A sustainable future calls for action, not just talk.
This is why we make bold environmental choices every day in Lahti together with universities, companies and the residents. We are a pioneer of smart, sustainable solutions and the European Green Capital 2021.
As the Green Capital, we will highlight the best European environmental solutions, support the climate goals of Lahti and the whole Finland and start ambitious cooperation projects. We will make the long-term environmental work in Lahti known both in Finland and around the whole world and make sure that the citizens’ everyday life in the city is smooth.
Story of Lahti
City of Makers
It all started with cleaning up Lake Vesijärvi, and it has progressed to personal carbon trading today with a carbon-neutral daily life in the future. We have discovered solutions for environmental challenges and made Lahti the European Green Capital together.
The year 2021 gathers the municipalities in the Lahti region and the companies, communities and citizens in the whole Finland together to build a more sustainable future. We invite everyone to join in implementing the year as the Green Capital with their own events, ideas and actions.
Carbon-neutral Lahti 2025
Lahti is the leading green city in Finland and a leader of environmental work: we have already abandoned the use of coal and will become a carbon-neutral city by 2025 as the first major city in Finland.
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The green city belongs to everyone
We want everyone to participate in creating the green city! In Lahti, the residents actively participate in sustainable urban development, and together we make our city even more pleasant and functional.
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Towards waste-free circular economy
Let’s pay it forward! Thanks to the long-term development of waste management, we have created new kinds of jobs in circular economy companies, and as much as 97% of household waste is recovered.
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Everything is based on water and nature
In Lahti, the city is in your front yard, and nature in your backyard! The decades-long effort to protect Lake Vesijärvi and the nature of the Finnish Lake District has brought unique environmental expertise to the city, and we want to share it with others.
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What on earth is a Green Capital?
The title of European Green Capital is given to one city at a time for one year for merits in pioneering environmental actions, setting an example for other cities and developing innovative solutions to environmental challenges.
Apply for project support and join us to build the Green Capital 2021!
What really happens at the We support environmental projects and innovations in the Päijät-Häme area. Now you can obtain funding for your project and be part of a versatile programme for the Green Capital Year.
Come, see and experience the results of environmental work in Lahti!
During the visit, we will see interesting sites in the City of Lahti and learn more about the pioneering environmental actions of local companies.
Let’s make the city more sustainable together!
You can find more information and inspiration at the events of the Green Capital year. Find out more and join us!
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River Seestaanjoki is an exemplary case where rapids have been restored, and small mitigation barriers have been removed during the past few years. The river now has a healthy trout population, and the entire river works as their habitat.
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Torstaina kuulet toimenpiteistä, joita Suomessa tehdään luonnon monimuotoisuuden säilymisen puolesta.
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It all began with water. Water quality is key for maintaining Lahti’s #biodiversity. We are working towards conserving our waterways and restoring them to their natural state, to secure fish mitigation and to restore endangered salmonid populations.
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The EU biodiversity strat for 2030 – urgent call for #action. It aims to put Europe’s #biodiversity on a path to recovery by 2030 with benefits for people, the climate and the planet. As a Northern city surrounded by nature and water, this is an important area for us as #egca2021 https://t.co/myL1QHAugb