Testbed Helsinki

The City of Helsinki is a testbed for new innovations. Companies and RDI actors, do you want to develop and experiment your products or services in an authentic city environment? The key content areas of our testing platform activities are EdTech, Smart Mobility, Built Environment, Circular Economy and Health & Wellbeing.

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Test and develop your solution in Helsinki!

Testbed Helsinki supports your development and growth. We offer companies and RDI actors a variety of opportunities to test and develop new products and services in a real urban environment. Read about our current experiments and companies’ experiences, explore our open calls or propose for your own solution for experimenting, and check out our calendar for upcoming interesting events.

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Mobility Lab Helsinki: lessons learned from our smart mobility testbed

The experiments and pilots of Mobility Lab Helsinki always stemmed from a genuine need to develop solutions for smoother, safer, and more sustainable mobility. What did we learn and how do we proceed from here?

Finnish companies excelled and networked at the world’s largest innovation fair

Business Helsinki participated in an international innovation fair focused on sustainable urban solutions. As souvenirs, the innovative companies that traveled with us gained many new contacts and insights for growth and development.

Helsinki at the Smart City Expo: our hopes for the international innovation event

The City of Helsinki will once again participate together with Stockholm and Oslo in the international innovation event held in Barcelona. Eight innovative Finnish companies accompany us on the journey.

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Helsinki’s first circular economy hub launched in Arabia

Arabia Circular Hub Helsinki brings companies together. The goal of the two-year project is to promote sustainable business and foster new circular economy innovations.

Shared data supports the development of smart mobility innovations

Access to diverse mobility data opens up opportunities to develop even better cities through collaboration. The lessons and datasets from the Mobility Lab Helsinki project’s smart mobility experiments are open information for everyone.

Testing the eDNA method: Does the thick-shelled river mussel live in Longinoja, Helsinki?

When it comes to Helsinki' environmental control and land use planning, it is important to map the chemical and ecological quality of surface waters. Can a new innovative method enhance the study of water bodies and support their biodiversity?

A city as a test platform?

Companies and RDI actors can recommend their own solution to the City of Helsinki for testing. We review proposals on a regular basis and aim to respond to them as soon as possible. The proposals are treated with confidentiality.

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