Lahti
Lahti is a city in Päijänne Tavastia, Finland. Literally it means bay. It is part of the province of Southern Finland. As of April 2014, there were about 103,450 people living in Lahti. Lahti was the eighth biggest city in Finland as of 31 August 2012.
The concert house Sibelius Hall (Finnish: [Sibeliustalo] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help)) in Lahti is named after Jean Sibelius. Many stars, including Antti Tuisku, have performed there.
History
Lahti's transport was big already at 14th century. Lahti was first a village that belonged to Hollola. It was been burned in 1877. Lahti has been a city since 1905. The population then was 2,779.
In 2016, Nastola merged with the city of Lahti.
Sights
Population grow
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1980 | 94,767
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| 1985 | 94,447
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| 1990 | 93,151
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| 1995 | 95,119
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| 2000 | 96,921
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| 2005 | 98,413
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| 2010 | 101,588
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Lahti Media
- Alfred-Caweenin-asemaaka-vuodelta-1878.jpg
Lahti town plan from 1878 by Alfred Caween.
- Lahti old map.jpg
A map of Lahti made by Nils Westermark in 1750–52
- Lake Vesijärvi panorama.jpg
Lake Vesijärvi seen from Lahti
- Lahti unemployment rate.png
Lahti unemployment rate
- R&D Finland 2005.png
Regional R&D expenditure per capita in Finland in 2005
- Flea market port of Lahti.jpg
Flea market in the Lahti harbour, Sibelius Hall in the background.
- Piano-paviljonki Lahti.jpg
Piano Pavilion in Lahti harbour
- Lahti view 7.jpg
Lahti Sports Center: the ski jumping hills, Hiihtostadium and public outdoor swimming pool.
- Railway station in Lahti of Finland.JPG
Railway station, built in 1935 and designed by architect Thure Hellström.
Other websites
- The official Lahti page (in Finnish)
