Green Leaf City Vaasa: Leading Urban Energy Transition
Thursday 19.3
09:00 10:30
Art Hall
The session highlights Europe’s Energy Capital as a powerhouse of clean-energy innovation and forward-looking urban leadership. Vaasa drives the energy transition through cutting-edge research, pioneering technologies and strong collaboration across an ecosystem with universities, companies and citizens. With its ambitious goal of carbon neutrality by the end of the decade, the city stands at the forefront of Europe’s sustainable transformation. The local ecosystem that enabled Vaasa’s Green Leaf victory will present its flagship projects, showcasing the region’s role as Finland’s leading testbed for future energy solutions.
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Green Leaf City Vaasa: Leading Urban Energy Transition
Host
Local Voiceover Artist
Host
a pupil from Suvilahti Elementary School
Deputy Director-General, DG Environment, European Comission
Mayor, City of Vaasa
Minister for European Affairs and Ownership Steering, Eurooppa- ja omistajaohjausministeri
Chair of the City Board
Chair of the City Council of Vaasa
Development Manager, Electrification of heat production and energy storages at
EPV Energia Oy
Director for Municipal Engineering at
City of Vaasa
Technical Manager of Vaasa City Theatre
Program Director, Merinova
Director, Logistics Chain & Ecosystems, Wärtsilä
Organizers
Suvi Aho
Strategy manager
Johanna Punkari
Energy and Climate Specialist
Eliina Salmela
Communication specialist
Vaasan Kaupunki, City of Vaasa
Eva Bligt-Lindén
Project Manager, Green Leaf