On September 17-18, the Impact Innovation Summit (IMIN) will be held in Helsingborg, Sweden. This event is a co-creative meeting place for business, academia, civil society, and the public sector.
Parken, Helsingborg's Centre for Innovation, is a meeting place for the city, businesses and academia to solve future challenges. The centre will promote innovation and development for the entire city.
Helsingborg was one of six cities in the final. The award is given to the city that demonstrates a deep commitment to shaping the future of sustainable and innovative tourism. The award also aims to promote networking and strengthen destinations while facilitating the sharing of successful examples in the field.
Helsingborg is one of six finalists for the European Capital of Smart Tourism 2024 Award.
H22 City Expo is officially over. From 30 May to 3 July, Helsingborg was a hive of activity that attracted industry visionaries, curious residents, urban changemakers, young innovators, adventurous tourists, and passionate people – all coming together in Helsingborg. More than 45 countries and as many as half of Sweden’s municipalities visited H22, among many others.
The City of Helsingborg has been granted USD 400 000 from Bloomberg Philanthropies to build a competence centre for the development of biochar at the Helsingborg recycling plant. Helsingborg is one of only seven cities in the world to receive financial support.
Thursday, 16 June, marks the official inauguration of RecoLab, Helsingborg’s unique treatment plant for source-separated sewage. The facility – the first of its kind in northern Europe – was recently awarded as ‘wastewater project of the year’ at the Global Water Awards. Here, indispensable resources are being extracted to a greater extent than is possible with conventional sewage treatment.
At H22 City Expo, leading representatives for the logistics chain will sign the Helsingborg Declaration, the logistics sector’s equivalent to the Paris Agreement, with sights set on becoming climate neutral by 2030. Among the powerful stakeholders that are first to sign are Scania, Volvo Truck Center, Postnord TPL, Peab, Schenker, Skanska, and the Port of Helsingborg.
H22 City Expo is now up and running and Havoteket has opened in Helsingborg. There, visitors of all ages can get closer to life under the surface and experience the tresaures of the sea with all their senses. The pavilion is the result of a unique collaboration between the City of Helsingborg, Hemsö, Tengbom Architects, Serneke and the Port of Helsingborg.
Helsingborg is getting ready to kick off H22 City Expo with an eclectic mix of music, circus, aerial acrobats, and dance at the opening ceremony in Slottshagen, on 31 May. HRH Crown Princess Victoria is delivering the inaugural speech, in the presence of HM The Queen, and the new Swedish pop sensation GERD is performing her internationally acclaimed tunes for the crowds.
With HM The Queen in attendance, HRH The Crown Princess will officially inaugurate H22 City Expo on 31 May. The Queen is visiting Helsingborg with a focus on issues relating to dementia and elderly care, and Her Majesty will inaugurate SilviaBo and the Garden of Memories and Knowledge. The Crown Princess will visit several of the programme initiatives that focus on sustainability and innovation.
Europe’s biggest conference on sustainable cities, the United Nations, Michelin star chefs, world artists, Europe's most innovative cities, and up to 100 official partners from the business sector, academia and civil society will all be in town when Helsingborg invites the world to H22 City Expo – a 35-day international event with over 300 programme features this summer.
Welcome to a digital press conference with the City of Helsingborg on 16 March at 11:00 regarding the international event H22 City Expo (30 May- 3 July).
Welcome to a digital press conference with the City of Helsingborg on 16 March at 11:00 regarding the international event H22 City Expo (30 May- 3 July). We are proud to present the single biggest event for innovation and sustainable urban development in the Nordic region in 2022 with up to 100 official partners from the business sector, academia, and civil society.
Cities have the power to act and push to accelerate the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals. This is the message being communicated when UNECE (United Nations Economic Commission for Europe), in collaboration with the City of Helsingborg, invites cities around the world to the H22 +50 Session in Helsingborg during H22 City Expo, 30 May - 3 July.
From 30 May to 3 July 2022, Helsingborg invites the world to H22 City Expo – an international event with over 300 programme features highlighting the role of innovation in shaping the smart and sustainable city of the future. H22 City Expo brings together over 70 official partners, innovators, world-leading companies, researchers, city departments, sustainability heroes, and residents.
Award-winning Swedish chef Daniel Berlin is now involved in H22 City Expo. During the 35-day long international event in Helsingborg, Sweden, next summer, this top chef is making sure that the food reflects the future, is innovative, and sustainable.
The City of Helsingborg, Sweden, is a finalist in the European Green Capital Award 2023. The City of Helsingborg is one-step closer to becoming the European Green Capital in 2023. Helsingborg’s most prominent successes are linked to how the city has tackled environmental challenges associated with air, water, and noise pollution, waste management, energy efficiency, and climate change mitigation.
The Port of Helsingborg in Sweden will test a new electric road concept from Swedish company Elonroad. The system charges all types of electric vehicles from a power strip in the road, whether they are parked or on the move. The goal is to cut emissions and explore fossil-free transport solutions. The domestic transport sector accounts for about one third of Sweden's greenhouse gas emissions.
The City of Helsingborg is located in the south of Sweden, just across the bay from Denmark. In recent years Helsingborg has received a number of awards, such as: Sweden’s ICT Municipality of the Year, Quality Municipality of the Year, Growth Municipality of the Year and Sustainability Municipality of the Year.
Now, the City of Helsingborg has set its sight on becoming one of Euorope’s most innovative cities by offering an open innovation platform for city innovations.
Welcome to join our journey!
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