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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New innovative teaching materials created for supporting children’s language development

COVID-19 prompted Kipinä Center to innovate new ways to carry out customer work, and funding granted by Business Finland facilitated the beginning of a product development journey towards the creation of the new Kippin Early Language Learning materials. The new learning materials were co-developed by utilising the Easy Access Co-Development operating model of the City of Helsinki’s Economic Development Division and Education Division.

Robot to sweep street dust in Helsinki quietly and without emissions at night

The agile pilot involves testing ways to clean the streets of the residential area in a manner that hinders the residents’ everyday life as little as possible and without emissions in the Jätkäsaari district of Helsinki. Pilot is organized by Trombia company, Helsinki City Construction Services (Stara), and Helsinki City innovation company Forum Virium Helsinki.

Augmented reality as a history teaching tool on Suomenlinna

Do you want to take part in reviving the historical Suomenlinna from the perspective of learners? The City of Helsinki and the Governing Body of Suomenlinna are organising a trial round and looking for companies with an AR application suitable for teaching purposes. The subject is Suomenlinna and history teaching for grades 5–6.

Innovation challenge to promote physical activity and well-being of the elderly people

The City of Helsinki has opened a new innovation challenge to find new and innovative solutions to promote physical activity of the elderly people.

Innovative Mobility Solutions to West Harbour area

Jätkäsaari Mobility Lab and Forum Virium Helsinki are seeking innovative mobility solutions through a third call open for agile pilots.

Jätkäsaari Smart Junction – new open data and traffic modeling

Traffic radars are producing open data for researchers and developers in Jätkäsaari

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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