Lahti region

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in Lahti region:
Church of the Cross
One of the most visible works of design in the look of the city of Lahti
is the Church of the Cross, designed by Alvar Aalto.
Kirkkokatu 4, Lahti
Tel. +358 (0)3 89 111
Heinola Town Museum
The Heinola Town Museum offers its visitors local history, interiors
from a 19th century bourgeois home, a medal and coin collection as
well as various themed exhibitions. The museum is located in an
Empire style merchant s house built in 1872.
Kauppakatu 14, Heinola
Tel. +358 (0)3 849 3651
Hollola Medieval Grey Stone Church
This gothic temple from the 1480s is one of the Finland’s largest
medieval churches.
Rantatie 917, Hollola Parish Village
Tel. +358 (0)3 524 6600
Lahti Art Brewery - Taidepanimo
The exhibition areas in the Lahti Art Brewery comprise the former
bottle washing plant, recharging station, honey station, honey cellar
and yeast growing plant. The exhibition centre operates in the oldest
building of the historic Mallasjuoma brewery.
Päijänteenkatu 11, Lahti
Tel. +358 (0)3 787 3754, www.taidepanimo.com
Lahti Art Museum
The street level exhibition of the Art Museum includes exchanging
exhibitions from Finland and abroad showing old and new art as well
as graphical design.
Vesijärvenkatu 11 A, Lahti
Tel. +358 (0)3 814 4547, www.lahdenmuseot.fi > in English
Lahti Historical Museum
The Historical Museum operates in the former Lahti Manor. The
exhibitions mainly focus on local culture from Lahti and the Päijät-
Häme region. The museum’s collections are made up of items from
the local peasant culture, dating from the first few decades of the
museum’s existence.
Lahdenkatu 4, Lahti
Tel. +358 (0)3 814 4536, www.lahdenmuseot.fi > in English
Lanu Sculpture Park in Kariniemi Park
Sculpture park of artist, professor Olavi Lanu is located in the Kariniemi
Park in the middle of beautiful Finnish nature. The sculptures have been
manufactured of reinforced concrete. The statues have been coloured by
using concrete colouring agents in the entire concrete mass.
Radio and TV Museum
The Radio and TV Museum’s task is to gather, record, study and
exhibit equipment and traditions of Finnish radio and television
activities. The museum’s collections include more than 10.000 items,
ca. 5.000 photos, ca. 6.000 books and magazines, an extensive
radio amateur QSL card collection, audiovisual material and archives.
Hill Radiomäki, Lahti
Tel. +358 (0)3 814 4512, www.lahdenmuseot.fi > in English
Sibelius Hall
The Congress and Concert Centre Sibelius Hall is located in the
Passenger Harbour. Sibelius Hall is also the home arena of the
internationally praised Lahti Symphony Orchestra.
Ankkurikatu 7, Lahti, Tel. +358 (0)3 814 2800, www.sibeliustalo.fi
Ski Museum
The Ski Museum is located in the Lahti Sports Centre at the foot of
the three magnificent ski jumps. The museum focuses on Finnish
winter sports: from skiing to ski jumping, from slalom to snowboarding,
from ice hockey to ice dancing.
Lahti Sports Centre, Salpausselänkatu, Lahti
Tel. +358 (0)3 814 4523, www.lahdenmuseot.fi > in English
Soile Yli-Mäyry Art Castle
The Art Castle is a 19th century brick building of cultural and historical
significance showing colourfull paintings by Soile Yli-Mäyry created
in the past 20 years. Open by appointment.
Erkontie 8, Orimattila
Tel. +358 (0)3 777 8117, www.soileyli-mayry.com
Wood Architecture Park
Near the Sibelius Hall in Lahti a unique wood architecture park is being
built, a park which consists of works by award winners of the Spirit of
Nature Wood Architecture Award or of works designed in their honour.
The project has importance both nationally and internationally since the
works of major architects are put together in a small area.
More information about sights in Lahti region:
www.lahtitravel.fi