Environment week in Päijät-Häme

Environment week is about green actions and fun togetherness.
In 2024, Environment Week will be celebrated on May 20.5 instead of Environment Week. – 5.6.

In Hollola, Environment Week is celebrated together with all the municipalities of Päijät-Häme. So there are Asikkala, Hartola, Heinola, Hollola, Iitti, Kärkölä, Lahti, Orimattila, Padasjoki and Sysmä.

In 2024, Päijät-Häme Environmental Weeks will be celebrated 20.5. - 5.6. as the week ends with the UN's World Environment Day. The theme of the week is The changing climate, the topicality of which in Päijät-Hämee can be seen in e.g. in that seven out of ten municipalities prepare climate plans for themselves. After this, all the municipalities of Päijät-Häme have a plan for climate change and preparedness in their own area.

Did this make you think? Would you like to organize your own event or adventure during the week? Join the fun of the week!

Come along

During Environment Week, various organizations organize environmentally-related events and activities, such as nature trips, recycling events, lectures or, for example, cleaning tasks. 

Poster competition

The topic of the environmental week poster competition is also Changing climate. How is the changing climate reflected in our lives here in Hollola or in the world? For the environment weeks, we organize a joint poster competition, to which we invite elementary and middle school students and high school students from all Päijät-Häme municipalities. Participating works must be received no later than Monday 22.4.2024 April 16 at XNUMX pm. Instructions for participation and contact information can be found in the sidebar.

In all municipalities, a municipal winner to be awarded is selected, and the regional jury selects the poster of the year from all of them. The winners of the competition will be awarded. Exhibitions of the works that participated in the competition will be put together in municipal libraries or similar public spaces, and all works can be seen on the Facebook page of the Environment Week.

Everyone is invited

With the annually changing theme of Environment Week, we want to highlight and increase awareness of issues affecting our common environment. Everyone is welcome to join the Environment Week. You can organize an event or theme day, or participate in events organized by others. It is important to notice how by combining our forces we affect the environment even with small actions. Report your adventure or event to the environment week through your municipality's contact person.