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LAHTI REGION
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LAHTI REGIONLahti
• The Lahti region is part of the Helsinki metropolitan area
LAHTI REGION – EASY TO REACH
Excellent road and rail connections
To Helsinki:–1 hour by car or bus–45 minutes by train–60 minutes to international airport by car or bus–1 hour to Vuosaari harbour
To St.Petersburg:–2,5 hours by train (by the end of the year 2010)
Distance by road (km)
* Helsinki 104 * Helsinki-Vantaa Airport 99 * Tampere 126 * Turku 213 * Jyväskylä 167 * Lappeenranta 148 * Kouvola 62 * Hämeenlinna 73 * Oulu 505 * Saint Petersburg 356
Lahti-St.Petersburg 314 kmConnection viaTrans-Siperia rail road to Vladivostok.
LAHTI REGION
Map of the region of Päijät-Häme:
The City of Lahti is the “capital” of the region of Päijät-Häme. Nowadays, you often hear the term "Lahti region". The term previously referred only to Lahti, Hollola, Orimattila and Nastola. However, with the increasing cooperation between the towns and municipalities of the region, the term has come to refer to different areas depending on the context.
HEINOLApop. 20 374
HÄMEEN-KOSKIpop.
2 125
NASTOLApop.
15 065
ARTJÄRVIpop. 1 456
SYSMÄpop. 4 391
PADASJOKI pop. 3 449
HARTOLApop. 3 388
ASIKKALApop. 8 551
LAHTIpop.
100 854
KÄRKÖLÄpop. 4 878
HOLLOLApop. 21 845
ORIMATTILApop. 14 894
• The city of Lahti has more than 100 000 inhabitants
• The region of Päijät-Häme 200 000 inhabitants
LAHTI REGION - POPULATION
LAHTI REGION - POPULATION
FACTS ABOUT LAHTI
Region: Päijänne Tavastia
Subregion: Lahti subregion
Charter: 1905-11-01
Area (2010-01-01): - Total 154.6 km2 (59.7 sq mi)
- Land 135.06 km2 (52.1 sq mi) - Water 19.54 km2 (7.5 sq mi)
Area rank: 323rd largest in Finland
Municipal tax rate: 19%
Companies: 6 500
Population (2010-01-31) - Total 100,944 (10-03-31: 100,963) - Density 747.4/km2 (1,935.8/sq mi)Population rank: 8th largest in Finland
Population by native language: - Finnish 95.7% (official) - Swedish 0.3% - Others 4%
Population by age: - 0 to 14 14.7% - 15 to 64 67.2% - 65 or older 18.1%
LAHTI REGION Population density
AREA/CITY
area km² Inhabitants Density
Päijät-Häme 5126,11 201270 39,26
Artjärvi 177,01 1455 8,22
Asikkala 563,49 8551 15,18
Hartola 543,45 3388 6,23
Heinola 676,45 20374 30,12
Hollola 463,28 21845 47,15Hämeen-
koski 187,79 2126 11,32
Kärkölä 256,5 4875 19,01
Lahti 135,06 100854 746,73
Nastola 324,22 15065 46,47
Orimattila 608,47 14898 24,48
Padasjoki 523,23 3448 6,59
Sysmä 667,16 4391 6,58
LAHTI REGIONPopulation density (ten largest cities in Finland)
LAHTI REGION –Age structure AGE MEN WOMEN
0 - 4 -5 184 4 935
5 - 9 -5 216 5 057
10 - 14 -5 520 5 527
15 - 19 -6 452 6 261
20 - 24 -5 449 5 246
25 - 29 -5 755 5 379
30 - 34 -5 710 5 446
35 - 39 -5 647 5 454
40 - 44 -6 808 6 516
45 - 49 -7 083 6 870
50 - 54 -7 098 7 240
55 - 59 -7 715 8 272
60 - 64 -8 410 8 718
65 - 69 -5 293 6 025
70 - 74 -4 256 5 422
75 - 79 -2 907 4 444
80 - 84 -1 905 3 710
85 - 89 -766 2 275
90 - 94 -218 823
95 - 99 -33 203
100 - -1 21
CITY MEN % WOMEN %
Päijät-Häme 48,4 51,6
Heinola 48,6 51,4
Hollola 49,2 50,8
Lahti 47,4 52,6
Nastola 50,2 49,8
Orimattila 49,3 50,7
Year 2009
LAHTI REGION Income average (ten largest cities in Finland)
LAHTI REGION
Income Level and Purchasing Power:
1) Average income (over 15-year-olds): 23 562 € / year
2) Average size of a household: 2,0 Persons
3) Single households: 43,2 %
4) Average living area: 39,4 m2 / person
5) Apartments: 90,7 % of residences
6) Rented apartments: 31,1 % of residences
LAHTI REGION
BIGGEST EMPLOYERS IN LAHTI REGION
COMPANY: AREA: TOTAL:
Osuuskauppa Hämeenmaa Lahti region 2627
Isku Yhtymä Oy Lahti 1140
Koskisen Oy Kärkölä, Heinola 1132
Starkki Oy Ab Lahti 980
L-Fashion Group Lahti, Nastola 890
Versowood Oy Heinola 616
Fazer Leipomot Lahti 569
Oy Hartwall Ab Lahti 508
Eurokangas Oy Orimattila 500
Kemppi Oy Lahti, Asikkala 465
Wipak Oy Nastola 453
Raute-konserni Nastola, Lahti 400
Vaahto Group Oy Lahti 400
LAHTI REGION Unemployment rate7/2010 Lahti region 13.7%
LAHTI REGION Education
Tertiary Education:
Lahti University ConsortiumInternational Institute of Applied Aesthetics
University of Helsinki, Department of Ecological and Environmental Sciences
University of Helsinki, Palmenia Center for Research and Continuing Education, Lahti Unit
University of Helsinki, Open University, Lahti Unit
Helsinki University of Technology, Lahti Unit
Tampere University of Technology, Lahti Unit
Lappeenranta University of Technology, Lahti Unit
Lahti Region Educational ConsortiumLahti University of Applied Sciences
Lahti Community CollegeWellamo
LAHTI REGION Education
VISIONLahti region in 2015:
Finland’s most ecologically efficient and business-friendly region
KEY AREAS OF EXPERTISE• Areas of expertise recognised as
our particular strengths, which are given special attention and which form a part of our regional profile in terms of business, research, education, and public sector investments.
1. Clean technology
2. Design expertise
3. Practice-driven innovation
STRATEGIC FOCUS AND OBJECTIVES FOR 2015
1. The most innovative European region in developing and applying cleantech solutions
2. Finland’s number one hub for industrial design3. Best Finnish region in terms of profitability of R&D investments4. Top availability of competent workforce5. Finland’s most business-friendly decision-making culture and
service offering6. A northern population growth centre in the Helsinki
metropolitan area
SUMMARY
WHY LAHTI REGION ?1. Excellent location in the metropolitan area2. Excellent connections:- 1 hour to Helsinki by car or bus- 45 minutes to Helsinki by train- 1 hour to Vuosaari harbour- 2,5 hours to St. Petersburg by train3. Half of the population of Finland lives within 2 hours from Lahti4. Capital of industrial design5. Leader of the Finnish Cleantech Cluster- Energy and material savings- Eco-efficient solutions- Recycling and the conversion of waste into energy6. Strong consortium of universities and universities of applied
sciences7. Possibility to get support for investments and education from the
government
Municipal economic development companies and their responsibilities
Lahti Regional Development Company Ltd - LAKES• Coordinates industrial policy • Provides business services regionally • Represents the interests of the region both nationally and internationally• Promotes and markets the region
Lahti Science and Business Park LtdGrowth and innovation services and the related national and international relations Development and operation of innovation environments
Lahti Travel LtdSales and marketing of tourism services
Lahti Region Enterprise Agency Consulting for start-up companies