Food SystemiCity final event 16.6.2026: Towards urban food production and distribution
Are you interested in opportunities related to food production, distribution, nutrient recycling and communality in the urban environment? Come to the final seminar of the Food SystemiCity –programme on June 16, 2026, to hear about the learnings and tools from the project.
Food SystemiCity: Towards urban food production and distribution – insights and tools for innovators
Where and when
Time: June 16, 2026, at 14.30-16.00.
Place: CoolHead Brew, Koetilantie 1, Helsinki
Programme
- Welcome
- Food SystemiCity –programme in a nutshell (Laura Forsman, University of Helsinki)
- Futures map for business opportunities in sustainable urban food systems (Saija Toivonen, Aalto University)
- Co-creation of business models and pilots for local urban food systems (Laura Forsman, University of Helsinki)
- Learnings from community and indoor farming pilots (Elli Koskela, Metropolia)
- Learnings from urban food companies mentoring (Mirva Lampinen, VTT)
- Tool for new businesses to assess overall sustainability (Luke)
- "Transitioning into Local Urban Food Systems – lessons learned from Food SystemiCity programme" report publication (Laura Forsman, University of Helsinki)
Followed by the Urban Mushroom Upcycling Pilot demonstration in front of CoolHead Brew, networking and mingling at the .
Registration
Register for the event at the below link by June 9 the latest (note that seats may run out earlier):
Project partners
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