Tag: Urban Environment Division
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Land use and planning review 2024
Published on 26.6.2024
Old and new Helsinki residents need homes, services, recreational areas and functional transport connections. This publication features information about the planning and projects related to urban environment, which are topical…
Environmental report 2023
Published on 13.6.2024
Bicycle Account 2023
Published on 4.6.2024
The Bicycle Account 2023 is the fifth in a series of publications covering trends in cycling, resident opinions, cycling projects and cycling services in Helsinki. The first Bicycle Account was…
Carbon-neutral Helsinki Action plan. Update 2024
Published on 3.6.2024
Helsinki has set a target of becoming carbon-neutral by 2030, attaining carbon zero status by 2040 and aiming to become carbon-negative afterwards. In Helsinki, the most significant sources of direct…
BAU Scenario for the City of Helsinki’s Emissions up to 2050
Published on 9.2.2024
BAU Scenario for the City of Helsinki’s Emissions up to 2050 (pdf) The aim of the work was to develop the first transparent and comparable method for implementing a snapshot…
Multispecies city
Published on 19.12.2023
The City of Helsinki aims to be carbon-neutral by 2030, carbon zero by 2040, and thereaftercarbon-negative. The Helsinki City Strategy requires that a scenario review is carried out in order…
Towards a Carbon-negative City. Summary of an Expert Survey
Published on 18.12.2023
The City of Helsinki aims to be carbon-neutral by 2030, zero-carbon by 2040, and thereafter carbon negative. In order to identify concrete solutions that enable carbon-negativity, the City of Helsinki…
Environmental Report 2022
Published on 12.9.2023
The City of Helsinki’s Action Plan for the Circular and Sharing Economy
Published on 5.7.2023
Underground spaces to visit in Helsinki
Published on 31.5.2023
Helsinki’s underground spaces have been of increasing international interest. Requests for visits come almost daily to the author of this brochure alone. At the same time, safety regulations for underground…
Helsinki UNESCO City of Design Report 2019—2022
Published on 31.1.2023
This report was prepared by the City of Helsinki for the UNESCO Creative Cities Network as a Membership Monitoring Report to present the activities of Helsinki as a City of…
The City of Helsinki's Annual Report 2021
Published on 22.6.2022
The City of Helsinki's Annual Report brings together the year 2021 in Helsinki. The Annual Report contains the message from the Mayor and and City Manager's review. In addition, the…
Environmental Report 2021
Published on 10.6.2022
Land use and planning review 2022
Published on 1.1.2022
In the future, Helsinki will become a more densely built city of distinctive districts, which also treasures its valuable natural environment. This publication features information about the planning and projects…
The City of Helsinki's Annual Report 2020
Published on 1.7.2021
The City of Helsinki's Annual Report 2020 (pdf)
Environmental Report 2020
Published on 11.6.2021
Implementation of the Helsinki City Strategy 2017–2021
Published on 1.6.2021
The strategy adopted by Helsinki City Council in 2017 was subtitled ‘The Most Functional City in the World’. This vision is mirrored in the five strategic priorities through which the…
LUMO-Programme. City of Helsinki Biodiversity Action Plan 2021–2028. Abridged version
Published on 20.4.2021
The city is changing rapidly. Helsinki’s growth and climate change are posing the greatest challenges to biodiversity, and changes are inevitable. However, the impacts of changes can be kept within…
Commercial plots. A quick guide to leasing and purchasing commercial plots from the City of Helsinki
Published on 1.1.2021
The City leases and sells plots for all kinds of commercial purposes. Whether big or small – we welcome your company to a growing Helsinki, a place where services work…
Residential plots. A quick guide to leasing and purchasing residential plots from the City of Helsinki
Published on 1.1.2021
Do you want a residential plot? Helsinki is one of the most functional cities in the world and has the best quality of life. We offer plots of land to…
Land use and planning review 2021
Published on 1.1.2021
In the future, Helsinki will become a more densely built city of distinctive districts, which also treasures its valuable natural environments. In this publication, we present current urban environment planning…
Bicycle Account 2021
Published on 1.1.2021
Bicycle Account 2021 is the fourth publication in its series in Helsinki, reviewing the development of the bicycle as a mode of transportation, resident opinions, cycling projects and cycling services.The…
Environmental Report 2019
Published on 21.9.2020
The City of Helsinki's Annual Report 2019
Published on 1.7.2020
The City of Helsinki's Annual Report brings together the year 2019 in Helsinki. The Annual Report contains the message from the Mayor and and City Manager's review. In addition, the…
Trash prevention questionnaire of summer 2020
Published on 1.1.2020
City of Helsinki Environmental services produced an international questionnaire on trash prevention in other cities. The questionnaire was sent to around 500 recipients, mostly in Europe. The answerswere collected during…
Bicycle Action Plan 2020–2025
Published on 1.1.2020
Helsinki’s vision is to be the most functional city in the world. According to the Helsinki city strategy, the City is also striving to become carbon-neutral by 2035. Promotion of…
Analysis of future transport in the City of Helsinki
Published on 1.1.2020
The purpose of the future analysis of transport is to help prepare for the future changes, review the City’s development critically based on the potential change pathways and, if needed…