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PUBLISHED 4/19/2024, 15:31

Ursula von der Leyen and Petteri Orpo met in Lappeenranta

PUBLISHED 4/12/2024, 15:18

Lappeenranta celebrates its 375th anniversary in August – see the programme for the Anniversary Day 10 August 2024

PUBLISHED 4/11/2024, 12:59

Workshops, dance, circus, music and experiences around the city - Culture Pop-ups are for everyone and free of charge to participate!

PUBLISHED 4/11/2024, 12:04

Bring your art to Maria square for display! The ITE art day brings art made by the townspeople to Maria square

PUBLISHED 4/11/2024, 11:58

Open Call for artists and bands

PUBLISHED 4/10/2024, 06:42

Tuomo Sallinen was appointed as the Mayor of Lappeenranta

PUBLISHED 4/8/2024, 12:13

Hobby Hop – Exploring Hobbies in Lappeenranta highlights hobby opportunities

PUBLISHED 4/5/2024, 11:15

Lappeenranta's Dream Year of Culture 2024 brings graffiti art to Skinnarila school

PUBLISHED 3/27/2024, 12:10

LPRHC Fest to go on indefinite hiatus – last fest to be held as a one-day event as part of the Lappeenranta 375 Celebration Week on 17 August

PUBLISHED 2/22/2024, 14:18

Lappeenranta celebrates its 375th anniversary in 2024 – Kolmas Nainen, Isaac Sene, Aston Kalmari and Nuppu Oinas to perform during the week and humppa to make a comeback

PUBLISHED 2/1/2024, 10:59

Open call for Culture pop-ups for spring and early summer – Apply until 29.2.

PUBLISHED 1/30/2024, 13:59

Opening ceremony of the Saimaa Food and Culture Tourism Jubilee invites everyone to Lappeenranta, Finland in the beginning of February

PUBLISHED 1/26/2024, 09:32

Winter Harbour open from 27 January to 2 March – come and enjoy the snow slide, dog sled rides, ring sledge, ice path and many other activities!

The winter activities and events hub at Satamatori offer a plethora of things to do for the whole family at the very beginning of the Lappeenranta 375 jubilee year. Grab a snow glider or sledge and let the snow slide take you to new wintertime adventures! For people who enjoy speed, the ring sledge by the Maalaisten laituri dock and the dog sled rides organised by Valkoinen Kukka in the Kasino park are the perfect activity. Snowshoes, sliding step snowshoes and e-fatbikes can be rented from Saimaan Palju Events.

PUBLISHED 1/22/2024, 12:43

We are looking for cultural professionals to run workshops as part of the Dream Year of Culture for Spring 2024

PUBLISHED 1/18/2024, 14:45

The culture pop-ups provide free art and culture experiences for Lappeenranta citizens and visitors during the Dream Year of Culture 2024

PUBLISHED 1/11/2024, 15:45

City of Lappeenranta Welfare and Educational Services’ service network proposal published – available for comments until 2 February 2024

PUBLISHED 1/11/2024, 10:43

Proposal to start negotiations on future of School of Eastern Finland submitted to city boards of Lappeenranta, Joensuu and Imatra

PUBLISHED 12/22/2023, 14:41

Lappeenranta Dream Year of Culture’s mentoring program for event producers – apply by 22.1.2024

PUBLISHED 12/22/2023, 10:01

Culture Café 11.01.2024 - a meeting point for culture and art enthusiasts

PUBLISHED 12/13/2023, 19:20

The strike on December 14th will affect the municipal services of the city of Lappeenranta

PUBLISHED 11/30/2023, 16:11

Lappeenranta raises funds for the Ukrainian city of Chernihiv – donation used to buy learning aids for a special-support school

PUBLISHED 11/30/2023, 16:09

Mayor Kimmo Jarva to resign

PUBLISHED 7/24/2023, 15:54

Open Call! Be part of the look of the Dream Year of Culture

PUBLISHED 7/18/2023, 15:10

The roadmap for sustainable tourism in the Lappeenranta region, Finland has been completed – the goal is to reduce the carbon footprint of tourists and grow carbon sinks

PUBLISHED 2/6/2023, 10:26

Marina Vallongo's Italian ice cream enchants Lappeenranta