Helsinki Region Infoshare launches a new web service

Helsinki Region Infoshare is a project that makes statistical data on the region available for the general public free of charge. The project has launched a new web service. At this stage, the service’s website contains general information about the service.

The service will offer an easy and accessible way to locate and utilize open public data. Updates on the progress of the project will be published on the site regularly. The site will also publish news and information on applications of open public data in Finland and abroad.

The Helsinki Region’s open data is mainly statistical information on living conditions and welfare, the economy, labour market and transport. By opening the data and making it easily available, the providers of the service want to offer it for use in innovative ways: the data can be used as a tool in decision-making, and it can be used to develop new applications and services.

According to plan, the service will be fully operational in 2012, when it will already contain a large amount and diverse data on the region and its various players.

Helsinki Region Infoshare is a joint project by the cities of Helsinki, Espoo, Vantaa and Kauniainen, as well as the Finnish Innovation Fund Sitra. The service is maintained by the City of Helsinki Urban Facts and Forum Virium Helsinki, a non-profit company that creates digital services for consumers and clients in the Helsinki Metropolitan Area.

Helsinki Region Infoshare website