City break in Lahti. Active leisure ideas for Lahti - attractions, recreation and nightlife

Lahti is a major skiing center that is rich in natural beauties. Picturesque parks suitable for walks and outdoor activities can be found both within the city and in its immediate vicinity. For tourists, the port area remains one of the favorite places to walk. Here one can admire moored ships, visit original floating restaurants or take part in a water tour. Many visitors to the city are eager to visit the waterfront in the evening when it is decorated with wonderful illumination.

In the immediate vicinity of the city is the large winter sports center Salpausselka. It is ready to offer first-class ski jumping hills, as well as great slopes for snowboarding. This sports complex regularly hosts international sports competitions, but most of the year it is still available for free visits. Here you can attend a ski school so it would be interesting for beginners to visit the sports center. Sports equipment rentals and ski gear stores are available for experienced athletes. Near the sports center, there are several interesting hiking routes, as well as excellent viewing platforms.

In the warm season, one of the favorite entertainments of visitors to Lahti is watching musical fountains. They are equipped right on the lake near the harbor. Every evening, they arrange a spectacular light and music show with the fountains. It usually lasts about 20 minutes and is accompanied by classic and modern melodies. Copyright www.orangesmile.com

A unique city attraction is Kariniemi Park, it is very large and occupies an area of about 20 hectares. Rare trees and other plants grow on the territory of this park, some trees are over one hundred years old. The main feature of the park is amazing sculptures of stone and wood, on which the famous professor Olavi Lanu worked. Walking through the park, you can find dozens of unique figures of people. It is interesting to admire them both in summer and winter. The park has special walking paths along which informative tours are often organized for tourists.

The park lies on the top of the hill, and if you go down along the trail, you can find yourself in another, no less picturesque park Pikku-Vesijärvenpuisto. It is situated right on the lakeshore, this park is perfectly equipped for recreation. There is a special pier for fishing, as well as many walking trails and spacious picnic areas. Walks around the island of Myllysaari are popular among fans of unusual activities. This tiny island is located on the lake, just about 20 minutes walk from the harbor. The island is connected to the lakeshore by a pedestrian bridge, there are no buildings except a small restaurant on the island. Myllysaari is considered one of the most romantic places in town, which is drowning in green trees in the warm season. A restaurant located here is often chosen for romantic dinners.

The highest concentration of entertainment is available to guests of Lahti in the warmer months. In the harbor, they can join a ferry tour or rent a private boat. Trips to the most attractive fishing spots are organized for tourists. The most original entertainment in the traditional style is a boat trip in a floating sauna. Here you can rent floating saunas for a few hours or the whole day, thus combining relaxed rest with an exciting walk on the lake.

In summer, Laune Park is very popular among holidaymakers with kids. Its territory is equipped with a children's velodrome, interesting playgrounds for children of different ages, as well as free spaces for active games. Along with that, recreation areas with gazebos and benches are prepared for adults. This city park is always distinguished by very beautiful landscape design. Within the park, there is a small farm where children can learn to care for domestic animals. It would be interesting to visit this park with older children, as it offers an entertainment center with bowling alleys and mini-golf courses.

Most of the attractive nightlife facilities are concentrated in the harbor area where popular bars and nightclubs can be found. Fans of modern music will definitely like Finlandia Club, which often hosts live music performances. The colorful club Armas would be more appropriate for those who can’t imagine an evening rest without dancing.