An extraordinary spike in Lahti’s population growth

Photo of the center of Lahti in the evening. People are sitting on the terrace of the restaurant. People are walking on the street. — There are now 120,144 people from Lahti. The picture is from Lanunaukio in the center of Lahti.

The population of Lahti grew by a record amount in September. Lahti gained 132 more inhabitants in one month.

September has been exceptionally good in the history of population development in Lahti. The population grew by 132 inhabitants in September.

In the change between municipalities, Lahti gained 108 more residents in September alone. This is more than once in any previous September since 1990. Immigration also brought 50 more residents to Lahti in September. The same number of immigrants came in September 2016. More students have come to Lahti than left.