- Elevation
- 89 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+02:00
- Europe/Helsinki · UTC+02:00
- Places inside
- 10
- listed under Lahti
- Airports
- HEL Helsinki Vantaa Airport107 km
- TMP Tampere-Pirkkala Airport116 km
About Lahti
Lahti is a district. Location: Paijat-Hame, Finland.
Päijät-Häme (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈpæi̯j(ː)æt̪ˌhæme̞(ʔ)]; Swedish: Päijänne-Tavastland) is a region in Southern Finland south of the lake Päijänne. It borders the regions of Uusimaa, Kanta-Häme, Pirkanmaa, Central Finland, South Savo and Kymenlaakso. The biggest city in the region is Lahti. Päijät-Häme boasts a landscape shaped by two key features. Finland's second-largest, Lake Päijänne, dominates the region, offering a vast freshwater expanse and a vital transportation route.
Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
Places bordering Lahti
- Helsinki sub-region
- Hämeenlinna
- Tampere
- Joutsa
- Kouvola
- Porvoo
- Loviisa
Climate of Lahti
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 1° · Night -3° · Rain 54 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 21°)
- Coldest month
- February (night -12°)
- Wettest month
- August (81 mm)
- Driest month
- February (29 mm)
Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | -4° | -4° | 1° | 7° | 15° | 20° | 21° | 19° | 13° | 7° | 1° | -3° |
| Average low (°C) | -11° | -12° | -7° | -2° | 4° | 10° | 12° | 10° | 6° | 2° | -3° | -8° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 40 | 29 | 33 | 32 | 34 | 54 | 79 | 81 | 61 | 59 | 54 | 47 |
How to get to Lahti
The nearest airport is Helsinki Vantaa Airport (HEL), 107 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Tallinn, 204 km to the south.
Airports
- Helsinki Vantaa Airport (HEL) Helsinki (Vantaa) 107 kmsouthwest
- Tampere-Pirkkala Airport (TMP) Tampere / Pirkkala 116 kmwest
- Lappeenranta Airport (LPP) Lappeenranta 131 kmeast
Nearby large cities
- Tallinn Population: 394K 204 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Lahti
Within 100 km: 2 historic and cultural sites, 7 natural sites, 55 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km7 places
- Vesijärvi Lake 16 kmSW
- Ruotsalainen Lake 13 kmE
- Konnivesi Lake 23 kmE
- Enonsaari Island 20 kmS
25–60 km21 places
- Pyhäjärvi Lake 36 kmE
- Vuohijärvi Lake 52 kmE
- Niskajärvi Lake 50 kmE
- Karijärvi Lake 38 kmE
60–100 km36 places
- Kråkö Island 96 kmS
- Korpijärvi Lake 78 kmE
- Ilmoilanselkä Lake 70 kmW
- Vallonjärvi Lake 92 kmW
Straight-line distances.
Places in Lahti
10 places- 1 Lahti 120.1K
- 2 Hollola 23.1K
- 3 Heinola 20.3K
- 4 Orimattila 15.8K
- 5 Asikkala 8.6K
- 6 Iitti 6.6K
- 7 Kärkölä 4.9K
- 8 Sysmä 3.6K
- 9 Hartola 3.4K
- 10 Padasjoki 2.8K
Bar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.
Nature and heritage in Lahti
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Ruotsalainen Lake, Paijat-Hame13 km E
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Vesijärvi Lake, Paijat-Hame16 km SW
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Päijänteen Kansallispuisto Natural site, Paijat-Hame24 km NW
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Konnivesi Lake, Paijat-Hame23 km E
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources