Sustainable Helsinki
What kind of progress has Helsinki made in the implementation of sustainable development goals? These pages provide information about the City’s successes and areas of development alike.
Sustainable Helsinki
What kind of progress has Helsinki made in the implementation of sustainable development goals? These pages provide information about the City’s successes and areas of development alike.
Cities shape a sustainable future
In 2015, 193 countries in the UN General Assembly voted to adopt the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
Helsinki’s success rate in the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals varies: some goals have already been achieved, while others require more intense efforts. The Review on this website examines the realisation of sustainability in Helsinki during the 2021–2025 council period of office through four main themes: ecological, social, economic and cultural sustainability.
Latest news
02.10.2025
Carbon neutral apartment building project completed in Kalasatama as part of the Re-Thinking Urban Housing Programme
An apartment building that is carbon neutral in terms of its…
24.09.2025
Helsinki ranked the world’s most sustainable tourist destination for the second year in a row
For the second year in a row, Helsinki has been ranked…
23.09.2025
Havis Amanda bathes in orange light and a silent candlelight procession passes through Esplanadi Park in November
Helsinki participates in the UN’s Orange the World campaign to end…
16.09.2025
The design competition for the Hermanninranta Biodiversity Park has started
The international landscape architecture design competition for the Hermanninranta waterfront park…
12.09.2025
Helsinki invites residents to celebrate Car-Free Day
On Friday 19 September, the City of Helsinki is organising a…
10.09.2025
Flood protection along Mustapuro to prepare the area for floods caused by climate change and to increase biodiversity in the stream ecosystem
A project in which floodplains were built, shore meadows were sown…
09.09.2025
Helsinki opens Uusix Market in Kyläsaari – recycled products support social work
The City of Helsinki will open the Uusix Market in Kyläsaari…
08.09.2025
Take part in the Partnership Market for organisations
Are you part of a Helsinki-based association, organisation, club or foundation?…
08.09.2025
New Equality and Non-discrimination Advisory Board begins its work
The Equality and Non-discrimination Advisory Board of Helsinki is tasked with…