”In my work, I find joy in solutions that both protect the climate and improve the wellbeing of residents and the diversity of urban nature.”
”Just a ten-minute walk in the forest reduces stress. In Lahti, nature is close everywhere, so get in to the woods!”
”One way to minimize the climate impact of food is to design the life cycle of products and services that avoid unnecessary waste.”
”Knowledge of our local nature increases our appreciation, our enthusiasm and our desire to preserve the precious nature around us. ”
”Everyone is a part of nature. I rejoice when science can increase understanding and find effective means to improve the well-being of humans and the rest of nature.”
”To succeed in our climate goal, we take concrete actions every day. Environmental issues concerns all of us.”
”I want to discover ways to inspire people to experience nature, try vegetarian food, fall in love with cycling or pass on sustainable lifestyle skills to children in schools.”
”Under severe growth pressures, it is increasingly important to maintain quiet areas in cities.”
”We recycle everything used in our lessons that can be reused.”
”It’s my biggest dream to turn as many people as possible into beekeepers in their own garden.”
”My goal is to find the right people for cooperation and the most effective means for nature activities.”
”Clean energy and jobs for the region.”
”The world is overflowing with stuff, very few things you absolutely have to buy new. ”
”Often, everyday environmental actions are also health actions.”
”We enable profitable involvement in sustainable projects for all individual consumers.”
”To meet the challenges posed by the changing climate, Lahti has teamed up with universities and companies to develop new stormwater management solutions.”
”Volunteering has always been a part of my life, it gives me energy.”
”A wide variety of actors can find suitable ways to take action against climate change.”
”The Rehome furniture designed by students at the Lahti Institute of Design is affordable, lightweight, easy to assemble and made from bio-based, recyclable materials.”
”Lahti offers Europe environmental technology that can be integrated with current energy infrastructure.”
”My ten-kilometre commute by bike is both ecological and economical.”
”I wanted to build production with quality, ethics and ecology as the driving force.”
”I believe that with small daily deeds, anyone can be part of creating sustainable future. ”
”We don’t just build events, we build the city.”
”Animal rights, environmental issues and health. It is a lifestyle and a worldview, not simply a diet.”
”Rescue services help to look after the environment in many ways, such as by responding to oil spills and incidents involving hazardous substances.”
”Green growth offers Lahti an opportunity to regenerate itself.”