Car Hire Lahti - Mini guide to Lahti

Lahti is a city located in southern Finland and is primarily an industrial town which has gained recent respect for its new harbor area with outdoor cafes and bars for the leisure traveler. The Sibelius hall hosts many events every year with a variety of musical styles such as rock and pop. Lahti is well known throughout Finland for its symphony orchestra, the Lahti Symphony Orchestra, which mainly plays Sibelius’s music.

Lahti has two large radio masts that were once used as transmitters by the Finnish Broadcasting Company. Today the transmitter buildings have been converted into a museum. Other sights that are worth seeing are the Church of the Cross, designed by the famous architect Alvar Aalto, and the Musical Fountains near the Pikku-Vesijarvi Lake.

There are also parks located throughout the city. The Laune Family Park is designed for tourists and local families and has a traffic city where people can ride bikes and scooters for pleasure. There is also a swimming pool as well as a sports park for tourists and locals alike to enjoy badminton, squash and other outdoor activities.

Lahti has several different shopping centers, many that are large with over 3 floors, including the Sokos Shopping Center which has a basement grocery store, as well as department stores on the upper levels. One of the biggest shopping centers in the city is Euromarket which sells clothes, electronics and food. There are a number of restaurants throughout the city. One of Lahti’s famous bars is Torvi which plays host to touring rock groups. There is also a restaurant named Teerenpeli which has its own whiskey distillery and brews its own beer.

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