Food

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,...	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 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 Year of events Barista of the year 2012 13/01/2012 The Barista of the Year 2012 competition final will be held on 4 February 2012 at the Kluuvi Shopping Centre in Helsinki. The winner will represent Finland...
News - International Competition Community Cooker cleans rubbish-filled streets and produces energy A Kenyan invention which was awarded the first World Impact Prize will ensure cleaner streets, hot water and an important meeting place for the residents of...	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 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...	Programme - Helsinki Year of events Design District Helsinki Week 07/06/2012 We invite both visitors and those living in the city to acquaint themselves with the work of the entrepreneurs and designers of the design district and to...	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...
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 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 Rethinking design Food Culture for The Aging People 15/09/2011 We will develop the food cultures, services, and the ecological approach. The Food Culture for the Elderly project focuses on the meals of the elderly living...	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...	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 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.
News - Other City Food Event HEL YES! restaurant introduces in Stockholm The currently ongoing Stockholm Furniture Fair is presenting fashion and design, as well as furniture design and light fittings, in Stockholm. World Design...	Programme - Helsinki Year of events Helsinki Design Menus 27/10/2011 Helsinki Design Menus emphasise local foods, the Finnish way of life and responsibility.	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 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...	News - Other City Food Learn about the design of food at the Fiskars Granary The "Taste & Form" exhibition will display objects and spaces related to food culture.
News - Other City Event Environment Local food festival in Fiskars Village at the weekend Slow Food local food market will be arranged in Fiskars Village on Saturday and Sunday 1 -2 October 2011, between 10 am and 4 pm.	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 - Media and Communication New solutions for new design magazine Next spring will see the publication of a new magazine, Gloria Design, which will widely broach design issues not only in its content but also in its own...	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 Competition Food Propose a candidate with a food theme for the City of Helsinki’s Environmental Award This year the Helsinki Environmental Award will go to a recipient whose environmental achievement is related to food. The City of Helsinki is looking for a...	News - Helsinki Event Environment Recycled fashion and culinary treats at brunch Fashion Brunch, which will be held on 8-9 October 2011 in the downtown area of the Design Capital, is an opportunity to enjoy great food and fashion shows....	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...	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.
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...	Programme - Helsinki Transforming the city Terrace at Three Smith’s Square 30/04/2012 We are creating a new, green look for one of Helsinki’s main central areas. The Terrace at Three Smiths’ Square will receive a makeover which...	Programme - Helsinki Rethinking design The form of good taste 28/09/2011 Bread is a staple among Finnish food products. It also represents excellent Finnish everyday designing. Reikäleipä (a type of flat Finnish rye...	News - Helsinki Event The University of Helsinki Think Corner offers science, books and coffee The Think Corner set up in Aleksanterinkatu Street by the University of Helsinki introduces a selection of the university's top research and teaching...
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 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...	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 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...	Programme - Vantaa Rethinking design Where does the soil come from? (Urban farming) 06/02/2012 We will study the subject of urban farming and the livening up of our own neighbourhoods. The Where does the soil come from? (Urban farming) project is a...
International events - Event Environment WONDERWATER AT TIAN HAI – How much water do you eat? 25/09/2011 Wonderwater at Tian Hai is a pop-up event taking place at an existing restaurant in Beijing exploring the relationship between food and water consumption....	News - Other City Event Environment Wonderwater illustrates the water footprint of food For Finns, limited access to drinking water seems like an unfamiliar and distant problem. However, on a global scale only 1% of water is drinkable and...	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 - 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...	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...