Finland

Official name
Republic of Finland
Region
Europe
Sub-Region
Northern Europe
ISO 3166-1
fi

      

Finland

Smart Mobility in Smart Tampere (Tampere - Finland)

Future city district Hiedanranta Smart Tampere

Tampere is one of the cities that is part of the 6City Strategy of Finland (along with the five other largest Finnish cities: Helsinki, Espoo, Vantaa, Turku, and Oulu), which focuses on achieving a sustainable urban development based on each city's needs and strengths, finding ways to collaborate in more concrete terms.

Smart Kalasatama (Helsinki - Finland)

Helsinki is one of the cities that is part of the 6City Strategy of Finland (along with the five other largest Finnish cities: Espoo, Vantaa, Tampere, Turku, and Oulu), which focuses on achieving a sustainable urban development based on each city's needs and strengths, finding ways to collaborate in more concrete terms.

6City Strategy (Helsinki, Espoo, Vantaa, Tampere, Turku, Oulu - Finland)

The Finnish 6City Strategy focuses on achieving a sustainable urban development, and it is carried out by the six largest cities in Finland: Helsinki, Espoo, Vantaa, Tampere, Turku, and Oulu. The strategy is part of the implementation of Finland’s Structural Fund Programme for Sustainable Growth and Jobs 2014–2020.

Oulu, Finland

Oulu, Finland, River, Lake, Water

Oulu is a city and municipality of 201,124 inhabitants (31 August 2017) in the region of Northern Ostrobothnia, Finland.

Oulu Region is known for its technology, the hi-tech growth having started after the establishment of Oulu University in 1958. There are two science parks. The region is home to many hi-tech companies, such as the telecommunications company Nokia.

Turku, Finland

River, crane, Turku, Finland

Turku is a city on the southwest coast of Finland at the mouth of the Aura River, in the region of Southwest Finland. The population of Turku was 187,564 (2016), making it the sixth largest city in Finland. There were 318,168 inhabitants living in the Turku sub-region, ranking it as the third largest urban area in Finland after the Greater Helsinki area and Tampere sub-region.

Tampere, Finland

Tampere, Finland

Tampere is a city in Pirkanmaa, southern Finland.

Tampere is dubbed the "Manchester of Finland" for its industrial past

The area is strong in mechanical engineering and automation, information and communication technologies, and health and biotechnology, as well as pulp and paper industry education.

Vantaa, Finland

Finnish, Vantaa, River, Wood, Green

Vantaa is a city and municipality in Finland. It is part of the inner core of the Finnish Capital Region along with Helsinki, Espoo, and Kauniainen. With a population of 221,821 (31 August 2017), Vantaa is the fourth most populated city of Finland.

The largest airport in Finland, and the main airport and airline hub of Greater Helsinki, the Helsinki Airport, is located in Vantaa. The city also hosts a science center, Heureka.

Espoo, Finland

Espoo, Finland

Espoo is the second largest city and municipality in Finland. It is part of the Finnish Capital Region, and most of its population lives in the inner urban core of the Helsinki metropolitan area, along with the cities of Helsinki, Vantaa, and Kauniainen. It had a population of 274,583 at the beginning of 2017.

Espoo doesn't have a traditional city center at all, but it has several local regional centers.

Helsinki, Finland

Helsinki, Finland

Helsinki is the capital and largest city of Finland. It is in the region of Uusimaa, in southern Finland, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland., making it the most populous municipality and urban area in Finland.

Its central avenue, Mannerheimintie, is flanked by institutions including the National Museum, tracing Finnish history from the Stone Age to the present. Also on Mannerheimintie are the imposing Parliament House and Kiasma, a contemporary art museum. Ornate red-brick Uspenski Cathedral overlooks a harbor.

Subscribe to Finland