Finland is a welfare state, but also a world champion in overconsumption. The goal of green growth is to reduce the conflict between the economy and the environment. Cities play a crucial role in this, writes Professor Heikki Hiilamo.

Humans need a diverse nature to stay healthy. Contact with rich biodiversity strengthens the immune system and reduces the risk of diseases.

2025 is dedicated to sustainable mobility in Lahti and Päijät-Häme: with minor changes, we can all move more sustainably.

Talking about food often evokes emotions, as it is closely linked to our personal experiences. Health and environmental impact are essential parts of this narrative.

Increasing vegetable consumption is a critical goal in Lahti's daycare and school meal services.

One thing is sure: Lahti remains committed to a climate-neutral future. According to the latest emissions forecast, the goal could be achieved by 2028.

Why is Lahti's nature target important, and how does it relate to both local and global challenges?

How to evolve our concept of beauty to be more sustainable? Will a perfectly maintained golf course seem bleak when we understand how impoverished an ecosystem it is?

Lahti, a city known for its environmental and design achievements, has long adhered to an approach where design and environmental awareness go hand in hand.

What aesthetics means in the era of climate change? Would it be easier to answer if one first thinks what physics means in the same era? From a philosophical perspective, both ideas are fascinatingly perplexing. In a practical sense, also philosophical aesthetics is influenced by numerous environmental changes that affect research questions and methods.