The Sustainable Lahti foundation
The Sustainable Lahti foundation is established to implement the LAHTI – European Green Capital 2021 (EGC) year. The foundation is responsible for the planning, operation and finances of the project and brings together the key partners of the EGC year.
Members of the Board:
Erkki Liikanen, Chairperson
Former Governor of the Bank of Finland and former EU Commissioner
Laura Leppänen, Vice Chairperson
Region Mayor at Regional Council of Päijät-Häme, City of Lahti
Simo Santapukki,
Managing Director, City of Lahti
Pekka Komu,
City Board member, City of Lahti
Jussi Eerikäinen,
Managing Director, Häme Chamber of Commerce
Rinna Ikola-Norrbacka,
Mayor, Municipality of Asikkala
Mari Pantsar,
Director in charge of carbon-neutral circular economy, Sitra, Finnish Innovation Fund
Hannele Pokka,
Permanent Secretary, Finnish Ministry of the Environment
José Valanta,
Director of Customer Relations, Association of Finnish Local and Regional Authorities
The three deputy members of the Board are:
Jari Parkkonen,
Mayor, City of Heinola
Kirsi Järvinen
The Municipality of Hollola
Osmo Pieski,
Mayor, City of Orimattila
The secretary of the board: Anu Mäkelä