How do we make Amsterdam’s bike tunnels less scary?
It involves all the five senses, apparently
Netherlands / Amsterdam / Development / Public Spaces
Sweden
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- Stockholmers left without city bikes, at least for a year
- Velo-city World Cycling Summit awards four European cities as the best in class for 2023
- Sweden to debut world’s first e-motorway in 2025
- Helsingborg garbage trucks monitor road potholes with the help of AI
- You’ll be able to visit Santa Claus by train from 2025
- A second-hand shop for building materials: Uppsala’s new recycling service
Sweden / Stockholm / Mobility
Stockholmers left without city bikes, at least for a year
The Stockholm eBikes service was supposed to be revolutionary in its affordability
Germany / Sweden / Essen / Helsingborg / Development / Mobility
Velo-city World Cycling Summit awards four European cities as the best in class for 2023
This is the largest conference of enthusiasts, NGOs and policymakers, all dedicated to promoting cycling as a prime mode of transportation
Sweden / Development / Innovation and Research / Mobility
Sweden to debut world’s first e-motorway in 2025
The 20-km stretch that links the cities of Hallsberg and Örebro will be especially useful to heavy-duty EVs
Sweden / Helsingborg / Digital transformation / Public Spaces
Helsingborg garbage trucks monitor road potholes with the help of AI
Optimizing all those street trips done daily
Finland / Sweden / Culture and Tourism / Mobility
You’ll be able to visit Santa Claus by train from 2025
With a new projected connection to Sweden, Finland will no longer be Europe’s railway island
Sweden / Uppsala / Economy and Finance / Green City
A second-hand shop for building materials: Uppsala’s new recycling service
Inspiring the construction sector to think about circularity
Sweden / Helsingborg / Development / Innovation and Research
Helsingborg affirms its visionary position with an innovation district
HEIDI is the name of the new quarter, and it will be established in Oceanhamnen, which was also the site of the H22 Expo
Sweden / Digital transformation / Education and Sport
Malmö is building an experience arena with a 360-degree dome screen
The Wisdome will be part theatre, part digital lab, part business centre, and an altogether learning environment
Sweden / Development / Public Spaces
Linköping is making its newest park on the roof of this building
The concept is to create an undulating green space, a bit like a flying carpet
Sweden / Digital transformation / Social City
Swedish town employs digital guides for elderly residents
These officials help seniors to push back the feelings of alienation in a world gone rapidly technological
Sweden / Stockholm / Green City / Innovation and Research
First in Sweden: Near-infrared technology sorts out plastic and metal
In fact, the more precise term is post-sorting, and it cuts down CO2 emissions by 75%
Sweden / Helsingborg / Digital transformation
Helsingborg digitalizes even its rain gutters
Smart sensors will warn of potential blockages, and that in turn will prevent moisture from destroying the buildings’ facades
Sweden / Stockholm / Green City
Swedish Xmas trees go into lakes to become fish nests
Here’s a good example of the concept of upcycling, if there ever was one
Sweden / Development / Public Spaces
This Swedish town is literally busy moving its location
Kiruna is going to be re-founded further to the east, one building at a time
Sweden / Innovation and Research / Politics and Reforms
Today, Europe’s first continental spaceport launched in Kiruna (Sweden)
The Arctic town also hosted Sweden’s first event of its 2023 EU Presidency
Sweden / Energy efficiency / Green City
Linköping’s hydropower company transports eels from river to sea so they can spawn
Still far from having zero “man-made eel mortality” though, but the effort counts
Sweden / Helsingborg / Digital transformation
Forgot to shut a window in the cold weather? Helsingborg has a solution for that
The city’s bet on IoT technology is finding applications in the most unexpected and tiny details of daily life – and it makes a difference
Sweden / Innovation and Research / Social City
Sweden’s first food delivery by drone takes place in rural Stockholm County
For two weeks, as an experiment, the residents of Gräddö and Tjockö are getting their groceries brought in by the flying devices
Sweden / Digital transformation / Public Spaces
Digital map helps residents of Umeå to choose a path free of snow
Nordic winter conditions require some very local and intriguing solutions
Sweden / Helsingborg / Digital transformation
IoT in Helsingborg: Digital system decides when to water the football pitches
Not only does it make the work easier to carry out, but it also saves water
Sweden / Stockholm / Public Spaces / Social City
Stockholm brings coziness outdoors with special “winter places”
The city inaugurated twelve of these spots to encourage people to still feel at home while on the street
Sweden / Energy efficiency / Green City
Linköping will grow more climate-smart tomatoes
Plants feed on CO2 and plenty of it is produced at the local Tekniska verken energy company, so there’s a circular win-win solution
Sweden / Social City
Skellefteå opens an equipment library to encourage residents to try a new hobby
It consists of two sections, one where you can borrow sports equipment, and another where you can try art stuff
Sweden / Public Spaces / Social City
Skellefteå is Europe’s most accessible city
The northern Swedish municipality received the award from the European Commission on account of its long-term commitment and innovative mindset
Sweden / Culture and Tourism / Politics and Reforms
Tourists can promote democracy abroad with a special calculator
A Swedish human rights organization has come up with a concept called “dictatorship compensation”
Sweden / Helsingborg / Public Spaces / Welfare and Health
Helsingborg lures gamers out of their shells with a socializing space
Imagine a place for computer gaming, where healthy food is served, and physical activity is required
Austria / Sweden / Culture and Tourism / Green City
Europe’s longest train service rolls in this winter to carry skiers from Sweden to the Alps
Snälltåget also impresses with its sustainability profile
Sweden / Mobility / Social City
Swedish town rethinks its public transport to attract more men
It’s women who have been doing better when it comes to commuting sustainably, but this also may have to do with how the city has been laid out
Sweden / Stockholm / Green City / Innovation and Research
Stockholm waste zooms through vacuum tubes
The city will manage this innovative waste disposal system on its own, and it surprises us that it is not more widespread already on a European level
Sweden / Stockholm / Politics and Reforms
Sweden turns right with new government, but Stockholm swings to the left
The capital has opposed the current political tide in the country, and ex-mayor Karin Wanngård is back at the helm
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Sweden / Stockholm / Mobility
Stockholmers left without city bikes, at least for a year
Germany / Sweden / Essen / Helsingborg / Development / Mobility
Velo-city World Cycling Summit awards four European cities as the best in class for 2023
Sweden / Development / Innovation and Research / Mobility
Sweden to debut world’s first e-motorway in 2025
Sweden / Helsingborg / Digital transformation / Public Spaces
Helsingborg garbage trucks monitor road potholes with the help of AI
Finland / Sweden / Culture and Tourism / Mobility
You’ll be able to visit Santa Claus by train from 2025
Sweden / Uppsala / Economy and Finance / Green City
A second-hand shop for building materials: Uppsala’s new recycling service
Sweden / Helsingborg / Development / Innovation and Research
Helsingborg affirms its visionary position with an innovation district
Sweden / Digital transformation / Education and Sport
Malmö is building an experience arena with a 360-degree dome screen
Sweden / Development / Public Spaces
Linköping is making its newest park on the roof of this building
Sweden / Digital transformation / Social City