HELSINKI--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The City of Helsinki has commissioned two next-generation 3D city models: a smart, semantic city information model and a visually high-quality reality mesh model. These ...

From the colorful prints of Marimekko to Ittala glassware and the functional Artek furniture, Finland is not short of leading names in the world of design. The Nordic nation is a major destination for ...

[Image: Squint Opera/courtesy Carlo Ratti Associati] One of the competition’s winners, called Helsinki’s Hot Heart, envisions 10 floating reservoirs off the city’s coast that would store heat in ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. There are many reasons why Helsinki is considered such a happy place. The city seemed organized, the locals were friendly, and I ...

Did you know Helsinki sits across more than 300 islands? From the sky, it almost looks like the city is floating on the Baltic Sea. As dusk settles in, the skyline begins to glow. At the center stands ...

Tram on Mannerheimintie street central Helsinki Finland Europe. (Photo by: Sergi Reboredo/VW Pics/Universal Images Group via Getty Images) Helsinki has reduced carbon emissions per capita by 60% since ...

The Helsinki city council may have turned down a proposal to build a Guggenheim museum there in 2016, but the Finnish capital is set to get another cutting-edge museum, the Amos Rex, this month.

The City of Helsinki today announces a competition that invites proposals for the redevelopment of Makasiiniranta at South Harbour, the last old harbour area to be transformed for public use in ...

Among the many misleading beliefs about climate change, one in particular has too often gone unchallenged. This is the idea that temperature increases will negatively affect only warmer regions, while ...