Megapolis2027, the seventh urban festival of the environmental organisation, Dodo, brings together activists, artists and groups from around Helsinki and also farther afield under the theme of urban activism on 6th October at Kiasma from 11-18.In the city...

The Art-(Social) Science group of Centre for Independent Social Research (CISR) in St. Petersburg organises a series of events about DIY culture in the urban environment. On Monday 15.10. there will be a round-table discussion at CISR's Seminar room,...

The lecture is part of the program of the Commons Day held on Friday 28.9, a co-organised day on peer-to-peer production and commons by Commons.fi- online journal, Helsinki Timebank and the University of Helsinki.All events are open to all, and will be held...

BiofiliA – Base for Biological Artsat Aalto UniversitySeries of open lectures from 3rd October – 12th December, 2012(see program below)An intriguing course in biological arts practices and theory, will start in Future Art Base / Biological Arts at Aalto...

Maria Törn (Aalto University) will present on Thursday 4.10. from 17.30-19.00, an overview of waste management, with an emphasis on recycling and recyclability, from an environmental engineering and researcher perspective. As previously the event will take...

On this upcoming Tuesday 25.7. evening, from 17.30-20.00 at Made in Kallio's cafe (Vaasankatu 14), there will be a discussion about using the tools and methods of media art to foster collaborations, co-working and skill-sharing: From traditions of tea...

The first ever Open Data Cooking Workshop is over, and we are really happy with how it went — with how much we learned about culture, data, people and food! The basic premise for the workshop is to explore food as a form of information expression.So if you...

Designers, statisticians, journalists, researchers and technologists often apply visualization techniques in an attempt to make sense of large quantities of data. In this rush to create informational imagery both creators and viewers are often taken by the...

POP-UP URBANISM FRONTIERSFriday 14th September 2012,from 1:30 pm - 4:30 pm at Customs House (Tulli- ja pakkahuone) Katajanokanlaituri 5, Helsinki, FinlandIn the World Design Capital year, Finland is buzzing with projects that reflect a new mega trend in...

Open Knowledge Festival is a week of participatory sessions, keynote lectures, workshops, hackathons and satellite events in Helsinki from September 17th to 22nd, 2012. OKFestival combines annual eventsOGDCampandOKConto form the first festival of its kind....

Welcome to celebrate Open Data Cooking on Sunday 16.9 at 5 PM, at Aromin keittiö. Following the end of the Open Data Cooking workshop (satellite event of OK festival) taking place at the week end, we organise a small event open to anyone. We will very...

It's again the time to ride through the parks of Helsinki! The Urban Foraging Cycle Ride is a journey to Helsinki's urban edibles, including publicly available fruits, berries and nuts. The forage is led by Joel Rosenberg and on this occasion the tour is in...