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Wilma in early childhood education and pre-primary education

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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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Building and construction in Lappeenranta

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Small house builder's guide (FI)

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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

Youth services facility price list

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The Finnish Model for Leisure Activities – Myö harrastetaa lähel Lappeenrannassa

School youth work

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Goals and actions in the city's climate work

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EU Covenant of Mayors Award 2025

European Green Leaf Award 2021

EU Mission Label 2024

The city's climate actions

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Sustainable Lappeenranta Network

Citizens and sustainable everyday life

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Nature and water bodies

AMIGOS – Promoting sustainable and safe mobility

BeyondEE – District heating optimisation

Celine – The benefits of the energy system's digital transformation

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

Investments and vitality in South Karelia

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

Local climate cooperation

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PUBLISHED 10/22/2026, 08:50 International House South Karelia newsletter 10/2026- Finnish language for working life

PUBLISHED 10/9/2026, 08:51 Culture Pop-Up: Dream Zone Metsäkeskus 2.–22.11.2026

PUBLISHED 9/17/2026, 12:42 Smart controlling of district heat reduced heating costs in Lappeenranta

PUBLISHED 9/15/2026, 08:50 Lappeenranta’s climate action showcased at international climate exhibition in Frankfurt

PUBLISHED 9/11/2026, 09:41 Culture Pop-Up: Halkosaari Shouting Choir

PUBLISHED 8/24/2026, 13:37 International House South Karelia newsletter 8/2026 - Celebrating a Year of Progress!

PUBLISHED 8/12/2026, 14:18 Culture Pop-Up: Magic Carpet to the Dancing World children’s dance workshop on Thursdays from September 17 to October 15, and on October 29

PUBLISHED 6/18/2026, 10:00 EUR 77.8 Million Financing Strengthens Solar Foods’ Plans for Industrial-Scale Production in Lappeenranta

PUBLISHED 5/21/2026, 08:46 International House South Karelia newsletter 5/2026 – Summertime activities in South Karelia