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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.

Participants of the Power Regions of Europe meeting standing on stage in front of the blue wall and national flags. The three people standing in front are holding a signed declaration. A flower arrangement is on the left of the stage and a system camera is visible on the right.

News

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.

Mustapaitainen Mari Siivola, taustalla kalliota ja vihreitä köynnöskasveja.

Articles

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.

Ihmisiä Uudenmaan kulttuurimarkkinoilla syyskuussa 2024.

News

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. 

News

29.10.2024

Helsinki-Uusimaa calls for a place-based approach in the EU’s next Framework Programme for Research and Innovation

Helsinki-Uusimaa emphasises that the future framework programme must promote place-based regional innovation ecosystems and strengthen cooperation along the entire RDI value chain. The Helsinki-Uusimaa Regional Council's position on the EU's next Framework Programme for Research and Innovation brings forth the objectives of the region’s RDI actors.

News

1.10.2024

Helsinki-Uusimaa speeding up circular economy innovations together with other European top regions

The European Commission has identified the Helsinki-Uusimaa Region as a Regional Innovation Valley (RIV). In cooperation with other top regions in circular economy, Helsinki-Uusimaa is carrying out the project European Circular Innovation Valley, the ECIV.