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The liveable cities index 2011
For our Quality-of-Life issue, Monocle has been busy researching the world’s top cities. And with a re-jig of the way each urban centre is assessed, this year’s top 25 promises some surprises.
The wait is over
Welcome to the fifth annual Monocle survey of top 25 liveable cities around the world. Here’s how they rank.
Finnish beginning
Helsinki, the World Design Capital for 2012, is having a design renaissance. Officials, academics and designers are inspired to prove it isn’t stuck in the shade of its mid-century heritage.
Feast your rye
Aki Arjola, a former food magazine editor and founder of a food shop in Helsinki, takes us on a tour of his neighbourhood.
Europe
Stockholm starts doing it for the kids, Helsinki talks rubbish, and Turkey stops smoking.
Travel
A welcome addition to airport retail, new routes to Colombia, and the essential addresses for your visit to Helsinki.
Expo 22: Ship wrecked
Viking Line’s ferries ply the route between Helsinki and Stockholm. The 48-hour round trip is used for one chief purpose: the intensive sale and consumption of tax-free alcohol on the Baltic booze cruise.
Fast Finnish
Finland’s organic food market is tiny. One deli is changing this with a new retail concept combining healthy fast-food with thoughtful design, feeding a nascent movement for fresh, well-designed fare.
Shop flawless
In a world of disposable fashion and bad service, some stores get it right and are seeing their profits boom. We profile five retail giants that are benchmarks for other floundering businesses.
Safety net
A digital epidemic threatens 1.2 billion people. We meet Kimmo Alkio, CEO of F-Secure, who is stamping out spam and defending nations from cyber attacks.
