Lahti

Lahti

Lahti , city (1998 pop. 96,227), Southern Finland prov., S central Finland. Connected with the southern end of the Päijänne lake system, it is an important lake port as well as a transportation center. It has many large factories and is a center of the Finnish wood-products industry. Other industries include glassworks, breweries, and clothing factories. The city, founded in 1878, was incorporated in 1905. Many Karelians came to Lahti after the Finnish-Soviet armistice of 1944. The city hall (1912) was designed by Eliel Saarinen .

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Juha

Juha. Opera in 3 acts by Merikanto to lib. by A. Ackté after novel by J. Aho. Comp. 1920–2. F.p. Finn. Radio 1958, (stage) Lahti Mus. Coll., Finland, 1963, Edinburgh Fest. 1987.

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Lahti

Lahti, Finland Founded in 1878 on the southern end of Lake Vesijärvi, the name simply means ‘bay’.

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