Propose ideas, develop, vote – join us in developing Lahti!
Next ideation-development-voting round starts on January 2025.
Do you want to have a say in the future of Lahti and your neighbourhood? Participatory budgeting (PB) is your chance to submit ideas and influence how the City’s participatory budget is spent. The ideation phase welcomes all residents of Lahti to submit their ideas for the development of their own neighbourhood or the city as a whole.
The total budget for implementing ideas is 200,000 euros. The money will be split into five equal portions between the southern, northern, eastern and central areas of the city as well as city-wide projects.
You can see the geographical division for participatory budgeting here.
Your idea must fall under one of the following themes:
- Community
- Well-being of children and youth
- Sustainability
The sustainability theme also covers the renovation of existing infrastructure.
How are ideas evaluated?
Experts from the City organisation will review all ideas to evaluate their feasibility. To be considered, ideas must be
- legal,
- within the City organisation’s purview and implementable during one year,
- related to one of four themes: Well-being of children and youth, Community, or Sustainability,
- within budget (up to EUR 40,000 per area),
- maintainable by the City organisation without, for example, incurring unsustainable running costs or having to hire permanent staff,
- non-commercial, non-discriminatory and supportive of the principle of equality.
People decide, the City implements.