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As city officials or lead planners, you are best aware of your city’s unique challenges and needs.

Here you can find novel smart city solutions, involve experts and find opportunities for collaboration.

Combining the expertise of our researchers and practical innovation projects, our ambition is to create a better and more sustainable urban environment.

6+

smart solutions developed, next 7 will be developed by 2028

30+

partner cities with whom we do joint activities

Smart City Challenge 2025: Creating safer, happier and more resilient cities.

Welcome to join the Smart City Challenge 2025! In this round, €840,000 in funding is available per pilot project. We aim to start two pilots focusing on developing safe cities, happy cities, and climate-resilient cities. See more and participate in the upcoming sessions to team up with other cities, researchers, and entrepreneurs!

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Put novel solutions in good use

We provide advanced advisory services and intelligent solutions to assist your city on the path to becoming smarter, more sustainable, and highly efficient. Explore what we offer.

smart city pilot projects

Autonomous Vehicle Safety Toolkit

Analyzing the impact and safety of using self-driving vehicles in specific areas.

Microgrids and Energy Storage service

Platform for maximizing the value of energy resources.

Citizen Well-Being Diagnostics

Assessing citizens' well-being in specific areas to improve urban environment.

Real-Time Building Energy Performance Audit solution

Real-time energy usage and indoor climate quality overview for property owners.
smart city projects

Greentwin.ai and Herbarium

Modern solutions for efficient urban greenery planning.
renovation platform

Renovation Strategy Tool

Support for local governments with comprehensive building renovations strategies and investment assessment.

What’s new?

News
October 01, 2025
Estonia accelerates Cleantech innovation through FINEX project
Evaluating EV-batteries’ Repurposing as Energy Storage System: The Estonian Perspective
Environment
News
September 26, 2025
Evaluating EV-batteries’ repurposing as energy storage system: The Estonian perspective
News
Pilot projects
September 16, 2025
Reusing old buildings – is the future hidden in the past?
Photo by Sina Bahar on Unsplash
News
September 08, 2025
Meet Mahtab: Turning Big Data into Smarter, Safer Cities and Ports
Photo by Petr Slováček on Unsplash. Belvedere di San Michele in Bosco, Salita di San Benedetto, Bologna, Metropolitan City of Bologna
News
August 29, 2025
Meet Lauriana: Scholar, innovator, and advocate for women navigating urban space
News
Pilot projects
September 16, 2025
Reusing old buildings – is the future hidden in the past?
News
Pilot projects
June 17, 2025
CitySense turns public vehicles into moving data collectors
News
Pilot projects
May 29, 2025
Six new pilots tackle real-world challenges in Helsinki
News
Pilot projects
February 27, 2025
From lab to life: FinEst Mini-Piloting Programme for research-based innovations
Photo by Yoshihiro on Unsplash
News
Pilot projects
January 14, 2025
UrbanDip Launches Water Quality Assessment Pilot – Meet the Team Behind It
News
October 01, 2025
Estonia accelerates Cleantech innovation through FINEX project
Evaluating EV-batteries’ Repurposing as Energy Storage System: The Estonian Perspective
Environment
News
September 26, 2025
Evaluating EV-batteries’ repurposing as energy storage system: The Estonian perspective
News
Pilot projects
September 16, 2025
Reusing old buildings – is the future hidden in the past?
Photo by Sina Bahar on Unsplash
News
September 08, 2025
Meet Mahtab: Turning Big Data into Smarter, Safer Cities and Ports
Photo by Petr Slováček on Unsplash. Belvedere di San Michele in Bosco, Salita di San Benedetto, Bologna, Metropolitan City of Bologna
News
August 29, 2025
Meet Lauriana: Scholar, innovator, and advocate for women navigating urban space
Events
News
April 28, 2025
Reigniting an Open, Bold & Collaborative European Digital Economy Amidst €200bn AI Ambitions
Data
Events
News
April 14, 2025
Seminar: Increasing Digitalisation Awareness and Readiness of Estonian Communities
Smart City Exchange Forum 2025
Events
Governance
Urban analytics & data
April 10, 2025
A smart city is a collaborative city
Urban Innovators Meetup by FinEst Centre
Events
News
May 21, 2024
Urban Innovators Meetup: Greater impact leads to higher returns
EU Regions Week workshop_urban regeneration
Events
News
September 05, 2023
EU Regions Week: Engaging communities for urban regeneration

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