LUCI Annual General Meeting
Helsinki- Programme

08:30 – 09:00: Registrations & Coffee

Finlandia Hall

09:30 – 10:30: Improving lighting through research

• Outdoor lighting research at Aalto University
  Liisa Halonen, Professor, Lighting Unit, Aalto University

• From visual indeterminacy towards a pleasant environment – lighting as a fear reducing factor in parks and recreational areas
  Tülay Schakir, Visual Artist, Lighting Designer, Doctoral student, University of Arts, Helsinki

• Smart Control – enhanced comfort and functionality for LED lighting
  Eveliina Juntunen, Research Scientist, D. Sc. (tech.),VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland

10:30 – 11:00: Coffee break

11:00 – 12:30: Sharing northern light inspiration

• Light for four seasons – natural and/or artificial
  Visa Salojärvi, Meteorologist, Foreca Ltd.

• Dark side of light – reducing light pollution for an eco-friendly society
  Jari Lyytimäki, Senior Researcher, Finnish Environment Institute

• Creating Helsinki Christmas lighting through co-design and citizen involvement
  Pia Rantanen, Architect, Public Works Department, City of Helsinki
  Sirpa Laitinen, Interior Architect, IMIAD, Design Studio, WSP Finland Ltd.
  Pia Salmi, Industrial Designer, MA, Design Studio, WSP Finland Ltd.

• Lux Helsinki – city event and light art festival
  Ilkka Paloniemi, Artistic Director, Lux Helsinki

12:30 – 14:00: Lunch 

Finlandia Hall

14:00 – 17:00: Open Conference Sessions

From master planning to festivals, through to smart lighting and innovative technologies, all topics related to outdoor lighting will be addressed in this unique city forum. An opportunity for all participants to discuss and exchange viewpoints on urban lighting trends with cities from around the world!

19:00 – 22:00 : city.people.light award ceremony and dinner 

Restaurant Pörssi

The international city.people.light award was created in 2003 by Philips and LUCI. Each year, it rewards three cities that best demonstrate the added value that lighting can bring to the urban environment through the integration of the notions of “city”, “people” and “light” in a coherent lighting strategy.

In the middle of Helsinki metropolitan area, Nuuksio National Park offers a preserved piece of wilderness. Its lakes, rocks, swamps and valleys will provide the visitors with quiet spots of beauty.

9:30 -10:30: Departure to Nuuksio National Park

10:30 – 11:30: Guided tour in the Finnish Nature Centre Haltia

The best of Finland’s national treasures can be found at the Finnish Nature Centre Haltia, an ecologically designed exhibition and event centre on the fringes of Nuuksio National Park. Built entirely of massive wood elements, it is also an attractive destination for architecture lovers.

Two guided tour options are offered:

• Finnish nature – tour at the main exhibition

Haltia’s main exhibition will fascinate the visitor with its’ enthralling visualisation of the Finnish nature from our beautiful Baltic archipelagos to the windswept fells of Arctic Lapland. The guided tour will deepen the experience through opening the seven geographical and seasonal elements of the Finnish nature. Duration: 60 min.

• Haltia – the pearl of architecture

Haltia, designed by the Finnish architect Rainer Mahlamäki, is the first public building in Finland made entirely of massive cross-laminated timber. The architecture has been inspired by the Finnish national epic, Kalevala, and it features the renowned aspects of Finnish design, such as environmental sustainability, functionality and usage of advanced ecological solutions. Duration: 60 min.

11:30 – 13:00: Lunch

Restaurant Haltia

13:00 – 14:30: Visit to the Nuuksio Reindeer Park

After lunch, you will take a stroll to the small reindeer camp in the middle of the forest. You will see the reindeers at close range and feed them with reindeer moss. Coffee, tea and buns will be served in the glow of campfire in wilderness-style tepee restaurant “White Reindeer”.

14:30 – 15:30: Departure from Nuuksio

15:30: Arrival at the hotel

*The optional programme is free of charge