Helsinki already ranks as one of the world’s most livable cities, but by 2050, it may top the list, especially as other cities struggle to figure out how to accommodate swelling populations in limited ...

A few years ago, if you turned on the heat in an apartment in Helsinki, the energy typically came from coal. But the city’s power company shut down one coal plant in 2023, and the remaining one closed ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. David Nikel is a travel writer covering cruising and Scandinavia. Despite low temperatures and snow underfoot, life goes on during ...

San Francisco Bay, New York, London and Berlin are some of the most highly esteemed thriving technology startup hubs. Though well-established ecosystems, not all are fully integrated smart cities. In ...

Helsinki has been voted the best European Airport for its size by the Airport Council International. I flew from Helsinki to London with the low-cost European airline Ryanair. My flight was delayed.

The Finnish capital of Helsinki is a city in a hurry. In 2019 it became the first city in Europe to bring a sustainable development report to the table at the United Nations High-Level Political Forum ...

This is your first of three free stories this month. Become a free or sustaining member to read unlimited articles, webinars and ebooks. When Andy Johansen first visited Helsinki’s Oodi Library in ...

Helsinki, like Finns themselves, was long seen as the shy introvert among its Nordic neighbors. But that’s changed. Today there is a dynamic new energy pumping through the streets of Helsinki, and ...