Katerina Medkova

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

The practice utilizes hair waste streams from hairdressers and citizens in the use of circular hair fibre mats to make the environment and waterways cleaner.

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

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

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

Municipal housing in Lahti is renting a beehive, saving bees and supporting local biodiversity together with residents in a new urban experiment.