Mayor of Turku elected as Vice-President in a global organisation for sustainable cities

Mayor of Turku Minna Arve has been elected as Vice-President in the Presidium of the global ICLEI organisation. The Presidium consist of President and three Vice-Presidents. ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability is a global network committed to sustainable urban development.

Approximately 10 new coronavirus infections among international exchange students in Turku

New coronavirus infections have been detected among international exchange students in higher education in Turku. Student quarantines continue.

City of Turku to Arrange Food Aid for International Exchange Students Ordered into Isolation

Approximately 70 international exchange students with coronavirus have been ordered or will be ordered into isolation and a few hundred students exposed to coronavirus have been ordered or will be ordered into quarantine by decision of Chief Physician for Infectious Diseases.

The recommendation on wearing face masks is extended to cover all grade levels in basic education from 19 March onwards

The City of Turku extends the recommendation on wearing face masks to cover all grade levels in City of Turku schools as well as morning and afternoon clubs. Similar recommendations were already set for Pansio School on 18 March and Lauste School in the morning of 19 March.

Mayor Minna Arve is one of the keynote speakers of CDP Awards – The event will be broadcast on Euronews channel on 2 March

Mayor Arve was invited as a keynote speaker to this year’s CDP Awards event. The other keynote speakers include names such as Chancellor of Germany Angela Merkel and the Mayor of Athens, Kostas Bakoyannis. The event theme is rebuilding the economy on a sustainable basis.

Cities of Southwest Finland Campaign to Attract International Top Talents 

A digital campaign, dubbed Happy Pro, draws from Finland’s reputation as the happiest country in the world. The campaign’s aim is to increase awareness of the career opportunities Southwest Finland provides for highly educated international experts.

Enlivening Turku city centre through cooperation between the City and its partners

The City of Turku is working with its partners to enliven the city centre area through new kinds of activities and events as well as solutions that develop the urban environment. The ideas were yielded by the open Sytytä Turku (Ignite Turku) competition. The competitive method, which was being tested for the first time, generated a wide range of proposals, and the winning submissions will now be developed towards execution.