Unique sights in Lahti Region - 12 matches
Heinolan Lintuhoitola Bird Rescue and Sanctuary
Domestic animal parks, Attractions, For Children [...] The idea of the Heinolan Lintuhoitola is to treat the injured wild birds and restore them back to nature. Every year, around 200-250 birds will be treated, 30-40% of which can b...
Helvetinrotko valley
Nature sights, Nature activities, Salpausselkä Geopark [...] Helvetinrotko is a steep-sloped valley on the north-western fringe of the First Salpausselkä Ridge. The name Helvetinrotko translates literally as “Hell’s gorge”.The valley has ...
Kiikunlähde
Salpausselkä Geopark , Unique sights, All nature sights PLEASE NOTE! Traffic on Kiikuntie road is being restricted. Motor vehicles are allowed on the road only with a special permission. Kiikunlähde Spring is a unique and delicate...
Lahti Harbour | Pikku-Vesijärvi Park
Attractions, Nature activities, Public places [...] Pikku-Vesijärvi Park is a green oasis just outside the city center. It provides a wonderful venue for fitness events,pop ups, small music festivals and exercise for example. The...
Lanu Sculpture Park
Attractions, Galleries, Salpausselkä Geopark [...] Lanu Sculpture Park is situated in Kariniemi Park, and is an officially protected grove hill near the centre of Lahti. Amidst the wide range of luxuriant vegetation are works in...
Linnaistensuo Mire
Nature paths, Nature activities, Salpausselkä Geopark [...] Linnaistensuo mire, located only seven kilometres from the centre of Lahti, is a nationally valuable raised bog. The tranquil mire landscape can be admired from the duckboard tr...
Old Vääksy Village | The Vääksy Canal
Attractions, Old Vääksy Village, Salpausselkä Geopark [...] The Vääksy Canal connects lake Vesijärvi and Lake Päijänne. The canal was built between 1868-1871. The Vääksy Canal is one of the busiest recreational inland waterways in Europe...
Onkiniemi Rocking Stone
Nature activities, Nature sights, Salpausselkä Geopark [...] This erratic boulder sitting on a rock surface smoothed by the continental ice sheet is the best-known rocking stone in Finland.
Pirunkirkko Cave, Paistjärvi Area
Nature sights, Attractions, Nature activities [...] Pirunkirkko (translates as Devil’s Church) is an impressive rapakivi granite rock formation in Paistjärvi Area in Heinola. It is a leaning cliff forming a cave that resembles a ...
Pirunpesä Gorge (The Devil´s Nest) and Tiirismaa hill
Nature sights, Nature activities, Salpausselkä Geopark [...] The monumental Pirunpesä Gorge is a cliff fissure cutting through the quartzite rocks of Tiirismaa and has been a well-known visitor attraction since the 1800s. The walls of thi...
Salpa-suppa kettle
Nature activities, Nature sights, Salpausselkä Geopark [...] In the Hollola municipal centre, right next to the services situates 15 metres Salpa-Suppa kettle hole. The kettle-hole is also easily accessible by public transport. This natur...
The Kalkkinen Canal
Attractions, Water activities, Harbour services [...] The Kalkkinen canal enables boat traffic from Päijänne via Kymijoki river to lake Ruotsalainen, further to lake Konnivesi and via the Kimola canal to lake Pyhäjärvi. The canal i...