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Vegan meals become available in Espoo’s schools

2019-01-18

Espoo-based comprehensive schools and upper secondary schools will start serving vegan meals to pupils and students who sign up for them. Vegan meals will be available by early March at the latest.

Futuro-talo

In 2018, the Exhibition Centre WeeGee focused on design and architecture

2019-01-04

The museums of the Exhibition Centre WeeGee attracted a total of 334,000 visitors in 2018. More than 18,000 persons visited the Futuro House during its season. EMMA – Espoo Museum of Modern Art was selected as the Museum of the Year 2018 and surpassed expectations by attracting more than 125,000 visitors.

House of the Espoonians

Changes in the City of Espoo’s addresses and administration

2018-12-28

The Espoo City Council has decided that a new Espoo House will be constructed in the 2020s. Corporate Group Administration starts work in January.

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Taxi transport for the disabled and elderly will be dispatched by Western Uusimaa Transport Services

2018-12-19

The new service that will dispatch taxi transport for persons with disabilities and elderly people in Espoo and other municipalities in the region has been named Western Uusimaa Transport Services. Coordinated by the City of Espoo, it will progressively take over the organisation of transport services throughout western Uusimaa starting in the summer of 2019. In Finnish, the service is called Länsi-Uudenmaan kulkukeskus.

Hack with Espoo – what did we gain?

Glimpses into the future
2018-11-23 Matti Parviainen

This autumn, some 20 upper secondary school students in Espoo took a course on information security, hacking, its ethics, and information security testing. They were taught by top experts from the security company 2NS and visiting lecturers from the police, the National Cyber Security Centre and LähiTapiola. To conclude the course, the students had the opportunity to test the information security of the city’s information system.

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Ski tracks and ice rinks

The Espoo Sports and Exercise Services maintains about 200 km of ski tracks of which about 60 km are illuminated. There are more than 90 ice rinks, six artificial ice rinks and indoor ice rinks.

Espoo Innovation Garden

Espoo Innovation Garden

Espoo is a garden of innovation and adventurous experiences aiming to bring together the various partners operating in the area and to encourage their collaboration and sense of community.

Medical helpline

Medical helpline

The medical helpline 116117 will serve Espoo residents from 1 January 2019 onwards. The medical helpline is open when health centres are closed.

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