4.11.2025 Towards sustainability in Viinikanlahti Every spring semester, the students of Sustainable Urban Development (SUD) at Tampere University have an opportunity to bring theory into practice in two phenomenon-based courses: Urban Lab 1: Living in the city and Urban Lab 2: Planning policy and Infrastructure. In spring 2025, the focus area of the Urban Labs was Viinikanlahti – a highly central area that will be transformed in the coming years into a new lakeside district as the wastewater treatment plant relocates to Sulkavuori. The SUD students thoroughly explored the area and developed new solutions to address sustainability challenges and societal issues in the development of Viinikanlahti. Fieldwork Urban Lab student work
