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Finland’s capital, Helsinki, is turning to drones and artificial intelligence (AI) to help tackle one of the city’s trickiest challenges - keeping traffic moving smoothly.
Helsinki’s West Harbour is Europe’s second busiest port, handling about 6 million ferry passengers annually.
Now, new technology is giving city planners a bird’s-eye view of how that movement unfolds and how it could be improved.
Since 2023, drones have been taking to the skies above the major transport hub, linking ferries, trams, metro lines, and trains.
Drones collect information on passengers' route choices to improve connections between different modes of transport and reduce peak congestion, according to Forum Virium Helsinki, the city’s innovation company.
“The project is to improve traffic flow with AI solutions and create a basis for more sustainable urban mobility,” Eero Jalo, a project manager at
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