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The website Helsinkismart.fi showcases the most innovative and interesting projects, companies and ideas in Helsinki-Uusimaa. We call the international community to join us and to create smart innovations together!
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31.1.2025
Helsinki-Uusimaa Region emphasises the importance of reforming cohesion policy as a central pillar of the EU in the upcoming programming period
The European Commission is currently preparing the financial framework for the programming period starting in 2028. The Regional Council of Helsinki-Uusimaa is actively participating in the discussion on the next financial framework and the principles of cohesion policy.
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30.1.2025
Beyond Helsinki-Uusimaa: Building Momentum for 2025
In some parts of the world, people look for a single word each year to sum up their hopes and challenges. If I had to choose one for the Helsinki-Uusimaa Region in 2025, it would be “momentum”—or liikevoima in Finnish, Senior Adviser Christine Chang writes.
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3.12.2024
New Regional Plan focuses on themes relating to green transition
The Helsinki-Uusimaa Regional Council started the process of a thematic green transition land use plan in May 2024. The new plan completes the legally valid Helsinki-Uusimaa Regional Land Use Plan with themes including energy, technical service, business, logistics, as well as environment and climate.
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28.11.2024
Helsinki-Uusimaa joined declaration on EU cohesion policy
The Helsinki-Uusimaa Regional Council took part in a meeting of the Power Regions of Europe on 20 November 2024 in Brussels. These regions are the most competitive and wealthy in Europe. At the meeting, a declaration by the Group was presented as to the EU cohesion policy from 2028 onwards.
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25.11.2024
Mari Siivola leading regional land use planning in Helsinki-Uusimaa: “A growing region with all preconditions for success”
Mari Siivola, who recently started as the Director of Regional Planning at the Helsinki-Uusimaa Regional Council has been working a long time with municipal land use planning. She feels anything is possible for the growing and versatile region. She thinks Helsinki-Uusimaa has all the possibilities it needs to succeed.
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15.11.2024
Fully one thousand offers given to municipalities via Helsinki-Uusimaa Cultural Market
The event Helsinki-Uusimaa Cultural Market in September 2024 was a meeting point for culture producers and purchasers from the regional municipalities. 26 regional municipalities looked for new cultural services via the project and event called Helsinki-Uusimaa Cultural Market. Amazing 1,248 offers were given by the deadline.
Helsinki-Uusimaa Region in Figures
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26
municipalities
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1.8
million inhabitants
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58%
of those speaking another language in Finland live in Helsinki-Uusimaa
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39%
of the Finnish GDP
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50%
of R&D expenses in Finland
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62%
of the land are is forest