Finland's greatest culture and human rights event in all the colours of the rainbow, Helsinki Pride, is celebrated the week after Midsummer, 25 June–1 July 2018. For the second time the City of Helsinki takes part in the Helsinki Pride parade.

Beaches, pools and tennis, boating or fishing in the archipelago, exhibitions and museums, parks, walks and nature excursions. Summer in the city!

The first phase of the Helsinki rail yard improvement project will affect HSL’s commuter train services 25 June - 16 July. The works will affect K, N, I and P trains.

The summer lunch service for children and young people at Helsinki’s public playgrounds started on 4 June. The hot meals served outdoors are free of charge, and they are available to everybody under the age of 16.

Helsinki offers free-of-charge contraception to residents of Helsinki and students of Helsinki’s educational institutions who are under the age of 25. Free-of-charge contraception campaign will be visible on both the streets and digital media.

New parking arrangements for tourist traffic will be tested this year in the vicinity of the Senate Square. New parking spaces for tourist buses will be placed on Unioninkatu and Rauhankatu.

The English section of the Helsinki-info bulletin’s new edition presents the International House Helsinki one-stop source of services for international newcomers, a Moroccan-born Helsinki resident, and training for immigrants on how to live safely in their Finnish homes.

HSL will introduce new public transport fare zones and tickets as soon as the majority of Travel Cards have been changed to new ones. The goal is to introduce the new fare model at the beginning of 2019. Ticket prices will also change.