The Finnish city of Lahti rehabilitates Lake Kymijärvi by pumping water from the lake

Lahti – European Green Capital 2021 will organise the Green Growth Forum from 14 to 15 September 2021 at the Sibelius Hall in Lahti. The conference, organised for the first time, will focus on the impact of sustainable investment and financing. The international conference can also be attended virtually.

Lahti will organise the opening event of the EU Green Week on 31 May 2021. The virtual event, open to all, will shed particular light on the state of European waters, soil and air quality. In addition, the importance of citizen science will be discussed at the event.

The European Green Capital city of Lahti in Finland is restoring the river Kumiankoski rapids during the Green Capital year. Demolishing obsolete dams is one of the best and quickest measures to protect and restore natural biodiversity in the area.

Peikko Group has signed an agreement with the City of Lahti regarding cooperation with Carbon Neutral Construction Development Center. The center has been created to continue the city's work for environmental protection and development. It aims to find new ways and technical solutions to reduce the carbon footprint of construction and enable related pilot projects to take place in Lahti.

European Green Capital Lahti was the first city in the world to experiment with its resident's personal carbon trading. The experiment inspired the residents of Lahti to test their limits. 

City of Lahti in Finland is seeking solutions to reduce the carbon footprint of construction in both new and old buildings. The city-owned tenement housing company begins the building of energy-efficient apartment blocks.

Project funding was now granted especially for art projects offering art experiences to all residents in Lahti and the neighbouring municipalities. Several projects supporting the relationship of children and young people with nature also received funding.

The Finnish city of Lahti has an ambitious goal of being carbon neutral in 2025, 25 years before the general target of the European union. This industrial city in Southern Finland stopped burning coal in 2019. Next, the focus is on traffic emissions.