Press – Helsinki is testing how drones can support the transport of medical supplies. The test flights, taking place in late October and early November, will carry medical supplies from Stara’s warehouse in Kyläsaari to the Laajasalo Health Station – a distance of seven kilometres. The pilot is carried out by the city’s innovation company Forum Virium Helsinki.

Helsinki is piloting drone deliveries of medical supplies along a seven-kilometre route from Kyläsaari to the Laajasalo Health Station. The flights will operate between 29 October and 7 November 2025, several times a day on weekdays. Weather conditions may affect flight times, and the experiment will end no later than 14 November. 

“This is the first time Helsinki has operated regular drone flights over such a long distance. It will be interesting to see how this works in practice, as the potential is enormous. We’ve already learned a great deal about organising the flights and the challenges that arise during preparations,” says Senior Project Manager Renske Martijnse-Hartikka from the city’s innovation company Forum Virium Helsinki. Martijnse-Hartikka leads the EU-funded CITYAM project, under which the test flights are being conducted.

The goal of the pilot is to explore how drones could be used in logistics and in strengthening security of supply – both in everyday operations and in exceptional or crisis situations.