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Field Farming – Urban food production

Field farming allows Lahti residents grow local organic food and learn composting without owning any land or yard.

04 Oct 2024 | By project CITISYSTEM

Expert approved

2014 - 2020

Sustainable Materials Laboratory

Educational and research facility to provide companies with various energy and circular economy testing, expertise, piloting and demonstrations opportunities

25 Aug 2022 | By project BIOREGIO

Expert approved

2014 - 2020

Citizens participate in circular economy by tracking energy consumption

With Reiot monitoring service, citizens can measure living conditions such as air quality, water and energy consumption of their household.

11 Nov 2021 | By project CECI

Expert approved

2014 - 2020

Sustainable bicycle transportation in Lahti

Lahti introduced 250 e-citybikes for citizens use to increase well-being, health, and sustainability. The pilot period was 1.9.-31.10.2021.

09 Nov 2021 | By project CECI

Expert approved

2014 - 2020

Bioneer - improving the collection of biowaste from detached houses

Bioneer is a new concept in collecting biowaste from detached houses. The concept combines a small van and a garbage truck to make it environmentally friendly.

09 Nov 2021 | By project CECI

Expert approved

2014 - 2020

Co-developing lending services together with citizens

Peer-to-peer digital lending platform makes it easier to borrow goods and share knowledge and skills within a community.

08 Nov 2021 | By project CECI

Expert approved

2014 - 2020

Local rubbish to raw material campaign promotes recycling

The municipal rental housing company Lahden Talot are involved in a campaign, which aims to reduce waste and increase recycling.

20 Oct 2021 | By project CECI

Expert approved

2014 - 2020

Environmental awareness in Finnish ice hockey

The hockey team Pelicans plays for the Planet as the Pelicans jersey numbers are showcasing important environmental facts from Lahti.

06 Oct 2021 | By project CECI

Expert approved

2014 - 2020

Regional sponsors support citizen initiative

Regional sponsors are a low-threshold link between the residents and city officials.

24 Sep 2021 | By project CECI

Expert approved

2014 - 2020

Citizens prolonging life-cycle and recycling textiles

Citizens and consumers act as suppliers and take part in recycling textile material as bedsheets and closing the loop in the supply chain.

23 Jul 2021 | By project CECI

Expert approved

2014 - 2020

Children urged to read about climate activism

In honour of Lahti Green Capital 2021, every first grader in Lahti received a book that encourages literacy and daily environmentalism.

21 Jul 2021 | By project CECI

Expert approved

2014 - 2020

Cleaning up the environment in Lahti with the help of sharing economy

By-passers and residents are urged to litter picking in the sharing economy based and citizen-run practice of loaning litter picking sticks.

12 Jul 2021 | By project CECI

Expert approved

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Field Farming – Urban food production

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Citizens participate in circular economy by tracking energy consumption

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Bioneer - improving the collection of biowaste from detached houses

Co-developing lending services together with citizens

Local rubbish to raw material campaign promotes recycling

Environmental awareness in Finnish ice hockey

Regional sponsors support citizen initiative

Citizens prolonging life-cycle and recycling textiles

Children urged to read about climate activism

Cleaning up the environment in Lahti with the help of sharing economy