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- About Lahti
- Guided tour ideas
- Lahti calendar
Welcome to Lahti – where nature and city life meet.
Just an hour north of Helsinki, Lahti blends active living, calm moments, and new opportunities for sport, study, and work.
Shaped by the Ice Age and crowned by the Salpausselkä ridge, the landscape flows with pure groundwater and lakes that shine year-round. Forests, lakes, and city streets form one seamless path.
A proud European Green Capital (2021) and Finland’s leading year-round sports city.
Easy to reach:
From Helsinki Airport, take commuter train P to Tikkurila and then Z or InterCity to Lahti. Direct buses like OnniBus run often.
Lahti is closer than you think — and ready to welcome you!
🚶♀️Guided tour ideas:
Discover Lahti’s vibrant city centre — a walk through architecture, culture, green spaces, and everyday life, where nature and urban life are beautifully intertwined.
Wander through the forests and world-class sports facilities of Lahti Sports Centre — where trails, ski jumps, and peaceful woods come together in one inspiring landscape. Experience the story of ice, water, and earth that shaped this extraordinary landscape.
Enjoy a refreshing hike along the shores of Finland’s deepest and second-largest lake, Päijänne.
Quiet paths, gentle waves, and breathtaking views make this a walk to remember in every season.
Curious about a tour? Most are by request.
Pick a theme you love and let’s create it together 🇬🇧 🇫🇮!
Inga Blomqvist, your guide in Lahti, Lakeland Finland
Moments to treasure — discover what’s next!
2026
MAY / Toukokuu
- 2-3.5 Classic Motorshow, Lahden Messukeskus
- 8-9.5 Chicago Drift
JUNE / Kesäkuu
- 5-7.6. Soundfest, Mukkulan tapahtumapuisto
- 7.6. Summer Break by Soundfest, Mukkulan tapahtumapuisto
- 11-14.6. Kansainväliset Suurmarkkinat
- 12-13.6. Kesä XXL Mössö
- 12-14.6. Desucon 2025 kesä
- Summer theatres / Heinolan kesäteatteri, Pesäkallion kesäteatteri, Jätinpesä, Urajärven kartanoteatteri, Kuurina Teatteri, Iitin Harrastajateatteri, Nastolan Pisarateatteri, Lahden Kesänäyttämö; Ainopuiston teatteri, Upseerikerho
- 27-28.6. Ultra X Suomi
JULY / Heinäkuu
- 8-29.7. Sibeliustalon kesä
- 24-25.7. Headland
AUGUST / Elokuu
- 8.8. FNLD GRVL
- 20-23.8. Vierumäki Finnish Challenge
- 13.8. Lahti Rap, Lahden Messukeskus
- 14-15.8. Vauhti kiihtyy! Lahti
- 21-22.8. FIA Lahti Historic Rally
- 29.8. Sibelius-festivaali, Sibeliustalo / The Lahti Symphony Orchestra’s 27th International Sibelius Festival
- 22-23.8. Lahti Spartan Weekend & Para World Championship, Lahden Urheilukeskus
SEPTEMBER / Syyskuu
- 12-13.9. Nordic Gravel Series – Falling Leaves Lahti
- 24.-27.9. Caravan Messut, Lahden Messukeskus
OCTOBER / Lokakuu
NOVEMBER / Marraskuu
DECEMBER / Joulukuu
- Joulukylä / Lahti Christmas Village
- 31.1. Uudenvuodenaatto / New Year’s Eve
2027
JANUARY / Tammikuu
- 1.1. New Year / Uusi Vuosi
- Pajulahti Games
- Desucon Frostbite, Sibeliustalo
FEBRUARY / Helmikuu
- 11.–14.2. Lahti Ski Games / Salpausselän kisat (since 1923)
- 20.-21.2. Finlandia-hiihto (vuodesta 1974) / Finlandia Ski Marathon
MARCH / Maaliskuu
- 12.3. Raksa-messut
APRIL / Huhtikuu
2028
- World Winter Masters Games
2029
- Hiihdon MM-kisat 2029 / FIS Nordic World Ski Championships #lahti2029
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