What’s new by Visit Espoo!The news published by Visit Espoo keeps you up-to-date on what's happening in the tourism, meetings and congress activities in Espoo and the surrounding areas. Espoo Ambassadors 2.12.2025 Space technology visionary Jaan Praks awarded as the 2025 Espoo Ambassador Professor Jaan Praks from Aalto University has been chosen as Espoo's new congress ambassador. Praks works at the Department of Electronics and Nanotechnology, leading the Aalto small satellite and microwave remote sensing research group. News 5.12.2024 Espoo Awarded the Sustainable Travel Finland Label by Visit Finland Espoo is among the first major cities in Finland, alongside Oulu and Turku, to receive the Sustainable Travel Finland (STF) label from Visit Finland. Visit Espoo has been long committed to advancing sustainable travel in Finland, working collaboratively with local businesses for several years. News 3.12.2024 "Conference Guests' Expectations Must Always Be Surpassed" – Aalto University Professor Risto Ilmoniemi Awarded as Espoo Ambassador 2024 Espoo has a new congress ambassador: Professor of Applied Physics Risto Ilmoniemi from Aalto University. The Espoo Ambassador 2024 award highlights Professor Ilmoniemi's significant contributions to bringing and organising international scientific congresses and summer schools in Finland, Espoo, and abroad. News 19.12.2023 “Organisation of a congress is always a honorable task” - Professor Peter Lund awarded as Espoo Ambassador 2023 Espoo has a new congress ambassador, professor of engineering physics Peter Lund from Aalto University, who was chosen as the Espoo Ambassador 2023. The award recognises Lund's significant contribution to inviting and organising international scientific congresses in Finland, Espoo, and abroad.
