Viikki Living Lab is a pilot environment coordinated by the University of Helsinki that supports the multidisciplinary sustainability transition at the Viikki Innovation Campus. It brings together research, education, local residents and businesses to develop solutions for building a more sustainable future.
The pilot environment provides a platform for participatory research, education and co-development. It enables, for example, testing innovations related to the food system or wood and forest business in an authentic living environment.
Viikki’s unique environment combines urban nature, research and everyday life. Viikki, which is developing in the middle of a national historical landscape, is being built as a sustainable innovation hub for Helsinki – an area where research, experiments and practical solutions go hand in hand.
The Viikki Living Lab development work is led by Viikki Food Design Factory and Viikki Wood & Forest Innovation Hub. We will map the pilot environment’s key stakeholders, co-develop its concept and operating methods, and pilot various experiments.