Testbed Helsinki

General

Using 360 live video and augmented reality in event production

The City of Helsinki is seeking new innovations in event operations with its partners Helsinki XR Center, Fullsteam Agency and Elisa. By using new technology, we wish to find ways to enrichen the comprehensive event experience of visitors.

The new Helsinki Education Hub turns learning and education ideas into innovations

Helsinki will open a new Helsinki Education Hub on 23 September. The learning and education sector is growing globally and Helsinki Education Hub wants to promote the growth of entrepreneurship in learning and education technology. The aim is to combine learning and education start-ups, Finnish pedagogical know-how and academic research in order to generate new innovations, promote entrepreneurship in the field of educational technology and create new business. At the same time, we want to make Helsinki a capital of learning.

New innovative teaching materials created for supporting children’s language development

COVID-19 prompted Kipinä Center to innovate new ways to carry out customer work, and funding granted by Business Finland facilitated the beginning of a product development journey towards the creation of the new Kippin Early Language Learning materials. The new learning materials were co-developed by utilising the Easy Access Co-Development operating model of the City of Helsinki’s Economic Development Division and Education Division.

Robot to sweep street dust in Helsinki quietly and without emissions at night

The agile pilot involves testing ways to clean the streets of the residential area in a manner that hinders the residents’ everyday life as little as possible and without emissions in the Jätkäsaari district of Helsinki. Pilot is organized by Trombia company, Helsinki City Construction Services (Stara), and Helsinki City innovation company Forum Virium Helsinki.

Innovation challenge to promote physical activity and well-being of the elderly people

The City of Helsinki has opened a new innovation challenge to find new and innovative solutions to promote physical activity of the elderly people.

Innovative Mobility Solutions to West Harbour area

Jätkäsaari Mobility Lab and Forum Virium Helsinki are seeking innovative mobility solutions through a third call open for agile pilots.

Jätkäsaari Smart Junction – new open data and traffic modeling

Traffic radars are producing open data for researchers and developers in Jätkäsaari

What is Testbed Helsinki?

Through the Testbed Helsinki website you can comprehensively find development and testing opportunities for new products and services offered by the City of Helsinki. The site is specifically aimed at companies and RDI actors. The key content areas of our testing platform activities are EdTech, Built Environment, Health & Wellbeing, and Smart Mobility.

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Frequently asked questions

Read more about Testbed Helsinki activities here and how to get involved in the test platform / testbed activities.