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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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New publication out: Tools and cases from Helsinki Innovation Districts

Our new publication “Co-Creating Innovative Districts: Tools for Uban Innovators” places the spotlight on the tools used in five versatile urban areas.

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Helsinki Design Week: Game day at children’s pop-up

Best summer spots and games have been designed in Mellunkylä with children and young people. Welcome to hang-out, play games…

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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…

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Circular City Tour – Meet us at Teurastamo!

Come and meet us at the Circular Superweek! Date: Thursday 1 June, 17.00–20.00Location: Kalasatama–TeurastamoMap of the tour and link for…

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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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Residents get to colour a park with light

A pilot project launched in Malmi in November involves testing an interface that allows residents to change the colour and colour temperature of outdoor lighting by using a smartphone.

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Colour Malmi with light!

A Street Smarts programme’s pilot will soon illuminate Ala-Malmi park. Ala-Malmi park has been chosen for testing a browser-based open…

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Co-creating smart & green neighbourhoods, blocks and spaces 10th June

Co-creating smart & green neighborhoods, blocks and spaces is an online-event organised by The Helsinki Innovations Districts -programme on 10th of June. Come and join the stream to hear fresh insights from the projects.