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Winning cities - European Green Capital & European Green Leaf Awards

European Green Capital Award

Vilnius Picture - Winner 2025
Vilnius 2025

The Lithuanian capital was elected as European Green Capital 2025 for its strong commitment to sustainability while having a realistic and down to earth approach.

Valencia - winning cities
Valencia 2024
The city earned the European Green Capital 2024 title due to its past and current achievements in the field of sustainable tourism, climate neutrality, as well as fair and inclusive green transition.
aerial view of Tallinn the 2023 European Green Capital
Tallinn 2023

Tallinn is characterised by the diverse nature of its landscapes and communities, which also serve as habitats for rare species.

View of Grenoble's main lift
Grenoble 2022

Located in the Alps, east of the Rhone valley corridor, Greater Grenoble is called the ‘Alps capital’ due to its size.

Aerial view of Lahti, the 2021 European Green Capital
Lahti 2021

Lahti, the capital of the Päijänne Tavastia region of Finland, has a population of 119,068.

  1. 2025
    Vilnius

    Lithuania

  2. 2024
    Valencia

    Spain

  3. 2023
    Tallinn

    Estonia

  4. 2022
    Grenoble

    France

  5. 2021
    Lahti

    Finland

  6. 2020
    Lisbon

    Portugal

  7. 2019
    Oslo

    Norway

  8. 2018
    Nijmegen

    Netherlands

  9. 2017
    Essen

    Germany

  10. 2016
    Ljubljana

    Slovenia

  11. 2015
    Bristol

    United Kingdom

  12. 2014
    Copenhagen

    Denmark

  13. 2013
    Nantes

    France

  14. 2012
    Vitoria-Gasteiz

    Spain

  15. 2011
    Hamburg

    Germany

  17. 2010
    Stockholm

    Sweden

European Green Leaf Award

Winning city - Treviso 2025
Treviso 2025

With a population of almost 94,000 inhabitants, Treviso is a vibrant city, now recognised as sustainable example among small European cities.

Winning City - Viladecans 2025
Viladecans 2025

Viladecans is approaching environmental commitment through a multi-level approach in a very convincing and joyful way and is focusing its whole strategy for their year as European Green Leaf winner on two main pillars: the ecological transition and promotion of a healthy lifestyle.

Elsinore_Map
Elsinore 2024
The motto of its Green Leaf year is “sharing is caring”, with citizens and local businesses involved in achieving a green transition.
Velenje_Map
Velenje 2024
Velenje was one of the first cities in Slovenia to install a separate waste collection system and has been improving waste management ever since.
Landscape Valongo Iconic Photo
Valongo 2022

Valongo is located in the North of Portugal, District of Porto and is part of the Metropolitan Area of Porto.

Landscape Winterswijk Iconic Photo
Winterswijk 2022

Winterswijk is located in the East of the Netherlands and provides space for a total of 28,852 inhabitants.

Landscape Gabrovo Iconic Photo
Gabrovo 2021

Gabrovo Municipality is situated in central Bulgaria

Landscape Lappeenranta Iconic Photo
Lappeenranta 2021

Lappeenranta is a municipality located in south-eastern Finland with its urban centre situated on the shores of Lake Saimaa.

  1. 2025
    Treviso and Viladecans

    Italy and Spain

  2. 2024
    Elsinore and Velenje

    Denmark and Slovenia

  3. 2022
    Valongo and Winterswijk

    Portugal and The Netherlands

  4. 2021
    Lappeenranta and Gabrovo

    Finland and Bulgaria

  5. 2020
    Limerick and Mechelen

    Ireland and Belgium

  6. 2019
    Cornellà de Llobregat and Horst aan de Maas

    Spain and The Netherlands

  7. 2018
    Leuven and Växjö

    Belgium and Sweden

  8. 2017
    Galway

    Ireland

  10. 2015
    Mollet del Valles and Torres Vedras

    Spain and Portugal

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