Urban farming is one way to make cities more attractive also in summertime. Laaritalkoot (Cultivation box bee) is an urban farming project initiated by environmental NGO Dodo. Dodo provides housing corporations with help in purchasing the equipment and building cultivation boxes in the parking places and in the yards of detached houses. Urban farming improves well-being and community-building, it gives the opportunity to grow something yourself also in urban surroundings and eat fresh and…See More

What will a sustainable future mean for the way we consume? How can we fulfill individual needs more sustainably?  What are the impacts of what we consume everyday?  What promising sustainable consuming practices start to be revealed?See More

Time bank of Helsinki (Stadin aikapankki) is a time bank for people living in Helsinki and its surroundings. It is an online market where people can offer their time and help for others and receive others time and help for themselves. Tasks of everyday life are exchanged: babysitting, help for moving, sewing etc.. Money is not used in the exchanges, time is used as currency: one hour is one time credit. Everybody’s time and work are rated equally valuable. The credits are collected and people…See More

Loppukiri is a housing community for seniors. It is an outcome of a six year project of the Active Seniors Association. Senior appartments are often institutional and they don’t have the feeling of home. The aim of this project was to create an ideal, communal home for elderly people. The project started in 2000, construction work in 2004 and the first residents moved in in 2006. The residents took part in planning and designing the house, both their own apartments and the common space. The…See More

Sustainable societies should maximize opportunities for physical, social and mental health for all demographic groups. In addition to environmental sustainability, we must also build social integrity, economic efficiency and well-being.See More