Earth Hour, the world’s largest environmental event, is happening on Saturday, March 25th from 8:30-9:30 p.m. During this hour, people worldwide will switch off their lights at home, leading to many cities, landmarks, workplaces, and daycare centers also turning their lights off. The purpose of Earth Hour is to raise awareness about climate change and biodiversity loss, and send a message to world leaders that climate and environmental action is a pressing matter. In Finland, renowned structures like the Helsinki Central Station, Yle Tower in Böle, and Turku Cathedral will turn off their lights. Globally recognized buildings such as Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, Sydney Opera House, Empire State Building in New York, and Colosseum in Rome will also participate. Earth Hour started in 2007 in Sydney and quickly went global, with 192 countries participating in 2022. The event is symbolic, encouraging people and decision-makers to take action against the climate crisis. WWF’s Secretary General, Liisa Rohweder, emphasized that Earth Hour serves to raise awareness about climate change and nature loss, creating hope and the will to solve environmental crises together.
The world’s largest environmental manifestation, Earth Hour, falls this year on Saturday, March 25 at 8:30-9:30 p.m.
For one hour on Saturday evening, people all over the world turn off the lights in their homes and the lights in many cities, workplaces, daycare centers and well-known landmarks go dark.
The purpose of Earth Hour is to send a signal to the world’s decision-makers that climate and environmental action is urgent and to raise awareness about climate change and the loss of biodiversity.
In Finland, among others, Helsinki Central Station, Yle Tower in Böle and Turku Cathedral will go dark on Saturday evening, WWF writes in a press release.
Iconic buildings such as the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, the Sydney Opera House, the Empire State Building in New York and the Colosseum in Rome will also participate in Earth Hour by turning off their lights.
Earth Hour
WWF started Earth Hour in Sydney, Australia in 2007. Since then, the event has gone global.
In Finland, Earth Hour was organized for the first time in 2009. About 1.5 Finns participated in 2022.
In 2022, a total of 192 countries participated in Earth Hour.
Switching off the lights for an hour is a symbolic gesture to encourage people and decision-makers to act to actively counteract the climate and environmental crisis.
This year, Earth Hour falls on Saturday 25.3.2023 at 20:30–21:30 Finnish time.
“The purpose of Earth Hour is to raise awareness of climate change and nature loss, and to create hope and the will to solve environmental crises by working together. Over the years, with the help of Earth Hour, forests and oceans have been successfully protected in various parts of the world,” says WWF’s Secretary General Liisa Rohweder.