"Skijumping in Summer ... and winter!" Lahti by sabsi

Lahti Travel Guide: 146 reviews and 384 photos

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Hi!

I have been watching skijumping on television since I was a little kid. That's why I had to go to Lahti in summer 2000 to finally to see my first real ski jump. On the picture I just landed at 150 metres with a perfect Telemark ;-)

The three ski jumping hills of Lahti

Without snow or jumpers though .... but with a beautifully located swimming pool and a really funny ski museum! We had planned to go swimming here but unfortunately the day we went here it was really cold so we were freezing.

Lahti in winter

Talking of freezing: I went back here in winter recently for the Salpausselän Kisät - the Lahti Ski Games. For the first time the weather was beautiful. Lots of snow, blue skies, many funny stories and great sports made this weekend trip an unforgettable experience. My first real winter wonderland days!

Pros and Cons

Pros:Great ski museum and wonderful ski jumping hills! Great atmosphere during ski games.
Cons:Unfortunately it was always too cold for a swim :( The city centre isn't exactly beautiful.
In a nutshell:A must if you are into skijumping!

Last visit to Lahti: Mar 2005
Intro Updated Sep 22, 2005
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Sininen Oct 7, 2005 at 10:57 AM

Hi Sabsi! Great page about my hometown. The café where you had pulla with coffee is called Kariniemen Kahvila. I have taken some foreign visitors there and they've loved it.
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IceBear7 Mar 23, 2005 at 6:23 AM

man kann die schanze hoch KLETTERN??? ohhhh! schöne bilder, für TLs leider keine ratings möglich ;-)
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bugulma Mar 20, 2005 at 12:43 AM

Now I know how Ildar Fatkhullin looks like :-))
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Gili_S Mar 16, 2005 at 10:31 AM

Great new travelogues here, somehow look to me familiar a bit, and... Lahti is pronounced Lahti, or: ìàäèé ;-)
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Bigs Mar 7, 2005 at 9:50 AM

Hahaha hab grad die Bilder aus dem Museum geehen :) Wir sahen echt schnell aus auf Ski :) Päivää!
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Nykaenen Oct 10, 2004 at 10:10 AM

I hope you booked your ticket through Germanwings and not VBird! See ya in Laaaati ;-)
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Janni67 Nov 3, 2003 at 2:28 AM

You were luckier with weather than us yesterday, I meant to take photos to build a VT page but no thanks with that heavy rain :/ Also the judge at the dog show didn't actually fall in love with our Viivi so in all the day was... *censored*
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d_d Apr 12, 2003 at 10:42 AM

Really a sporty place!
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chancay Mar 14, 2003 at 4:29 AM

It already seems toooooo steep... DANGER!! ....virtual skijumping...sounds like real fun!! cool page!
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AndyRG Jan 9, 2003 at 4:29 AM

You made (virtual) skijumping seem so funny!