The activities of the Opinmäki learning centre in Espoo promote the well-being and community spirit of people of all ages and with different cultural backgrounds. That is why the International Association of Educating Cities has decided to award Opinmäki for its good practices.
According to an international benchmark study, Espoo is the most sustainable city in Europe. The study showed that measured by the economic, sociocultural and ecological sustainability scores, the growth city of Espoo has managed to maintain its sustainable development. The survey was prepared for the Dutch presidency of the European Union, and it covered more than 140 cities in the EU.

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  • When her own Finnish-speaking son picked up English numbers ”by accident” aged 2, Anu Guttorm immediately realised the power of game-based learning. This insight led to the Moomin Language School, a spin-off from Promentor Solution Oy the Finnish pioneer in digital language learning. But how did the engineer of media technology with a special interest in graphic design and creativity get into business in the first place?
  • The new exhibition of the Espoo City Museum, It is here I belong – Five centuries of Glims (19.4.2016 - 5.3.2017), is about the Glims Farm, which for centuries offered its residents a home, a livelihood, and safety. The exhibition shares the life stories of some of the residents of Glims and describes how many major historical events impacted life at this Espoo farm.
  • Energy company St1’s geothermal heat production project is moving on to the next phase in Espoo. A giant drilling rig with auxiliary systems have been assembled in the area of a Fortum heat plant in Otaniemi, and the drilling of deep wells for Finland's first geothermal pilot plant will begin in the next few days.

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