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Happy birthday, Lahti!

Lahti turns 121 on Sunday 1 November. To celebrate the city’s birthday, you can visit the Lahti City Museums free of charge, see the Aleksanterinkatu winter lights switch on and enjoy a musical fountain show in Pikku-Vesijärvi Park. There are also special offers on tickets to Lahti City Theatre performances and Lahti Symphony Orchestra concerts.
Photo: Lassi Häkkinen / City of Lahti

Free entry to Lahti City Museums

As is tradition, entry to Lahti City Museums is free on the city’s birthday. Visit the Lahti Museum of Visual Arts Malva, the Lahti Historical Museum, the Ski Museum or the Radio and TV Museum Mastola, or why not visit them all!

See museum opening hours at lahdenmuseot.fi.

Aleksanterinkatu winter lights switch on at 17

The much-loved winter lights on Aleksanterinkatu will be switched on at around 17 on Sunday. Designed by Professor Tapani Aartomaa (1934–2009), the lights are a distinctive feature of Lahti city centre.

Their winter skiing scene has delighted people in Lahti since 1983.

Musical fountain show in Pikku-Vesijärvi Park at 18

The musical fountain in Pikku-Vesijärvi Park will celebrate Lahti’s 121st birthday with a show starting at 18:00 on Sunday. The show is weather permitting.

Two theatre tickets for the price of one

To celebrate Lahti’s birthday, Lahti City Theatre is offering two standard-price tickets for the price of one. The offer applies to the following performances:

Friday 30 October

  • Kolmen pennin ooppera at 13:00
  • Hyvin toimeentulevat ihmiset at 18:30

Friday 6 November

  • Kolmen pennin ooppera at 12:00
  • Tea ja Tyhmentäjä at 12:00
  • Lentävä ruotsalainen at 18:30

Tickets: lahdenkaupunginteatteri.fi

€20 tickets to Lahti Symphony Orchestra concerts

To celebrate the city’s birthday, Lahti Symphony Orchestra is offering €20 tickets to the following concerts at Sibelius Hall:

  • Laila & Olavi: Unohtumattomat, Friday 30 October at 13:00 and 18:30
  • Salattu Šostakovitš, Thursday 12 November at 18:30
  • Swinging Christmas, Wednesday 9 December at 18:30 and Thursday 10 December at 13:00 and 18:30

The special price is available from 27 October to 1 November. Tickets: Lippu.fi

Select the Hyvää syntymäpäivää, Lahti campaign and enter the campaign code LAHTI121. You can buy up to two discounted tickets per concert.

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