“Paikallista” means local Local companies have pledged to use resources in accordance with the principles of sustainable development and to reduce their carbon footprint. 45 […]
Organisation/project: Towards Carbon Neutral Municipalities (Hinku) (47)

The Towards Carbon Neutral Municipalities project (Hinku) brings municipalities, businesses, citizens and experts together to create and carry out solutions to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The municipalities involved are committed to 80% emission reductions by 2030 from 2007 levels.
“IlmastoAreena” translates to ClimateArena According to Leena Vuotovesi, CEO of Micropolis Oy, a Finnish development company, ClimateArena was born from the company’s long-term dream of […]
IlmastoAreena discusses climate change openly, Ii
Hinku Award 8/2019
The “Iisisti Energinen” project developed an “Energia Porinat”(meaning energy talk). The goal of this was to get close to municipal residents, associations and organizations to […]
Ii intends to participate in the joint acquisition of solar power plants organized by the Finnish Environment Institute and KL-Kuntahankinnat Oy. The largest number of […]
Kuivaniemi nursing home in Ii The target building roof had previously been covered with a thick layer of ice inside roof structure. To the attic […]
There is an old cabin acting as local history museum called Huilinki in Ii, which also has a café. An air heat pump was installed […]
Remote working hub experiment, Micropolis Approximately 60% of the Ii working residents work outside Ii, especially in the neighboring municipality of Oulu. The remote work […]
Olhava School switched from oil heating to wood chips. The current oil boiler remained as a backup heat. The new wood chip boiler is located […]
Asema and Ojakylä schools are involved in the EU project 50/50. In these schools energy groups were created to follow the school’s energy consumption. One […]