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Mechelininkatu 3d, 00100 Helsinki, Finland
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Tiina Kähö
Smart & Clean Foundation,
Executive Director+358 40 591 3847
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tiina.kaho@smartclean.fi
@tiinakaho
+358 40 591 3847
tiina.kaho@smartclean.fi
@tiinakahoWe have a unique combination of creative and active citizens, a skillful workforce and the world’s leading companies in the Helsinki Metropolitan Area. The Smart & Clean project combines the best resources – our people – in a new way. This is the most ambitious cooperation project in Finland and leading it is my dream job – I get to lead and coordinate this major change, which Smart & Clean drives.
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Eetu Helminen
Smart & Clean Foundation,
Senior Advisor, Communications+358 40 537 6597
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eetu.helminen@smartclean.fi
@EHelminen
+358 40 537 6597
eetu.helminen@smartclean.fi
@EHelminenHelsinki is an ideal place to live for a person like me: a keen sailor, runner and city life lover. Everything is close by, and one doesn’t need to own a car. The practical craziness of Finns and a culture of doing things makes it possible for us to change the world. As long as we believe in it ourselves.
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Päivi Hagel
Smart & Clean Foundation,
Assistant+358 40 742 2275
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paivi.hagel@smartclean.fi
+358 40 742 2275
paivi.hagel@smartclean.fiThe Helsinki Metropolitan Area is of a great size to test new solutions. I am eagerly driving the change and contributing to making things happen. In my own household I recycle, and I'm an active user of public transport.
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Jaana Pelkonen
Smart & Clean Foundation,
Senior Advisor+358 40 540 9775
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jaana.pelkonen@smartclean.fi
@pelkonenjaana0
+358 40 540 9775
jaana.pelkonen@smartclean.fi
@pelkonenjaana0A new, active attitude has taken over the metropolitan area. People are no longer waiting for others to solve challenges but are boldly taking charge of the changes themselves. Change happens when political ambitions, business objectives and cities’ strategies all have the same goal. Co-creation isn’t just about coming up with ideas together but also sharpening common goals, creating shared rules and taking responsibility for the results.
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Ulla-Maija Kurkela
Smart & Clean Foundation,
Senior Advisor, Service Design+358 40 777 4316
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ulla-maija.kurkela@smartclean.fi
+358 40 777 4316
ulla-maija.kurkela@smartclean.fiMy hometown is a multi-faceted Espoo where a sustainable urban environment based on rail transport is parallel to the marine nature. Services and beach, sea and forest are all attainable just a moment from my doorstep. One of the most important strategic goals in my hometown is to be carbon neutral by 2030, and already next year my home will warm up with carbon-free district heating as the Kivenlahti power plant will switch to using biofuel.
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Mirella Baas
Smart & Clean Foundation
Junior Advisor, Visual Design+358 50 454 4542
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mirella.baas@smartclean.fi
+358 50 454 4542
mirella.baas@smartclean.fiClimate change is a global problem that requires action from everyone, all the way from individuals to businesses, cities and states. There is a huge potential in the Helsinki metropolitan area to be a world-class testbed for smart cleantech solutions, and concrete changes towards a better quality of life and a cleaner globe are within our reach – there is power in working for a common goal. In my work at the Smart & Clean Foundation I'm able to contribute to the concretization and crystallization of this important message through visual communication.
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Harri Sihvonen
Smart & Clean Foundation,
Junior Advisor+358 50 472 5504
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harri.sihvonen@smartclean.fi
+358 50 472 5504
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Board
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Pekka Lundmark
Smart & Clean Foundation, Chairman of the Board
Fortum, CEO Read more
The Helsinki Metropolitan area is a growing yet large enough area that has real challenges to solve for example in electricity, heat, mobility, building and waste. Finland offers a good testbed geographically as its energy solutions need to work in all four seasons.
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Jukka Mäkelä
Smart & Clean Foundation, Vice Chairman of the Board
City of Espoo, Mayor Read more
The Helsinki metropolitan area is a tight concentration of innovations and know-how, surrounded by incredibly beautiful and clean nature. Sustainable development stems from proper values: respecting nature and appreciating people. These things are deeply rooted in me, a boy from Tapiola.
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Simo Honkanen
Neste, Senior Vice President Sustainability and Public Affairs Read more
Climate work is investments, the right regulation and solutions that support climate work in production and R&D. Most of all, it is about the courage to make changes and start anew.
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Jari Niemelä
University of Helsinki, President Read more
I have worked for a long time in environmental research, teaching and management. I have led the Helsinki University environmental research and teaching unit for 20 years and was involved in starting the Helsinki Institute of Sustainability Science.
As the university President I have begun to work on the sustainability of our own operations. The work group started for concreate actions looks into, for example, compensating the CO2 emissions of our staff’s flights.
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Mari Pantsar
Sitra, Director Read more
In my job at Sitra I can speed up Finland’s change towards a resource wise and zero-carbon society with the organisation’s resources. It is not just a job, it’s my passion. Who could say no to growth, competitiveness and new jobs while working for the environment.
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Hannu Penttilä
City of Vantaa, Deputy Mayor, Land use, Building and Environmental Department Read more
The Helsinki Metropolitan Area has the world’s strongest local government, which provides magnificent opportunities for making new ideas into reality in cooperation with companies, communities and local government. Vantaa will be the world’s best sustainable airport city.
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Marja-Leena Rinkineva
City of Helsinki, Director of Economic Development Read more
Helsinki is one of Europe’s fastest growing cities. The growth is not only physical. I dare sayto argue that the city also grows mentally as we move from production to co-creation. This, together with open data, top expertise and the city’s will to drive change makes the area unique.
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Pekka Soini
Business Finland, Director General Read more
Finland has immense Smart & Clean tech know-how and innovations. As the Director General of Tekes I support the access of these innovations to global markets and their success. We influence greatly the development of renewable energy and energy efficient solutions with our funding.
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Ville Tamminen
Caverion, Head of Division Finland Read more
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Janne Öhman
Siemens Osakeyhtiö, CEO Read more
Supervisory Board
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Jan Vapaavuori
Smart & Clean Foundation, Chairman of the Supervisory Board
City of Helsinki, Mayor Read more
Helsinki means people whose passion is to solve significant challenges. Together we can create the most advanced everyday life and concentrate on solving the global challenges that benefit the whole humanity. Our significant actions need to be Smart & Clean.
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Ilkka Niemelä
Smart & Clean Foundation, Vice Chairman of the Supervisory Board
Aalto University, President Read more
I will personally reduce needless consumption and increase the use of public transport in everyday mobility. Pushing sustainable development forward is a central part of Aalto University’s operations. The know-how of the university and the innovation and ecosystem partnerships with their international networks accelerate the scaling up and development of smart sustainable solutions.
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Mika Aho
St1 Nordic Oy, Director Public Affairs & Communications Read more
Helsinki region is a dynamic area of a suitable size. It is big enough to work as a global reference. On the other hand, it is small enough for efficient implementation. High starting level, functioning infrastructure and high education level of citizens are good enablers.
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Sirpa Hertell
Espoo city council, Vice Chair Read more
Espoo has been chosen as the most sustainable city in Europe out of 140 cities. The metropolitan area has excellent prerequisites to develop smart solutions for example in turning public traffic and energy production emission-free. We have quality universities and active, well educated citizens.
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Riina Kirmanen
Vaisala Oyj, SVP, Communications, Marketing and Sustainability Read more
We at Vaisala have an obligation to be a good steward of the planet as climate change continues to be the greatest threat to humankind. As a part of our commitment to clean energy we joined the ranks of other leading companies in the RE100 business coalition that advocates the private sector’s transition towards renewable energy. Vaisala believes in observations for a better world, curiosity, courage, and science-based innovation. All this can be found at Helsinki Metropolitan Region.
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Juha Kostiainen
YIT Corporation, Senior Vice President, Sustainable Urban Development Read more
I’m an expert in sustainable city development and can combine theory with practice. My work is to promote the principles of circular economy in all YIT business.
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Mikko Kosonen
Sitra, President Read more
The Helsinki Metropolitan Area is a centre of expertise and business. It has an excellent opportunity of being an innovation platform. Smart & Clean will give birth to a new form of cooperation that will drive the change towards a strong, smart and zero-carbon city. Cooperation will lead to new innovations, growth and jobs.
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Jussi Manninen
VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, Executive Vice President Read more
I know several people with super powers in my organisation, who can help us towards a better future – luckily as I don’t possess any super powers myself. I can help them by providing resources and linking them to the right projects.
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Pekka Manninen
Helen, CEO Read more
The capital has a unique energy infrastructure. Using it we can make smart energy together with our customers. Helsinki is an excellent reference for Finnish export industries.
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Christoffer Masar
City of Kauniainen, Mayor Read more
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Jorma Mikkonen
Lassila & Tikanoja, Director, Corporate Relations and Responsibility Read more
We have plenty of knowhow of smart and clean and the capital city region is a suitably compact area to which we can build international references for bio- and waste refineries as well as energy solutions. The capital region cities have identified many needs to use resources smarter and us companies have plenty of ideas how to solve them.
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Mikael Nyberg
Ministry of Transport and Communication, Director General Read more
The metropolitan area contains a lot of know-how and innovating that could give birth to clean solutions especially in the traffic sector. The Ministry of Transport and Communications is responsible for reducing 50 percent of traffic emissions by 2030. Developing the metropolitan area plays a big part in this.
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Hannele Pokka
Ministry of the Environment, Permanent Secretary Read more
The Helsinki metropolitan area is full of top universities, educated work force and excellent cooperation between different actors. I have the privilege of working at the Ministry of the Environment, the ministry of the future. It’s a pleasure to be working for a cleaner future. The future is made today.
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Juha-Matti Saksa
Lappeenranta University of Technology, Rector Read more
Every day we fight for a better world by means of science. I work in a scientific community where curious people inspire each other. Without curiosity we can’t change the world. A curious person tries, fails and succeeds faster than others. As a university we have high quality know-how in clean energy, circular economy and responsible business and entrepreneurship. That’s why we want to build together the world’s most mind-blowing and vital Smart & Clean capital.
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Ossi Savolainen
Helsinki-Uusimaa Regional Council Management, Regional Mayor Read more
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Pekka Timonen
City of Lahti, Mayor Read more
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Hanna Uusitalo
KONE Oyj, Environmental Director Read more
The metropolitan area is an open and developing area that offers great opportunities and an excellent meeting place for professionals from different fields. We already have many concrete examples of innovative collaboration between companies, communities, cities, universities and research institutes. KONE and its environmental know-how in its field are world class. We and I have strong experience in how to focus on emission-free transportation and constructing together with different actors.
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Ritva Viljanen
City of Vantaa, Mayor Read more
As the mayor of the cit of Vantaa, my job is to encourage the citizens and city employees to reach for our common goals that are part of our Smart & Clean work: We are open, bold, responsible and cooperative.
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