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By Tuesday, downtown Milan is brimming with energy and crowds, with design shops and showrooms drawing people in from the swarming streets. 
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...
03/10/2011
In Bullhorn – Cembrit Design Competition we are developing Malmi Station, one of Helsinki’s biggest suburban transit areas, into an outstanding...
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We’ve got 27 hours to find out more about design traditions on freight ships while sailing with Finnlines.
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...
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The Snow Parks 2012 pulka riding (sledding) hill offers pulka riders fascination of speed and incredibly fun bends and hillocks.
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Wednesday, our big day, started with rain. At 9pm, the World Design Capital Helsinki 2012 media and stakeholder event dubbed “Cucina Povera” was...
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Turku Design Festival is packed full with interesting cultural events and design-related experiences, with everything from graffiti shows to a delicious...
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...
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...
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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...
01/01/2012
We will develop the service design of the Helsinki-Vantaa airport, product and service offering, and service concepting of airports.
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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...
19/01/2012
Hidden Treasures will offer new perspectives on Finnish design and travel.
In the beginning of December I joined the Finnish delegation that was heading towards Seoul.
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...
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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...
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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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Experience the old days tram from 1930 or on an open trailer from 1919 in Helsinki.
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.
My favourite cities are Helsinki, Reykjavik and Tokyo. These cities have the best street styles: the most personal dressers, the most colourful clothes, the...
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The British lifestyle magazine Monocle assessed the good connections at the Helsinki-Vantaa airport to be the best in Europe.
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...
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Which travel treasure in Finland would you like to save? Does your favourite café need more pleasant furnishings or improved online visibility? Is the...
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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...
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The Vantaa Art Museum has extended its exhibition “6 Scenes of Beauty” to Helsinki Airport and the Tikkurila Design Window.
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High quality Finnish fashion worn by City of Helsinki Tourist & Convention Bureau and Event Office workers attracts attention.
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Kiitos kyydistä!, or "Thanks for the ride!" is a new kind of car-sharing service, which offers company on business and shopping trips.
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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...
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World Design Capital Helsinki 2012 is already actively operating, especially outside Finland. Numerous events are an important part of the WDC Helsinki 2012...
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The following are some of our up-coming events.
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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...
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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...