HAM for short, Helsinki Art Museum reopens after extensive reconstruction in double the former space in the Tennispalatsi building. “We want to be part of the everyday experience of Helsinki residents”, says museum director Maija Tanninen-Mattila.

When she moved with her husband from Tartu, Estonia, to Helsinki in 1992, Anne Ribelus, a class teacher by profession, did not believe she could get a job in Finland. But her children’s new school offered her one. “I have two identities”, she now says. ”I live in Finland but I’m Estonian.”

The construction of the Helsinki Central Library started on 1 September and will go on for three years. The new library, located near the Helsinki Central railway station, will reach some 2.5 million visitors annually.

Kamppi – Helsinki’s 4th quarter

KAMPPI is today the new commercial heart of Helsinki marked by a shopping complex and a busy transit hub. Originally known as the “fourth quarter of Helsinki”, the area has a colourful past and great plans for the future.

Design stories – or how to build a better city

Design is not only about products or services. In Helsinki design thinking is used to make the entire city better. A new web publication tells eight examples about design as a key method in developing the city.

Helsinki Baltic Herring Fair

The traditional Herring market in the beginning of October is the oldest traditional event in Helsinki, dating back to 1743. The fishermen working on the Baltic Sea will once again bring their salted herring to the Market Square.