Page 1 / 8 WHAT TO DO IN LAHTI FOR FREE OR AT A LOW PRICE - Sports Free Gyms Ahtialan työväentalo Address: Arvonkatu 14 from Monday to Thursday 17.30-20.45 Lotilan koulun kuntosali Address: Vuoksenkatu 9 - Monday: Closed - Tuesday: 7-9 and 15-21 - Wednesday: 14-21 - Thursday: 7-9 - Friday: 7-9 and 14-21 - Saturday: 9-12 - Sunday: 14-18 Mäkikatsomon kuntosali Address: Salpausselänkatu 8 - Monday: 7-9 - Tuesday: closed - Wednesday: 7-9 - Thursday: closed - Friday: 7-9 and 17-20.30 - Saturday: 8-15.30 - Sunday: 8-15.30 Swimming Opening hours (normally, check on website the unusual close dates) Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Saksalan uimahalli 13.00-6.00-6.00-6.00-13.00-12.00-18.00 12.00-18.00 Kivimaan uimahalli 6.00-6.00-6.00-13.00-6.00-13.00 8.00-14.00 8.00-14.00 Lahden Uimahalli 13.00-6.00-13.00-6.00-6.00-11.00-17.00 11.00-17.00 Hollolan Uimahalli 8.00-21.00 6.00-21.00 8.00-21.00 6.00-21.00 14.00-21.00 11.00-17.00 11.00-17.00 For students (show your student, VR or Kela-card): 2,40 /1 time and 22 / 10 times. You can rent swimming suit for 2 (plus 2 / pawn). There is also a gym, and its 2 extra.
Page 2 / 8 Water gym in the morning, with the entrance fee, no pre-enrollment Tue 7.30-8.00 Saksalan uimahalli Tue 7.30-8.00 Lahden uimahalli Wed 7.30-8.00 Kivimaan uimahalli Ice skating Free ice skating at Laune hockey rink (SOL areena), address: Launeenkatu 7 Wednesday: 13.30-14.50 (rink 1) Saturday: 8.30-9.20 (rink 1) (Make sure you have your own skates) At wintertime all the schools have field with ice and everybody are free to use them outside school hours. Nature paths 1. Enonsaaren laavu (Enonsaaren eteläsivustalla) 2. Härkämäen laavu (Saksala/Liipola- Renkomäki) 3. Kaarlammin laavu (Takkula-Sydänkangas) 4. Kariston laavu (Karisto s beach) 5. Liipolan laavu (Pohjoinen Liipolankatu) 6. Lepakkolaavu (near Urheilukeskus-Tapanila) 7. Paterinkallion laavu (Takkula-Sydänkangas) 8. Renkomäen laavu (Lepomäentie) 9. Wellamon laavu (Selkäsaari) More Information: Lahden seutu - Lahti Region Oy Puh. 0207 281 760 info@ lahtiregion.fi Lahden seudun ympäristöpalvelut Puh. (03) 814 3529 Lahden kaupungin liikuntatoimisto Puh. (03) 816 816
Page 3 / 8 Sport equipment You can rent sport equipments for FREE at Lahden kaupungin kirjasto (library) Address: Kirkkokatu 31 or at a cheap price at urheilutoimi eg nordic walking sticks 2 / pair (do not have skates) http://www.lahti.fi/www/images.nsf/files/3003334aa61f3ddbc2257b5900209167/$file/hinn asto2013uusi.pdf Tennis court (on summer) - Jalkaranta, Kankolan kenttä Adress: Kotikuja (also footballfield) - Mukkula, Address: Torpinkatu 3 (also footballfield and basketball) - Kokkokallio, Adress: Suopursunkatu 2 Near city, free outdoor fields Kisapuisto Adress: Kisapuisto - 4x Beach Volley fields - 6x Tennis court, puh. 044-416 3191 - Plastic grass field - grassfield - 6x Wolleyball fields - 2x Basketball fields - Wintertime ice skating court Radiomäki Adress: Radiomäenkatu 33 - yleisurheilu (Athletics) - jalkapallo (football) - jääkiekko(ice hockey at wintertime) - nurmi & hiekkakenttä (football)
Page 4 / 8 Kivimaan kenttä Adress: Mukkulankatu 1 - jalkapallo(football) - jääkiekko(wintertime icefield) - lentopallo(wolleyball) - Skeittialue(place for skatekateboarding) Other tings Bowling - Lahden keilahalli at Launeenkatu 5, costs 16-26 Lahden Hohtokeila at Vapaudenkatu 18, costs 19-25 Cinemas - Finnkino Kuvapalatsi, Vapaudenkatu 13. The cheapest tickets are: o From Monday to Friday before 14.00 tickets costs 6,50, 3D 8 o From Monday to Friday before 17.00 tickets cost 7, 3D 9 Cycling - Fellmannia rents bikes for free (every day ) Cyckle rental: Järvisen Pyörä ja Urheilu at Rauhankatu 6, costs 15 /day or 25 /weekend Secondhand shops http://www.kirpputorihaku.com/kirpputori/lahti? note: on website www.tori.fi you can find furniture, clothes etc. FOR FREE (chose area Päijät-Häme and cross only the box Annetaan (given for free) http://www.tori.fi/paijat-hame?q=&cg=0&w=1&st=g&ca=12&l=0&md=th)
Page 5 / 8 in city centre - A) Cetori (also furnitures) address: Saimaankatu 54, 2 nd floor: Mon-Fri 10.00-18.00, Sat 10.00-15.00, Sun 11.00-16.00 http://www.cetori.fi/ - B) Salvation Army s kirpputori (some furnitures), address: Vesijärvenkatu 29: Mon-Fri 10-17.30, Sat 10.00-15.00 - C) UFF, address: Kauppakatu 17, Mon-Fri 10.00-19.00, Sat 10.00-17.00 - D) Recycling centre Patina (owned by LAMK) (cheap furnitures), address: Jalkarannantie 20, Mon-Fri 9.00-17.00 In southern part of the city E D B C A - E) Lanttila (very good for both adults and children s clothes), address: Keijutie 29: Mon-Fri 10.00-18.00, Sat and Sun 10:00-15.00 http://www.lanttila.fi/ - in Laune, several: F) Launeen suurkirppis, Fida s Kirkkis, http://www.kirkkislahti.fi/page5.html, Red Cross`s Kontti, Salvation Army s kirpputori (also cheap furnitures, Mon-Fri 11.00-19.00, Sat 10.00-15.00, Sun 11.00-15.00) F Museums Here are some museum ideas for you: - Lahti Historical Museum at Lahdenkatu 4 http://www.lahdenmuseot.fi/museot/en/lahti-historical-museum/ - Lahti ski museum at Sports Centre, Salpausselänkatu 6 http://www.lahdenmuseot.fi/museot/en/skimuseum/ - Lahti art museum at Vesijärvenkatu 11 A http://www.lahdenmuseot.fi/museot/en/lahti-art-museum/ - Lahti poster museum at Vesijärvenkatu 11 A http://www.lahdenmuseot.fi/museot/en/poster-museum/ - Radio and TV Museum, many interactive activities; Visitors can record and take home presentations made in the sound and television studios. http://www.lahdenmuseot.fi/museot/en/radio-and-tv-museum/activities/ All museums: Tuesday, Thursday, Friday: klo. 9-17 Wednesday: klo. 10.30-19 Saturday: klo. 11.17 Tickets: For students: 3 /person
Page 6 / 8 Libraries, kirjastot: City library Adress: Kirkkokatu 31 PL 91 ma-pe 10-20, la 10-16, su 10-16 15141 LAHTI puh. 03-812 511 kaupunginkirjasto@lahti.fi In the library there is a free wlan connection: http://www.mastonet.net/ In the city library you can borrow an ipad for 2 hours at a time. There are also some computer classes for free. In the city library there is also some sports equipment to be borrowed, see list (unfortunately in Finnish in: http://kaupunginkirjasto.lahti.fi/liikuntavalineet.htm) In the music section: There is three rooms that you can reserve for free for listening music; all have a cd- and vinyl players and in one of the rooms there is also a Blu-ray player and a tv. Rooms can be reserved for two hours at a time on tel: (03) 812 5531. In the music section there is also e.g. an acoustic guitar to be played for free. In the library rhere are also two piano rooms, that you can reserve at a price of 1 an hour. Kiveriön kirjasto Hirsimetsäntie 64 15200 Lahti ma, ti, ke, to, pe 13-19 puh. 03-812 5401 http://kartta.lahti.fi/ims/fi?layers=opaskartta&cp=6764134,26482967&z=2&title=kiverion%20kirjasto&language=fin Map Kärpäsen kirjasto Kasakkamäentie 16 15800 Lahti ma, ti, ke, to 13-19, puh. 03-8125 403, 044-4163512 pe 10-17 http://kartta.lahti.fi/ims/fi?layers=opaskartta&cp=6764134,26482967&z=2&title=kiverion%20kirjasto&language=fin Map Liipolan kirjasto Adress:Ostoskatu 7 15500 Lahti puh. 03-812 5405, 044 416 3514 http://kartta.lahti.fi/ims/?layers=opaskartta&cp=6761333,26481856&z=0.5&title=ostoskatu%207,%20lahti Map ma 13-19 ti ja to 12-19 ke ja pe 10-17
Page 7 / 8 Mukkulan kirjasto Adress:Tuhtokatu 2 15240 Lahti puh. 03-8125 408, 044-4163529 http://kartta.lahti.fi/ims/fi?layers=opaskartta&cp=6767207,26481867&z=2&title=tuhtokatu%202,%20lahti&language=fin Map ma, ti, to 13-19 ke ja pe 10-17 All the libraries have also free access to internet. They have magazines to read and music to borrow. Open colleges in Lahti Harjula Open college: http://www.harjulansetlementti.fi/in_english/open_college/ Wellamo open college: http://www.wellamo-opisto.fi/kurssien_selailu_ja_ilmoittautuminen/registration_instructions list of courses (in Finnish only): https://www.opistopalvelut.fi/wellamo-opisto/courses.asp#pos-1 Finntandem, chance to learn Finnish with a Finn: http://www.wellamoopisto.fi/opetusohjelma/kielet_fintandem/fintandem_in_english Immigrants can get educational voucher for free choice of any course (not the computer, a degree-oriented education and open university studies). First you have to sign up 14.8. at 10.00 for course booking number 01120001 in order to get educational voucher. Thereafter you have to register for the course for which you want to use the voucher. You find specific registration dates and instructions on the back page of brochure or at the Wellamo-opisto homepage. Lahden kansanopisto: http://www.lahdenkansanopisto.fi/fi/opintolinjat/maahanmuuttaja-koulutus Internet links: CITY OF LAHTI, GUIDE FOR IMMIGRANTS: http://www.alipi.fi/tiedostot/file/lahden%20kaupungin%20maahanmuuttajaopas_25_11_10 EN.pdf Multi Culti: http://www.nuorilahti.net/multi-culti/index.php?id=148
Page 8 / 8 Church activities: http://www.lahdenseurakuntayhtyma.fi/ajankohtaista/immigration_activity ( Lutheran church) http://www.lahti-international-fellowship.com/ L.I.F.E