Helsinki Innovation Districts

Tools for Urban Innovators

The tools support co-creation in Innovation Districts. Browse through and learn about the real life cases for practical insights!

Discover the districts

Six Helsinki districts serve as urban living labs for pilots.

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Turning suburbs into living labs

The Helsinki Innovation Districts project helped Helsinki to find smart everyday solutions and to create more functional urban space in Pasila, Malmi, Malminkartano and Mellunkylä. The innovation operations were brought to suburban regeneration areas from the developing new areas. These suburban districts have different needs and local networks to those of new areas, but the same co-creation methods still work.

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20 metrics for urban space experimentation

The Experimentation Evaluation Toolkit offers 20 metrics for observing urban space from different perspectives. It is collected for living labs use.

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Games and hangouts – pilots in Mellunkylä during summer 2023

More places and activities for children and young people are needed in Mellunkylä. In summer 2023, these will be sought…

Liveable Neighbourhoods

Games and places in Mellunkylä now attract children and young people outdoors

Mellunkylään kaivataan lisää lapsille ja nuorille sopivia paikkoja ja tekemistä. Kesällä 2023 sellaisia etsitään kokeilujen voimin.

Liveable Neighbourhoods

Helsinki renews through pilots

Suburban regeneration is a new operating model by the City of Helsinki to improve the comfort and attractiveness of old residential areas. The Helsinki Innovation Districts project is working in the suburban regeneration areas.