Facts & Figures

Capital: Lahti

Size: 6,254.7 km²

Population: 202,635

Regional GDP: 27,004

% of the National GDP: 15.10

Regional GERD (%):

% of Unemployment: 17.2

Contacts

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Email: riika.kivela@paijat-hame.fi Phone: 0035-844-3719454

Email: riitta.nieminen@paijat-hame.fi Phone: 0035-840-5086526

Priority Name	Description
Circular economy	Environmental technology, cleantech, material and resource efficiency, new solutions and services for bio circular economy, circular economy education
Sports and Experiences	Sports and experiences priority also includes well-being, tourism and culture. Lahti and its surroundings are known for world-class facility for many winter games and other sports events. The region is specialised in organising large-scale events and services. There is also strong expertise on sports and wellbeing education.
Design	The region’s major city, Lahti, is famous for its design education and development projects centered around the Lahti Design Institute in Lahti University of Applied Sciences. The companies in the region have utilised local design skills in their product development, which has given them advantage in the market. User-centered design processes help to design better products and services. The region has specialized in classical industrial design and immaterial design in its various forms, including information design and brand.

You can obtain more detail following this/these link/s:

19th Peer Review Workshop in Rzeszów (Podkarpackie, Poland)

Päijät-Häme´s presentation
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