Welcome to the opening ceremony of the Urban Centres 2060 exhibition at Sello Library on 30 August from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.! The exhibition highlights residents’ thoughts on the future of Espoo’s urban centres.

Espoo City Planning Department celebrates Espoo Day by opening the Urban Centres 2060 exhibition. The exhibition presents ideas created by residents on the future of urban centres.

At the event, you will meet people who made the exhibits, as well as urban planners. You will be able to talk about the exhibits and share your own creative ideas for developing urban centres.

Halfway through the event, there is a panel discussion where the artists behind the idea exhibits discuss their works. Urban planning professionals discuss the thoughts that arise from the residents’ artwork and how they will apply these ideas in the planning of the Espoo master plan 2060. Together, we discuss what makes a high quality city centre.

Espoo Day programme

11 a.m. to 12 noon Viewing the exhibition and discussions by the exhibits

12 p.m. –1 p.m. Panel discussion on the future of urban centres

1 p.m. – 2 p.m. Viewing the exhibition and discussions by the exhibits

You can arrive at any stage of the event. There will be no discussions by the exhibits during the stage programme, but you can leave your ideas to us in text form or visually.

Upcoming exhibition on ideas

The Urban Centres 2060 exhibition will be implemented in libraries, the Espoo Cultural Centre and online between 1 September and 14 September 2025. The exhibition consists of ideas produced by residents in the Espoo residents’ Idea Sprint workshop series.

What is the Idea Sprint for Espoo residents?

The event will be intertwined with the Espoo residents’ Idea Sprint organised in the spring. In the Espoo residents’ Idea Sprint – Urban Centres 2060 workshop series, residents were able to come up with ideas for a desirable future for urban centres in Espoo.

The participants were divided into small groups and given a task to form a shared vision on the future of Espoo’s urban centres and what would be required for its realisation.

The groups presented their vision as idea exhibits that will be utilised in the preparation of the Espoo master plan 2060. Now we want to continue the discussion on the idea exhibits and the future of urban centres with all residents!

Opening of the Urban Centres 2060 Exhibition!

The event “Opening of the Urban Centres 2060 Exhibition!” has ended