Reviews for Lahti, Finland

Ice Kiss is an old fashioned ice cream bar serving large ice cream portions, sundaes and plain cones. The selection is fabulous, there are twenty or more flavours in ice creams and the portions add more variety.

The prices are comparable to normal ice cream stalls found in every Finnish market sq... More >

Info is the second biggest, or the smallest, bookstore in Lahti downtown, located conveniently next to Sokos department store on Aleksanterinkatu.

Info is a chain of bookstores, usually found in smaller towns than the other chains Suomalainen and Akateeminen. This, however, does not tell the qual... More >

Luhta is a Finnish clothing brand that has a selection of clothes for both women and men, and a home collection. The clothes are made -- or used to be made -- in Lahti and Luhta has a factory store in the area.

The store is located a couple kilometers from the Lahti downtown, and the best way to ... More >

Pentik is one of the less known Finnish design houses. Their products are not shown in Wallpaper, but they are still part of Finnish heritage. Maybe the reason for exclusion is the rustic focus. Most of their items looks good on Finnish summer cottages.

They have a largish store on the basement l... More >

Lahti is known as a city of carpenters, and their organisation, Pro Puu ry, has established nice offices, a gallery, shop and workspaces near Sibelius Hall next to the lake.

The gallery hosts monthly exhibitions and theme varies quite a lot, but it is always related to wood in some manner.

The... More >

Rosso is one of the biggest restaurant chains in Finland, operated by the co-operative S group. The restaurants are usually found next to Sokos Hotels or Sokos department stores. Lahti is no exception, as the local Sokos Hotel is next to Rosso and Sokos store is across the street.

The food in Ros... More >

Sibelius Hall (Sibeliustalo in Finnish) is a big culture centre next to the lakeshore a couple kilometers from Lahti downtown. The venue is known for concerts and other cultural events, but it is worth of a visit even an event.

The building is made of wood, and being several storeys high, it is a... More >

Sokos is the best (and the only really worth mentioning) department store in Lahti. Located on the prime spot on Aleksanterinkatu, shock middle in the city, Sokos caters for all aspects of life.

The first floor has accessories and a miniscule bookstore with largish magazine department. The second... More >

Sokos Hotel Lahden Seurahuone is a recently renovated upscalish hotel located in the busiest shopping street, Aleksanterinkatu, in Lahti.

The hotel rooms are well-designed and cozy, a combination that is hard to achieve for some reason... The bathroom has the basic amenities and a good shower. Th... More >

Suomalainen Kirjakauppa is the bigger of the two bookstores in downtown Lahti. The selection, as one can guess, tilted heavily towards Finnish literature, but there is a selection of English books available, too.

They have a good selection of newspapers and magazines, and maps can be found there,... More >