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YIT creates urban environments which link ecological, economic
and social sustainability. Case in point: Tripla Centre in Pasila,
Helsinki. Pages 12–13.

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Editorial

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Spearheaded by ambitious REDI centre, SRV combines compact
construction with mixed-use to launch the smart communities
of the future. Pages 46–47.

Smart cities are not all about technology anymore

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THE ANGLE by Director of Economic Development of the City of Helsinki, Marja-Leena Rinkineva

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Rooted on Smart City ideology, a new superhub is rising in Pasila

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Innovative cities transform old mines and paper mills to 21st century moneymakers

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Business parks need to rededicate themselves to serving the customers once again

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How Smart Is Your Industry?

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Shopping centre Puuvilla re-energised an old industrial neighbourhood in Pori

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The Western metro went for an encore before the line is even operational

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Going West – selected highlights from the metro saga

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Matinkylä is the “anchor for all ages” for the western metro line

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“Innovation Triangle” of Tapiola, Otaniemi and Keilaniemi is poised to take Espoo – and Finland
– to a whole new level

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Espoo’s “development dynamo” is retiring in summer 2015 – what kind of a legacy does Olavi Louko
leave behind?

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Spearheaded by shopping centre Ainoa, the legendary Tapiola Centre is being upgraded for the future

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The Original Garden City

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Aalto University spearheads the development of Otaniemi

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