In Lappeenranta, we invest in green actions open-mindedly. We have pioneered sustainable solutions, and participated actively in climate change mitigation, improving circular economy and restoring waterbodies.
A green Lappeenranta is a key goal in the city strategy in terms of both residential comfort and industrial policy. Our actions are based on resource wisdom and carbon neutrality.
Our goals are ambitious. We want to be a model city for sustainable actions and work at the forefront to achieve it. Lappeenranta has already achieved plenty of attention for its sustainable development actions, i.e.:
The aim is to become a carbon neutral city by 2030. By 2050, we are a city that doesn't produce landfill waste or greenhouse gas emissions and doesn't overproduce.
Lappeenranta has been chosen as the Climate Capital of Finland by WWF in 2014 and 2016. Local and Regional Government Finland has awarded the city of Lappeenranta for its laudable climate actions in 2016 as well. In 2017, Lappeenranta proceeded, as the first city in the world, to utilize exclusively EKOenergy certified electricity and acquire only biogas and electric cars. Separate collection of plastic has been awarded by the Finnish Association of Municipal Engineering in 2018.
The world’s first city to switch to EKOenergy-certified electricity
Bioverno, the world’s first
second-generation biorefinery, began operations in
National WWF's
2016
A pioneer
in the
The pink
of public transport
reduces private car use
Sammonlahti School is the first school in Finland to have received the Eco-Schools Green Flag award and the environmental certificate granted by the Okka Foundation
LUT University is
in the world
in climate science
Among the
best cities in the
Earth Hour City Challenge by WWF
of bicycle paths
Carbon dioxide emissions down by
Skinnarila has Finland’s
greenest campus
Sustainable Campus
Excellence Award
Cycling City
of the Year
Carbon neutral
city
The world’s
most energy efficient
hybrid bus
is available
for every household
European Green Leaf Award finalist
and
of Lappeenranta’s district heat is produced at
Kaukaan Voima’s biopower plant
of all solar power plants
in Finland
is in Lappeenranta
Lappeenranta uses
renewable electricity
of district heating
is CO2-free
All the schoolchildren learn about sustainable development through the
activities
Finland’s first
inland wind farm,
Lappeenranta has
the highest number of
solar panels per resident
of any city in Finland
constructed stormwater wetlands
for restoring the Pien-Saimaa lake region
of waste goes to landfill
Kaukaan Voima’s biopower plant
is one of Finland’s largest
users of biofuels