Advantages for People and Business

Lahti and the surrounding region have around 200 000 inhabitants, which is a fair amount as for the Finnish standards. During the last decades Helsinki metropolitan area has attracted population and companies from the rest of the country leading to significant rise in the costs of housing and land there. This fact offers another excellent reason for people and companies to move 100 km north, to Lahti.

In the Lahti region the two largest industrial sectors are wood and furniture manufacturing and metal. Plastic, food and textile industries are significant part of regional economy.

Although it is a young city, Lahti is at the same time one of the longest inhabited places in Finland located between Salpausselka Ridge and the Lake District. The foundations of the region were and still are in trade and industry. Geographically the Lahti Region is situated in the crossroads of the main Finnish highways. The railway from Helsinki to St. Petersburg and Moscow goes via Lahti and along the waterways

one has access to the Middle of Finland. These logistic advantages have had major impact on the development of the city and they still offer one of the main arguments for businesses to settle in Lahti.
Good quality of life should be mentioned with the fact that the city developers can and do use all their tools to attract inhabitants and businesses. The surroundings are not crowded and the beautiful nature, forests and water begin practically from the city centre. The choice for leisure activities is varied. Lahti is well known for its winter sports but has also grown into a serious city of culture. Today it hosts the most famous Finnish orchestra, Lahti Symphony Orchestra and the acoustically wonderful concert and congress hall, Sibelius Hall.