International House Lahti offers a wide range of services that support integration and foster positive community relations in Lahti. Our multilingual team offers support and guidance to non-Finnish speaking residents, regardless of their reason for moving to Finland.
Are you considering moving to Lahti for work, studies, or to join your family member? Do you already live here? Our mission is to assist you in settling into Lahti and Päijät-Häme.
We offer specialised services to all non-native speakers living in Lahti or planning to move here in all matters relating everyday life in Lahti, migration and any other questions, directing to the correct services or offering individual assistance. Lahti is a diverse and active city that offers numerous opportunities. All you need is the right support and encouragement to get started. Our mission is to help you and your loved ones settle in your new hometown in the best possible way.
Our multilingual and multicultural team organises various events to which everyone is welcome. We also organise civic orientation courses in many different languages. If you are looking for advice or partners for multicultural work, our team can help you through our expertise built on years of work in cross-cultural settings or migrant-settlement.
Our partners include all other service providers within the City of Lahti, local authorities, Päijät-Sote (social and health services), local NGOs, Salpaus Further Education, LAB/LUT University, other educational institutions in the area, LADEC (Lahti Region Development Company), Start Hub, and Päijät-Häme employment services.
Settling in a new country involves many new things and unknown situations. Whether you have just settled in Lahti or have already lived here for some time, International House Lahti offers you multilingual guidance and support in all matters relating to living in Finland.
We regularly organise different types of events, in which you can meet other people, network and receive information about different topics to do with living in Lahti. Find out more about our upcoming events and current news.
Lahti offers excellent opportunities for studying for a profession or completing a university degree. Applications periods for local universities and schools are in spring and in autumn. If you are admitted to an educational institution, you will need a student’s residence permit and adequate funding for the duration of your studies.
Are you moving to Lahti for work? Lahti has traditional large family businesses and newer, world-class employers who need a lot of experts from different fields.
Is your spouse or parent living in Lahti and you would like to join them? Lahti is the perfect place to settle as a family, find work and education. You can apply for a residence permit based on a family relationship if, for example, your spouse, guardian or child (under the age of 18) lives in Finland. Contact us if you want to find more about children’s education options and other issues relating to settling in Lahti as a family.
Today roughly 10 per cent of Lahti residents speak a language other than Finnish or Swedish as their native language. There is still plenty of room for newcomers. International recruitment is a worthwhile option for you whether you are looking for a blue-collar worker, an emerging talent, or an experienced and highly educated professional.
Service Advisor, tel. 050 539 1604 (Finnish, English, Russian)
Service Advisor, tel. 050 539 1649 (Finnish, English, Swedish, German)
Service Advisor, tel. 050 539 1650 (Finnish, English, Russian, Spanish)
Advisor, tel. 044 018 7236 (Arabic, Finnish, English)
Visiting address: Aleksanterinkatu 18, Kauppakeskus Trio, (2 krs, Kotouttamo), 15140 Lahti
ihl@lahti.fi
Visiting Palvelutori on Mondays 12–15, from Tuesday to Thursday 9–15 and on Fridays 9–12. Available by phone on weekdays 8–16.