The progress of Helsinki Vision 2050

 

The first stage of the project started in 2007, when the municipalities, Ministry of the Environment and Finnish Association of Architects held an international planning competition Greater Helsinki Vision 2050. The prized entries gave new and unprejudiced solutions for the development of the region's living, land use and traffic challenges. On this page you can view the steps which will finally create the vision for the future of Helsinki region.

 

 1. Greater Helsinki Vision 2050

 

The prized entries of the international design competition gave new and unprejudiced solutions for the development of the region's living, land use and traffic challenges. These solutions were examined and analyzed by the Centre for Urban and Regional Studies of the Helsinki University of Technology.

 

2. Greater Helsinki Vision 2050 Seminar

 

Greater Helsinki Vision 2050 Seminar, held in August 2008, gathered the prized visionaries, experts and the policymakers of the municipalities. The seminar worshops covered the future challenges of the area. The seminar material and description can be viewed from the following links (in Finnish).

 

The program of the seminar

The attendees

You can find the presentations from Finnish pages (Projektin eteneminen)

 

3. Greater Helsinki Vision 2050 debate for citizens at the Megapolis 2023 event

 

The discussion workshop gives a change for the citizens to produce comments for the vision process. The discussion is led by the assistant city manager Hannu Penttilä, industrial designer Mari Siikonen and architect Tuomas Toivonen. The discussion is held in Finnish but questions in English are also welcomed.

 

4. www.helsinginseutu2050.fi

 

The weekly articles present the challenges and solutions of the region. By commenting the articles, the residents have an unique chance to influence on the vision made for future Helsinki region. The comments and ideas will be included in the project's final report, which will be given to the newly elected municipality policymakers. The articles are in Finnish and Swedish.