Smart Cities in Smart Regions 2026

The conference takes place on the Lahti campus and brings together researchers, industry, and public sector actors to explore innovative solutions for sustainable urban and regional development. 

The themes of the conference are: 

1. Climate-Smart and Circular Economy
2. Well-being in Smart Cities and Regions
3. Smart Value Creation 

The call for abstracts, practical case examples, and workshops opens soon. Scientific and applied research abstracts can be extended into full papers (publication type A). Do come to present your research or development projects or host a workshop to share your ideas! 

A Save the Date invitation will soon be sent by email to everyone. Please spread the word and invite your networks to join! 

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Find more information on the conference website: https://lab.fi/en/smart-cities-in-smart-regions-2026

If you have any questions, you can contact us at scsrlab [dot] fi (scsr[at]lab[dot]fi), or you can reach out to the chair of the scientific committee Susanna Vanhamäki (susanna [dot] vanhamakilab [dot] fi) or the chair of the organizing team Paula Vitie (paula [dot] vitielab [dot] fi)