February 9, 2010
United effort to save the Baltic; Helsinki water management educates consumers

The Baltic Sea is one of the most polluted seas in the world. In an urgent call to save the sea, public and private sector players come together to recruit everybody to act. Cities can play a major role through their wastewater policies and practices.

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February 5, 2010
Finland’s first street charging station for electric vehicles

Helsinki’s energy company Helsingin Energia has opened a charging station for electric vehicles on a downtown Helsinki street. The station is a pioneering experiment to test technologies as Helsinki paves the way for rapid growth in the city’s electric vehicle stock.

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January 29, 2010
Juha Leiviskä wins a Helsinki building and construction award

The City of Helsinki’s building and construction board annually awards architects and other key players distinguished in the architectural design and development of Helsinki with recognitions of excellence (Rakentamisen Ruusu). The winner of the 2010 main award is architect Juha Leiviskä, recognized for his lifetime achievement.

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January 27, 2010
Helsinki plans Central City Library for Finlandia Park

A new study places the Helsinki City Library’s central unit in a new building to be located in the Töölönlahti Bay area in downtown Helsinki. If approved by Helsinki’s City Council later this year, the Central City Library will open its doors in 2017, when Finland celebrates the 100th anniversary of the nation’s independence.

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January 26, 2010
Call for designers to aid the rehabilitation of Haiti

The International Council of Societies of Industrial Design (Icsid) has launched a call to designers to unite in an open dialogue with international relief organisations to assess potential design-effective rehabilitation projects.

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