13. How the city of Lahti became a European Green Capital?
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Hei! Welcome to The Urbanista.
The podcast for urban designers and city planners where we discuss about city water management and sustainable urban development. In this episode we talk with Jenni Rahkonen – Environmental Coordinator at The city of Lahti and discuss the formula of Lahti's success - How it became Environmental Green Capital of Europe?
Lahti, the capital of the Päijänne Tavastia region of Finland, has a population of 119,068. Lahti is situated approximately 100 kilometres to the northeast of Helsinki, the capital city of Finland on the southern bay of Lake Vesijärvi.
As the leading environmental city in Finland and the Green Capital, they highlight the best European environmental solutions, support the climate goals of Lahti and the whole Finland and start ambitious cooperation projects. They make the long-term environmental work in Lahti known both in Finland and around the whole world and make sure that the citizens’ everyday life in the city is smooth.
Lahti has already abandoned the use of coal and will become a climate-neutral city by 2025 as the first major city in Finland.
Read more -> https://greenlahti.fi/en
More about Green Capital award -> https://environment.ec.europa.eu/topics/urban-environment/european-green-capital-award/winning-cities/lahti-2021_en
Connect with Jenni Rahkonen - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennirahkonen/
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