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International

LappeenrantaVibrant city

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13th largest

city and

provincial

centre of

South Karelia

3rd - Best in Travel 2017

Top 10 countries

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Over 1000 km of shoreline

Total area 1,756 km2

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Accessible by road, rail, air, water

Privately owned international airport2.11.2016 4

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2nd most popular tourist destination for

foreign tourists visiting Finland

Rauha – Scandinavia’s largest tourist area2.11.2016 5

CITY OF

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Lake Saimaa begins at Lappeenranta Harbour

Cruises take you to archipelago or all the way to Vyborg,

Russia via Saimaa Canal

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Tuosa – The most beautiful golf course

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Also fun during the winter time

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Lappeenranta Christmas

A CITY GONE GOODEXAMPLES OF OUR

SUSTAINABILITY

Green your mind – Mind your green• In the Global Sustainable Campus Excellence Award, the

Lappeenranta University of Technology LUT campus was selectedas 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

OUR ACHIEVEMENTS – WWF EARTH HOUR CAPITAL 2014 and 2016, FINLAND

Decrease inGHG emissions.

Active public transport.Large production of electricity by solar cells.

High waste recyclingrate.

The biggest inlandwindfarm in Finland 2014.

Energy-efficientpumping stationpurifying Lake Saimaa.

Extensive use of biomassas a by-product of theforest industry in energyproduction.

Combined powerand heat productionby CHP plant.

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www.greenreality.fi

CITY OF

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Everybody cycles in Lappeenranta

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City Theater

inside

The Shopping

centre!

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Shopping

Hotel

Restaurants

Tourist info

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Lappeenranta

Fortress

Museums

Crafts

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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

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100 years of

Finland’s

independence

in 2017

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Basic and Upper Secondary Education2.11.2016 21

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

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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

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Multicultural Lappeenranta2.11.2016 23

Joutseno Reception Centre

International students

Russian immigrants

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Thank you!Kati Korhonen, International Affairs Coordinator

kati.m.korhonen@lappeenranta.fi

fi.linkedin.com/in/korhonenkati