Repair Café Spirit in Lahti – Turning Everyday Repairs into Circular City Action
Lahti’s monthly Sustainable Textile Workshop brings the Repair Café spirit to life through textile repair, shared tools and practical guidance. During a Circ@Home visit, Smart & Lean Hub explored how existing local initiatives can support the Repair City Lahti concept and make circular living more accessible.
NARRATIA Starts in Madrid: Building the Foundations for Visitor-Centred Cultural Heritage Experiences
NARRATIA partners met in Madrid in September 2026 to establish a shared foundation for developing visitor-centred generative AI and Mixed Reality experiences for cultural heritage. Smart & Lean hub Oy leads WP10 in cooperation with beneficiaries across the project, connecting emerging results with communication, dissemination, exploitation and future uptake.
Is the region really transitioning to a circular economy? UCT-R10 helps distinguish activity from systemic change
Is your city truly transitioning to a circular economy – or simply running circular activities?
UCT-R10 Circular Transition Maturity Engine is an AI-powered assessment application developed by Smart & Lean Hub Oy. It examines how Town, Services and Home interact across R0–R9 circular economy strategies and, crucially, how strong the evidence of actual transition is.…
From Evidence to Action: Mallusjoki’s Rural Event Industry Transformation Journey
Mallusjoki’s transformation journey is documented in two PoliRuralPlus result packages: an evidence base built on ten deep dives into local strengths and challenges, and a long-term Rural Event Industry Strategy and Ecosystem 2040. Together, they show how community knowledge, stakeholder cooperation and cultural events can support a resilient, innovative and attractive rural future.
Lahti Sustainable Food Packaging Transition Approach published on Zenodo
The Lahti pilot result package is now available with an executive summary and full pilot report.
New Result Package Published: Lahti Sustainable Food Packaging Transition Approach
Smart & Lean Hub Oy has published a new result package presenting the outcomes and lessons learned from the Lahti pilot implemented within the Change(K)now! project.
Households are ready to repair – when making the decision becomes easier
In the Circ@Home Lahti micropilot, more than 10 households tested the Smart for Repair application, which helps users compare smart-device repair options, costs, warranties and service providers. The pilot showed that households are often willing to repair, but need clearer, more trustworthy and easily accessible information before choosing repair over replacement.
Circular services are not about labels – they are about making circular choices work in everyday life
One of the key findings from the Circ@Home project is that circularity happens only when sustainable choices become visible, trusted, affordable and easy enough to use in everyday situations.
Circular Economy is a regulation-driven transformation
If public procurement takes the lead, the whole market will follow.
🔧 Why repair fails — even when services exist
Even a small change in the logic of decision-making can shift the choice toward repair. And that is precisely where the quiet but powerful leverage of the circular economy lies.