The City of Helsinki’s online development guides

Together we can do it! Be sure to also read the City of Helsinki’s other development-related online guides to help you create digital services accessibility first.

Helsinki Design System

Helsinki Design System (HDS) provides a component library for designing user interfaces. HDS is an open source design system intended for designers and developers.

Helsinki Design System

Pelikirja

The Pelikirja (‘Playbook’) website will provide you with support (in Finnish) for utilising service design in the development of digital services and websites. You will also find key instructions and guides for customer-oriented development.

Pelikirja

City of Helsinki Development Framework (Kehmet)

Kehmet is a standard and recommendation for development within the City of Helsinki.

City of Helsinki Development Framework

Visual Identity Guidelines

Brand.hel.fi brings together the City’s Visual Identity Guidelines and presents its brand strategy.

Visual Identity Guidelines