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Lahti
Also known as Lahtis
Lahti (, ; ) is a city in Finland and the regional capital of Päijät-Häme. It is located in the Finnish Lakeland. The population of Lahti is approximately , while the sub-region has a population of approximately . It is the most populous municipality in Finland, and the sixth most populous urban area in the country.
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Lahti is a city in Finland that serves as the regional capital of Päijät-Häme and is located in the Finnish Lakeland area. It is the most populous municipality in Finland and the sixth largest urban area in the country by population.
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Understand
thumb|250px|Lahti City Theatre
Originating from Hollola municipality, Lahti was just a village until it got the railway in 1870. It then grew quickly and got its city status in 1905. In 2016, the municipality of Nastola was incorporated into Lahti. In 2021 Lahti had a population of 120,000 making it the 8th largest city in Finland by population. It is near the country's gravity centre by population.
The area was inhabited already 9,000 years ago, with one of the oldest settlements found in Finland.
See
Lahti has a partly deserved reputation as an unattractive, economically depressed industrial town. Lahti has improved its reputation with a lovely harbour area with outdoor cafes and bars. In the harbour area there is also beautiful Sibelius Hall which is used for concerts and conferences.
thumb|Sibelius hall and port of Lahti thumb|The long wave masts thumb|Lahti Sports Center
Do
Lahti has a well-known symphony orchestra, Sinfonia Lahti. The annual winter sport event Salpausselän kisat is very popular and worth seeing.
Football: FC Lahti were promoted in 2025 so they play soccer in Veikkausliiga, the top tier. Their Lahti Stadion (aka Toolpoint Areena, capacity 14,500) is 2 km west of town centre. The playing season is April-Oct.
Buy
thumb|Aleksanterinkatu, the main street
Eat
Lahti's most notorious local speciality is lihamuki, literally "meat mug", a soft drink cup filled with the cheapest grade of kebab meat and your choice of sauces.
Drink
Other places worth to visit are restaurant Taivaanranta and Teerenpeli which have their own whisky distillery and beer brewery.
Go next
Among the neighbouring municipalities are Asikkala, Heinola and Orimattila. They are probably worth a visit, although perhaps just a brief one.
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Article
33 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- History
- Geography
- Subdivisions
- Climate
- Demographics
- Population
- Languages
- Immigration
- Religion
- Economy
- Culture
- Museums and galleries
- Sports
- Winter sports
- Ice hockey
- Association football
- Other events
- Transportation
- Local transport
- Long-distance transport
- Education
- Comprehensive and private education
- Upper secondary and vocational education
- Higher education and LUT University
- Trivia
- Notable people from Lahti
- International relations
- Twin towns—sister cities
- See also
- Notes
- References
- External links
Lahti (, ; ) is a city in Finland and the regional capital of Päijät-Häme. It is located in the Finnish Lakeland. The population of Lahti is approximately , while the sub-region has a population of approximately . It is the most populous municipality in Finland, and the sixth most populous urban area in the country.
Lahti is situated on a bay at the southern end of lake Vesijärvi about north-east of the capital city Helsinki, south-west of Heinola and east of Hämeenlinna, the capital of the region of Kanta-Häme. Lahti is situated at the intersection of Highway 4 (between Helsinki and Jyväskylä) and Highway 12 (between Tampere and Kouvola), which are the most significant main roads of Lahti. Its neighboring municipalities are Asikkala, Heinola, Hollola, Iitti and Orimattila.
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