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smart solutions

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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

50+

partner cities with whom we do joint activities

Explore our latest international pilot projects

See how we are working with cities internationally to test and scale innovative solutions from smarter street lighting and urban tree management to water safety and beyond. These pilot projects bring research into urban environments, helping cities solve real challenges with scalable approaches.

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Practical solutions for today’s urban challenges

We provide research and data-based advisory services and smart solutions to support your city in becoming more sustainable, resilient, and more efficient. Explore what we offer.

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Smart City Challenge 5th round, 2025
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Smart City Challenge
March 23, 2026
Five Finalists of Smart City Challenge 2025
Environment
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March 17, 2026
Tartu leads the way in urban biodiversity with VR innovation
Kyiv city
Events
News
February 16, 2026
Are our cities ready? Urban resilience in focus at Smart City Exchange Forum 2026
Manila. Photo by Michael Buillerey on Unsplash
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December 22, 2025
Meet John: From Manila to Europe — a journey shaped by cities, climate, and change
hiring smart city research fellows to FinEst Centre's team
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November 25, 2025
Hiring two Smart City Research Fellows
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Pilot projects
September 16, 2025
Reusing old buildings – is the future hidden in the past?
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Pilot projects
June 17, 2025
CitySense turns public vehicles into moving data collectors
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Pilot projects
May 29, 2025
Six new pilots tackle real-world challenges in Helsinki
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Pilot projects
February 27, 2025
From lab to life: FinEst Mini-Piloting Programme for research-based innovations
Photo by Yoshihiro on Unsplash
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Pilot projects
January 14, 2025
UrbanDip Launches Water Quality Assessment Pilot – Meet the Team Behind It
Smart City Challenge 5th round, 2025
News
Smart City Challenge
March 23, 2026
Five Finalists of Smart City Challenge 2025
Environment
News
March 17, 2026
Tartu leads the way in urban biodiversity with VR innovation
Kyiv city
Events
News
February 16, 2026
Are our cities ready? Urban resilience in focus at Smart City Exchange Forum 2026
Manila. Photo by Michael Buillerey on Unsplash
News
December 22, 2025
Meet John: From Manila to Europe — a journey shaped by cities, climate, and change
hiring smart city research fellows to FinEst Centre's team
News
November 25, 2025
Hiring two Smart City Research Fellows
Kyiv city
Events
News
February 16, 2026
Are our cities ready? Urban resilience in focus at Smart City Exchange Forum 2026
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

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