Finnish National Local Agenda 21 Day
in the city of Salo, 28th of April 2003

10.00 - 10.10 Opening of LA21 Day
The mayor of City of Salo Matti Rasila
10.10 - 10.30 Presentation of Green Valley -project of City of Salo
Project manager Mika Ilomäki
10.30 - 12.00 The message of Johannesburg and the Municipalities
10.30 - 10.50 The role of Municipalities
Inspector Outi Väkevä, Ministry of Environment
10.50 - 11.20 Changing production and consumption habits and Municipalities
Environmental manager Maija Hakanen, Association of Finnish Municipalities
11.20 - 11.40 Practical example - Combining environmental issues with management system in City of Tampere
Sustainable development co-ordinator Outi Teittinen, Tampere
11.40 - 11.50 Environmental development in Municipalities
Henna Hauta-Heikkilä, Efektia
11.50 - 12.00 Discussion
12.00 - 13.00 Lunch
13.00 - 14.30 Optional programmes
Activating inhabitants (citizens)
13.00 - 13.20 Interreg IIIA -project: Awareness raising and activating networking between Finnish and Estonian Local authorities
Project Co-ordinator Juulia Tahvanainen
13.20 - 13.40 Model of Jyväskylä: Starting implementing of sustainable development through active citizen association
Co-ordinator Kari Lehtinen, JAPA Ry
13.40 - 14.00 Agenda 21 of Varsinais-Suomi region
Jaana Itälä-Laine, Varsinais-Suomi Agenda Office
14.00 - 14.30 Discussion

Environmental education - experiences from Municipalities
13.00 - 13.30 Me little -project
Co-ordinator Outi Pekkala, Paimio
13.30 - 14.15 Waste gang - waste education with hand dolls
Paula Väisänen ja Anu Syrjänen, Turun EcoMarketplace
14.00 - 14.30 Discussion
14.30 - 15.00 Coffee
15.00 - 16.00 The idea of funding national Local agenda network / mailing list
15.00 - 15.15 The network of Ecopurchases
Environmnetal expert Elina Sainio, Pori
15.15 - 15.30 Discussion
Chairmanning the discussion Vexi Virtanen, JAPA Ry