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11.6.2024

Info Events for creative industry by Helsinki-Uusimaa Cultural Market

We wish all regional actors and artists in the creative industry welcome to the presentations of the project Helsinki-Uusimaa Cultural Market. The project carried out by the Helsinki-Uusimaa Regional Council is aiming to improve the equal availability of culture, as well as the employment situation in the industry.

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24.5.2024

Helsinki-Uusimaa tops the EU Social Progress Index

Helsinki-Uusimaa Region tops the rankings as the most prosperous European region in the latest edition of the European Social Progress Index, comparing wellbeing and social progress across European regions.

Blog

17.5.2024

Tuija Telén: Finland more strongly into continental Europe with Tallinn Tunnel

With a location in the northern periphery of the European Union, Finland needs more well-functioning routes both to the south and to the west. A planned tunnel from Helsinki to Tallinn has by now earned its position as a truly considerable solution for the future, Regional Mayor Tuija Telén writes.

The cover of the handbook with text: Finland - local solutions are born here." Some flowers on the cover and the logo of Helsinki-Uusimaa Circular Valley. Articles

14.5.2024

Best practices and innovations in Finnish circular economy

Finnish cities, municipalities and regions act as circular economy innovation platforms. To share our best practices at the Helsinki-Uusimaa Circular Valley with the rest of the world, we put them all together in our handbook “Finland – Local Solutions Are Born Here”.

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4.4.2024

Finland continues as the happiest country in the world

For the 7th year in a row, Finland ranks as the happiest country in the world in the UN World Happiness Report 2024. The findings, announced today to mark the UN’s International Day of Happiness, are powered by data from the Gallup World Poll and analysed by some of the world’s leading wellbeing scientists.

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25.3.2024

Declaration of European Mayors signed by Helsinki-Uusimaa Regional Council 

On behalf of the Helsinki-Uusimaa Regional Council, our Regional Mayor Tuija Telén has signed a declaration given by European Regions and Cities to strengthen urban policy. The declaration presents concrete recommendations for the development of an impactful and ambitious EU urban policy.

Brussels attractions such as Manneken Pis and the tower of Grand-Place, an alarm clock, and people sitting on chairs, talking and pondering. The logo of the WCEF event, which reads World Circular Economy Forum 2024. News

21.3.2024

Finnish circular economy solutions showcased at World Circular Economy Forum

Finland, a pioneer in circular economy, will be a prominent participant in the World Circular Economy Forum (WCEF) organised in April. Finland will showcase new circular economy innovations and cooperation models at the Forum. The Helsinki-Uusimaa Circular Valley is also participating in the Circular Economy Super Week.

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14.2.2024

New study: up to €40 million business opportunity in concrete waste

VTT was commissioned by the Helsinki-Uusimaa Circular Valley to investigate the material flows and business opportunities of construction and demolition in Helsinki-Uusimaa. The results show that the generation of construction waste is strongly concentrated in the metropolitan area.

News

6.2.2024

Helsinki-Uusimaa RDI roadmap steps to become European forerunner in innovation

Helsinki-Uusimaa has set a goal to become the most innovative region in Europe by 2030. Currently, nearly 50 per cent of the research and development expenses in Finland can be found in the Helsinki-Uusimaa Region and research, development, and innovation activities (RDI) make up about 3,9 per cent of the regional gross domestic product. The aim is to increase these investments to five percent of the regional gross domestic product.

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9.11.2023

Scandria Alliance and CPMR: Spotlight on the resilience of the transport system

Local and regional representatives of the Scandria Alliance and the CPMR Baltic Sea Commission, together with EU and national representatives, met in Helsinki on 6-7 November to discuss the implications of the new geopolitical context on transport and infrastructures in the Baltic Sea Region and wider Europe.

Articles

24.10.2023

Helsinki-Uusimaa is the Finnish leader in Horizon Europe participation

Helsinki-Uusimaa Region has acquired over 400 million euros of EU funding from EU’s top research and innovation (R&I) funding programme Horizon Europe in 2021-23. Helsinki-Uusimaa Region has received more Horizon Europe funding than all other Finnish regions combined.

Articles

19.10.2023

Helsinki-Uusimaa focusing on EU-level Research and Innovation

The Helsinki-Uusimaa Region is known for its activities in international research and innovation. The Region aims to strengthen its top expertise and the EU-level investments given for research, development and innovation, RDI. There is an interest to become a Regional Innovation Valley, as well.