Cycling Week 2–11 May 2025 – Cycling for all

The national Cycling Week will once again be celebrated from 2 to 11 May 2025. With this year’s theme Cycling for all, Cycling Week 2025 celebrates equal opportunities for everyone to travel by bike. The aim of the week is to encourage people to cycle, increase cycling for all types of journeys, support individuals in reflecting on their travel choices, raise awareness of the benefits of cycling, and strengthen the role of cycling in urban planning. Cycling Week is coordinated by the Network of Cycling Municipalities in Finland. 

Similarly to last year, in Espoo and elsewhere in the Helsinki metropolitan area, a variety of events and activities will take place during Cycling Week. The cities of Espoo, Helsinki, and Vantaa, together with Helsinki Region Transport (HSL), are partnering with the Helsinki Cyclists’ Association (Hepo), which is acting as the producer of the event week. Events in Espoo include: 

• Thursday 8 May, 7–9 AM: Breakfast for Cyclists at Keilaniemi, Espoo, near the front of Laguuni. Hepo’s volunteers will be handing out breakfast to cyclists. The charity cycling team Team Rynkeby Espoo will also participate in the event.
• Learn to do bike maintenance with expert guidance. RD Physics Oy and the City of Espoo are organizing a free bike repair workshop in Otaniemi. The workshop offers hands-on learning on how to maintain your own bike – for example, how to patch a tire, adjust gears, and oil the chain. The workshop is open 5–9 May from 8 AM to 4 PM at Omnia Makers Space (Otakaari 5). Bring your own bike! Read more about the event.

Increasing cycling is an effective way to reduce transportation related carbon dioxide emissions. Transportation is currently the largest source of emissions in Espoo. The development of bicycle traffic has been monitored in Espoo for quite some time. The recently published traffic review provides more insights into the trends in cycling and traffic in general. 

Espoo is actively developing its cycling infrastructure. Sections of the Rantaradanbaana cycling route are currently under construction as part of the Espoo urban railway project. 

The city bike season in Espoo and Helsinki has begun again. The season runs from 1 April to 31 October 2025. There are 4,600 bikes and 460 bike stations available in Espoo and Helsinki. This year marks a festive milestone, as the city bikes have been rolling on Helsinki's streets for ten years. The bike stations first appeared in Espoo a year later during a pilot phase, and the system was officially launched citywide the following year.

To celebrate Cycling Week, you can get a week’s access to city bikes for half price – only 5 EUR with the code PYORAILYVIIKKO. The weekly pass includes an unlimited number of trips up to one hour each. The code is valid for the entire Cycling Week, from 2 to 11 May 2025. 

Efforts to increase everyday cycling are also supported through various sustainable development projects. For example, the Cycle4Climate project (EU Interreg Central Baltic, 2024–2027) aims to reduce traffic emissions by promoting cycling through various actions. In the Kestävän tulevaisuuden kaupunginosat project, different sustainable mobility and cycling solutions are being piloted in cooperation with businesses.