For English-speaking participation outside of Finland
Finnish Air Pollution Prevention Society organizes the annual National congress on air pollution prevention and climate issues on August 19th-20th. This year marks the 50th anniversary for the congress and the program includes presentations on current topics also in English. So join us online or in person in Lappeenranta to hear about Nordic cooperation, London’s air quality efforts, and air quality, circular economy and climate change solutions!
Program in English:
Tuesday 19.8.2025
IN THE AIR
Programme (the times are in Finnish time, UTC+3):
10:00 Opening, LUT (FI + ENG), Principal Juha-Matti Saksa, LUT
10:10 Video greeting (ENG), Current topics at Ministry of Environment (FI), Chief director Veli-Matti Uski, Ministry of Environment
11:10 European and Nordic cooperation in air pollution prevention – The Nordic Mafia (ENG), Senior Adviser Anna Engleryd, Nordic Council of Ministers
11:40 From Sources to Future Solutions: London’s Journey to Better Air Quality (ENG), Gary Fuller
Break
HARNESSING FINNISH EXPERTISE FOR GLOBAL SUCCESS
Chair: Director of Expert Services Harri Pietarila, FMI
15:25 Public-Private co-operation in Air Quality and Climate Change (ENG), Director of Expert Services Harri Pietarila, FMI
15:40 Kontram’s Journey to International Emission Monitoring (ENG), Product manager Marko Heino, Kontram
15:55 Neste accelerating the green transition: Global solutions for mitigating climate change and a shift to a circular economy (ENG), Environmental Specialist Juha Heijari, Neste
Wednesday 20.8.2025
A billing surcharge of €5 (+ valid VAT) will be added to the invoice.
Please make sure to select the correct price when registering. FCG reserves the right to adjust the fee according to the pricing listed above.
Registration:
Please note that the registration page is available only in Finnish and Swedish. we apologize for the inconvenience.
You can register independently by following these steps on the top of the registration page:
“Ilmoittaudu” → “Etäosallistuminen” → “Remote participation for English-speaking participants” → “Ilmoittaudu” → “Siirry ilmoittautumiseen”. After this, you will be able to fill in your information.
If you encounter any difficulties with the registration or would simply prefer to register by email, please don’t hesitate to contact us: or
Cancellation policy:
Participation can be cancelled free of charge until 20th of July 2025.
Cancellations made after this date will be subject to a 100% cancellation fee. All prices are subject to applicable value-added tax (VAT). If you are unable to attend, you may transfer the ticket to a colleague from your organisation to take your place.