban bees.
Blogs - Anna Häkkinen & Heli Hakala Hats off to you It really is wonderful. To feel delighted time and time again. By the way that people are so willing to share their skills and knowledge with others.	Programme - Helsinki Communications Helsinki Beyond Dreams 15/04/2012 We explore how local cultures and creative use of urban space can make a difference.	News - Helsinki Urban culture Helsinki Beyond Dreams tells of a thriving city The right of public access is strongly applicable to urban spaces. The Helsinki Beyond Dreams book acts as a guide to the rebirth of the city culture.	International events - Urban culture Helsinki Days in St. Petersburg 05/10/2011 In October, the culture of Helsinki and Finland will be prominently displayed in St. Petersburg, which is the site of the annual Helsinki Days. Residents of...	News - Helsinki Product Design Helsinki Design Week Kicks Off Finland’s largest design event, Helsinki Design Week is dedicated to bringing people closer to design. Under the theme DO TOUCH!, this year’s programme...
News - Helsinki Event Helsinki Festival 2009 Helsinki Festival is an multi-arts festival held annually in late August – early September. It takes in music, theatre, dance, the visual arts, cinema and...	News - Helsinki Architecture Urban planning Helsinki Housing Fair 2020 shines a light on future living A new exhibition at Laituri provides citizens’ visions of what lifestyles Helsinki’s new districts should cater for.	News - Helsinki Competition Helsinki info design quiz challenges people to guess the height of pylons How high in fact are the pylons which act as the WDC Helsinki 2012 landmarks? The first competition in the design quiz delves into the world of triangular...	News - Helsinki Urban culture Helsinki is the most liveable city in the world The British magazine Monocle has selected Helsinki as the most liveable city in the world. Zurich took second place while Copenhagen placed third.	News - Helsinki Urban culture Helsinki shortlisted for World Design Capital 2012 Helsinki has been shortlisted for the World Design Capital 2012 together with the city of Eindhoven of the Netherlands. ICSID, the International Council of...
News - Helsinki Event Helsinki to become the world’s best student metropolis The Helsinki University World Student Capital(WSC) project starting today will turn our capital into a unique and desirable college town.	News - Helsinki Event Helsinki’s 200th anniversary celebrations commencing with exhibitions It is celebration time, because Helsinki has been Finland’s capital city since 1812. So the year has begun with exhibits which cover eras from the city...	Programme - Helsinki Communications Hidden Treasures 19/01/2012 Hidden Treasures will offer new perspectives on Finnish design and travel.	News - Other City Urban culture Food Hit product returns to shop shelves to mark World Design Capital Helsinki 2012 The original HOK-Elanto Kaurakakku multigrain oat bread will be returning to shops in the Design Capital. It was a popular product manufactured from 1960...	Programme - Helsinki Exhibitions Home 12/10/2012 The Home exhibition explores ideals related to home during different eras, and examples from Finland and abroad highlight how the homely milieu has been...
Programme - Helsinki Communications Hooray for Helsinki – Our Very Own City! 11/01/2012 Although Finnish design is mostly known for the Aalto vase and the Marimekko fabrics, in reality it is much, much more. Our daily lives are full of objects...	News - Helsinki Art Human meets animal at Laboratory Photographer-artist Perttu Saksa is examining the boundaries between culture and nature at Erottajankatu's Laboratory Gallery.	Programme - Helsinki Rethinking design Hyrrä – new elementary school community services 01/01/2012 What is a digital-age, communal and healthy school like? How can we develop new services for the school?	News - Helsinki Urban planning Ideas for a city of dreams on Pasilaan day The Pasila of tomorrow designed through a collaborative effort.	News - Helsinki Urban planning Competition Ideas for the future of South Harbour The 200 works submitted to the international ideas competition for the design of the Helsinki South Harbour have been published for commenting online. The...
News - Helsinki Art Event Illustrators of change Illustrators are at a junction with art and design. The wide gamut of the domain presents itself at the Helsinki Illustration Festival this weekend.	News - Helsinki Event Product Design INDEX: Award Exhibition – an open-air exhibition highlighting significant design Danish design organisation INDEX: is taking to the street on Keskuskatu, Helsinki, with design that has the capacity to improve people's lives all across...	International events - Event Introducing Finnish architecture to New York 20/04/2012 NEWLY DRAWN – ‘Emerging Finnish Architects’ is a network of new-generation architects, which will be providing busy New York with two...	News - Helsinki Event Introducing modern Turkish design This spring, the International Cultural Centre Caisa will be showcasing the works of contemporary Turkish designers.	Columns - Mirva Råman Kaisa's developer Developer team. Service design project. Last year, I found these words in the invitation to the Kaisa library design team exciting. The development project...
Programme - Helsinki Transforming the city Kalasatama skate park 01/06/2011 The concrete skate park under construction at Kalasatama (the Fish Harbour) represents a new style in parks of this kind. Wood and plywood are history: in...	Programme - Helsinki Exhibitions Kallio Church, Drawings from early 20th Century 01/03/2012 This small-scale exhibition features Kallio Church designed by Lars Sonck.	Programme - Helsinki Rethinking design Kallio Pavilions – gathering of stories and ideas 13/08/2012 We listen to our customers. Four light-weight marquees will be erected in the Matti Helenius Park behind Kallio Library; these marquees will be known as the...	News - Helsinki Architecture Urban culture Kamppi Chapel of Silence Offers a Peaceful Space for Everyone in the World Design Capital The Kamppi Chapel of Silence, which is currently being built on Helsinki’s Narinkkatori square, forms a part of the World Design Capital programme....	News - Kauniainen Urban culture Art Kauniainen residents construct their own environmental artwork Next weekend, a community environmental artwork, Rhythm, will be planted in the garden city of Kauniainen. It will consist of more than 20,000 white and...
Programme - Helsinki Transforming the city Kulttuurisauna 01/08/2012 We are building a new culture. Kulttuurisauna is a new urban, contemporary Finnish public sauna on the Helsinki waterfront, in Hakaniemenranta.	News - Lahti Event Lahti as seen through fresh eyes The photographic exhibition 12xLahti opening today at the Lahden Muotohuoltamo Centre depicts the story of the city over a one-year period.	Programme - Lahti Exhibitions Lahti Muotohuoltamo Centre 12/03/2011 Our central meeting place in Lahti is the Muotohuoltamo Centre, which is a venue for local, Finnish and international design. Lahti Muotohuoltamo Centre is a...	News - Lahti Art Lahti's colour chart An exhibition at Muotohuoltamo is presenting the graphic interpretation of Lahti's colour chart by the city residents.	Programme - Helsinki Exhibitions Laituri exhibitions 15/04/2011 The programme entity at the Helsinki City Planning Department’s Information and Exhibition Hall Laituri is centred on the theme of Open City – a...
Programme - Helsinki Year of events Lapin Kulta Events 01/01/2012 We are combining design, food, drink and nature into a new, even surprising, experience. The unique Lapin Kulta Events are part of Lapin Kulta's Design...	Blogs - Anna Häkkinen & Heli Hakala Light to the winter darkness 3rd of February will be the Day of Light. That's just 10 days from today. It will also mark the beginning of the WDC Helsinki 2012 Open Doors Weekend,...	News - Helsinki Urban culture Food Local food for Helsinki locals! Next weekend, on 26-27 November 2011, a shop on wheels will be driving around Helsinki loaded with organic and local foods.	News - Helsinki Travel Local travel service Nopsa launched a fashionista route in Helsinki When taking the routes offered by Nopsa Travels, there is no need to pack one’s shampoo bottles in small plastic bags or wait for one’s turn in...	News - Helsinki Product Design Luksus 09 What is luxury today? Design Forum Finland’s summer exhibition studies modern varieties and phenomena of luxury. “Luxury” has traditionally referred to...
Programme - Helsinki Year of events Marimekko Village 31/01/2012 Marimekko Village which is illustrated at different venues around Helsinki will focus on the emotional quality of life. In 1962, Ms Armi Ratia defined her...	News - Helsinki Urban culture Fashion Marimekko village focuses on emotional quality of life What could be a better time for realizing the plans of a Finnish design visionary than the year of the World Design Capital?	News - Helsinki Competition Multicolour containers and lively pumping stations Colourful looks and functionalities were ideated for industrial storage premises in the Transform a container or pumping station competition of the Helsinki...	News - Lahti Urban planning Economy and Industry Muotohuoltamo Centre is a new meeting place in Lahti Helsinki is World Design Capital 2012 together with the cities of Espoo, Vantaa, Kauniainen and Lahti. The central meeting place of the WDC Helsinki 2012...	News - Lahti Urban culture Muotohuoltamo Centre seeks exhibitors Lahti Muotohuoltamo Centre (previously Design Station), the Design Capital 2012 meeting place in Lahti, is taking in applications for potential exhibitions...
News - Helsinki Architecture Urban culture Museums in Kaartinkaupunki are going open air! The Museum of Finnish Architecture and Design Museum are expanding their activities to the courtyard between the two museums from June to September 2011....	News - Helsinki Graphic design Napa Gallery's Font Walk reveals stories behind fonts Out today, Napa Gallery's Font Map invites you to explore the world of urban graphic design.	News - Helsinki Event National costumes on display at Hesperia Park Song, dance and gorgeous national costumes at a park picnic.	News - Lahti Architecture New ideas for education in architecture The 'Playce Nord 2012' seminar in Lahti will be studying the future of education in architecture.	News - Helsinki Urban planning New signs are ideated in workshops The signage system of the City is Helsinki is under renewal. The experiences and ideas of residents are collected in workshops.
Programme - Helsinki Year of events New Year’s Eve of Design 31/12/2011 We are celebrating the opening of the Design Capital year on Senate Square in the New Year’s Eve of Design. You are warmly welcome! The evening is...	News - Helsinki Art Event New York artist Ghost to exhibit in Suvilahti MAKE YOUR MARK gallery will be hosting the iconic street artist known as “Ghost”.	News - Helsinki Urban culture Art Night of the Arts fills the city with togetherness and inspiration Held on Friday 26 August as part of the Helsinki Festival, the Night of the Arts offers free activities all over the city – also including design.	Programme - Other City Rethinking design Now, Citizen meets Sustainable Design 01/08/2011 We are highlighting the diversity of design and how products, services and the environment can be improved through design. Now, Citizen meets Sustainable...	News - Web Media and Communication Observe and discuss the design around you Notebook is a service that allows people to share their observations about design – about what works, and what still needs improving.
News - Web Media and Communication Observe and discuss the design around you Notebook is a service that allows people to share their observations about design – about what works, and what still needs improving.	News - Helsinki Architecture Urban planning Old Harbour to be Revitalised for Residential Use The Telakkaranta area, an old shipyard in Helsinki, is to be revitalised and turned into a living room for the citizens of the World Design Capital. The...	News - Helsinki Event On the waterfront The Museum of Finnish Architecture exhibition, "Shorelines – Urban living by the water", takes visitors on a journey through Finland's...	Programme - Helsinki Year of events Open House Helsinki 14/09/2012 Our Helsinki is open! Open House Helsinki organizes guided tours to interesting interior spaces, city districts, inner courtyards, as well as new and old...	Programme - Helsinki Rethinking design OURCity, Take Part! Design! 01/09/2011 We attempt to seek social solidarity in multicultural communities. The OURCity, Take Part! Design! project promotes a sense of belonging and empowerment...
News - Helsinki Urban culture Park volunteers needed in Helsinki Beautiful parks play a vital role for the wellbeing of people living in cities. Residents of Helsinki can make a difference in maintaining their local parks...	News - Helsinki Urban culture Pavilion and Kulttuurisauna – under construction and soon here! In addition to melting snow banks, another guaranteed sign of the approaching design year summer is the banging from building sites. Under construction there...	News - Helsinki Urban culture Pavilion's week Welcome to the Pavilion, the World Design Capital's living room. Open Tue-Sun from 11 am to 9 pm, Ullanlinnankatu 2. Attached highlights of the Pavilion...	News - Helsinki Urban culture Food Pop Up Your Own Dream Restaurant On a sunny Saturday last May the streets of Helsinki were filled with wandering, curious and smiling people. Their eyes were turned upward towards windows,...	News - Helsinki Media and Communication Residents can remote control the environment of WDC Helsinki 2012 café Today, WDC Helsinki 2012 will open a remote controlled café at the Forum shopping centre. The café is used to illustrate the significance of...
News - Helsinki Urban planning Residents participated in the drafting of an alternative master plan for Meri-Rastila On 6 February, the Alternative Master Plan workshop of the OUTReach action programme offered residents and experts an opportunity to bring forward new ideas...	Blogs - Imu Restaurant Day Last Saturday we took part in Restaurant day, a day on which people are encouraged to open pop-up restaurants for one day.	News - Helsinki Food Event Restaurant Day is here again! The city will once again be filled by pop-up restaurants tomorrow, on Saturday, as the popular Restaurant Day is celebrating its first anniversary.	Blogs - Off to Milan! Returning from one design city to another: Milan – Helsinki After our own World Design Capital Helsinki 2012 media and stakeholder event on Wednesday evening, it's time to return home via Travemunde on a freighter...	Programme - Kauniainen Transforming the city Rhythm 30/09/2011 Environmental art is one of the ways of improving our towns and cities. In spring 2012, the garden city of Kauniainen will bloom with the environmental...
News - Urban culture Ride a Vintage Tram Experience the old days tram from 1930 or on an open trailer from 1919 in Helsinki.	Programme - Year of events Rocking Chair Get-Together 30/06/2012 We introduce people to rocking chairs’ many forms. This series of events organised by Miia Liesegang consists of a design competition, an event open to...	Programme - Other City Year of events Rovaniemi Design Week 2012 17/02/2012 Rovaniemi Design Week is the northernmost design event in the world. The 2012 theme is Arctic Design – Light & Darkness.	News - Other City Event Visitor Rovaniemi Design Week – the World’s Northernmost Design Week Action packed days at the Arctic Circle. The theme of this year’s Rovaniemi Design Week, now being organised for the fourth time, is Arctic Design...	Programme - Helsinki Transforming the city Sauna Finlandia, Hernesaari 01/01/2012 We will improve services, develop traveller and adventure services as well as promote the Finnish sauna culture. Sauna Finlandia will have a sauna...
News - Helsinki Education Arts and Sciences Science Adventures for kids at the Think Corner Science workshops let kids try out their own scientific skills.	News - Helsinki Education Arts and Sciences Science can be fun! Graduates, students and researchers from the Aalto University will be stepping on stage to present their research in new ways.	International events - Architecture Shenzhen & Hong Kong Biennale of Urbanism and Architecture 11/12/2011 The cities of Shenzhen and Hong Kong are hosting the 7th Biennale of Urbanism and Architecture. The event takes a stand on modern phenomena in China, which...	Programme - Helsinki Exhibitions Shorelines – Urban living by the water 28/03/2012 Finland has 320,000 kilometres of shoreline – that’s eight times the Earth’s circumference! Seas, lakes and rivers are everywhere, with...	Programme - Kauniainen Transforming the city SNOW PARKS 2012 15/12/2011 We are creating open, innovative, practical design in accordance with sustainable development - from snow. SNOW PARKS 2012 is there to be utilised and fully...
Programme - Espoo Rethinking design Soft tower 01/01/2012 Is it possible to develop better, more exciting, ecological and humane high-rise typologies? Is there a potential for a friendly, soft skyscraper?	News - Helsinki Urban culture Food Solar delicacies delight people at Kalasatama The combination of summer sun, a love for food and innovative design are capturing the hearts of Helsinki residents in a completely new way. The Kalasatama...	Programme - Helsinki Transforming the city Spirit of Artova 14/05/2011 Spirit of Artova tells the story of exemplary neighbourhood collaboration in the districts of Arabianranta, Toukola and Vanhakaupunki in Helsinki. Thanks to...	News - Vantaa Arts and Crafts Spring in Vantaa - full of interesting experiences The Designwindow will be full of art when an exhibition of diploma work from Helsinki Metropolia University of Applied Sciences and works from the Vantaa Art...	News - Helsinki Urban culture Media and Communication Streets Ahead – The design capital’s sound world on CD We wanted to collect the multiple sounds of the city on a single CD. Although the urban environment of Helsinki includes buildings that divide opinions,...
News - Helsinki Event Strong head, throbbing heart Virka Gallery is holding an exhibition to celebrate Helsinki's 200-year anniversary as the capital of Finland.	News - Helsinki Urban culture Services Studio serves small design entrepreneurs Entrepreneurship presents independent design actors with plenty of challenges: Where to find partners for projects?	News - Helsinki Urban culture Suburb 2072: an Expedition to Mellunkylä An international group of students from Aalto University spent a couple of intensive months studying the large Helsinki suburb of Mellunmäki. The...	Programme - Vantaa Encounters Suburban Design – Future of post-war neighbourhoods 12/09/2012 We’re focusing on the development of the suburbs. The multiprofessional planning seminar Suburban Design approaches the functional development of...	News - Helsinki Event Suomenlinna celebrates the 200-year-old Helsinki The exhibition Searching for the city’s soul dives into the history of the urban planning of our capital.
Programme - Other City Rethinking design SYMBIO Living Lab – Young creative entrepreneurs 01/09/2009 We bring dispersed players together, promote innovation, and offer young people experience in entrepreneurship. SYMBIO Living Lab is an open development...	News - Helsinki Urban culture The book Hooray for Helsinki! Our Very Own City launched during a tram journey Hooray for Helsinki! Our Very Own city is a fully illustrated, colourful and extensive picture book produced to celebrate the commencement of WDC...	Blogs - Imu The Egg I have recently made a commitment to start biking again. This has resulted in 3 things:	News - Helsinki Event The Itä-Pasila rising! project will bring life and joy to the residents every day Bird box and wash graffiti workshops, shell suit discos and parkour training – the World Design Capital year of Itä-Pasila is full of activity.	News - Helsinki Event The New Year celebrations start in the afternoon in Kiasma The New Year celebrations start in the afternoon for the whole family. An illuminated adventure trail has been set up especially for children in the empty...
News - Helsinki Urban culture The Pavilion has opened! This weekend we celebrate the opening of the World Design Capital Helsinki 2012's new living room – come and party with us!	News - Helsinki Architecture The Rose for Building award to the Arabianranta neighbourhood The residential blocks of Arabianranta rose from the former earthworks on that site. The recently awarded design will be introduced at the Lasipalatsi...	Programme - Helsinki Transforming the city The Third Space Töölö 01/02/2012 Korjaamo Culture Factory will develop a new design, activity and service centre at the Korjaamo's Töölö area facilities. The Third Space...	News - Helsinki Event The University of Helsinki's new main library introduced at the Think Corner Due to open this autumn, the Kaisa Library will be full of information, research and international experiences.	News - Helsinki Event The Viikki Environment exhibition showcases the impact of housing on climate change The Viikki Environment exhibition presents the various aspects of nature within the area as well as Viikki area planning and solutions to be used for climate...
News - Helsinki Urban culture Event The WDC Helsinki 2012 Open Doors Weekend is a design carnival with over 180 events World Design Capital Helsinki 2012 producers will open their doors during the WDC Helsinki 2012 Open Doors Weekend from 3 to 5 February 2012. The three-day...	News - Helsinki Urban planning Those who seek design shall find it in Arabianranta The Arabianranta neighbourhood in Helsinki is focusing on improving tourist information boards in the area. The new information boards will make it easier...	News - Helsinki Food Towards an exciting food culture “It is natural for an abattoir to appear rough. Therefore we should not overly refine this project,” designer Hannu Kähönen states, at...	News - Helsinki Urban culture Travelling companions on offer Kiitos kyydistä!, or "Thanks for the ride!" is a new kind of car-sharing service, which offers company on business and shopping trips.	Programme - Helsinki Transforming the city Turn Table - The Urban Garden 01/01/2011 Turn table – The Urban Garden is a gardening and activity oasis in the middle of Helsinki, in the railway milieu of the old engine bays.
News - Helsinki Event Turn Table – The Urban Garden opening on Saturday! An urban oasis for cultivation run by Dodo ry., Turn Table – The Urban Garden will be kicking off the spring season with planting and cultivation tips...	Programme - Helsinki Transforming the city Union Axis 01/01/2012 We will enliven the urban landscape and pay attention to our environment. In the Union Line project, the line formed by Unioninkatu and Siltasaarenkatu...	News - Helsinki Urban culture Urban farmers taking over the courtyard of a former abattoir Plans are presently in progress to redevelop the site of an old abattoir and turn it into an oasis for food and urban culture. Urban farmers will be given an...	News - Helsinki Sport Urban outdoor fitness facility to open by the Töölönlahti Bay Get in Form, a project, part of the World Design Capital Helsinki 2012 programme, brings exercise equipment along a jogging path in Helsinki.	News - Helsinki Urban planning Urban planning for a better life An exhibition at Laituri highlights the role of urban environments in people's quality of life.
Programme - Lahti Transforming the city Urban Wheel – cyclists as city planners 01/01/2012 We bring citizens, authorities, designers, university researchers, companies and students together to discuss city planning.	Programme - Helsinki Exhibitions Virka Gallery 25/01/2012 Virka Gallery, which is open to all city residents and tourists, puts on exhibitions, events and films at Helsinki City Hall. The exhibitions focus on...	News - Urban culture WDC Helsinki 2012 surprises the bookworm The Helsinki area libraries are not needlessly collecting dust but are receiving an increasing number of visitors. City libraries which are very much...	News - Helsinki Urban culture WDC Helsinki 2012 takes Silver Award in Grafia’s Best of the Year competition World Design Capital (WDC) Helsinki 2012 has earned a Silver Award for its brand identity in The Best of the Year competition, where Grafia,...	News - Helsinki Urban culture WDC Helsinki 2012 will be launched during the New Year ceremony at Senate Square The traditional New Year celebrations at Helsinki City Senate Square will launch the World Design Capital Helsinki 2012 year. WDC Helsinki 2012 will bring to...
Programme - Helsinki Year of events WDC Helsinki Open Doors Weekend 03/02/2012 The open doors design carnival is upon us! Some 180 different events have been planned to delight the residents of Helsinki, Vantaa, Espoo, Kauniainen and...	News - Helsinki Event Visitor WDC Helsinki Open Doors Weekend: Saturday 4 February Five cities. Three days. 180 events. Here are 8 tips for the WDC Helsinki Open Doors Weekend on Saturday.	Blogs - Anna Häkkinen & Heli Hakala WDC weekend update: Arctic Carnival brings warmth and cheer We did it! The World Design Capital weekend drew in over 40,000 people in the Capital Region and Lahti despite record-breaking sub-zero temperatures.	News - Helsinki Urban culture Event Welcome to the Pavilion! Completed on the plot between the Museum of Finnish Architecture and the Design Museum, the Pavilion will be welcoming everyone throughout the summer from...	News - Helsinki Urban culture What kind of a world would you design? Share your ideas with us How should a city market itself as a winter destination? Do we have enough bicycle ways and bicycle parking? How parks can be put to use in winter? What is...
News - Helsinki Art Event Where are you heading, print? The Bookies seminar debates the outlook of independent printed art publication, and declares the love of books.	News - Helsinki Event Why not be a part of the Market Square Finnish Design Market! The Design Market to be set up to celebrate WDC Helsinki 2012 will bring top Finnish design products to the Market Square in the summer of 2012. Vendors are...	International events - Architecture Winning Finnish architecture in China 30/04/2012 The Wuxi Grand Theatre, designed by PES-Architects, is a great example of Finnish architecture around the world today.	Programme - Helsinki Rethinking design WONDERWATER 01/01/2012 We need to design the future of water. Wonderwater is an initiative designed to communicate global and local water issues, and raise awareness of the...	News - Web Architecture Wood Architecture Guide for Smartphones The new architecture guide from Puuinfo features Finnish masterpieces of wood architecture from different periods.
News - Helsinki Urban culture World Design Capital Helsinki 2012 Pavilion offers open programme for everyone for 105 summer days The World Design Capital Helsinki 2012 Pavilion opening in the centre of Helsinki for the summer months will be a meeting place open to everyone.	News - Helsinki Event World Design Capital Helsinki 2012 starts on New Year’s Night World Design Capital Helsinki 2012 gets underway at the traditional New Year celebrations organised by the City of Helsinki. The festivities take place on...	News - Helsinki Urban culture Event World Design Capital Helsinki 2012 supports Helsinki Pride The week after midsummer is the time of Helsinki Pride, the largest LHBTQI festival in Finland. The programme for the week consists in discussion forums,...	Programme - Helsinki Rethinking design Youth Food Festival 20/02/2012 We enable and facilitate a sense of community and the learning of new skills. The Youth Food Festival will see young people organising some 50 different...