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Starting basic education one year later than enacted

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Basic art education in Lappeenranta

South Karelian Children’s Culture Center Metku

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Children and families 2026

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The Dream Year of Culture

Come and join us!

The Principles for a Safer Space

Lappeenranta City Orchestra

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City forest management

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Building control archive services

A builder’s package (documents for a building permit)

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Ohjaamo Lappeenranta

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WebTimmi access rights agreement

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The Finnish Model for Leisure Activities – Myö harrastetaa lähel Lappeenrannassa

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EU Covenant of Mayors Award 2025

European Green Leaf Award 2021

EU Mission Label 2024

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AMIGOS – Promoting sustainable and safe mobility

BeyondEE – District heating optimisation

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Cosmic – IT systems for large-scale energy optimisation challenges

Energy advisory service of South Karelia

HALT – The Handprint Approach for effective actions in the Land use and Transportation sectors

Adapting to climate change in South Karelia

From climate plans to actions in South Karelian municipalities

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MonitorEE – Improving energy efficiency in buildings

ReGreeneration – Greening the Sammonlahti regional centre

RenoWave – Promoting energy renovations in residential buildings

Threading CO2 circular economy project

Saimaa screen – sharing information about the lake

Improving water clarity in Lake Pien-Saimaa

Strengthening green electrification in the Greenreality Network 2024–2026

RosKarelia - We recycle

Turve IK – Climate smart use of peatlands

Frugal Circles – Community-Driven Solutions for Resource-Wise Living

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