https://futurehubs.eu/cities/helsinki/ Helsinki is building flood protection at Töölönlahti Bay, testing an AI documentation assistant in its health and social services and preparing 275 new street charging points for electric cars. en https://futurehubs.eu/cities/helsinki/news/migration-integration-programme-international-talent/https://futurehubs.eu/cities/helsinki/news/migration-integration-programme-international-talent/Tue, 27 Oct 2026 08:00:00 GMTHelsinki has moved its 2026–2029 Development Programme for Migration and Integration into implementation, aiming to attract, settle and retain international talent as its roughly 150,000 residents of foreign origin are forecast to grow by almost 100,000 by 2045. https://futurehubs.eu/cities/helsinki/news/karamzininranta-park-square-new-cycling-routes/https://futurehubs.eu/cities/helsinki/news/karamzininranta-park-square-new-cycling-routes/Fri, 23 Oct 2026 08:00:00 GMTHelsinki has moved cyclists around Töölönlahti to the one-way cycle tracks on Mannerheimintie from 21 October while it turns paved Karamzininranta, beside Finlandia Hall, into a park-like square with five planting beds, due for completion in July 2027. https://futurehubs.eu/cities/helsinki/news/rental-model-electric-car-charging-points/https://futurehubs.eu/cities/helsinki/news/rental-model-electric-car-charging-points/Tue, 20 Oct 2026 08:00:00 GMTHelsinki has proposed renting street parking spaces to charging operators under a 'Helsinki Model', with a first phase of 61 stations and 275 charging points, adding to 441 existing street points, and applications opening in December. https://futurehubs.eu/cities/helsinki/news/park-renovation-finished-ahead-of-schedule/https://futurehubs.eu/cities/helsinki/news/park-renovation-finished-ahead-of-schedule/Thu, 15 Oct 2026 08:00:00 GMTHelsinki will complete the renovation of Kaisaniemi Park on Monday, 19 October, more than a year ahead of schedule, adding a new central playground and a dog park, while water basin repairs continue until summer 2027. https://futurehubs.eu/cities/helsinki/news/ai-documentation-assistant-pilot-expands/https://futurehubs.eu/cities/helsinki/news/ai-documentation-assistant-pilot-expands/Thu, 15 Oct 2026 08:00:00 GMTHelsinki is extending its pilot of an AI-based documentation assistant from physiotherapy and occupational therapy to units in student health services, dental care and social services in October, with client consent required and no client data stored or used for training.