Ideas for developing one’s own district, an area or the entire city can be submitted between the 5.–25.10.2020 online at omastadi.hel.fi.

Free influenza vaccinations will be provided to people in risk groups from Monday to Friday during weeks 46, 47 and 48, meaning 9–27 November. This year, vaccinations are provided by appointment only.

The mayor will be organising an evening for residents in the Kannelmäki district on Thursday 29 October at 18:00–19:30. Online participation is available through the Helsinki-kanava portal.

The distribution of face masks intended for low-income people continues in Helsinki. More than 37,000 packages of four cloth masks have been distributed. The total amount distributed currently stands at 148,000 masks. In addition, single-use masks have been handed out.

Helsinki Education Week will this year be organised as a series of online events on 2-6 November 2020. The event week offers a diverse programme, including workshops, lectures, discussions, exchanges of experiences, and networking. The virtual implementation enables participation from all over Finland and the world.

Service centres will remain closed at least until the end of 2020. The opening of service centres will be re-evaluated at the end of the year. Updates will be announced in December.

IIdeas for developing one’s own borough, an area or the entire city can be submitted between the 5th and 25th of October 2020 online at omastadi.hel.fi.

The project to turn an iconic Helsinki landmark into a trendy and socially distanced food-and-drink mecca came together in just six weeks last summer, reviving domestic tourism and helping some businesses in the flailing restaurant sector to recover.