Culture

The Lahti Museum of Visual Arts Malva is located in an old brewery buildning in the city centre. Malva is a museum full of art, design, posters and culture.

At the heart of the Lahti Symphony Orchestra’s activity is a broad and wide-ranging series of symphony concerts, plus high-quality concerts of lighter music. The orchestra is based at the Sibelius Hall, the acoustics of which have been listed as among the best in the world.

Lahti City Theather provides a repertory consisting of musicals, both Finnish and foreign classic and modern drama and children’s plays. The number of own new productions per year is 6-9.

The Lahti Historical Museum, located in the former Lahti Manor, showcases the cultural history of Lahti and the Päijät-Häme region.

The exhibitions of Mastola showcase the history of the Finnish radio and TV industry. The museum offers many fun activities for learning about radio and television.

In Ski Museum you can learn about the history of Nordic ski sports and even test your ski jumping skills!

Lahti has a Main Library, eight branch libraries and two mobile libraries. The libraries provide information, meeting places and enjoyable experiences.

Welcome to visit and join in activities at the Multi-Culti activity centre in the Lahti city centre! Multi-Culti is a civic activity centre free for all. Join by participating in activities, such as hobby and study groups or become a volunteer and start your own activity.