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Third Helsinki Symposium focuses on transformation of cities

The event will also see the release of an urban policy publication on the transformation of the cities, which comprises eleven articles written by urban researchers The Helsinki Symposium activates the debate about urban policy and the role and significance of cities in solving the greatest challenges of our time. The third Helsinki Symposium focuses…

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Helsinki aims to use personal data on behalf of the citizens – on citizens’ terms

In MyData service the personal information is decentralised in order to minimize the risk of information breaches The City of Helsinki, Finland, aims to offer its citizens the possibility to better manage the personal information the city gathers from them. At the same time, the city is developing data-based city services that are timely and…

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Helsinki offers businesses rent exemptions on commercial plots

The prerequisite in this case, however, is that the party receiving the exemption in turn waives at least the plot rental equivalent from the subletting party’s rental payments The City of Helsinki has decided to help firms in sectors that have lost business during the coronavirus outbreak by making it possible to apply for a…