11. A CITY GONE GOOD
EXAMPLES OF OUR
SUSTAINABILITY
12. Green your mind – Mind your green
• In the Global Sustainable Campus Excellence Award, the
Lappeenranta University of Technology LUT campus was selected
as the best in the world
• A unique research and educational environment, where the
university's expertise in energy, as well as its own innovations, are
put to practical use
• 40% of Finnish energy research and education is conducted at LUT
Greenexample 6
13. OUR ACHIEVEMENTS – WWF EARTH HOUR CAPITAL 2014 and 2016, FINLAND
Decrease in
GHG emissions.
Active public transport.
Large production of
electricity by solar cells.
High waste recycling
rate.
The biggest inland
windfarm in Finland 2014.
Energy-efficient
pumping station
purifying Lake Saimaa.
Extensive use of biomass
as a by-product of the
forest industry in energy
production.
Combined power
and heat production
by CHP plant.
19. LAPPEENRANNAN
KAUPUNKI
Friends across the Globe
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Denmark – Kolding
Estonia – Rakvere
Germany – Schwäbisch Hall
Hungary – Szombathely
Iceland – Stykkisholmur
Norway – Drammen
Russia – Klin
Sweden – Örebro
USA – Lake Worth
Vyborg, Russia –
Neighbouring city
21. LAPPEENRANNAN
KAUPUNKI
Basic and Upper Secondary Education
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25 comprehensive schools
6100 pupils
2 upper secondary schools
1200 students
Versatile language options
with basic education
Hi-tech, sport, ice hockey,
arts, music, IB
Finnish-Russian School of
Eastern Finland and
Rudolf Steiner school
22. LAPPEENRANNAN
KAUPUNKI
14 000 students in town
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International University City
Saimaa University of Applied
Sciences
Lappeenranta University of
Technology
Military Adademy
Saimaa Vocational College
Sampo
