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8 March 2022 11:00

UNECE and the City of Helsingborg organize H22 +50 Session and Dialogue of Eminent Experts on smart, sustainable, and inclusive cities at H22 City Expo

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.

1 March 2022 07:00

Götheborg of Sweden sails to Helsingborg and H22 City Expo

The first port of call on Götheborg of Sweden’s major Asia Expedition will be Helsingborg. It is also the first time that the world’s largest wooden ship visits Helsingborg, which will happen in conjunction with the international event H22 City Expo, 30 May – 3 July.

25 January 2022 12:00

Helsingborg has established a sustainability linked bond framework to support its green transformation

The City of Helsingborg establishes framework for sustainability-linked bonds; interest rates linked to emission reductions. SEB Investment Management buys first bond of SEK 500 million in deal brokered by Danske Bank.

8 December 2021 13:00

Helsingborg invites the world to a 35-day innovation fest with H22 City Expo

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.

20 October 2021 12:00

Swedish top chef Daniel Berlin brings the flavour to one of Europe’s most innovative cities during H22 City Expo

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.

26 August 2021 06:35

Unique self-watering grass system in central Helsingborg, Sweden

The park "Ångfärjeparken" in Helsingborg, Sweden, has a world-unique self-watering lawn that uses technology found only here and in Hong Kong. The first ever Hydroponic lawn has deeper roots and better wear-tolerance. The technology in combination with a soil moisture sensor in the lawn means that residents get a healthier, denser and greener lawn for a few extra months a year.

6 July 2021 10:04

The City of Helsingborg, Sweden, is a finalist in the European Green Capital Award 2023

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.

6 May 2021 07:30

Sweden’s second largest container port, the Port of Helsingborg, tests new electric road system to cut emissions and explore fossil-free transports

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.

18 February 2021 10:30

The MIT Senseable City Lab and Swedish city Helsingborg collaborate on the Future of Public Safety in Cities

​The MIT Senseable City Lab and the City of Helsingborg, Sweden, will together develop a research agenda centered on the "Future of Public Safety in Cities". Social media data and public safety data will be analyzed to understand various events that concern notions of safety and public perception of the issue. The results will be showcased at the H22 City Expo in Helsingborg, 2022.

11 February 2021 12:34

Swedish city Helsingborg and IKEA announce groundbreaking partnership to create the sustainable city of the future

​Named one of Europe’s most innovative cities in 2020, the City of Helsingborg, Sweden, joins forces with Swedish furniture giant IKEA to address global challenges in the co-creation of a sustainable city. The collaboration marks the first time IKEA has ever collaborated with an entire city over the course of several years and will culminate in the summer of 2022 at H22 City Expo, 30 May–3 July.

17 November 2020 08:00

​The city of Helsingborg first out to use novel AI technology to screen body temperature trends

By using a unique technology based on thermal sensors in combination with novel AI, the city of Helsingborg in southern Sweden is first in the world to estimate trends of elevated body temperatures within a population.

24 September 2020 09:11

​Helsingborg is one of Europe’s most innovative cities according to the European Commission

Helsingborg was awarded second place in the European Capital of Innovation Awards 2020, also known as iCapital, during a ceremony in Brussels today. This is an annual prize awarded to the European city that is best able to demonstrate its ability to harness innovation to improve the lives of its residents.