In Helsinki's climate plan, community comes before bureaucracy
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Nurses have quit en masse from Russia’s top coronavirus hospital in Moscow over poor working conditions and low wages
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Amsterdam to embrace 'doughnut' model to mend post-coronavirus economy
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The city of Helsinki had the right to scrap its contract with Siemens over the failed automation of the Finnish capital's metro
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An unreal city: Lockdown in London
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How Helsinki and Oslo cut pedestrian deaths to zero – after years of committed action, neither city recorded a single pedestrian fatality in 2019
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Five Picasso murals in Oslo are at the center of a major controversy – the murals are scheduled to be moved in the name of preservation
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The invisible city: How a homeless man built a life underground
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Controversial plans for a third runway at Heathrow Airport have been thrown into doubt after a court ruling
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Copenhagen retains its crown – annual global liveability survey from ECA International rates cities on their quality of life for Europeans abroad
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The Danish capital, which was designated the European Green Capital in 2014, is trying to do everything it can to make Euro 2020 as green as possible
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Copenhagen's third annual Light Festival sparked into life over the weekend, with colourful displays from artists and designers
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Stockholm has been named 'smartest city in the world' for its innovations on the environment, digital technology and residents' wellbeing
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Megadrill to build power highway below Stockholm's landmarks – Sweden's growing capital needs more electricity for homes and new industries
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Copenhagen crowned Europe's healthiest city – factors included things like life expectancy, the percent of GDP allocated to healthcare and the cost of fruit and vegetables
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Castle in the clouds: Celebrating the eclectic, DIY designs of Ukraine's status symbol balconies
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Finland has expressed interest in a new high-speed train that would connect its capital Helsinki to Moscow in just six hours
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Oslo to introduce electric ferries from next year – five newly-built electric boats will ply their way around the Inner Oslofjord
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How Berlin's Mietskaserne tenements became coveted urban housing
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Why Amsterdam’s canal houses have endured for 300 years
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What’s behind the iconic floor plan of London
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Copenhagen-based firm Henning Larsen Architects has proposed a low-rise neighborhood south of central Copenhagen using all-timber construction
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Oslo saw zero pedestrian and cyclist deaths in 2019 – reducing the number of cars reduced the number of traffic fatalities
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How Helsinki is using a big cash prize to find a sustainable solution to heating the city
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The voice at Embankment Tube station
@garius: It is election season. The world is busy and rubbish. But it is also Christmas. So take a breather and let me tell you a story about London, trains, love and loss, and how small acts of kindness matter. I'm going to tell you about the voice at Embankment Tube station.
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'A present from Norway and it's dead' – Christmas tree unites London in dismay
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Peckish pedestrians in Copenhagen will soon be able to pluck healthy snacks directly from greenery around the city
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From an Oslo forest comes the Christmas gift Norway gives Britain every year – a towering tree for London's Trafalgar Square
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Oslo wants to build the world's first zero-emissions port
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How Helsinki built book heaven – Finland's most ambitious library is a kind of monument to the Nordic model of civic engagement
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Oslo's city council wants the Norwegian capital to have an official name in Sámi
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More than 100 tons of manure from 370 horses at the Helsinki International Horse Show was used to create 150 megawatt hours of energy
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Oslo Municipality's Water and Sewage Administration has offered a useful tip to reduce water waste – it's OK to pee in the shower
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What's Copenhagen's magic formula to reduce CO2 levels?
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The Biblioteca de Marvila library in Lisbon helped rejuvenate a neglected neighborhood through embracing and encouraging gaming
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Chinese company wins million-kronor bid to help expand Stockholm metro – the biggest investment in the Swedish capital's public transport in more than four decades
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London EV Company – Electric-driven 'London cabs' part of Copenhagen green effort
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Today is Car-Free Sunday in Brussels
It's car free Sunday here in Belgium and the streets are a treat to navigate. Cycling is actually slower than usual since there are so many people constantly on the streets, many of them...
It's car free Sunday here in Belgium and the streets are a treat to navigate. Cycling is actually slower than usual since there are so many people constantly on the streets, many of them pedestrians or roller skaters.
But it's .. safe. Nice. Breathable. Not that Brussels isn't those things normally but today more than usual.
Some photos here: https://twitter.com/Adys/status/1175756235733438464
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When Oslo's first floating sauna was banned by port authorities, its owners took it on the run, sparking a public craze
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We replaced sixty-eight Tube adverts with cats
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Helsinki citizens give positive feedback to robot buses – majority said they felt safe and secure
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Helsinki's new flagship library Oodi has been voted winner of the 2019 Public Library of the Year award by the IFLA
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Indonesia will build its new capital city in Borneo as Jakarta sinks into the Java Sea
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The fall of Prague: ‘Drunk tourists are acting like they’ve conquered our city’
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Indonesia plans to move its capital to the island of Borneo
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Copenhagen aims to be world's first carbon neutral capital by 2025
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Helsinki has revealed a first-of-its kind website meant to empower citizens, businesses and tourists to make more sustainable choices
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Wonderful Copenhagen was set up to bring more tourists to the Danish capital – now it's under fire for doing too little to stop them coming
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What happened to Christiania's dream of becoming Denmark's hippie paradise?
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Want safe, bikeable streets? Get rid of free parking, as Amsterdam did
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