Finland and its capital city Helsinki became well-known places on the map of the world when Nokia led the mobile phone revolution. That may now seem like a different era. But the Finns are working on a new exciting project. They want Helsinki to become the first major city to be completely free of the need for personal car use in 2025. The city is planning a point–to–point “mobility on demand” system which will be a combination of public infrastructure like buses and trains as well as aspects from the sharing economy like communal bike services and ride sharing programs like UBER and Lyft. Cool Finns.
Finns want to be cool again, make Helsinki car free by 2025
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