Welcome to the Carbon-smart Urban Green Festival!
The Carbon-smart Urban Green Festival will be organised as a two-day event in Helsinki Central Library Oodi and its surroundings, including a scientific seminar and an event day for all residents.
The festival opens on Friday, August 25th, with the Towards green and carbon-smart cities scientific seminar, where results of the CO-CARBON research project are presented and the role of urban green as part of mitigating and adapting to climate change is discussed. The seminar is targeted at urban planners, landscape architects, researchers, green infrastructure professionals, and all those involved in the development and decision-making of climate-smart cities. The language of the seminar is English, and the seminar requires registration in advance.
On Saturday, August 26th, the Inspiroidu hiiliviisaasta kaupunkivihreästä! event day will offer diverse program related to urban green areas and their role in mitigating climate change and adapting to it. The day is targeted at all residents, and it is free of charge. The Finnish Association of Landscape Industries is involved in planning and implementing the program. Main language of the program is Finnish. English parts of the programme are mentioned below.
Programme on Saturday August 26th
Main language of the event is Finnish. English parts of the programme are mentioned below.
Facilitator of the day: Elina Alatalo, Aalto University
During the whole day:
- 10:15 – 16:00 Hiili vieköön! Leikin Alku – Let´s play carbon smart – workshop for children, Maisema-arkkitehtitoimisto Nomaji, outside
- 10:15 – 17:00 Draw your own tree! Tree drawing workshop for children, Oodi ground level lobby
10:15 Opening Professor Ranja Hautamäki, Maijan sali
Greetings from the Treehugging Week, Tiia Naskali, Viherympäristöliitto (VYL)
10:30 – 11:30 What is Carbon-smart Urban Green?
Christopher Raymond, Community understanding of carbon smart green spaces, in English
Liisa Kulmala, Carbon storage in different types of urban green habitats
Ranja Hautamäki, Policy Brief
Outi Tahvonen, Carbon gardening cards
11:25 – 13:05 Meet a carbon gardener, Häme University of Applied Sciences HAMK
11:15 – 12:15 Missä hiili piilee / Where does the carbon hide, Walk in Töölönlahti, also in English
13:15 – 13:45 Examples of urban green and carbon-smart activism, Maijansali
Presentations and speeches by e.g.
- Eero Ahonala, Hiilineutraali Lauttasaari 2030
- Sanna Särkinen, Villi Vyöhyke ry
14:00 – 14:50 Urban Green from the grassroot level to EU level
MEP Sirpa Pietikäinen
15:00 – 16:00 Panel: Towards green and carbon-smart city – how to make the change happen faster?
- Sirpa Pietikäinen, Euroopan parlamentti
- Hanna Keskinen, Ramboll
- Eero Ahonala, Hiilineutraali Lauttasaari 2030
- Jaana Kanninen, Huuto kaupunkiluonnon puolesta
- Sanna Särkinen, Villi Vyöhyke ry
16:15 Missä hiili piilee / Where does the carbon hide, Walk in Töölönlahti, also in English
The festival is on the same week as Tree Hugging Week and Finnish Nature Day.
The Carbon-smart Urban Green Festival is part of the CO-CARBON research project and is organized every other year. The first festival took place in 2021.
More information about the event:
Sinikukka Pyykkönen, sinikukka.pyykkonen@owalgroup.com
Leena Järvi, leena.jarvi@helsinki.fi
Ranja Hautamäki, ranja.hautamaki@aalto.fi