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Blogs - Off to Milan! An electric vibe By Tuesday, downtown Milan is brimming with energy and crowds, with design shops and showrooms drawing people in from the swarming streets.	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...	Programme - Helsinki Transforming the city Bullhorn – Cembrit Design Competition 03/10/2011 In Bullhorn – Cembrit Design Competition we are developing Malmi Station, one of Helsinki’s biggest suburban transit areas, into an outstanding...	Blogs - Off to Milan! Bye-bye Helsinki! We’ve got 27 hours to find out more about design traditions on freight ships while sailing with Finnlines.	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 - Kauniainen Event Come to the pulka riding hill on Shrove Tuesday! The Snow Parks 2012 pulka riding (sledding) hill offers pulka riders fascination of speed and incredibly fun bends and hillocks.	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 - 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...	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 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 Interior and furniture design Harri Koskinen designed two rooms for the Klaus K hotel Design hotel Klaus K invited designer Harri Koskinen to design two new rooms. One of the rooms is like a personal movie theatre, and the other is close to...	Programme - Helsinki Rethinking design Helsinki Aeroport – Perfect Design Destination 01/01/2012 We will develop the service design of the Helsinki-Vantaa airport, product and service offering, and service concepting of airports.	News - Helsinki Event Helsinki-Vantaa to be an art and design airport The airport will become an art port through the opening of art and design presentation galleries for the benefit of its passengers. The exhibitions invite...	Programme - Helsinki Communications Hidden Treasures 19/01/2012 Hidden Treasures will offer new perspectives on Finnish design and travel.	Columns - Laura Sarvilinna In search of Korean design. In the beginning of December I joined the Finnish delegation that was heading towards Seoul.
Programme - Other City Rethinking design Lapland Snow Design Event 01/01/2012 We aim to promote Lapland as the expert and trendsetter in arctic design. University of Lapland, the Faculty of Art and Design and Rovaniemi University of...	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...	Programme - International Rethinking design M/S Viking Grace 28/09/2011 We are designing new means of transport. The new passenger ship of our main partner Viking Line is currently being built in Turku at the STX Finland OY...	News - Helsinki Urban planning Competition Malmi Railway Station to be developed as a result of a design competition The Bullhorn design competition is targeting the development of the area around Malmi Railway Station. The competition focuses on the use of fibre-cement in...	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...
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...	News - Urban culture Ride a Vintage Tram Experience the old days tram from 1930 or on an open trailer from 1919 in Helsinki.	Programme - Helsinki Encounters spACE 16/09/2012 Promoting the utilisation of design and the growth of design ideas. spACE is especially designed for Aalto University students and start up companies.	Columns - Liisa Jokinen Style capital My favourite cities are Helsinki, Reykjavik and Tokyo. These cities have the best street styles: the most personal dressers, the most colourful clothes, the...	News - Vantaa Competition The best European airport for connections is in Finland! The British lifestyle magazine Monocle assessed the good connections at the Helsinki-Vantaa airport to be the best in Europe.
Programme - Espoo Transforming the city The Finnish Nature Centre Haltia 01/09/2011 We are developing a unique Nature Centre, in which new architecture will meet with Finnish nature and the public. The aim of the Centre is to offer visitors...	News - Helsinki Travel Environment The hunt for hidden travel treasures in Finland begins Which travel treasure in Finland would you like to save? Does your favourite café need more pleasant furnishings or improved online visibility? Is the...	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 - Vantaa Art Touchscreen Access to Beauty The Vantaa Art Museum has extended its exhibition “6 Scenes of Beauty” to Helsinki Airport and the Tikkurila Design Window.	News - Helsinki Fashion Tourism workers display Ivana Helsinki's black and green outfits High quality Finnish fashion worn by City of Helsinki Tourist & Convention Bureau and Event Office workers attracts attention.
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.	News - Helsinki Travel Visitor Walking tours for design enthusiasts in Helsinki The best way to see city sights in the summer is on foot. Helsinki has catered to design enthusiasts for several years now by arranging the Helsinki Design...	News - Travel Media and Communication WDC Helsinki 2012 can be seen and heard around the world World Design Capital Helsinki 2012 is already actively operating, especially outside Finland. Numerous events are an important part of the WDC Helsinki 2012...	News - Visitor WDC Helsinki 2012 events during week 8 The following are some of our up-coming events.	News - Helsinki Travel Event World Design Capital Helsinki 2012 to exhibit at the Matka 2012 Nordic Travel Fair Design is the main tourist attraction in the Helsinki Metropolitan Area in 2012. The New York Times has already put Helsinki on its list of most interesting...
News - International Event World Design Capital presents Finnish design at the Milan Design Week The World Design Capital is heavily involved in the Milan Design Week, and at the same time, promotes the visibility of the field of Finnish design. The...