A sporting meeting… but also a political one. It is indeed under the sign of Grenoble European Green Capital 2022 that the two matches against the Lahti team are held. And for good reason: Lahti was itself European Green Capital 2021. Enough to allow the municipality of Isère and the municipality of Finland to “ make many connections “, indicates the City of Grenoble by press release.
The poster for the meeting between the Grenoble club and the Finnish club. © Wolf Burners
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« The mayor of Lahti was thus present in January 2022 for the opening ceremony of Grenoble Green Capital of Europe “recalls the municipality. While in May, a delegation from Lahti went to Grenoble to strengthen the links between the two cities on the theme of “sport and transitions””. But a delegation around the mayor of Grenoble had also made the round trip Grenoble-Finland at the end of 2021, this time to attend the closing ceremony of Lahti European Green Capital
Symbol of the link between the two cities, the Pelicans team trained all week on Grenoble soil, in anticipation of the match on Friday 25 August. A delegation, made up of representatives of the Finnish club, companies and elected officials from the City of Lahti, will be received during the day by the City of Grenoble, before attending the friendly match in the evening.
