Nordicum - Real Estate Annual Finland 2011 | Page 60

6 ways to look at

Lahti

Urban but close to nature. Cultural, designoriented, famous for its sports and laid
back. The many faces of the city of Lahti
make it just like me and you – versatile.
1 ONE OF THE BEST CON
CERT HALLS IN THE WORLD

Located alongside Lake Vesijärvi, Sibelius Hall is home to
Lahti Symphony Orchestra.
Lahti Symphony Orchestra
is one of the most highly
regarded orchestras in the
world, and its ‘home court’,
Sibelius Hall, is ranked among
the world.
As in Sibelius Hall, wood is
a very prominent element in
Finnish architecture and art.
The Wood Architecture Park is
a new tourist attraction in the
vicinity of Sibelius Hall.
2 A GREEN CITY THAT IS
GETTING EVEN GREENER

oasis in the heart of the city.
Lahti is serious about getting
green. The region has a solid
foundation in cleantech
business, thanks to extensive
research and a concentration
of cleantech companies. The
Finnish Cleantech Cluster is
managed by Lahti. The city
itself is aiming to cut carbon
emissions with the help of
the Green City project. Lahti
is located between lakes and
ridges; here, nature is almost
impossible to ignore.

WORLD DESIGN CAPITAL
2012 IN COOPERATION
WITH HELSINKI
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a Kemppi subfeeder for welding
the RingRing collection.
It’s no coincidence that Lahti
has joined forces with the

Greater Helsinki area to be
World Design Capital 2012.
The Institute of Design in Lahti
boasts a strong status in the
Nordic design industry and
educates design professionals
to meet the needs of society
and business.
The Finnish design tradition
combines function and
ergonomics with Scandinavian
aesthetics – all of which is
manifested in items like the
Kemppi welding products that
are manufactured in Lahti.

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Olympic medalist Aino-Kaisa
Saarinen lives and practices in
the Lahti Region.
With ski jumping hills within
walking distance of the city
centre, Lahti is clearly a winter
sports city. The Lahti Ski
Games event in early March
brings large crowds to the ski
jump pit.
Along with professional
spectacular surroundings for
outdoor recreational activities.
Sports institutes located at
Vierumäki and Pajulahti, the
Messilä Ski Centre and vast
outdoor trails on Salpausselkä

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markets of southern Finland
and Russia, and this provides

everybody.
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environment. Cleantech,
mechatronics, the grain cluster
and the furniture industry are
dominant sectors and strong
points for the entire region.
The comprehensive education

THE BUSINESS CITY

Teerenpeli Restaurant brews its
own beer and is the most notable whiskey distiller in Finland.
Lahti used to call itself
the business city, and that
statement still rings true.
The Lahti Region is centrally
located close to the growing

skilled employees.
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Anssi Pyysing, image: Lauri Olander