Otto-Wille Koste
Otto-Wille is a senior expert in the Regenerative Infrastructure Team. He focuses on cities’ sustainability transformations. Cities are under constant change opposed by various phenomena, and Otto-Wille develops processes and solutions with which cities and other actors in the urban sphere can foster required transformations.
Otto-Wille holds a master’s degree in Spatial Planning and Transportation Engineering, and his main expertise lies in the intersection of built environment and mobility. He has worked with various future-oriented projects ranging from designing individual buildings and strategies to envisioning urban futures and making them reality with a wide range of stakeholders.
Outside of his work, Otto-Wille’s interest towards urban life appears in music. He is a DJ and throws regular parties around Helsinki. He is also a host of Päiväntasaaja radioshow on IDA Helsinki.
Contact the expert
otto-wille.koste@demoshelsinki.fi
+358 40 521 7122
Preferred language(s): English, Finnish
Chapter 1: COP27 signalled an end of an era for cities
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November 29, 2022
What is regenerative infrastructure?
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July 25, 2022
Humble Timber: Building towards a carbon-neutral future
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March 9, 2022
Humble Timber: The results
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June 27, 2022
Humble Timber: A project for urban carbon-neutrality
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March 9, 2022
Discussing the future of timber construction in Finland
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June 20, 2022
Oivalluksia ja ratkaisuehdotuksia – Kooste kolmen haastekimpputyön tuloksista Kestävä kaupunki -ohjelmassa vuosina 2022-2023
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December 21, 2023
The Zone of Open Optimism: A scenario of the Tallinn–Helsinki Metropolitan Area in the 2030s
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April 4, 2019
Building Vitality – Regenerative Construction
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April 27, 2021
The path to strong sustainability: Research agenda for the wood-working industry for 2025–2035
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November 7, 2024