The World Economic Forum (WEF) has ranked Nordic capitals among the most liveable cities in the world.

Altogether the WEF listed 10 cities that once they are visited “you could move there tomorrow, because the quality of life on offer seems so appealing”.

Copenhagen

Considered among the world’s ‘greenest’ cities with plenty of open space, Copenhagen is famed for its heavy focus on cycling – which makes up 36 percent of all journeys made. In the same vein, Mayor Frank Jensen has also put forward ambitious plans to be carbon neutral by 2025 – and Copenhagen may be the first major city to achieve this. Its reputation as a highly liveable city gets a further boost from its culture, connectivity and sustainability efforts.

Helsinki

Despite Finland’s economic troubles since the Global Financial Crisis, Helsinki remains one of the world’s most liveable cities. With Finland possessing one of the world’s strongest education systems and strong city-level support for entrepreneurs, Helsinki is a highly innovative city. This carries over to the city’s administration, with Helsinki being a world leader in smart governance and citizen engagement, particularly through the Helsinki Region Infoshare open data portal, while also pioneering new and ambitious approaches to providing public transport.

Stockholm

as the ‘Capital of Scandinavia’, Stockholm is known for its green space, world-class infrastructure and environmental credentials. The city is also a dynamic European tech hub – the birthplace of the likes of Spotify, Skype and mobile games developer King – and has created among the most billion dollar tech ‘unicorns’ per capita in the world. A fast growing city with a thriving economy, Stockholm nevertheless faces housing affordability challenges that it must tackle to retain its place among the world’s most liveable cities

The cities making up the rest of the top 10 were Auckland, Berlin, Melbourne, Sydney, Vancouver, Vienna and Zurich.

Source: www.weforum.org
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