Valladolid to have Spain’s largest biomass-fed heating network
The promise is that it will save between 30% and 50% on users’ energy bills
Spain / Development / Energy efficiency
Sweden / Helsingborg / Innovation and Research / Public Spaces
Here’s a look at some of the urban design marvels on show at H22 City Expo
Helsingborg shows the creative power of architecture
Sweden / Helsingborg / Green City
WWF and Urban Future team up to present winners of One Planet City Challenge
It’s the now-traditional competition among global cities to meet the standards of the Paris Agreement
Sweden / Helsingborg / Development / Innovation and Research
Helsingborg’s H22 City Expo will also host six European sustainable cities
The guest cities will all showcase their particular innovations
Sweden / Helsingborg / Development / Innovation and Research
Urban Future 22 unveils programme: Check out the highlights!
Global urban shapers will share their visions in Helsingborg, 1-3 June
Sweden / Helsingborg / Culture and Tourism / Development
Helsingborg reveals an attractive program for its H22 City Expo
For 35 days straight, you can immerse yourself in the Nordic vision of the urban future
Sweden / Helsingborg / Economy and Finance / Green City
Helsingborg is the first municipality to issue sustainability-linked bonds
You can now invest in the city’s environmental performance
Sweden / Helsingborg / Development / Green City
Urban Future is back in 2022 as key part of Helsingborg City Expo
The focus this time will be on the progress and opportunities available to small and mid-sized cities
Italy / Spain / Sweden / Barcelona / Helsingborg / Milan / Growing City
UNDRR names first 4 European cities to become Resilience Hubs
Barcelona, Greater Manchester, Helsingborg and Milan comprise four of the first six cities awarded the title
Bulgaria / Finland / Sweden / Helsingborg / Krakow / Sofia / Green City
European Green Capital 2023 and European Green Leaf 2022: The finalists are here
The European Commission announced the role model cities in Europe
Sweden / Helsingborg / Growing City / Public Spaces
Helsingborg is renovating not only the Central Station but also its adjacent square
The city is also inviting residents to help with the naming of a new pedestrian bridge
Sweden / Helsingborg / Development / Innovation and Research
Helsingborg and IKEA team up for innovation at the H22 City Expo
Three projects have been planned to showcase the future of urban living
Gabrovo / Gdansk / Helsingborg / Krakow / Pleven / Rzeszow / Sofia / Tallinn / Warsaw / Zagreb
30 cities will compete for the European Green Capital and Green Leaf awards
The winners to the prestigious distinction will receive one million euros for environmental initiatives
Sweden / Helsingborg / Welfare and Health
Helsingborg residents can now use an innovative tool to overcome divorce anxiety
The platform was borrowed from Denmark where it has become a legal requirement
Helsingborg / Luleå / Lund / Stockholm / Uppsala / Welfare and Health
Sweden’s pandemic law awaits parliamentary approval
The legislation will give extraordinary powers to the government to manage the coronavirus crisis in a more hard-handed way
Belgium / Estonia / France / Romania / Slovakia / Sweden / Bratislava / Cluj-Napoca / Helsingborg / Iasi / Leuven / Paris / Tallinn / Warsaw / Zagreb / Digital transformation / Innovation and Research
Tackling the corona crisis locally: lessons from EU cities
A selection of the best solutions showing that EU cities can solve big issues with restricted resources
Helsingborg / Luleå / Lund / Stockholm / Uppsala / Welfare and Health
Sweden imposes toughest corona restrictions so far
Caps on customers in shops and restaurants, facemasks in public transport
Helsingborg / Luleå / Lund / Stockholm / Uppsala / Welfare and Health
Sweden’s hospitals stretched to the limit
Finland and Norway have offered medical assistance, the government opts for emergency powers
Helsingborg / Innovation and Research
What’s the temperature of a city's population?
The Swedish city of Helsingborg now has the means to measure that
Helsingborg / Mobility
Helsingborg authorities get creative on road safety
A range of intelligent methods for reducing speed on residential streets are being tested out
Cluj-Napoca / Espoo / Helsingborg / Leuven / Vienna / Innovation and Research
Leuven wins the iCapital 2020 Award
The lucky winner also receives 1 million euros from the European Commission to implement innovative projects
Helsingborg / Luleå / Lund / Stockholm / Uppsala / Welfare and Health
Sweden lifts ban on elderly care home visits
The relaxation is due to slowing infection rate in the country and extra protective measures in care homes
Helsingborg / Luleå / Lund / Stockholm / Uppsala / Welfare and Health
Sweden unveils record-high corona budget
Regional and local structures capable of acting quickly on signals of outbreaks will be central in curbing the spread of Covid-19 in 2021
Helsingborg / Luleå / Lund / Stockholm / Uppsala / Culture and Tourism / Education and Sport
Sweden considers easing limits on attendance of public events
Up to 500 people could be allowed at seated cultural performances and sports competitions
Helsingborg / Luleå / Lund / Stockholm / Uppsala / Culture and Tourism / Economy and Finance
Rescue package supports tourism in Sweden’s rural areas
70 million kronor complement huge allocations for the sector
Helsingborg / Luleå / Lund / Stockholm / Uppsala / Culture and Tourism / Politics and Reforms
Swedish municipalities can close eateries that neglect health guidelines
The new law will last from 1 July until the end of the year
Helsingborg / Welfare and Health
Helsingborg’s care homes circumvent ban on visits with meeting tents
The safe spots put up in gardens generate a lot of interest
Helsingborg / Luleå / Lund / Stockholm / Culture and Tourism
Sweden to allow unrestricted domestic travel
All health recommendations and anti-crowding rules remain in place
Helsingborg / Welfare and Health
Helsingborg volunteer spreads positivity amid the coronavirus scare
Parul Grosh uses her website to disseminate information about the pandemic and how people can help
Sweden / Helsingborg / Luleå / Lund / Stockholm / Innovation and Research
Swedish central bank tests solution for e-krona
The aim of the project is to determine the usability of the digital currency
Sweden / Helsingborg / Luleå / Lund / Stockholm / Energy efficiency
Sweden recycles no plastic at all from scrapped cars
Still the country remains global leader in recycling, having nearly reached ‘zero waste’ levels