Lahti (Finnish pronunciation:[ˈlɑhti]; Swedish: Lahtis) is a city in Finland and the regional capital of Päijät-Häme. It is located in the Finnish Lakeland. The population of Lahti is approximately 121,000, while the sub-region has a population of approximately 204,000. It is the 9th most populous municipality in Finland, and the sixth most populous urban area in the country.
Lahti is situated on a bay at the southern end of lake Vesijärvi about 100 kilometres (60 mi) north-east of the capital city Helsinki, 38 kilometres (24 mi) south-west of Heinola and 74 kilometres (46 mi) east of Hämeenlinna, the capital of the region of Tavastia Proper (Kanta-Häme). Lahti is situated at the intersection of Highway 4 (between Helsinki and Jyväskylä) and Highway 12 (between Tampere and Kouvola), which are the most significant main roads of Lahti.
In English, the Finnish word Lahti literally means bay. Lahti is also dubbed the "Chicago of Finland" due to the early industries of both cities, when they were known as "slaughterhouse cities".[8][9][10] Also, the troubled history of both cities in the field of crime has been seen as one of the similarities.[8][9][10]
Lahti is a long-time pioneering city in environmental sustainability, dating back to as early as 1990 and before. The European Commission has named Lahti as the European Green Capital of 2021.[11][12]
Lahti is the headquarters of the Salpausselkä UNESCO Global Geopark,[13] one of 4 UNESCO Geoparks in Finland. Salpausselkä was added to the list of over 170 UNESCO Global Geoparks in the world in 2022.[14]
The coat of arms of the city depicts a train wheel surrounded by flames. It refers to the Riihimäki–Saint Petersburg railway, which had a decisive influence on the birth of the city at its crossroads.[15]
^Jouko Heinonen & Heikki Mantere (1985). Lahti: raittikylästä maakuntakeskukseksi (in Finnish). City of Lahti. p. 16.
^"Lahden kaupungin perustaminen". Tradicii.info (in Finnish). Retrieved July 18, 2022.
^"Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
^"Immigration record high in Finland in 2023". StatFin. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
^"Demographic Structure by area as of 31 December 2022". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
^"Population according to age (1-year) and sex by area and the regional division of each statistical reference year, 2003–2020". StatFin. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
^ ab"Luettelo kuntien ja seurakuntien tuloveroprosenteista vuonna 2023". Tax Administration of Finland. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
^ ab7 Interesting Facts about Lahti
^ abLahti on Suomen Chicago – syystäkin (in Finnish)
^ abOnko Lahti oikeasti "Suomen Chicago"? Poliisi kertoo (in Finnish)
^Lahti – European Green Capital 2021
^European Green Capital: 2021 – Lahti
^"Salpausselkä Geopark". Retrieved 20 January 2023.
^"UNESCO designates 8 new Global Geoparks". Retrieved 23 January 2023.
^Suomen kunnallisvaakunat (in Finnish). Suomen Kunnallisliitto. 1982. p. 118. ISBN 951-773-085-3.
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