Lahti News in English

The million-debt motor racing track in Päijät-Hämee is not fit for the World Championships, but the ministry is no longer getting money for finishing it

Kymiring is in huge financial difficulties. It is reported from A. Ahlström real estate oy that the railway company’s current shareholders still support the motor railway located in Iiti.

The pit building of the KymiRing motor track.
So far, only national-level car and motorcycle classes have raced on the Kymiring track.

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Gaudia High School students are offered a half-price parking fee

Contract parking in the Kauppakatu and Laaksokatu parking areas now costs 50 euros per month. It is proposed to the board to reduce the fee to 37 euros. Laaksokatu would have a student price of 25 euros.

Students wait to enter the premises of the new Gaudia high school outside in the sunshine.
More than 1,300 young people study at Gaudia. Suurlukio started its operations in August 2022, and soon after, students and staff petitioned for affordable parking spaces.

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You can get there by bus, but tickets in the Lahti region will soon cost even more

Next week, the public transport board of the Lahti region will deal with ticket pricing in the zoning reform.

A blue Lahti local bus at the bus stop in Park, people are waiting for the bus in the canopy, a car passes the stopped bus.
It is suspected that the zoning reform will clearly reduce box office revenues. Stock photo.

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Construction at Päijät-Häme Central Hospital will continue immediately after the completion of the major expansion project

Making evacuation facilities for the next expansion of the central hospital will start in October. 8,000 square meters of premises are needed.

The construction site of the expansion part of Päijät-Häme Central Hospital in August 2020.
Päijät-Häme Central Hospital has been a construction site for years, and the construction is not finished. Stock photo.

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In the quarter league, two guys whose home countries are at war can play on the same team

Lahti’s Kortteliliga has kept the townspeople moving for more than fifty years. The activity that started as a competition between groups of friends plays a big role as a builder of friendships and community.

Executive Director of Lahti Kortteliiga Jarmo Ropponen at his desk.
CEO Jarmo \”Jake\” Ropponen at his desk. In 53 years, Lahti’s Kortteliliga has become a remarkable community. It has nearly 3,500 members aged 15-80.

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The people of Lahti are asked for their opinions on the development of Launee Central Park – more park corridors and an even bigger arboretum are planned

We want the central park to be an even more versatile place for leisure

Skateboards and helmets at the skate ramp.  Close-up.  Sun shines.  Photo of Lahti Launee skate park
Laune’s central park also includes a skate park. Illustration picture.

The people of Lahti are asked for their opinions on the development of Launee Central Park – more park corridors and an even bigger arboretum are planned Read More »