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7.6.2023
Lahti pilots a deposit system to encourage recycling of textile waste
A World First: City of Lahti is piloting an incentive-based system for recycling textiles to promote circularity.
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9.5.2023
Lahti shines with smallest carbon footprint in local authority comparison
20.4.2023
Lahti is the world’s fourth most sustainable city
2.12.2022
Lahti’s Planetary Prescription featured in scientific journal The Lancet
19.9.2022
Lahti residents unite against climate change
14.9.2022
Barefoot forest walks by doctor’s orders – Finnish city tests planetary healthcare
30.6.2022
Lahti is full of energy expertise
26.5.2022
Lahti reopened design workstations in the middle of a forest
29.4.2022
Fazer’s xylitol factory in Lahti has started its operations
28.4.2022
Lahti has been selected as one of Europe’s 100 forerunner cities
14.4.2022
UNESCO Global Geopark designation to Salpausselkä Geopark
4.4.2022
Far-reaching impact through Lahti’s Green Capital year
10.3.2022
Villu Jaanisoo implements two works of art in Lahti to celebrate the European Green Capital of the Year
3.3.2022
Lahti starts to utilise the swim bladders of fish obtained from selective fishing – a new beer is launched as part of the Wasted Potential beer series
26.1.2022
Finland’s largest hydrogen economy hub planned in Lahti
17.1.2022
EUROPEAN GREEN CAPITAL TITLE PASSED FROM LAHTI TO THE CITY OF GRENOBLE IN FRANCE
14.12.2021
Protecting groundwater – a world-class treasure – is a land-use planning priority for the Finnish City of Lahti
10.12.2021
Lahti selected among the best sustainable destinations in Europe
9.12.2021
Lahti Pelicans is the world’s first carbon-neutral ice hockey team
7.12.2021
European Green Capital 2021, Lahti, celebrated the culmination of the year with sports, art and music — the Mayor also skated for the climate
18.11.2021
European Green Capital 2021, Lahti in Finland, develops new ways to manage its stormwaters to adapt to climate change
10.11.2021
Experiment of Finnish cities proves that 1.5-degree lifestyle is already within grasp
4.11.2021
Finnish City of Lahti fights against harmful noise: More than half of Lahti residents live near a forest
1.11.2021
Using data and technology to support sustainable urban development and wellbeing – Ecocity Forum Lahti offers new perspectives from Finland and around the world
8.10.2021
Can smart solutions help us achieve sustainable development? Ecocity Forum presents innovations from Lahti, Finland, and around the world
6.10.2021
LUT University establishes Finland’s first electric transportation professorship in Lahti
10.9.2021
European Green Capital 2023 is Tallinn – Lahti hosted an impressive awards ceremony
7.9.2021
Cities are bolstering their climate leadership in Finland — European Green Capital Lahti leads the way in achieving carbon neutrality
31.8.2021
This Nordic city takes remote work to the woods: now you can work in the middle of the forest
5.8.2021
Lahti, the European Green Capital 2021, donates a piece to cities threatened by rising sea levels
4.8.2021
An impressive work with melting ice in Helsinki reminds us of the threats of climate change
1.7.2021
European Green Capital Lahti collects plastics from every home
10.6.2021
Goose droppings in beer brewing – this Finnish Green Capital takes circular economy to the next level
8.6.2021
Giving nature a seat at the table – European Green Capital invites nature to all video meetings
25.5.2021
The Finnish city of Lahti rehabilitates Lake Kymijärvi by pumping water from the lake
26.4.2021
Sustainable financing and environmental issues will meet in September at the Green Growth Forum
19.4.2021
European Green Capital Lahti to open the EU Green Week this year
16.3.2021
Demolition of old dams revives biodiversity – the Finnish city of Lahti aims to re-establish endangered trout in the river Kumiankoski
15.3.2021
Peikko signed an agreement with the City of Lahti, Finland to promote low carbon construction
11.3.2021
Personal carbon trading scheme made Lahti-people question their mobility choices – and reduce their emissions
25.2.2021
The European Green Capital Lahti develops carbon-neutral construction – new block of apartment buildings will be made of wood
23.2.2021
Green Capital Lahti implements the European Green Deal together with businesses
8.2.2021
ART EXPERIENCES IN THE LAHTI AREA AND NATURE EXPERIENCES FOR CHILDREN THROUGH GREEN CAPITAL PROJECT FUNDING
29.1.2021
European Green Capital Lahti has cut its emissions drastically and will be carbon neutral by 2025
26.1.2021
Finland’s City Skis: introducing a winter-friendly way to get around
22.1.2021
Environmentalism on ice: This Nordic hockey team plays for the Planet
15.1.2021
Lahti endures change as the European Green Capital 2021
11.1.2021
Lahti – European Green Capital 2021 invites European cities to engage in dialogue on environmental solutions
4.12.2020
Valtteri Bottas set to be Green Capital ambassador
16.11.2020
Lahti is one of the 88 global cities named as climate leader on CDP A-list
11.11.2020
Lahti – European Green Capital 2021 calls to action for sustainable future
10.11.2020
Funding from the European Green Capital project will be used to support environmentally-friendly business innovations, jobs in industry, and youth engagement
2.9.2020
CitiCAP data to be used for corona research
29.6.2020
The European Green Capital grants EUR 200,000 in funding to support local environmental projects
26.5.2020
Lahti introduces granule collectors for artificial turf fields as the first in Finland
22.5.2020
Municipal waste recovery rate in Green Capital Lahti verges on hundred percent
14.5.2020
Green Capital Lahti supports environmental projects and innovations
24.4.2020
Lahti named one of five forward-thinking cities in Europe
7.4.2020
LAB University of Applied Sciences and the City of Lahti to develop nature solutions as part of an international network
5.3.2020
Erkki Liikanen to chair the foundation for Lahti’s European Green Capital year
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