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.

Testbed Helsinki pyrkii ratkaisemaan globaaleja haasteita kannustamalla uusiin innovaatioihin.

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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New service by City of Helsinki, HUS and Metropolia University of Applied Sciences expediting health sector companies’ entry into market

Health Proof Helsinki is a health sector ecosystem built by the City of Helsinki, HUS Helsinki University Hospital and Metropolia University of Applied Sciences, the purpose of which is to streamline companies’ research and testing path. The grand opening of Health Proof Helsinki was held on 5 October 2022 at the Myllypuro campus of Metropolia.

Digital leap in circular construction – shared data supports ambitious goals

To utilise materials from demolished buildings efficiently, it is required that information about the materials’ quality and quantity is available well in advance. In Vattuniemi, Lauttasaari, a shared digital platform makes operations much easier as it brings the data on the material flows into one place.

New call for Urban Tech Helsinki incubator to start

Urban Tech Helsinki is a business incubator that supports innovative and growth-oriented companies that focus on solving the challenges of modern cities. The main objective of the incubator is to seek clean and sustainable urban solutions. Operations focus in particular on clean energy, mobility, sustainable construction and urban development, circular economy and urban food production.

Artificial intelligence and cutting-edge technology to boost SMEs

The challenges of exploiting cutting-edge technology affect all companies. Still, they are more pronounced in companies with fewer than 100 employees. These companies are often in the early stages of utilising AI on a daily basis. The Finnish AI Region (FAIR) innovation hub in the Metropolitan Area sets out to solve these challenges.

Story Creator inspired Helsinki learners to tell creative stories

The South Korean company Sam Corporation was the first foreign company to test and develop its solution on our development and testing platform with pupils from Helsinki’s schools. With the pilot, Sam Corporation also established a company in Finland and is competing for a place in the incubator programme.

Mobility Lab Helsinki develops Helsinki’s digital twin for mobility

The digital twin for mobility brings together different data sources and opens up opportunities for new services and the development of a functional city. Mobility Lab Helsinki develops the digital twin for mobility and promotes its use for innovations.

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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