business & living BUSINESS & LIVING IN
The Sibelius Hall on the front cover was nominated as Lahti region the best conference centre in Finland in 2004.
The Lahti region forms part of the Helsinki
metropolitan area. Lahti occupies an ideal
ATLANTIC OCEAN logistic location in the centre of Southern FINLAND Lahti RUSSIA NORWAY Finland, with good traffic connections to Helsinki
SWEDEN ESTONIA other parts of Finland. Lahti is only an
hour's drive away from the greater Helsinki
EUROPE region and Helsinki-Vantaa international airport. The new Helsinki–Lahti railway has
shortened the travelling time from Helsinki
to Lahti to less than 50 minutes by train.
STT
Lahti - Helsinki ( the capital of Finland ) 100 km By motorway (from Helsinki) in under an hour,
STT with Heinola another 30 minutes drive away By bus in just over an hour Lahti - Airport: direct hourly connections every day
Jyv skyl By train 48 minutes
Pori Mikkeli Tampere Heinola Rauma Lappeenranta The City of Lahti. H meenlinna LAHTI Kouvola Vyborg
Turku Hamina Loviisa Kotka Helsinki St. Petersburg Hanko
Tallinn
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The Lahti region is Finland's fifth largest urban
region. With its versatile range of services the City
of Lahti forms the centre of an economic region with
200,000 inhabitants, as well as a thriving business
city. The surrounding ridge and lake landscapes
provide a natural living environment. Lahti is also
the gateway to the Finnish Lake District. The
waterway stretching from Lake Vesijärvi via the
Vääksy Canal to Lake Päijänne allows you to reach
as far as Central Finland by water. Welcome to Lahti, City of Innovations and Design
The city of Lahti, with population of almost 100 000, is the seventh largest in Finland. Thanks to excellent connections this city, in the centre of Southern Finland, is easy to reach.
Helsinki-Vantaa International Airport is within one hour’s
drive.
Lahti is one of Finland's leading design cities. Designers
educated in Lahti have gained international recognition
especially for their jewellery and industrial design. Other areas of expertise include metal, woodworking and furniture industries. In addition, a lot of Finnish environmental expertise
is concentrated in Lahti region focusing especially on soil and water research, as well as waste treatment and recycling.
Lahti is internationally known for winter sports and it has
hosted the Nordic World Ski Championships six times. In addition, Lahti Symphony Orchestra has achieved international award and success for its accounts of Jean Sibelius master-
pieces. Innovations
The wood-built Sibelius Hall on a beautiful site by Lake Vesijärvi is & Design a model of new technology and modern wood construction. The architectural masterpiece plays host for both international con-
gresses and classical and entertainment concerts. The Sibelius
Hall is worth visiting.
You are warmly welcome to Lahti!
Mayor
Mr Tarmo Pipatti
www.lahti.eu/lahtieu 3 4 Lahti region
The city of Lahti is a hundred years
old, but its history dates back far
beyond that. Lahti is home to the Lahti in the early 1900s. oldest Finnish residential area known
today - the Ristola area in the suburb
of Renkomäki was already populated
over 9,000 years ago! Furthermore,
the village of Lahti is mentioned in
official documents for the first time
in 1445, as a village in Hollola parish.
The Lahti region has a long tradition in trade and entrepreneurship. Good traffic
connections gave rise to a boom in business. The most significant branches
were the joinery and textile industries, which centred on craftsmanship. Based
on these traditions, the city of Lahti - known as the city of carpenters - is still
the most significant centre of woodworking and furniture design and manufacture
in Finland. The medieval church of Hollola, dating back to 1480s.
The City of Lahti. Today, the radio masts, which were built in 1927, transmit broadcasts from seven radio stations, as well as innumerable mobile calls.
Strong industries in the Lahti region include the plastics and mechatronics industries, as well as the food and beverage industries, which are largely based on grain cultivation.
Together with the woodworking and furniture industries they account for a significant proportion of the GNP in the province. The environmental business sector is a rapidly growing speciality sector in the region.
A furniture shop in Lahti in the 1920s.
Hartola Sysm
Padasjoki Lahti region in brief
Heinola number of inhabitants 198,434 Asikkala inhabitants / km2 39 number of households 94,491 H meenkoski number of businesses 9,739 Hollola Lahti Nastola area 6,258 km2 area of water 1,125 km2 K rk l number of lakes and ponds approx. 1,000 Orimattila Artj rvi coastline approx. 5,500 km
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Commercial & Industrial Life
Lahti is the lively centre of an economic
region with approx. 200,000 inhabitants.
The region's industrial structure is based on
many industries, such as the metal, wood-
working, furniture and plastics industries.
Industrial design by Stala Oy.
Design
Lahti is one of Finland's leading design
cities. Its greatest asset is the highly
valued educational institute: the Lahti
Institute of Design. The institute has
gained international recognition in partic-
ular for jewellery and industrial design.
Media education in Lahti is also second Pro Puu Association - Finnish Furniture Design. to none. Hartwall Ltd in Lahti – Finland's largest beverage plant and one of world's most modern.
Concentration of
Grain Expertise
The Lahti region has the largest and most
versatile concentration of grain expertise in
the country. Grain processing is simultaneously
both a traditional and a modern industrial
branch, which invests heavily in research and
development.
Environment
The Lahti region has one of the largest concentrations
of environmental business in Finland. Environmental
expertise in the region focuses on soil and water
research, as well as waste treatment and recycling. Logistic Centre
The Helsinki University Department of Ecological and Lahti’s favourable logistic
Environmental Sciences, based in Lahti, engages in location has attracted many
scientific environmental research and education. logistic operators and other
The environmental business sector is a rapidly growing businesses to the region.
branch, which is mainly incorporated in a number of Lahti is also a gateway to
traditional industries, such as the plastics, metal and Russia by railway. Increasing traffic on the Trans-Siberian
logistic industries. 74% of the total turnover from Railway and the new Helsinki harbour have created new
environmental business activities in the Lahti region possibilities for concentrating the distribution centre oper-
comes from industrial businesses. ations in Southern Finland to Lahti. 7 8
X8 – Jewellery Design. Education
Lahti has invested heavily in further education.
Many internationally successful Finnish designers
have studied at the Lahti Institute of Design, which
is part of Lahti University of Applied Sciences.
Lahti University of Applied Sciences, Lahti University
Consortium and Salpaus Further Education have
over 12,000 full-time students.
Arts and Languages
In Lahti, it is already possible at Sports Education lower comprehensive school level As a renowned sports city, Lahti (7-12 year olds) to select a invests in the education of talented school which specialises in e.g. athletes at comprehensive school music or art. It is also possible level. The Faculty of Physical Activity to pursue music or art studies at Lahti University of Applied Sciences up to polytechnic level. You can offers a Bachelor's degree programme choose to study English, German, in Sports Studies. The Sports Institute Swedish, French or Russian as of Finland, which is based in Vierumäki your first foreign language. There near Lahti, is the most versatile centre is also a comprehensive school of sports education in the country. In in Lahti offering tuition in English addition, Pajulahti Training Center, only. located on the outskirts of Lahti in
Nastola, is one the leading sports and
training centres in Finland. Institute of Design
The Lahti Institute of Design is the most well known branch of
Lahti University of Applied Sciences. The institute offers higher
education in the following fields:
Information Graphics / Packaging Design
Design Pedagogics / Product Design
Interior Architecture
Multi Media Design
Industrial Design Lahti University of Applied Sciences provides education to over 5,700 students. Environmental Furniture Design technology is a popular degree programme. Graphic Design
Fashion Design
Photography
Jewellery
Cinema
Lahti University Consortium
The Lahti University Consortium is a
network university established by four
Finnish universities. It specialises in
environmental, technical and economic
sciences, as well as social and pedagogical
sciences. The Department of Ecological Ril’s – fashion design by
and Environmental Sciences is the only L-Fashion Group Oy.
science department of the University of
Helsinki, which is located outside the
greater Helsinki area.
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The Lahti region offers
versatile housing options:
choose from spacious city
homes, atmospheric lakeside
villas or idyllic country houses.
While the Lahti region offers
a spacious and natural living
environment, the versatile
services of a modern city By a Lakeside
remain close at hand. In the Lahti region it is possible to fulfil the dream which
most Finns foster - that of living by the water - as 18%
of the area of the Lahti region is covered by water. Near
the city centre you can even rent a jetty right outside
your front door! Life & Living
Pikku-Vesijärvi Park. Modern wooden architecture.
Wood Architecture in the City of Carpenters
In Lahti, the Finnish tradition of building from timber extends even to its residential buildings. Modern wooden-built apartment buildings have been constructed to complement residential areas with older traditional-style wooden houses. A completely new wooden-built residential suburb, which is set to become the largest in Scandinavia, is currently under construction in Lahti. With its lake and forest setting and its low rise and compact building style, the new Karisto residential area has been developed with community spirit in mind.
River Vääksynjoki in Asikkala.
Nature on your Doorstep
Lahti’s many parks and greens bring nature to your
doorstep, even in the city centre. The city of Lahti has
340 hectares of man-made parks, while the natural
ridge landscape provides an excellent and versatile
environment for living and recreation.
Lahti region has a versatile range of sports and
cultural offerings to choose from. Its splendid
nature and waterways offer countless options
for outdoor recreation and leisure time activities. 11 12
Sports Games
Lahti is an internationally renowned winter sports city. Lahti Sports Centre is
one of world's best winter sports centres, and has already played host to the
ski world championships six times running. The annual World Cup event, known
as the Lahti Ski Games, has been organised in the city since 1923. The Lahti
Ski Games remain one of the winter’s biggest public festivals, attracting tens
of thousands of spectators from near and far.
Ski-jumping slopes in Lahti Sports Centre.
Winter LEISURE
The Lahti region enjoys a
true winter deep in snow.
Salpausselkä ridge offers
a varied landscape where
opportunities for winter
sports abound.
Wintry Lake
From the moment ice forms on Lake Vesijärvi,
the lake transforms into an active winter sports
arena. Weather permitting, a ski track and
skating route are maintained on the ice, leading
from Lahti harbour to the ski resort of Messilä.
On a sunny late winter’s day you might even
meet snowmobiles, hang gliders and dogsleds
out on the ice. And if you need a break from all
that fresh winter’s air, you can stop for a snack
in one of the coffee houses which line the
Lake Vesijärvi covered in ice. harbour front. Each year, thousands of Finns and
foreign visitors participate in the
Finlandia Ski marathon, the largest
mass ski event in Finland.
Cross Country and
Downhill Skiing
The beautiful landscape and varied terrain of Salpausselkä is
criss-crossed by hundreds of kilometres of ski tracks each winter. Ski tracks lead from Lahti sports centre to nearby Hollola, home to Messilä, Southern Finland's largest winter sports centre.
Messilä boasts nine slopes for downhill skiing, snowboarding,
freestyle, or telemark. One of the slopes is reserved for
snowboarders.
Lake Vesijärvi.
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Summer LEISURE
What better way to spend a summer’s afternoon than enjoying a coffee and
admiring the stunning lake view from one of Lahti’s many harbourside coffee
shops, terraces and boat restaurants. Close to the harbour is the pretty park
of Pikku-Vesijärvi, with its small lake, fishing pier and musical fountain. Leading
off from the park is the Lanu Sculpture Trail, which winds it way around Kariniemi
hill – en route look out for Professor Olavi Lanu’s 12 impressive sculptures,
depicting the spirit of nature.
Golf
The Lahti region is a golf lover’s
paradise. The region boasts six
full-size 18-hole golf courses. In
addition to its two 18-hole
courses, the Sports Institute of
Finland in Vierumäki also offers
a training course with 9 fairways. Heinola bridge By Water
Lahti is the gateway to the Finnish Lake District. Lake Vesijärvi flows
into the Päijänne waterway, and it is possible to travel by water to such
destinations as Heinola, Jyväskylä and the waterway’s northernmost
point of Viitasaari. The Vääksy and Kalkkinen canals, Päijänne National
Park, with its impressive esker island of Kelvenne, and a host of idyllic
rural villages each offer a wealth of attractions to sailing and boating
enthusiasts.
Lahti harbour is also the departure point
for boat traffic to Central Finland, as well
as daily pleasure cruises.
Kelvenne National Park. Canoeing route in Nastola.
Lahti Harbour.
Nature Trails
The Lahti region is an excellent base from which to explore the beautiful ridge landscape of
Salpausselkä. Walkers and cyclists will be lured by its diverse nature. From Lahti Sports Centre, an extensive network of recreation trails lead all the way into the neighbouring municipality of Hollola. There is approximately 60 km of trails in this area alone. The Salpausselkä terrain is also ideal for orienteering, and there are a number of routes reserved specifically for mountain bikers and horse riders.
15 16 , one of the most esteemed Osmo Vänskä conductors in the world.
Musical Experiences at Sibelius Hall Concerts and Events Sibelius Hall, with its unique acoustics and Concerts can be enjoyed in Sibelius architectural design, is the homeplace of Hall and any one of Lahti’s other Sinfonia Lahti - Lahti’s very own symhony three quality concert halls, at clubs orchestra. Under the direction of conductor and during open-air events. Lahti’s Osmo Vänskä, Lahti Symphony Orchestra has annual music festival programme achieved international award and acclaim for includes such events as Lahti Organ its mesmorising renditions of Jean Sibelius’ Festival, Jazz at the market place masterpieces. Sibelius Hall also plays host to and Sibelius Festival. light entertainment concerts, with the hall’s
Finlandia Club showcasing many of the stars
of Finnish pop and rock.
Culture LEISURE
The Lahti region offers a wealth of
cultural attractions to suit all tastes
and ages, be it concerts, exhibitions,
museums or events. Both adults and
children alike can choose from a host
of activities, including music, art and
design, handicrafts or theatre
productions. Art
Lahti has a strong foothold in the world of graphics. The International
Lahti Poster Biennial at Lahti Art Museum is one of the largest
exhibitions in the world of poster art. Also of international notoriety
is the International Miniprint Finland Miniature Graphics Triennial.
Artist associations are actively at work in the region. Each year,
more and more talented artists graduate from Lahti University of
Applied Sciences’ Institute of Fine Arts.
Theatre
Lahti City Theatre is one of the largest professional theatre houses in Finland, both in size and capacity, and in the number of productions and first-nights.
The theatre stages 8-11 new plays or musicals
each year.
The Literary arts
The Lahti International Writers´
Reunion and the Lahti Poetry
Marathon are organised on
consecutive years at Mukkula Manor.
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Lahti is one of Finland’s leading congress and trade fair centres with hundreds
of thousands of annual visitors. The region offers a diverse range of opportunities
for organising meetings, exhibitions, conferences and full-scale international
events. The city’s top quality service infrastructure, together with its naturally
beautiful ridge and lake landscape and abundant cultural attractions offer
guaranteed success. The Lahti region forms part of the greater Helsinki Restaurants metropolitan area – the capital and Helsinki-Vantaa international airport are but Dining out is a pleasurable an hour’s drive away. Furthermore, the compact nature of Lahti city centre experience in Lahti, with ensures ease of travel from place to place. its wide choice of eating
establishments. Choose
from Mexican, Indian,
Bulgarian, Spanish, Asian,
Italian and Greek cuisine.
Dine à la carte in top class
restaurants, or choose a
cosy pub, traditional cafe
or even a boat restaurant.
During their free time, visitors can enjoy all that the
Lahti region has to offer, from theatre evenings and
pleasure cruises amid unforgettable nature, to husky
and snowshoeing safaris, not to mention dinner atop
a ski-jump!
Conference and group packages: Lahti offers a wide range of conference venues and facilities, including Lahti Travel Ltd. Sibelius Hall’s congress hall, sports institutes, leisure and exhibition P.O.Box 175 centres and manor houses. The Lahti region is continuously investing in FI-15111 LAHTI tel. +358 207 281 750 the development and marketing of its exhibition and conference facilities fax +358 207 281 751 and is committed to their future. [email protected] www.lahtitravel.fi Lahti Historical Museum The Historical Museum operates in the former Lahti Manor. The Sights exhibitions mainly focus on local culture from Lahti and the Päijät- Häme region. The museum’s collections are made up of items from the local peasant culture, dating from the first few decades of the museum’s existence. Restaurants Lahdenkatu 4, Lahti Tel. +358 (0)3 814 4536, www3.lahti.fi/museot/history.html
Lanu Sculpture Park in Kariniemi Park Shopping Sculpture park of artist, professor Olavi Lanu is located in the Kariniemi Park in the middle of beautiful Finnish nature. The sculptures have been manufactured of reinforced concrete. The statues have been coloured by Events using concrete colouring agents in the entire concrete mass. Radio and TV Museum The Radio and TV Museum’s task is to gather, record, study and exhibit equipment and traditions of Finnish radio and television Sights in Lahti region: activities. The museum’s collections include more than 10.000 items, ca. 5.000 photos, ca. 6.000 books and magazines, an extensive Church of the Cross radio amateur QSL card collection, audiovisual material and archives. One of the most visible works of design in the look of the city of Lahti Hill Radiomäki, Lahti is the Church of the Cross, designed by Alvar Aalto. Tel. +358 (0)3 814 4512, www3.lahti.fi/museot/radioand.html Kirkkokatu 4, Lahti Tel. +358 (0)3 89 111 Sibelius Hall The Congress and Concert Centre Sibelius Hall is located in the Heinola Town Museum Passenger Harbour. Sibelius Hall is also the home arena of the The Heinola Town Museum offers its visitors local history, interiors internationally praised Lahti Symphony Orchestra. from a 19th century bourgeois home, a medal and coin collection as Ankkurikatu 7, Lahti, Tel. +358 (0)3 814 2800, www.sibeliustalo.fi well as various themed exhibitions. The museum is located in an Empire style merchant s house built in 1872. Ski Museum Kauppakatu 14, Heinola The Ski Museum is located in the Lahti Sports Centre at the foot of Tel. +358 (0)3 849 3651 the three magnificent ski jumps. The museum focuses on Finnish winter sports: from skiing to ski jumping, from slalom to snowboarding, Hollola Medieval Grey Stone Church from ice hockey to ice dancing. This gothic temple from the 1480s is one of the Finland’s largest Lahti Sports Centre, Salpausselänkatu, Lahti medieval churches. Tel. +358 (0)3 814 4523, www3.lahti.fi/museot/ski.html Rantatie 917, Hollola Parish Village Tel. +358 (0)3 524 6600 Soile Yli-Mäyry Art Castle The Art Castle is a 19th century brick building of cultural and historical Lahti Art Brewery - Taidepanimo significance showing colourfull paintings by Soile Yli-Mäyry created The exhibition areas in the Lahti Art Brewery comprise the former in the past 20 years. Open by appointment. bottle washing plant, recharging station, honey station, honey cellar Erkontie 8, Orimattila and yeast growing plant. The exhibition centre operates in the oldest Tel. +358 (0)3 777 8117, www.soileyli-mayry.com building of the historic Mallasjuoma brewery. Päijänteenkatu 11, Lahti Wood Architecture Park Tel. +358 (0)3 787 3754, www.taidepanimo.com Near the Sibelius Hall in Lahti a unique wood architecture park is being built, a park which consists of works by award winners of the Spirit of Lahti Art Museum Nature Wood Architecture Award or of works designed in their honour. The street level exhibition of the Art Museum includes exchanging The project has importance both nationally and internationally since the exhibitions from Finland and abroad showing old and new art as well works of major architects are put together in a small area. as graphical design. Vesijärvenkatu 11 A, Lahti Tel. +358 (0)3 814 4547, www3.lahti.fi/museot/art.html More information about sights in Lahti region: www.lahtitravel.fi Restaurant Taivaanranta Restaurants in Lahti region: Restaurant Taivaanranta (‘Horizon’) is a gourmet’s heaven. The restaurant’s à la carte list will satisfy even the most demanding Bistro tastes, the seasonal menu offers variety and lunch is served on Restaurant Bistro is a warm-hearted à la carte restaurant operating weekdays from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. in connection with Hotel Alex Park. You can enjoy delicious food and Rautatienkatu 13, Lahti good company right in the heart of the city. Tel. +358 (0)424 925 230 Hotel Alex Park www.teerenpeli.com/taivaanranta Aleksanterinkatu 6, Lahti Tel. +358 (0)3 525 11 Restaurant Voitto www.alexpark.fi The Restaurant Voitto (‘Victory‘) is located at the foot of the magnificient ski jump towers. The large glass wall of the restaurant offers a wonderful El Toro view over the Sports Centre. El Toro is a cosy Spanish-style restaurant offering delicious food and Lahti Sport Centre, Lahti wines. In El Toro, you can enjoy a juicy beef steak and many Tel. +358 (0)3 783 118 Mediterranean delicacies. Mariankatu 8, Lahti Santa Fé Tel. +358 (0)3 782 5388 Restaurant Santa Fé is a Mexican-style restaurant with authentic interior decoration in the heart of Lahti next to the market square. Memphis In addition to Texmex, the restaurant offers fajitas, large salads, Restaurant Memphis is a restaurant in the middle of the city with delicacies from the Cajun and Creole kitchens as well as barbeque delicious international tastes. food and hamburgers. Aleksanterinkatu 14, Lahti Aleksanterinkatu 10, Lahti Tel. +358 (0)3 851 3123 Tel. +358 (0)3 781 8007 www.memphis.fi www.santafelahti.com
Restaurant Casseli Spaghetteria Mamma Maria Restaurant Casseli is situated in Lahti Passenger Harbour. A beautiful Restaurant Mamma Maria is an authentic Italian restaurant taking lakeside view over the lake Vesijärvi and it´s food made of local you on a tasty tour of Italy with its home-made pastas, pizzas, risottos ingredients create a great place to enjoy your meal. and ice creams that will melt in your mouth. Borupinraitti 4, Lahti Vapaudenkatu 10, Lahti Tel. +358 (0)3 882 3521 Tel. +358 (0)3 751 6716 www.casseli.fi www.mammamaria.fi
Restaurant Kunnantupa More information about restaurants in Lahti region: The magnificient nature of the Hollola Parish Village offers a wonderfull www.lahtitravel.fi setting for this cosy restaurant. Homemade lunch on weekdays from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. and traditional food from the Hollola region on weekends from 11.30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Shopping in Lahti region: Ms. Kristiina Laitinen Parinpellontie 19, Hollola Arts and Crafts Centre Velma Tel. +358 (0)3 788 1506 Velma is a shop for high-quality handicraft products as gifts, souvenirs www.kunnantupa.fi or home decorates. Vesijärvenkatu 25 B, Lahti Restaurant Lokki Tel. +358 (0)3 877 6130 A magnificent lakeside view that will titillate your senses right next to downtown Lahti welcomes you to enjoy the delicious food and Arts and Crafts Oskarin Piha relaxing atmosphere of lakeside restaurant Lokki (‘Seagull’). Oskarin Piha is a cosy café in an old wooden house and place for Jalkarannantie 19, Lahti Finnish arts and crafts. Tel. +358 (0)3 7810 220 Hämeenkatu 17, Lahti www.ravintolalokki.fi Tel. +358 (0)3 734 5001
Atelier Asta Pulkkinen Art and craft studio with near Hollola Medieval Grey Stone Church. Open by appointment. Hollola Parish Village, Tel. +358 (0)3 788 1351 Candle Shop Finnmari Factory Outlet Vuorelma-Aho Candle Shop Finnmari offers coloured tapers, pillar candles, floating A execellent variaty of handicraft articles, hand made gifts and artisan candles, scented candles, outdoor candles, lots of nice gift packs products. etc. Kirkkokatu 23, Lahti Miekkiöntie 22, Lahti Tel. +358 (0)3 781 2050 Tel. +358 (0)50 5677606 www.finnmari.fi More information about handicrafts and Finnish design in Lahti region: www.lahtitravel.fi Candle Shop Maria Drockila Maria Drockila manufactures traditional candles and gifts. The head office and workshop is located in an old spinning mill in Orimattila. Pakaantie 1, Orimattila Events in Lahti region: Tel. +358 (0)3 762 4340 www.mariadrockila.fi Finlandia Ski Marathon The largest mass skiing event in Finland, Finlandia Ski Marathon Handicraft Shop Ulpukka welcomes you to Lahti again on February 24-25th 2007. The start The old railway station at the Lahti Passenger Harbour hides a genuine and the finish are located in Lahti Sports Centre. treasure for high-quality Finnish handicraft products lovers. www.finlandiahiihto.com Svinhufvudinkatu 3, Lahti Tel. +358 (0)3 734 5364 Snowcross Worl Champion Tour The Finnish Snowcross World Championships competition will be held Group X8 at the Lahti Ski Stadium. The speedy race has been accepted by a Group X8 is a Goldsmith’s Cooperative Society of Lahti. large audience. www.snowcross.fi Vesijärvenkatu 23, Lahti Tel. +358 (0)3 730 6224 Lahti Ski Games www.koti.phnet.fi/x8 Come and experience the unique atmosphere of the Lahti Ski Games and see the world’s best ski jumpers and stars of Nordic combined Linen Cottage Joentorppa and cross-country skiing; live in Lahti. Next Lahti Ski Games are on Excellent place to experience The Road of Flax from the Field to Yarn 9.–11.3.2007. www.lahtiskigames.com in the Traditional Manner. Open by appointment. Rantalantie 171, Vääksy Lahti Historic Rally Tel. +358 (0)3 7662116 The Lahti Historic Rally has established its position as one of the www.epaijanne.net/joentorppa/ most important motor sports events in Finland. The high-class rally, cars full of nostalgia and the wonderful Finnish gravel roads offer Luhta guaranteed excitement. www.lahtihistoricrally.com Factory outlet with extensive selection of clothes and affordable prices. Lahti International Organ Festival Saksalankatu 6, Lahti The annual Lahti International Organ Festival presents a high class Tel.+358 (0)3 822 1532, www.luhta.fi variety of organ experts together with many new ensembles. The concerts are held in the Church of the Cross, Felix Krohn Hall and Marimekko Joutjärvi Church. www.lahtiorgan.fi Marimekko designs high-quality clothing, interior decoration textiles, bags and other accessories both in Finland and abroad. Heinola Sinfonietta Vesijärvenkatu 22, Lahti An Opera Gala Concert at the Heinola Summer Theatre with Heinola Tel. +358 (0)3 782 9455, www.marimekko.fi Sinfonietta and soloists. www.heinola.net
Perinteinen Kultasepänverstas Sibelius Festival Traditional goldsmith in Market Hall of Lahti. With its annual Sibelius Festival, the Lahti Symphony Orchestra aims Rautatienkatu 26, Lahti to gather together Sibelius s friends from all over the world and to Tel. +358 (0)3 734 7824, +358 (0)500-715 098 offer them a truly memorable time in the company of Sibelius s music. www.sinfonialahti.fi Pro Puu Centre The operations centre of Association Pro Puu ( Proo Wood ) More information about events in Lahti region: in an old matchstick factory opposite the Sibelius Hall. www.lahtitravel.fi Satamakatu 2 A, Lahti, Tel. +358 (0)3 751 5600 AdPro 9/2006
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