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The Lahti region is the best place to develop electric transport solutions and new business. The region combines solid expertise in the vehicle industry, logistics, electrical engineering and power electronics into new applications for trans­forming transport and mobility. Businesses that have set out into the world from the Lahti region include Kempower, Kiitokori and LSK Group, for instance.

The Lahti region is also located at a hub of traffic flows and logistics, where you have superb oppor­tunities to test and develop technologies and solutions for heavy-duty vehicle traffic in particular. We offer your business the expertise, networks and top-class operating environment of a European Green Capital.

READ ABOUT BUSINESS OPPOR­TUNITIES!
 

Dozens of businesses in a cluster 

Lahti GEM – the Green Elect­ri­fication of Mobility Cluster – is a cooperation platform for businesses, higher education insti­tutions and cities, intended for the development of electric transport solutions. 

Top research and experts

The Lahti campus of LUT University has Finland’s first profes­sorship and research team in electric trans­portation. A master’s degree programme in electric trans­portation systems is being launched in 2022.

European Green Capital

As the European Green Capital of 2021, Lahti invests heavily in sustainable trans­portation. The majority of the city’s public transport equipment is powered by electricity and renewable fuels.

Testing

KymiRing, the only MotoGP circuit in Northern Europe with an FIA Grade One license, offers a unique year-round environment for varied vehicle testing and driver training.

Green electricity

The elect­ri­fication of transport requires consi­derable power generation capacity. Lahti offers green, CO2-neutral electricity.

Unbeatable location

The Lahti region’s location at the inter­section of the main roads of Southern Finland, along the Trans-European Transport Network (TEN-T), is ideal for businesses in the transport, logistics and manufacturing industries.

Lahti GEM advertisement.

Lahti GEM

Lahti GEM – the Lahti Green Elect­ri­fication of Mobility Cluster – is a cooperation platform for businesses, educational insti­tutions and cities, intended for the development of electric transport technologies and solutions. The cluster already involves several dozen businesses from the sectors of vehicle manufacturing, charging solutions, the digita­lisation of transport, logistics, and energy generation. 

Lahti GEM actively participates in national and inter­national electric transport networks. Read more about Lahti Gem and contact the cluster!

Oppor­tunities for product development and piloting

  • LUT University has established Finland’s first profes­sorship and research team in electric trans­portation in Lahti. A master’s degree programme in electric trans­portation systems is being launched in 2022.
  • LAB University of Applied Sciences and Salpaus Further Education, which provides upper secondary education, are also strengthening their training that supports expertise in electric transport. 
  • As a growing logistics hub, Lahti is an excep­tionally good location for piloting and testing solutions for heavy-duty vehicle traffic in particular and for production facilities related to the sector.
Electric car interior.

Carpe GEM!

Transport is undergoing the greatest trans­formation in a century. Electric transport does not only involve electric cars and batteries. It also constitutes a change in the entire field of energy generation and infra­structure. It involves a variety of alternative power sources that utilise electricity: hydrogen, methane and synthetic fuels. The demand for electricity – and green electricity in particular – is increasing rapidly.

There is huge potential in the market for the green elect­ri­fication of transport. The Lahti region offers your business the best conditions to take advantage of this potential!

Watch the Lahti GEM video above!

At your company’s service – contact us!

Kati Tuominen

Head of Client Management
+358 50 471 8233
kati.tuominen@ladec.fi

Marian Vainiomäki

Head of Client Management
+358 40 505 7775
marian.vainiomaki@ladec.fi

Pekka Komu

Business Development Manager
+358 40 741 3299
pekka.komu@ladec.fi

LADEC's Isto Vanhamäki.
Isto Vanhamäki

Director | Business Region Development
+358 40 727 6376
isto.vanhamaki@ladec.fi

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