Lahti
Named the European Green Capital of 2021, Lahti is a Finnish lakeland city in Päijät-Häme sitting on the southern shore of Lake Vesijärvi, with good rail connections from Helsinki. The city serves as headquarters for the Salpausselkä UNESCO Global Geopark, designated in 2022, and the surrounding ridge terrain offers scenic viewpoints across the lakes. The walkable centre has a café scene noted for its low-key character, and the city has a long record in environmental sustainability stretching back to at least 1990.
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- Population121,622
- Nearest water from center 1.6 km1.0 mi
- Nearest mountain from center 0.9 km0.5 mi
Nearest airports
Nearest train stations
Lahti: quick answers
Where is Lahti?
Lahti is in Päijät-Häme, Finland.
How do you get to Lahti?
The nearest airport is Utti / Valkeala (UTI), about 1 hr 7 min away by road. The nearest train station is Lahti, about 3 min away by road.
What's the weather like in Lahti?
The warmest month is July, averaging 18°C64°F across day and night; the coolest is February, at -6°C21°F. The wettest month is July, with about 83 mm3.3 in of precipitation. (Monthly averages, 1991–2020.)
What's in Lahti?
OpenStreetMap lists 6 museums, 63 restaurants, 20 cafés and 13 places of worship within 2 km of the centre.