Student cities Lahti and Lappeenranta

Lahti

Lahti is a city of approximately 120 000 residents. It is known for its sports venues and is appreciated around the world for its design expertise and highlevel cultural events.

The three core issues of the city’s competitiveness strategy are the circular economy, a combination of design and digitalisation, and an active lifestyle and sports.

In the Lahti region, you can experience both vibranturban life and nature’s tranquility. It offers the best of both worlds: the attractiveness, intimate cosiness and originality of a small town, yet the services, efficiency and logistics of a major city.

LUT University’s Lahti campus is located in the district of Niemi, three kilometres from the Lahti city centre. The new campus is a modern learning environment built in an old factory. Mixing the old and the new provides a unique and inspiring setting for learning and work. The university campus is located 500 metres from the Niemi Harbour by Lake Vesijärvi.

Lahti is a pioneer of circular economy: the city does not only reduce the amount of waste, it also uses the waste that is generated as efficiently as possible. Lahti is a winner of European Green Capital award for 2021.

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Places to visit in Lahti

Are you just moving or about to move Lahti? Are you planning on a trip to the other LAB city? Both cities have a lot to see. There are places to visit both in the downtown and just a short drive away. We listed five places worth visiting from Lahti.

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1. Sports Centre

The athletics, skiing and football stadium is located in Salpausselkä. Sports Centre is well known for its ski jumping and cross-country skiing competitions at winter. There is outdoor swimming pool at summer time. There is different summer swimming activities and swim school for the children. You can find a sauna in the main building.

2. Pikku-Vesku

Pikku-Vesijärvi is a large pond surrounded by a park. It’s connected to larger Vesijärvi. The area has a beautiful fountain. There is shows at the fountain from June to the end of September every day at 1pm and 6pm. The shows consists of music and the water fountain.

3. Port of Lahti

Port of Lahti is a beautiful area at summer. Sibelius Hall is worth to see. The Hall organizes events for everyone around the year. There is a lot of different restaurants and cafes at the harbour. You can go for a cruise to Vesijärvi from there.

4. Marketplace and Lanu Park

The marketplace of Lahti is very active sight to visit. There is organized many different events. The largest events are Jazz market and the nights of Lahti. Lanu Sculpture Park is situated in Kariniemi Park. There are twelve huge sculptures made by Olavi Lanu.

5. Radio Hill

Radio Hill is a part of the Salpausselkä ridge that runs through the city. There are five radio transmitters which are Loop, Iskelmä Lahti, Kiss, Radio Voima and Radio City Lahti. There is Radio and TV Museum at Radio Hill where you should visit. The Radio masts are one of the most important landmarks in Lahti.

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Lappeenranta

Lappeenranta, a city of 72 000 residents located in South-east Finland, combines a cosy small town atmosphere with full-scale urban comforts. It is located by Lake Saimaa, the fourth largest lake in Europe.

LUT University’s green and modern campus in the district of Skinnarila offers a compact combinationof all of the services students need. Most student apartments are located within walking distance, and the university offers everything from laboratories to library services and from restaurants to health care –literally under one roof. The campus is roughly seven kilometres from the city centre, and buses run every 15 minutes.

Skinnarila has excellent sports and recreation venues. The campus houses several gyms, and group fitness classes are available almost daily. Moreover, Lake Saimaa and its surroundings provide ample opportunities for outdoor activities.There are five lunch restaurants that offer student discounts on the campus. In addition, there is a café and convenience store.

The City of Lappeenranta shares our vision on sustainability. The city is continuously developing renewable energy and green technology solutionsfor urban living. Lappeenranta is a winner of the European Green Leaf award for 2021.

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Places to visit in Lappeenranta

Are you just moving or about to move to Lappeenranta? Are you planning trip to the other LAB city? There are places to visit in the downtown and just a short drive away. We listed five places worth visiting from Lappeenranta.

Read the safety instructions of the sight you plan to visit.

1. Port of Lappeenranta and The Fortress

You should visit port of Lappeenranta and the Fortress at summer. There is the famous ship with a restaurant called Princess Armaada in harbour which menu you should get to know better. You should also taste two local meat pies called Vety and Atomi at harbour’s marketplace. You can rent a jet-ski from harbour what can be a great experience. The Sandcastle is one of the most popular sight every year at summer time. You can go for cruise to Vyborg and Saint Petersburg and also the Saimaa canal and the archipelago with reasonable prices.The area of the Fortress is beautiful and historical. The area around has few kilometers long nature trail which you should try.

2. Nature trails

Hämmäauteensuo is easy and fascinating mire nature trail. You walk mainly along the duckboards on the mire area. There’s many other nature trails in a short distance from Lappeenranta center. The nature trail of Huhtiniemi is worth to visit. There’s many good hiking trails further for example Mikonsaari and Rutola’s village trail.

3. University

The area of University is a worth to visit. There’s an interesting nature trail called Parkinmäki nearby university. There you can get to know signs of Ice Age and culture and history.

4. The Lock of Mälkiä

Mälkiä is a beautiful area and has nature around. The main sight is the lock. If you are visiting the lock on the right time, you may see how bigger cargo ship or smaller cruisers go through the lock. There’s a park of Urho Kekkonen next to the lock. There’s the Saimaa Canal Museum nearby the lock.

5. Myllysaari

The beach of Myllysaari is the most popular beach in Lappeenranta where you should visit. There’s also for example beach volleyball field, outdoor exercise machines, playground and the place you can rent a Stand Up Paddle Board.

6. Sport activities

Sports activities around Lappeenranta area you can find here.

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