Solutions from the most Northern CHAMP city

Oulu is a lively centre in Northern Finland an has some 140 000. Being a CHAMP pilot city, it is also presented in the European Climate Champions conference.

You will find two presentations about Oulu in the Solutions from CHAMP cities section, telling more about the implementation of the City Climate Change Programme and expriences from CHAMP trainings.

The implementation of the City Climate Change Programme in Oulu is organised with the help of a cross administrative development programme. The aim is to ensure the strategic link between the city strategy and the various projects. This link is missing in many cities and is increasingly needed, as in many cities the volume of development using projects is growing. Do you feel the Oulu approach in implementing a local climate strategy can be successful?

Picture: Winter cyclists in Oulu / City of Oulu

Sustainable development budgeting in Turku

Building the link between the resources and the implementation of sustainable development is an important objective in the City of Turku, Finland.

Turku is a city situated on the southwest coast of Finland with a population of 177 000. For the year 2011, Turku has been designated to be the European Capital of Culture.

Risto Veivo presented the case of Turku in the live stream and you can read more on the process of sustainable development budgeting in the Solutions from CHAMP cities section.