For and from citymakers around the globe

Local residents and government work together to welcome refugees

Integrating a large informal settlement to the City’s urban, social and economic fabric.

An innovative interactive energy map lets Vilnius citizens access and compare energy performance data for every apartment block in the city, online.

Addressing urban sprawl by sustainable transformation of vacant land.

Entrepreneurial West Hisingen aims at developing entrepreneurial capacity in a multicultural district with high unemployment and low aspirations.

In 2010, the cities of the Helsinki Metropolitan Area began sharing public data for anyone to use freely. These open datasets, available through a web platform (www.hri.fi), make it possible for citizens to develop applications and follow public decision making.