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A Call for Mayors: Finnish cities are inviting their global counterparts to take climate action

Mayors Jan Vapaavuori of Helsinki, Pekka Timonen of Lahti and Marita Toikka of Kouvola.

In these videos the mayors Jan Vapaavuori of Helsinki, Pekka Timonen of Lahti and Marita Toikka of Kouvola describe the climate actions their cities are taking to fight climate change. They aim to encourage cities worldwide to take practical steps towards low carbon society – each step is important, and it is crucial that every city starts taking them right now.

The videos coincide with Finland’s Presidency of the Council of the EU in the latter half of 2019 and the UN Climate Action Summit in New York City.