Helsinki Design Week spreads around the city and features more than 250 events between 7 and 17 September 2017. The complete programme has now been published!

The Myllypuro campus of Metropolia, Finland’s largest university of applied sciences, is under construction to be completed in 2018–2019.

Tram routes 2, 3, 7A and 7B will be diverted from 3 July to 13 August 2017 due to track works on Nordenskiöldinkatu and Pasilansilta. During this time, there will be no tram services on Nordenskiöldinkatu, in Länsi-Pasila, on Porvoonkatu and Viipurinkatu.

MyHelsinki.fi brings together content about the city’s tourism offerings and business opportunities in a single website. The service also allows users to list their own favourites to help others enjoy the perfect city break in and around Helsinki.

A new plan proposal has been prepared for Östersundom. The proposal integrates growth with nature, focusing on both nature conservation and planning economy.

Summer brings a lot of activities to Helsinki. What are your favourites in the city?

The Union of International Associations (UIA) published its annual congress city statistics at the start of this week. Helsinki is now the most popular city for international association meetings in the Nordic region.

The new City Council of Helsinki opened its season by electing Jan Vapaavuori (National Coalition Party) as Mayor at the Council’s first meeting on Wednesday, 7 June.