Organisers

The People and Planet conference is organised by Lahti University Campus as part of the planetary health programme Nature Step to Health. The programme is a joint initiative between three organizations: Wellbeing Services County of Päijät-Häme, the City of Lahti, and Lahti University Campus.
Partners

Our partners for the conference are the University of Helsinki, Helsinki One Health HOH, Helsinki Institute of Sustainability Science HELSUS, Helsinki Planetary Health Hub, LUT University, LAB University of Applied Sciences, Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare THL, Finnish Environment Institute SYKE, Natural Resources Institute Finland LUKE, Ladec, Uute Scientific, and Kudelma Osuuskunta. 

Programme committee

Riikka Puhakka, Docent, PhD, Chief Specialist, LAB University of Applied Sciences

Ville Uusitalo, Professor, LUT University

Jenni Simkin, PhD, Natural Resources Institute Finland LUKE

Kati Vierikko, senior researcher, Finnish Environment Institute SYKE

Topi Tanskanen, PhD, University of Helsinki

Mikaela Grotenfelt-Enegren, MD, Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare

Minna Veistilä, Professor of practice, Wellbeing Services County of Päijät-Häme

Päivi Sieppi, City of Lahti

Maija Lumme, LUT University

Sirkku Hildén, Former Chair of City Board

Johanna Kalmari, Uute Scientific

Coordination team

Ursula Siltanen, Conference coordinator, Lahti University Campus

Minna-Maija Salomaa, Secretary General, Lahti University Campus

Marju Prass, Specialist, Lahti University Campus

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