Lahti Guide - summer / fall 2021

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Cottage tips

Stunning nature attractions

Best biking routes

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Taivaanranta residential area

High-class detached houses at Villähde in Lahti, on the shores of Lake Kymijärvi and Lake Kärkjärvi. A short distance from the motorway and approximately an hour’s drive from Helsinki.

RESIDENTIAL AREA

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WELCOME!

Lahti region: lakes, forests and nature trails

GUIDE 2021 GUIDE is published twice a year.

Published by Lahti Region Ltd. / Viestintätoimisto Mageena Publisher Viestintätoimisto Mageena Vapaudenkatu 8, 15110 Lahti tel. +358 (0)440 711 722 www.mageena.fi Editor Sane Keskiaho Viestintätoimisto Mageena sane.keskiaho@mageena.fi Design & Production Viestintätoimisto Mageena Roosa Hepomäki Printing Kroonpress Circulation 6 000 pcs Cover photo Heli-Hannele Pehkonen All rights reserved.

Due to the exceptional situation caused by the coronavirus, we reserve the right to make any changes. The information in this brochure was gathered in April 2021.

COVID-19 has made us realise that we have everything we need for a perfect holiday right here in the Lahti region, and also in a climate friendly way. Are you dreaming of a lakeside holiday? We have shores farther than the eye can see. Is fishing your passion? No problem. Are you interested in sustainable mobility and local flavours? Rent a bike and tour up and down the province of PäijätHäme, enjoy local food, taste some farm wines, drink a cup of freshly brewed local coffee and buy some berries grown at a local farm. When autumn is near, you can replace your sandals with rubber boots and go into the woods to collect berries and mushrooms, warm up a sauna at a summer cottage, and enjoy the quiet and the sunset sitting on a jetty.

The Lahti region is also well-known for its excellent outdoor exercising opportunities. We have varied hiking, biking and canoeing routes, lakes full of fish and the Päijänne National Park with places to build a fire and beaches. Pack a tent into a canoe and start exploring the area on the water – only your imagination and the length of your holiday set the limits to what you can do and experience in the Lahti region.

Once here, you’ll be in no hurry to get anywhere. ■

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SUMMER CLOSE TO NATURE

FUN FOR THE ENTIRE FAMILY

What, where, when?

Plenty to do outdoors and indoors

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HARBOURS

E AT AND DRINK IN THE L AHTI REGION

Atmospheric harbours of the region

Restaurants, breweries, coffee shops

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CULTURE AND ARTS

SHOPPING & BOUTIQUES

Exhibitions, museums and galleries

Best shops, boutiques, shopping centres

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ACCOMMODATION

GE T TO KNOW THE L AHTI REGION

Hotels, manors, cozy cottages...

Read more about the local municipalities

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QR Codes Use the QR code to get more information on the Visitlahti.fi website.

Nature

Water activities

Vacation with the kids

Food & drink

Culture & museums

Shopping

Accommodation

Geopark

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Centrally located service point ONE can obtain information about the Lahti region’s tourism and environmental issues. Maps, brochures and information on sports, outdoor and leisure activities in the area.

Lahti-Piste at Palvelutori customer service second floor of Shopping Centre Trio Mon–Fri 8 am to 6 pm (please check the opening hours Lahden Palvelutori from due to the exceptional situation) sales@lahtiregion.fi Tel. +358 207 281 760 Chat visitlahti.fi Mon–Fri 9 am–3.30 pm

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Salpausselkä Geopark Landscape shaped by water Salpausselkä Geopark in the Lahti Region tells the story of Finland’s most famous and unique geological formation. Left behind by the most recent ice age, the first and second Salpausselkä ridges extend across the whole of southern Finland, but they are at their highest and most spectacular in the Lahti region.

They include some internationally valuable ridges, such as Kelvenne and Pulkkilanharju in the Päijänne National Park with their magnificent scenery.

Explore Salpausselkä Geopark Nature Point, Lahti Market Square

Open from 2 June to 4 September Mon–Fri from 10 am to 5 pm, Sat from 10 am to 3 pm, closed on Sundays and bank holidays Päijännetalo Visitor Centre

Meijeritie 1, Vääksy Open from June to August Mon–Fri from 11 am to 6 pm, Sat–Sun from 11 am to 3 pm, in September Mon–Fri from noon to 6 pm.

Culture house Vanha Apteekki in Hollola

Virastotie 1, Hollola Vierumäki

The Sport Institute of Finland, Kaskelantie 10, Vierumäki Padasjoki Harbour Tourism Info

Laivarannantie, Padasjoki

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Frisbeegolf is good fun.

A hobby for the entire family Disc golf is a sport suitable for both the old and young, regardless of their physical condition and skill level. Just grab a bike or your car, take the whole family with you and head towards the closest course

OHRASAARI DISC GOLF COURSE A 9-hole forest course in Sysmä. Two of the courses are on the mainland side at the Asko shore.

will be put to the test at the latest on the three last holes located close to the water. All of the 12 holes are par-threes.

NASTOLA DISCGOLFPARK A versatile 9-hole course that offers a few downhill throwing places in an open green area.

KUMPELI DISCGOLFPARK in Heinol is a 9-hole amateur-level disc golf course.

One of the most beautiful courses in Finland, located in the surroundings of the Kalmari beach in Vääksy. Players ASIKKALA DISCGOLFPARK

1 KUKONKOIVU FRISBEEGOLF COURSE is an 18-hole forest course in hilly terrain with some differences in altitude.

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LEHMONKÄRKI FRISBEEGOLF in Asikkala is a professional-level 18-hole course in a stunning landscape.

The longest course is 120 metres and the shortest 58 metres. Most of the courses are par-threes.

HARTOLA DISCGOLFPARK comprises two courses. There is a 9-hole course close to the sports centre Liikuntamaja and a six-hole course in connection with the local school. The holes have been made as challenging as possible with minimal terrain modifications.

HEINOLA DISCGOLFPARK WORLD has an 18-hole professional course (PRO), an 18-hole amateur course (AM), a 9-hole kids’ course (KIDS), two putting areas with three baskets, a putting area with nine baskets and a throwing net.

IITTI DISCGOLFPARK All the disc golf courses in Iitti are located in Kausala. One is an 18-hole forest course which presents a challenge even for more experienced players, and the other is a 9-hole course at Iitti lower secondary school.

MUKKULA DISCGOLFPARK in Lahti comprises 36 fairways plus a separate training area and a length training area. The course includes open park fairways and challenging forest fairways. Most of the fairways are lined with OB sticks, which makes playing extremely challenging.

PADASJOKI DISCGOLFPARK´S 18-hole course is located in a peaty forest and has plenty of differences in altitude. You should stop for a minute during the game to a look at the stunning view from the observation tower at the beginning of hole 9.

HOLLOLAN HIRVI DISC GOLF COURSE is meant especially for beginners and people trying out disc golf for the first time.

PAJULAHTI FRISBEEGOLF is a beginner-friendly 18-hole course. You can book your turn at the reception or through the sales service. In the summertime, the necessary equipment is available for rent.

1. Kukonkoivu frisbeegolf

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Mountain biking Hiking Geopark Family

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1. Lemmenharju nature trail, Vierumäki. Photo Kati Komulainen.

Forest therapy The nature in Lahti region offers peace and quiet and great surroundings for outdoor activities.

AT AURINKOVUORI in Asikkala, right next to all the services of Vääksy, you will find outdoor exercising routes, two lean-tos with campfire sites and exercising stairs with 239 steps.

A beautiful landscape of Lake Päijänne opens from an observation deck close to the lean-to closer to the town centre, and from the Kivistö lean-to, you can see over Lake Vesijärvi.

1 LEMMENHARJU NATURE TRAIL in Vierumäki travels along ridges with steep slopes and the shores of small lakes with clear water. The route length is about 4 km, and you can also opt for a shorter route of some 2.4 km. There are benches along the way, as well as two campfire sites near the main building of the Sport Institute of Finland on the shore of Lake Valkjärvi.

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LEHMUSREITTI is a park path of approximately 12 kilometres that goes around the downtown area in Lahti. You will see cultural environments and signs of the most recent ice age along the route. The route has been marked with green linden leaf markings.

in Sysmä is the second highest point in southern Finland and a great day trip destination. At the top of the hill, you will find a spectacular view of Lake Päijänne in the far distance. There is a demanding hiking route of some 4 kilometres in the area. There is a lean-to and a campfire site along the route.

KAMMIOVUORI HILL

KUNINKAANPOLKU HIKING ROUTE IN HARTOLA allows you to experience the diversity

of nature and culture. Along the route that consists

of four sections, you will see the surroundings of Tainionvirta rapids, an arched bridge at Ekonkoski rapids, a mire forest and cultural sites. The easyto-follow route consists of paths, sandy roads and footpaths.

The PAISTJÄRVI AREA in Heinola offers a wonderful setting for hiking. You will be able to enjoy a true wilderness atmosphere and diverse nature.

The area’s most famous sights include Pirunkirkko cliff and Lake Sonnanen, which is known for its especially clear water. There are approximately 9 kilometres of marked routes in the area. There are places to make a fire and a camping area.

KULLASVUORI HILL right next to the Padasjoki harbour is a true multi-purpose exercising area. There is a sports field, a football field with artificial grass

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and a disc golf course, as well as exercising stairs with 164 steps. You will find more steps at Tuomasvuori outlook tower, which offers stunning views of the Päijänne National Park.

The 12.6 km long PÄIJÄNNEILVES ROUTE starts at the Padasjoki harbour and

ends at the Tarus recreation area, with connections to Ilves hiking route in Evo. The fairly demanding, versatile route travels along pedestrian and bicycle routes, gravel roads and forest paths. You´ll find fields, forest, a lean-to with a campfire site and a swimming beach along the route.

At the top of KAPATUOSIA HILLFORT in the Hollola historical municipal centre you will find an outlook tower with a view over Lake Vesijärvi and the Salpausselkä ridges. You can climb the hill along paths and stairs.

PULKKILANHARJU NATURE TRAIL

travels through three marshes. The 10.5 km route includes forest paths, smooth outdoor exercising routes and duckboards. Järvien kierros “THE TOUR OF THE LAKES” goes round the three Tiilijärvi lakes. Along the varied 7.5 km route, you will walk on smooth roads, winding forest paths and duckboards. The terrain of the 4.5 km.

KOSKENSAARI ISLAND in Jyrängönvirta stream in Heinola is part of a national urban park and an important bird area. There is a road leading to the island. The island has a 2.7 km nature trail, including a lean-to. There is a campfire site, benches and a table at the southern tip of the island.

KALMUSAARI is a small island in Lake Kirkkojärvi. There is a lean-to and a docking area.

Kalmusaari island has a lean-to, a place to make a fire and a composting toilet. The Radansuu nature trail is some 8 km in length. ■

in Asikkala travels along a beautiful ridge. The trail, which is part of the Päijänne National Park, starts at the Karisalmi rest area. Along the nature trail that is some 2 kilometres in length, you will find guide signs providing information on the area’s nature, geology and history. Along the way, there is one steeper descent down a flight of stairs to the lakeshore.

THE ACCESSIBLE LIKOLAMPI POND NATURE TRAIL in Lahti is part of the Kintterö

Health Forest. Along the trail, you will find a wood sculpture park of the Lahti Art Society, a beach and exercising equipment.

2. Järvien 2. "The tour of thekierros lakes"

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HIIDENSAARI ISLAND AND HIIDENVUORI HILL in Iitti form an important national landscape.

The area offers plenty to see ranging from ancient history to a beautiful protected grove. At Hiidensaari island, you can go hiking or mountain biking, or you can arrive by water on a boat or canoe. There is also a small dock area in Hiidensaari.

2 There are several trails close to services of the Hollola municipal centre. Salpausselän Suoreitti “THE SALPAUSSELKÄ MIRE TRAIL”

Efficient exercise Improve your fitness with an effective stair workout or climb one of the outlook towers in the region. You will have to climb 239 steps to get to the top of Aurinkovuori hill in Asikkala, for example.

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Salpausselkä Trails Salpausselkä Trails have been marked in the terrain with signs highlighting their versatility.

A different colour is used to indicate each route, and the same colours are used in the arrow signs for the routes.

RAVIKSEN RENTO a 3.5 km ring route, is the shortest and easiest of the marked trails.

It is excellent for light hiking, new trail runners and mountain biking.

TAPANILAN TAIVAL from the Old Trotting

Centre to Tapanila is an easy connecting route of 2.9 km that has been marked with green arrows. You can come back towards downtown Lahti from Tapanila along the same route or along 3.5 km.

TÄHTIPOLKU an easy/fairly demanding straight route. It has been marked with pink arrows. On a mountain bike, you will travel the route in 20–40 minutes, by foot it will take you an hour or two. The route starts at the Old Trotting Centre.

KINTTERÖN KYMPPI route is 10 km long.

It is partly fairly demanding and partly demanding. Marked with red arrows, the route will take you 1.5–2.5 hours on a

mountain bike or 2–4 hours on foot. One of the starting points of the route is at a parking place in Sykekatu.

HAKALAUKUNLENKKI is a ring route of some 7 km that is fairly easy/fairly difficult.

It has been marked with purple arrows, and it will take you 1–1.5 hours on a mountain bike or 1.5–2.5 hours on foot. The route starts at the Sykekatu parking place. From the Tapanila skiing route, you can get to the starting point of the route by walking along the Kintterön Kymppi route, marked with red arrows, for approximately 600 metres.

HAKALAUKUNPOLKU is a shorter version of the Hakalaukunlenkki route. Approximately 5.3 kilometres in length, the ring route is easy/fairly demanding and marked with purple dashed arrows. You will travel the route in 45 minutes to 1.5 hours on a mountain bike and in one to 2.5 hours on foot.

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Bikes can be rented from multiple places.

Don’t have a car?

No worries: rent a bike, an electric car or a boat.

YOU CAN EASILY GET TO LAHTI by train or bus, and once here, you can get around in an environmentally friendly manner by renting a bike, electric scooter, canoe, rowboat or boat through the Skipperi boat rental service. If you’d rather not exert yourself, you can call a bike taxi. The bike taxi works just like a taxi: it can pick you up from a specific location, or you can catch it at a stop or on the fly.

If the distance to where you want to go is too long to cycle, you can always rent a shared electric car. You can book the car online, using an app or by phone. You will open and close the car doors with your mobile phone, and the keys will already be in the car. Cars are easily available in downtown Lahti, and they are always picked up and returned at the market square car park.

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GOLF THROUGHOUT THE REGION LAHDEN GOLF

IITTI GOLF

Lahti Golf and Vierumäki Cooke online booking available at www.honour.fi/verkkokauppa

Play and stay the night in Iitti!

Iitti Golf & Hotel Radalla €107 | 1 person | single room €151 | 2 persons | double room incl. breakfast and free use of a lakeside sauna.

The Päijät-Häme region has six golf courses. Each course offers lessons, regardless of your age or level of skill.

Greeniä koko seutu’s website offers detailed information about golf competitions and other events taking place at the golf courses of the PäijätHäme region.

The website also provides information about the golf courses, such as how to get there, how to book a tee session and what kind of facilities are offered on the the course.

Golf is an excellent way to explore the beautiful and diverse nature of the Päijät-Häme region. You can play on the ridges of Salpausselkä or next to a nature trail, or perhaps you would like to play in the pine forest scenery. Pick your course, or try them all. www.greeniakokoseutu.fi

LahdenGolf

Call to book: +358 29 1700757

Takkulantie 20 15230 Lahti Tel. +358 3 784 1311 | www.lahdengolf.fi

Iitintie 684 47400 Kausala Tel. +358 5 544 4400 | www.iittigolf.fi

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HARTOLA GOLF

KANAVAGOLF VÄÄKSY

Kaikulantie 79 19600 Hartola Tel. +358 10 231 2380 | www.hartolagolf.com

Tehtaantie 3 17200 Vääksy Tel. +358 44 270 0412 | www. kanavagolf.com

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MESSILÄ GOLF

VIERUMÄKI GOLF

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Messiläntie 240 15980 Messilä Tel. +358 40 866 88 00 | www.messilagolf.fi

Kaskelantie 10 19120 Vierumäki Tel. +358 10 5777 030 | www.vierumakigolf.fi

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Biking in the Lahti region The Lahti region has excellent terrain for cycling. Road and gravel cyclists should head to the route going round Lake Vesijärvi or take the route to Hollola Church and back. The marked Salpausselkä Trails are excellent for cycling all year round.

LAKE VESIJÄRVI LOOP is a classic route that active cyclists tend to ride several times each summer. You should start in the morning and take sufficiently many resting and refuelling breaks. The shortest version of the route is 80 km in length, and even a less experienced cyclist will be able to cover that distance during a single day.

HOLLOLA PARISH VILLAGE ROUTE is one of the all-time favourites of cyclists in the Lahti region, as it is short enough to complete in the evening after a working day. You can ride the 37 km route in either direction, but no matter which direction you choose, you will have to climb the Salpausselkä ridge and come down the other side at some point. There are plenty of services along the route.

PAJULAHTI AND IMMILÄ MILL A 60 km route from

Lahti via Villähde to Sports Centre Pajulahti and Immilä Mill in Nastola, which has a café in the summertime. Pajulahti serves you all year round. You will return along the same route from Immilä to Lahti.

IDYLLIC COUNTRYSIDE SCENERY IN HOLLOLA

The 46 km circle route takes you from Lahti Sports Centre via Hälvälä in Hollola to gravel roads in the middle of fields in the rolling hills of Hollola.

The route goes through Vaaviala and Lopenkylä, and round Lake Hahmajärvi, only to continue close to the railway via Nostava and Tikkakallio to Hennala and back to the starting point in Lahti.

FROM VÄÄKSY TO PULKKILANHARJU RIDGE AND KALKKINEN You can ride this 57 km route

along paved roads with a mountain or road bike.

Pulkkilanharju ridge is one of Finland’s most beautiful scenic routes. The services of the Kalkkinen village are along the route, and in the summertime also at Reimari and Karisalmen kioski. The fittest cyclists would probably like to ride the circle route via Kopsuontie, which has lots of uphill and downhill sections.

KITETIRRI in Lahti rents high-class electric Cube mountain bikes and electric KTM fatbikes. They are excellent for road cycling or forest routes.

Guided tours are also available.

FENIX OHJELMAPALVELUT rents fatbikes. The wide tyres of a fatbike ensure good grip on any surface; uneven terrain, rocks or tree stumps will not stop you. Guided fatbike tours are also available.

TOP 5 CYCLIST RESTING PLACES in the summertime are a kiosk in the Hollola parish village, Ranskalainen kyläkauppa in Vääksy, a kiosk in Karisalmi, Mani-Baari in Kalkkinen and Immilä Mill in Nastola.

TASTE ROUTES IN THE LAHTI REGION are also excellent for cycling trips. The routes offer a variety of excellent places to take a break. visitlahti.fi/makureitit

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Rent a bike and see the sights of the region.

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Lahti’s change started with Lake Vesijärvi. Photo: Lassi Häkkinen

Story of the European Green Capital started with water Lake Vesijärvi extends from downtown Lahti all the way to the Finnish lake district. When the lake is calm, you can see a mirror image of the Sibelius Hall on its surface.

The lake was in a poor state decades ago, however. The journey of Lahti towards the status of the European Green Capital started with the restoration of Lake Vesijärvi in the 1970s. The cleaning of the lake, which had been badly polluted, cre-

ated the foundation for cleantech expertise and research in Lahti.

Nowadays, Lake Vesijärvi is a clean lake that is full of fish. Fishing enthusiasts, residents of Lahti and tourists can all enjoy the lake that is located close to the downtown area. Go to Lake Vesijärvi to surf, SUP boarding, row a boat or swim, and you’ll know why Lahti is the European Green Capital. ■

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Facts about European Green Capital Lahti

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We are carbon neutral by 2025 We have abandoned coal We have the world’s first carbon neutral symphony orchestra and ice hockey team We have restored Lake Vesijärvi to its former glory For us, waste is raw material, and we utilise 99% of our waste We make bold environmental choices every day

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Vääksy Canal 150 years – festival week 5–11 July 2021 The Vääksy Canal turns 150 this year. The most famous tourist attraction in Asikkala will get the celebration it deserves when the surroundings of the canal will be filled with events during the festival week.

Programme of the festival week • Kanavalla Soi! (“Music • Motorist Evening at the Canal”) • Steamboat race • Walking tours • Cavalcade of boats • An exhibition on the hisAdditional information tory of the canal (2021–2022) and dates: www.asikkala.fi Ikuisesti piknikillä Johan Richardin kanssa (Eternal picnic with Johan Richard) – paintings by Nanna Susi

We will open a new tourist information point and local produce store in May 2021 (Meijeritie 1, Vääksy).

Welcome!

20 June - 15 August 2021 at the Danielsson-Kalmari Villa (Kalmarintie 8, FI-17200 Vääksy, Finland). Open Mon–Fri from 11 am to 5 pm, Sat–Sun from 11 am to 3 pm. Tickets €4/5. There is an art café at the villa when the exhibition is open.

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Go fishing, swimming or SUP boarding There are countless of large and small lakes, ponds, rivers, swimming beaches and islands in the Lahti region. You can go to an island by boat to spend the night in a tent, for example.

Put your swimsuit and a picnic lunch in a backpack, and go and enjoy an active yet lazy summer day by the water.

BY BOAT TO LIETSAARI ISLAND The eastern part of Lietsaari island in Padasjoki is part of the Päijänne National Park. There is a cape at the tip of the island where the sandy bottom is level and the water is shallow. The sand is nice and soft on both sides of the cape and the water slowly gets deeper: excellent for a swimming trip for the whole family! There is a dry closet, a large campfire site on the island. If you don’t have a boat, you can rent one or grab a boat taxi. Also see the Skipperi boat rental service.

RENT A CANOE Anybody can go canoeing. A beginner can learn the basics on a guided canoeing trip. A more experienced canoeist can plan a longer route that utilises the lean-tos and campfire sites in the region. Moving at the water level opens up a whole new interesting viewpoint to the surrounding scenery. With a kayak or canoe, you can also get to places that you could not reach with a boat.

Renting a canoe is possible in almost all of the municipalities in the Lahti region.

GET YOUR SWIMSUIT AND HEAD TO THE BEACH! There are 12 swimming beaches in Lahti

and 14 in Hollola. You can swim for example at Rantapuisto in Ankkuri, Messilä, Mukkula, Herrasmanni, Likolampi, Mytäjäinen and Möysä.

You can find one of southern Finland’s best sandy beaches in Asikkala. The long and shallow sandy beach in Kalmari is excellent for the whole family. There are seven official swimming beaches in Padasjoki. The best swimming beach in Heinola is in the downtown area, on the shore of the beautiful Kymenvirta river. There is a playground in connection with the Urajärvi beach in Iitti. In Sysmä, you can swim at the Hiekko beach and the camping area, for example. While in Hartola, you should visit Aurinkoranta and Tainionvirta beaches.

STAND UP PADDLEBOARDING (SUP) is the perfect way to enjoy the water while improving your physical condition and balance. Your whole family can enjoy SUP boarding. In addition to lakes, you can use a SUP board in rivers. SUP boarding is a fine way to enjoy the great outdoors. SUP boards are available for rent at almost every harbour.

LAHTI OUTDOOR SWIMMING POOL is located at the Lahti Sports Centre, at the foot of the ski jump hills. It is the only 50-metre swimming pool in the city with a shallower children’s pool at one end.

There are outdoor showers close to the pool. The dressing rooms and actual shower rooms, as well as saunas, are located in the ski jump spectator’s stand

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SUP boarding is a great activity for the whole family.

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building. There is a café next to the entrance. The outdoor swimming pool is open in the summertime when the city’s indoor swimming pools are closed.

CRUISING if the pandemic allows. From the Lahti Passenger Harbour, you can embark on short lunch cruises and evening cruises to the Vääksy Canal and back. There is also a regular ship route between Lahti and Heinola. From Sysmä and Padasjoki, you can take a cruise on Lake Päijänne or go to Kelvenne island in the Päijänne National Park. From Heinola, you can take a cruise to the Kimola Canal or a trip to Vuolenkoski summer market.

put up a tent almost anywhere in Finland. The general rule is that camping on privately owned land is allowed, provided that you will not cause any harm or disturbance. Camping in nature conservation areas, national parks and the yard areas of private properties is not allowed. Don’t forget to take a camping mattress with you! ■

FISHING The lakes and rivers in Finland are clean and full of fish. You should try out fishing with a fishing rod, as you don't need a permit for it. Any other fishing method requires a permit, if you are between 18-64 years of age.There are places suitable for fishing in Lahti on the breakwaters close to the harbours, for example. The breakwaters in Niemi and Teivaa are excellent for fishing with a fishing rod or lure. There are plenty of fish species in the Joutjoki river delta because of warmer condensate water in the river. You can also fish from the shore close to the Niemi harbour. In Asikkala, there are fishing spots meant for children and young people along the Enskala nature trail. Hammonjoki river is one of the few rivers with naturally reproducing trout strain in the Lake Vesijärvi catchment area. Only fly-fishing is allowed in the Hammonjoki river.

If you HOP ABOARD a boat in Lahti, you can keep going all the way to Jyväskylä. Vääksy Canal connects Lake Vesijärvi to Lake Päijänne, via Kalkkinen Canal you can get to Heinola and the route to Lake Pyhäjärvi goes via Kimola Canal.

There are village harbours and sandy beaches along the way, where you can stop for a swim or stay and enjoy the Finnish lakeside scenery and sun. Almost all of the harbours provide services of different levels to boaters from refuelling to restaurants.

NIGHT UNDER THE STARRY SKY Camping is easy and nice. You get to enjoy the fresh outdoor air and wake up to the birds singing, and you can

Messilä Camping, Hollola

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Get a ball and hit the beach!

Get a group together and go play beach volley on one of the courts in the region. The energetic sport is an excellent way to spend a summer day, regardless of your age or skill level.

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The Kimola Canal

Three canals and three villages The Vääksy, Kalkkinen and Kimola Canals are much more than just gates between two lakes.

The villages surrounding the canals are full of things to see and do.

THE OLD CENTRE OF VÄÄKSY with its small boutiques and wonderful atmosphere is withing a walking distance from the Vääksy Canal, which turns 150 this year. Those coming to the Kalkkinen Canal by car should also visit Vineyard Pihamaa. The Kimola Canal is a sight worth seeing in its own right: the canal is 5.5 kilometres in length, and it has a lock that is 12 metres tall and a unique canal tunnel. The village of Vuolenkoski and its services are close by.

There is a kiosk at the canal. You can easily spend all day in Kalkkinen, Vääksy and Vuolenkoski before it’s time to hop into your boat or car and continue your journey. ■

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1. Flowpark

Fun with the whole family We have children’s culture, farm animal parks, skating parks, climbing walls, playgrounds and forest trails where you can have an adventure, go find geocaches or watch ants go about their lives.

LAUNE FAMILY PARK in Lahti is a place for the entire family, with experiences both outdoors and indoors. The park includes slides, climbing equipment, a traffic town, cottages for hobbies and a fortress. Entrance free of charge.

LADEO has been divided for different sports: skateboarding ramps, a bouldering area and a training loft. You can ride a BMX bike or a scootboard in the hall, and there is a spectator’s gallery and cafeteria as well. www.ladeo.fi

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PAJUKETTU ADVENTURE PARK IN PAJULAHTI

is a track built using the local terrain and trees. It includes speedy slides, challenging climbing and obstacle courses that require some dedication, both high up and slightly closer to the ground.

Pajukettu is Finland’s largest track built in the terrain and trees. There are altogether 177 elements or obstacles and 17 different tracks on a distance of over 2,4 kilometers. www.seikkailupuistopajulahti.fi YLI-MAROLA 4H DOMESTIC YARD, a home of goats, cocks, hens, rabbits and sheep in an authentic countryside environment. There is a voluntary entrance fee. www.lahti.4h.fi MINI SAFARI ON AN ICELANDIC HORSE . A short safari for the entire family in Vierumäki where the smallest members of the family ride

horses led by assistants and adults ride or walk along. There is no age limit for a mini safari. www.vaellustallitoreson.fi 1 The eleven adventure tracks at VIERUMÄKI FLOWPARK have been built in trees. One of them

is a test track, two are for children (below 120 cm in height) and three are slides. The rest are top rope tracks that include swinging paths, jumping with vines and sliding along wire ropes, for example. www.vierumaki.fi/flowpark

GEOCACHING is modern treasure hunting where you try to find caches hidden by other geocachers at interesting locations with a GPS device or a map.

Geocaching is an excellent hobby for people of all ages and fitness levels. www.geokatkot.fi

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At HEINOLA BIRD SANCTUARY you can study the life of Finnish wild birds. The always lively parrots are constantly in need of someone to play and talk with. Our dancing girl, white cockatoo Kaija, will happily dance to the music of your choice if you play it from your phone. www.heinolanlintutarha.fi

PUKSU GETS YOU AROUND In the summertime, city train Puksu is a great way to see different sights in Lahti. Puksu operates throughout the summer on Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays on a route going from Laune Family Park via Vesijärvi harbour to downtown Lahti.

In Lahti at YOGAROCKS, you can try out how high you can climb a wall. There are several climbing walls for beginners and more skilled climbers at YogaRocks. www.yogarocks.fi

dren, complete with a watercourse, was recently completed close to Vääksynjoki river. You can go from the park along duckboards that are also suitable for wheelchairs to Myllytonttu nature trail and read stories from information boards along the way.

The trail goes through a thick forest with plenty of birds. When you head towards lake Vesijärvi from the Water Mill Museum, you can see Norrlin park. There is a forest garden gazebo in the park. www.vanhavaaksy.fi

MOBO is modern orienteering. The app provides regular orienteering maps and makes your smartphone your map, compass and stamping device. You will find a QR code at each control point. Some routes also include NFC tags for stamping. There is a full list of all the available maps in the app. mobo.suunnistus.fi ■

GO ON A FATBIKE TRIP Study the magnificent Salpausselkä area on an electric off-road bicycle.

The guided tour starts at Pikku-Vesijärvi park in Lahti. www.kitetirri.johku.com AT FARM ANIMAL YARD OLGAN FARMI you can meet a donkey, a cow, alpacas, sheep, goats, bunnies, horses and chickens, among others. On the KILKKILÄ FARM lure chickens and peacocks.

You can also discover ostriches, alpacas, reindeer, angoras and miniature horses. www.olganfarmi.fi, www.kilkkilanfarmi.fi

At KOIRAKIKKA KENNEL in Heinola, you can see Siberian huskies, reindeer, foxes and other animals. You must book a visit beforehand.

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www.koirakikka.com 2 Located at an authentic farm, KORVEN KARITSA trekking stable and farm animal yard is

a memorable destination for the whole family. At the farm animal yard located at the Ravioskorpi village in Sysmä, you will see playful farm animals and even be able to pet some of them. korvenkaritsa.fi THE VÄÄKSY CANAL MILIEU offers plenty of interesting activities. An experience park for chil-

A unique swimming place The Lahti Sports Centre is turned into a swimmer’s paradise in the summer when the pit at the bottom of the ski jumps becomes an outdoor swimming pool. It is the only 50-metre swimming pool in the city with a shallower children’s pool at one end.

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A gorgeous English garden in Kärkölä!

hollola medieval grey stone church

Open every day from 10 am to 8 pm Cafe, museum, exhibitions and plant shop open 30th May–15th Aug, Wed–Sun 11 am–5 pm Guided tours in June and August on Thursdays at 1 pm, in July Thursdays and Sundays at 1 pm.

Included in ticket price.

Day ticket 5 €, season ticket 10 € Incl. exhibitions, museum, guide

tel. 03 524 6600 www.hollolanseurakunta.fi

Camping Messilä offers everything you need for a great summer!

• Restaurant services, terraces, food and drink • Events • Great beach with beach volley courts, a minigolf course, SUP boarding, water sports, mooring

HARBOUR OFFICE Harbour Manager Päivi Hämäläinen tel. +358 50 559 4278 paivi.hamalainen@lahti.fi

• Accommodation ranging from camper van/caravan places and tent places to stylish cabins Rantatie 5, 15980 Hollola tel. +358 3 876 290 www.campingmessila.fi messila@campingmessila.fi

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1. Piano Pavilion

Lahti Passenger Harbour Enjoy the lakeside scenery, embark on a cruise, have a drink on a terrace, eat the city’s largest cinnamon bun or look at some wooden architecture.

LANU SCULPTURE PARK of artist and professor Olavi Lanu is located within a walking distance from the Passenger Harbour in the Kari­niemi Park. In Lanu Park there is fifteen human figures manufactured from reinforced concrete.

1 Made from aspen poles reminiscent of fishbones, the 200 square metre terrace of café-restaurant PIANO PAVILION can seat around fifty people in the summertime. You can have great food and drink on the terrace while watching the sun set over the lake.

Restaurant TEIVAAN LOKKI serves versatile lunch and à la carte dishes. You can also rent a jet ski or a rowboat from the restaurant. www.ravintolalokki.fi RESTAURANT LASTU is the Sibelius Hall’s street-level restaurant. Lastu’s loft and terrace have a wonderful view over lake Vesijärvi.

WOOD DESIGN AT PRO PUU Pro Puu is a guild and meeting place for designers and other wood sector professionals located in Tikkula, a former matchstick factory at the Harbour. www.propuu.fi

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HARBOUR OF BOAT RESTAURANTS The several boat restaurants at the harbour wake up from their winter slumber together with the nature. As the sun shines, the terraces fill with people dining and enjoying the lakeside scenery and the services.

A CUP OF COFFEE AT THE HARBOUR There is a café full of feeling and history in the old harbor master’s building in the Lahti Passenger Harbour.

There is always freshly baked pastries and fresh coffee. Café Kariranta offers a wide range of pies, cakes and fresh coffee. www.kariranta.fi SIBELIUS HALL The flagship of modern Finnish wood construction, Congress and Concert Centre Sibelius Hall sparkle right next to Lake Vesijärvi. The heart of the house, the tall Forest Hall, combines the large music hall building to the Carpentry Factory dating back to the beginning of the 20th century. The renovated lakeside hall hou­ses a pleasant restaurant. www.sibeliustalo.fi

A complete WOOD ARCHITECTURE PARK is being constructed close to the Sibelius Hall. The harbour area includes a lighted bus stop designed by Japanese Kengo Kuma and a wooden spiral designed

by Australian Richard Leplastier. The most recent attraction is the wooden pavilion Puupaviljonki, designed by Erkko Aarti, in Mukkula Manor park.

The English-style scenic PARK OF PIKKUVESIJÄRVI was built on the grounds of the Lahti Manor in the 1950s. The park has a water organ that was donated to the residents of the city by energy company Lahti Energia. You can enjoy the water organ at Urkulampi pond from June to September daily at 1 pm and 6 pm and from October to November daily at 7 pm. The show’s length during summer is 15 minutes and during fall 20 minutes.

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KOKKA BISTRO & BAR is a new, relaxed dining

restaurant at the Lahti Passenger Harbour. Kokka offers the best flavours from all around the world in a relaxed bistro atmosphere. The menu includes meat cured in the restaurant’s own DRY AGER® and artisan pizzas, for example. www.bistrokokka.fi

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Most impressive sauna in the city The sauna on the roof of Restaurant Nosturi has a magnificent view over Lake Vesijärvi.

After having bathed in the sauna, you can cool off and have a drink on the wonderful roof terrace.

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Harbour services Boating is the best way to enjoy local nature.

The local harbours offer a wide range of services.

L AHTI VESIJÄRVI PASSENGER HARBOUR: guest boat

berths, piers for scheduled service ships/charter ships, restaurants, cafes, a handicraft store, a gallery and the Sibelius Hall.

guest boat berths, caravan places, a restaurant, vacuum devices for portable toilets, a household waste management point, electricity outlets, water, showers, lavatories, a washing machine, a boat ramp.

TEIVAA HARBOUR:

NIEMI HARBOUR: guest boat berths, a fuel out-

let, a restaurant, a household and hazardous waste management point, vacuum devices for portable

toilets, an ice dispenser, electricity outlets, water, showers, lavatories, two boat ramps.

A SIK K AL A KANAVALAHTI HARBOUR: guest boat berths, a fuel outlet, a restaurant, a store, a waste management point, vacuum devices for portable toilets, electricity outlets, drinking water, showers, lavatories, a washing machine, a barbecue hut.

HEINOL A HEINOLA HARBOUR: restaurant, café, kiosks, electrical outlet, toilets, showers, waste shelter, septic tank pump and fuel.

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HAR TOL A HARTOLA GUEST BOAT PIER: guest berths, a concrete pier that can be used to load heavy objects onto boats, for example.

HOLLOL A KIRKKOLAHTI HARBOUR: guest boat berths, lav-

atories and a beach.

MESSILÄ HARBOUR: includes guest boat berths, accommodation, a camping area, a restaurant, a store, a household and hazardous waste management point, vacuum devices for portable toilets, an electricity outlet, drinking water, showers, lavatories, a washing mac­hine, a barbecue hut.

IIT TI V U O L E N KO S K I H A R B O U R : guest boat berths, clean water spot, a boat ramp, a beach.

Opportunity to empty your septic tank.

KAUSALA HARBOUR: two guest boat berths.

URAJÄRVI HARBOUR: a beach.

PADA S JOK I LAIVARANTA HARBOUR: café-restaurant, guest and seasonal boat berths, electric outlets, an info desk, a household waste management point, vacuum devices for portable toilets, drinking water, a restaurant, lavatories, showers, a washing machine, a fuel outlet, a children’s playground, a store and two boat ramps.

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SYSMÄ SUOPELTO HARBOUR: guest boat berths, a fuel outlet, a septic tank emptying point, a water outlet and a café.

KIRKONKYLÄ HARBOUR: café-restaurant, show-

ers, a washing machine, seasonal berths, a septic tank and a water outlet.

Leave your boat at the pier and head to Kanavan Panimo brewery!

The twist of the beers from Vääksy comes from the local berries, herbs and roots used in the brewery’s own recipes – a small carbon footprint is part of the story.

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Ilola Inn is the guest boat harbour of the year.

Guest boat harbour of the year Ilola Inn on the shore of Lake Päijänne in Sysmä has been named the Finnish Guest Boat Harbour 2021.

IN ADDITION TO HARBOUR SERVICES, the Ilola boutique hotel offers luxurious spa treatments, two luxury suites, two suites and four double rooms – all with views over Lake Päijänne. Ilola Inn also has a huge terrace, a sauna, an outdoor bathing barrel and an outdoor infinity pool that is open all year round. All of this is crowned by the high-class kitchen serving local tastes and delicacies from a little farther away. The harbour for 20 boats includes a septic tank, a refuelling station, toilets, a shower and electricity. ■

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1. Vineyard & Garden Pihamaa

From the field to the table Explore market places, farm stores and market halls to buy food grown, fished or produced close by. Local food at its best!

You can buy locally produced greens and berries, such as first early potatoes, strawberries, peas and onions, at VESIJAKO FARM MARKET . Local farmers complement the product selection with their carrots, beets and turnips. A bakery built in a former sauna building makes fresh bread, donuts, buns and a variety of other sweet and savoury baked goods every day. vesijaontuoretori.fi You can buy organic meat, oil hemp seed, broad beans and organic vegetables directly from farm store HULJALAN TUPALA. You can also

pick your own vegetables in the summertime. huljalantupalassa.blogspot.fi

A local produce store at PÄIJÄNNETALO IN ASIKKALA offers the best products of local farmers and beer from the brewery next door. visitasikkala.fi or kanavanpanimo.fi

At LAHTI FARM MARKET in the Lahti Market Hall, you can buy a variety of local food directly from local farmers. They sell meat, root vegetables, lettuce, herbs, dairy products, beestings, juices,

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jams, grain mill products and freshly baked bread. lahdenkauppahalli.fi/lahden-maatilatori/

The farm store of RANTALA STRAWBERRY FARM in Sysmä offers clean food made from the farm’s own produce and the produce of other local farms, such as the farm’s own strawberry jam and juice, flour made from the farm’s own grains, Charolais beef cattle meat and lamb products. rantalan.fi AINOA WINERY is a berry wine farm located in Miekkiö, Hollola. The wines are made from Finnish wild berries, such as bilberry, lingonberry and cloudberry. The selection also includes beetroot wine, which is excellent with blue cheese. www.ainoawinery.com

HEILA IN HEINOLA is a grocery store, café and restaurant of more than 250 small local farmers.

The delicacies served in the café and restaurant are made from the high-quality produce of the local farmers. MICROBREWERY SHOP HILPEÄ sells beers and ciders made by small producers. www.heilan.fi

In IITTI FARMERS' MARKET you can make local food purchases while enjoying a cup of coffee and baked delicacies. www.iitinmaatilatori.fi VÄÄKSY MILL sells clean grain products without any additives. The raw materials come from local farms. The mill’s most popular product are paper-thin rye chips made from the mill’s own rye flour. www.vaaksynmylly.fi

at Auttoinen in Padasjoki serves its famous Sonniburgers. Cowshed market sells the farm’s own meat produce and other products from the area. www.keinuhonka.fi KEINUHONKA FARM

VINEYARD & GARDEN PIHAMAA in Kalkkinen is a wonderful place where you can catch your breath, enjoy the idyllic countryside. The shop sells wines, beers, berries and vegetables as well as other local delicacies.

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Arranged in Messilä, Horta2021 Hollola is the world’s largest event focusing on wild edible plants.

Horta2021 Hollola 4–5 August 2021

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Culture activities In Finland, summer is the time for art exhibitions and outdoor theatre.

VANHA APTEEKKI at Salpakangas in Hollola is a culture house based on the cultural environment.

The culture house’s exhibition covers local nature and history of the area from many perspectives.

There is also a small exhibition on the ice age and an exhibition on nature and lakeside environments by art photographer Jarmo Mäki. www.hollola.fi ITÄ-HÄME MUSEUM is a regional museum of seven parishes established by author Maila Talvio.

You will find manor culture, local objects, memorial rooms for author Maila Talvio, author Mika Waltari and poet Uuno Kailas, a chimneyless hut and an agricultural museum. www.ihmuseo.fi

The old Nastola municipal hall will be filled with environmental art. In addition to paintings, the exhibition includes photographs, video art, sculptures, installations and works of art specifically made for the venue. The exhibition also includes a path in the nature and cultural environment of the yard area of the building, Pihapiiri, realised by Kirsimaria E. Törönen. Luontoretki NATURE TRIP

1 HEINOLA ART MUSEUM, which is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year, exhibits original cartoons and serigraph prints by artist Kati Rapia.

Voimia (Power) 6 June - 5 September

THE VÄÄKSY CANAL turns 150 this year. The canal will be celebrated in many ways. As many of the performers as possible during the festival week are from the local area. The largest events during the week will be the Motorist Evening on 6 July and a steamboat race on 10 July. There is an anniversary exhibition at Päijännetalo. Festival week 5–11 July www.asikkala.fi

ETERNAL PICNIC WITH JOHAN RICHARD The Danielson-Kalmari villa is a beautiful historical building. Two rooms in the villa have been turned into a museum. There is a high-class art exhibition each summer. This summer, it is art by Nanna Susi, an artist who was born in Asikkala. Ikuisesti piknikillä Johan Richardin kanssa (Eternal picnic with Johan Richard) – paintings by Nanna Susi 20 June - 15 August www.asikkala.fi

(Nature Trip) 13 June - 15 August and on weekends until 31 August www.nastolankesanayttely.fi

The exhibitions of RADIO AND TV MUSEUM MASTOLA showcase the history of the radio and TV industry from the viewpoint of listeners, viewers and programme makers. You can make your own news broadcast in a Chromakey studio. Exhibition Beautifully Said until August 2021. www.lahdenmastola.fi

At HEINOLA SUMMER THEATRE, the life of a very average middle-aged couple turns upside down when the husband comes home with a briefcase full of cash. Riemurahat (“Funny Money”), a play directed by Kari Heiskanen, stars famous Finnish actors ranging from Katariina Kaitue to Ulla Tapaninen. Performances from 17 June to 29 July. www.heinola.net

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Group ticket sales +358 3752 6000 • lktryhmat@lahti.fi • Ticket sales office 0600 30 5757 (1,53 €/min+local call charge) lktliput@lahti.fi • www.lippu.fi • intermission services +358 3782 6474 • www.lahdenkaupunginteatteri.fi

Jump into the Ski Museum,

adjust your frequency to Mastola!

The museums are open: Tue–Fri from 9 am to 5 pm Sat–Sun from 11 am to 4 pm

Ski Museum

Salpausselänkatu 8, Lahti

Experience the spirit of skiing all year round at the Lahti Sports Centre, right next to the Salpausselkä ski jumps.

Radio and TV Museum Mastola Radiomäenkatu 37, Lahti

What is the story behind the radio masts? How did the television conquer Finnish living rooms? Learn about the history of the radio and TV industry!

Museum shop online

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Malva museum shop is open: Tue–Fri 10 am–6 pm Sat 11 am–4 pm

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Make great bargains!

Recycling, ecology and craftsmanship are all the rage in shopping nowadays.

1 SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL! Petis St Louis is an elegant, relaxed lifestyle boutique along the shopping street of Lahti, Rautatienkatu. The shop offers stylish high-class women’s fashion, perfumes, interior decoration products (such as candles) and other speciality products. www.shop.petitstlouis.fi

sells fashion from all over the world, MariMari Collection clothes designed and made in Lahti and lifestyle products, such as art, jewellery, bags and ecological detergents. www.marimari.fi MARIMARI

KIRPPUTORI KISÄLLI in Lahti is a slightly better

flea market. The selection, which changes all the time, includes high-quality tableware, lamps, rugs and furniture. www.kirpputorikisalli.fi

At PEURANKELLO CAFE AND HANDICRAFTS, you can enjoy a freshly made pastry and buy handicraft and food made in the area.

There is a café in an old store building. www.peurankello.fi

KEINUHONKA FARM at Auttoinen in Padasjoki houses lifestyle shop where you can buy interior decoration items but also fashion, jewellery and accessories. www.keinuhonka.fi

Handicraft and decoration store SYSMÄN KÄSSÄJA KORISTEKAUPPA offers products, handicraft and food made by around 15 artisans. The store also sells wool, knitting wool, gifts, ceramics, knitwear and wooden items. Sysmän Kässä- ja koristekauppa

SECOND HAND LAHTI SHOP offers the best of recycled culture. It’s a fresh, beautiful and modern second hand shop where you can find clothes, accessories, second hand treasures and small utility articles. www.secondhandlahtishop.fi/

ROOTED THE PLANT SHOP is a flower shop in Lahti that sells beautiful and rare plants. Their online store includes Philodendrons, Monsteras (Swiss cheese plants) and Hoyas for your home.

WANHA KAMMARI in the centre of Old Vääksy is full of carefully selected objects from the past. The selection includes textiles, jewellery, old-fashioned tableware, magazines, books and Finnish design from different eras. wanhakammari

Gift and Handcraft Shop ULPUKKA is full of high-quality handcrafts, such as ceramics, Tiffany glass, and blown glass art, hand-forged items and candles. www.ulpukka.fi

ROOSAMARI is a clothing and interior decoration

store in Heinola that offers unique high-quality brands in a relaxed atmosphere. www.roosamari.fi

www.rootedtheplantshop.com

RARE FINDS. Treasure troves for collectors in the Lahti region include flea market Kisälli, Fasetti and Lahden Antiikkitukku, among others. Their extensive selections include design and antiques.

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FLORENCIA is more than just a flowershop. There is also carefully selected cookbooks, and Osmiam room fragrances. www.florencia.fi

from Lahti makes beauty from wood.

Jewellery, watches, calling cards and interior decoration products made from Finnish birch plywood are made in Lahti. www.puine.fi PUINE

FURNISHING TREASURES There are several interior decoration stores in the Lahti region that are worth visiting, such as the legendary Lauran kauppa in Vääksy and Pian Makasiini in Hollola – all full of surprises. Lauran kauppa, Pian Makasiini 2 If you are looking for a unique gift or local and environmentally friendly products, you should stop by at the MUSEUM STORE IN MALSKI. The store offers products furnished with pictures of art and copies of classic posters, for example. malvamu-

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Interior decoration café LINTAN KAMMARI in Sysmä is located in a dairy that is more than a 100 years old. You'll find handmade clothes and

accessories, as well as a seasonal selection of interior decoration products and gifts. www.lintankammari.fi What do interior decoration shop ZOOM DESIGN, the French village shop RANSKALAINEN KYLÄKAUPPA, teakhouse and CAFÉ ELVI’S and interior decoration CLOTHING STORE KARDIS have in common? They are all located in the idyllic Old Vääksy. www.vanhavaaksy.fi ■

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Cottage holiday, best holiday A lakeside sauna and peace and quiet.

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KULLASMARINA HOLIDAY VILLAGE on the shore of Lake Päijänne includes six high-class holiday homes with a wonderful view of Padasjoki harbour and Lake Päijänne. www.kullasmarina.fi

MESSILÄ’S manor area simply breathes its hundreds of years of history. Messilä offers a variety of accommodation alternatives from hotel rooms to cottages and outbuildings. www.messila.fi

1 HOIMELAN FARMSTEAD is an idyllic farmstead on the shores of Lake Päijänne. Built in the 1920s, this farmstead offers personalised accommodation in cabins and in the main building.

Guests have access to a wood-fire sauna, the sauna beach is a shallow sand beach, and it is also possible to use a rowboat. www.hoimela.com

YLI-KAITALA has several cottages of different styles from traditional holiday cottages to holiday homes with a whirlpool bath. Each cottage has its own beach, pier and rowboat with life jackets.

TERVALEPIKON TORPAT The rental cottages on the shore of a lake in the peaceful countryside are just a ten-minute ride from the closest store. www.tervalepikontorpat.fi

The well-equipped and stylishly decorated ALATALO HOLIDAY COTTAGES are located in the countryside. Each cottage has its own beach, pier and rowboat. www.alatalonlomamokit.com HOLIDAY VILLA IMPIVAARA has beds for six peo-

ple. You can also add a couple of extra beds. The villa has a wonderful sauna from which you can dip into the clear lake. www.lomahuvila-impivaara.net in Sysmä offers manor accommodation for groups and cottage accommodation in a beautiful cultural and historical milieu.

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Located on the shore of Lake Ruotsalainen close to downtown Heinola, LOMARASTI has three highclass villas. Each of them have a private beach and sauna. www.lomarasti.com RANTALA HOLIDAY COTTAGES in Hartola are dog-friendly. Depending on the cottage you choose, you will have 10–40 metres of private sandy beach, a pier and a rowboat. www.rantalanlomamokit.com

AURINKORANTA COTTAGES are excellent for spending a nice holiday, bathing in the sauna and cooking. Each cottage has a private shallow beach and a rowboat. www.aurinkoranta.fi

You will be comfortable at KAINIEMI HOLIDAY HOMES. There are three high-class cottages: Lokki, Kuikka and Villa Timotei. You can relax at the cottage and hike, cycle, swim, row a boat, fish and pick berries or mushroom. www.kainiemivillas.com ■

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Lahti Lahti offers things to do and experiences for the whole family.

Combine nature tourism with a city break, exercise and good food. Ski jumping, sports center, Vesijarvi harbor and nature trails are all located

within walking distance of the city center.

Come and explore Malski! Sense the old brewery and be charmed by its atmosphere. You get a taste of the Malva Museum of Visual Arts opening next year. ■

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Laune Family Park There are slides, climbing structures, a traffic park and a fortress. The area also includes a miniature golf course.

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Lanu Park Lahti is the best place to see sculptures by the sculptor Olavi Lanu (1925–2015).

There are twelve concrete sculptures in a protected piece of lush woodland, the Lanu Park in Kariniemi. From Lanu Park, you should head to the beautiful Lahti passenger harbour or for a walk along the shores of Vesijärvi.

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The Vääksy Canal Festival Week will be celebrated in July. Photo Asikkala's photo archives.

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Asikkala Asikkala is known for the Vääksy Canal, which radiates the villa history of the days of yore, and the idyllic old Vääksy with its old buildings and interior decoration boutiques. The municipality is located at a junction between lakes Vesijärvi and Päijänne. The Vääksy Canal, a gate between the two waterways, is a historical water traffic junc-

tion, and the canal region is a picturesque cultural environment. The area offers something to see all year round.

This year, Asikkala will arrange a major celebration in honour of the 150th anniversary of the Vääksy Canal. The Vääksy Canal is Asikkala’s most famous tourist attraction and a unique sight. ■

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Paintings by Nanna Susi Danielsson-Kalmari Villa will host an exhibition by Nanna Susi from 20 June to 15 August. Susi is one of Finland’s most successful contemporary artists.

Vääksy Canal’s 150th anniversary The Vääksy Canal will get the celebration it rightly deserves during the Vääksy Canal Festival Week from 5 to 11 July. The week will include a host of events, the largest of which being a Motorist Evening on 6 July and a Steamboat Race on 10 July.

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The Koskipää Manor milieu with its windmill

and suspension bridge, a modern art exhibition in Taidesalonki Talvio and the Itä-Häme Museum is a unique place to visit.

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The fishing season is from early spring to the end of August.

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Kuninkaanpolku hiking route

• hartola.fi Experience the visithartola.fi varied culture and nature on Kuninkaanpolku (“The King’s Path”). Walk in the atmosphere of national significance on the banks of Tainionvirta river or hike on the moss covering the floor of a spruce forest. Consisting of four sections also suited for off-road cycling, the route connects several tourist attractions.

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Heinola has almost 1,000 km of shoreline.

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Heinola Heinola surprises tourists with its plentiful and versatile offering. In addition to an active holiday, you can come to Heinola to relax, eat delicious food and shop: Heinola is a town by the lake, close to the actual wilderness and excellent hiking routes. Skiing routes, waterways and forests are all close by.

Heinola has almost 1,000 kilometres of shoreline. The unique nature with its clean waterways and gravel ridges is an inseparable part of the life of people in Heinola, regardless of the season.

You can relax or have an active holiday, eat local delicacies and shop.■

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Heinola is easy to reach You can quickly get there by car on the motorway, or in the summertime you can get there with your own boat or use a scheduled boat.

140 opportunities to do sports outdoors Sights worth seeing and experiencing in Heinola include the historical milieu, areas with wooden houses, café culture, Heinola Bird Sanctuary, the ridge scenery and Vierumäki sports and leisure centre, which offers more than 140 opportunities to do sports.

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Hollola Nature trails, lakes and ponds with clear water, the varied terrain and the local birdlife offer memorable experiences for nature lovers in Hollola. In addition to exercising, you can enjoy the peace and quiet and the beautiful scenery on the guided routes along the “Tour of the Lakes”.

On the Tiirismaa route, you can marvel at the Pirunpesä ravine, one of the most impressive sites

in the Salpausselkä Geopark. At Kutajärvi bird tower, you can familiarise yourself with the local nature and birdlife. Touring bike lovers will find wonderful routes in the charming lakeside and countryside scenery of Hollola. You can also stop at the local farms and stores to pick up delicious local food along the way. ■

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Ainoa Winery At the award-winning berry wine farm, you can experience the area’s best wine and local food. wine testing are available on order for small groups.

Picturesque parish village The Hollola parish village is worth a day trip.

The medieval stone church or St. Mary’s Church is known for its well-preserved wooden sculptures and a bell tower designed

by C.L. Engel. The village also has shops and lunch restaurants. Vanha Kunnantupa restaurant is open all year round.

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Iitti Iitti is a charming rural municipality in between Lahti and Kouvola. It is suitably close by, whether you are coming by car, by train or by boat via Kimola Canal. The municipality consists of the service centre Kausala, active villages and the surrounding wonderful nature. You will not get bored in Iitti. The beautiful nature with its plen-

tiful waterways offers a great setting for tourism and living: there are also plenty of hiking routes, activities and rural sites to see during a day trip for the entire family. The Finnish countryside traditions of theatre and open-air dance floors are extremely lively in Iitti, especially in the summertime. ■

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Iitti Church The architecturally important cruciform church at Iitti parish village is one of Finland’s fifteen remaining wooden churches from the 17th century.

Hiidenvuori Hiidenvuori, a hill formed by nature is located on Hiidensaari island in lake Pyhäjärvi. The top of Hiidenvuori dominates the landscape at more than 60 metres above the surface of the Kymijoki river. You can see a wonderful Finnish landscape from the top. Iitti Music Festival always culminates with a unique night-time concert at the top of Hiidenvuori.

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Padasjoki’s summer delicacies

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Padasjoki The summer in Padasjoki is full of strawberries, raspberries, plenty of other berries and a variety of other greens. You can make purchases directly at the local farms. The farms offer a variety of experiences in addition to the berries and greens: beautiful nature, clean lakes and different types of

high-quality outdoor exercising venues. You will find the municipality’s tourism info point at the Laivaranta harbour in the summertime, where you can borrow or rent a variety of equipment. The info point also provides tips for other summer activities and experiences. ■

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164 steps Lighted exercising stairs were completed at the Kullasvuori sports area in Padasjoki last spring.

The exercising stairs have 164 steps.

Fresh delicacies You can buy locally grown greens and berries at Vesijako Farm Market. A bakery built in a former sauna building makes fresh bread, donuts, buns and a variety of other sweet and savoury baked goods every day.

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Päijänne National Park

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Sysmä In 1912, the lord of a manor in Sysmä, senator Onni Schildt, donated a 30-hectare parcel of land in Päijätsalo island to the local cooperative. The area included the tallest point of the region.. The National Park boasts beautiful wilderness scenery. Even though it is located in an island, it is easy to access via a small bridge from downtown Sysmä. You can leave your car

at a parking place. If you arrive by boat, you can come ashore at Pyydysniemi and climb up to the island. There is a place to make a fire at Pyydysniemi, with firewood and a dry closet.

There is no waste management, so please follow the rule of “if you have the energy to carry it here, you will have the energy to take it away with you”. ■

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Air surveillance station During the wars, the outlook tower, repaired and repainted last summer, was used as an air surveillance station. The air surveillance troops consisted of local children and Civil Guards.

Bird house village Along one of the trails in the National Park, you can admire a cheerful birdhouse village with beautiful painted bird houses.

The local residents and summertime residents have built and painted the bird houses, with artist Tiina Hallakorpi in charge of the artistic impression.

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