Lahti

<map lat='60.982571' lng='25.661641' zoom='12' view='0' float='right' height='350' width='400'/> Lahti is a city in Finland.

Hitchhiking out

North, East, Kuopio, Jyväskylä, Kouvola

From the centrum of Lahti, walk 3km to a motorway ramp of road #4. Walk north on Aleksanterinkatu and Karjalankatu to a T-crossroad. walk 200m left (Kouvola direction) and by a small crossroad. Hitch-hike from the second crossroad on a ramp. The walk takes about 30min. After Lahti there is a gib Motorest called Tähtihovi. Make sure you will get there, if your ride is going to Heinola. Otherwise you may have to walk through the whole city. There are a lot of cops around Heinola, too. Or if you are going to Kuhmo or Kajaani (or anywhere at the road #5) you can also try the Hartwall factory. It's behind the T-crossroad (mentioned above). Around 1pm there are a lot of beer trucks going north.

South, Helsinki

Walk about 2km to a bus stop from the railway station. Next to the station under the railway there is a road called Vesijärventie that goes to Launee. Walk on it to south about 20min until you see a McDonald's and a K-rauta (hardware store). Next to K-rauta there is a bus stop, which is a good hithc-hiking place. you can also try to find a bus from Kauppatori that goes to that bus stop.

Southwest, Riihimäki, Häeenlinna, (Turku, Tampere)

Walk from the marketplace on a road that goes by the conservatory and by the bus station on al hill. This road is the old road to Helsinki (if you want experience the real country life :). From the top of the hill there goes a road down to right, it leads to Tampere. Walk along it about 5-10min, over the railroad and over a walking road. There is a traffic light next to a bus stop, where you can usually catch a ride to at least Hollola. The road going to Riihimäaki goes left right after Hollola. This road takes you also to Turku. Later there is a chance to take a turn to Hämeenlinna and Jämsä

Finnish cities with more than 20.000 inhabitants

> 500.000: Helsinki

100.000-500.000: Tampere • Espoo • Vantaa • Turku • Jyväskylä • Oulu • Lahti • Kuopio

50.000-100.000: Pori • Seinäjoki • Hämeenlinna • Rovaniemi • Vaasa • Lappeenranta • Kouvola • Kotka • Salo

20.000-50.000: Mikkeli • Porvoo • Kokkola • Hyvinkää • Nurmijärvi • Lohja • Rauma • Järvenpää • Kajaani • Tuusula • Kirkkonummi • Kerava • Nokia • Kaarina • Ylöjärvi • Kangasala • Raseborg • Riihimäki • Imatra • Vihti • Savonlinna • Sastamala • Raisio • Varkaus • Jämsä • Kemi • Raahe • Tornio • Iisalmi • Hollola • Hamina • Siilinjärvi • Valkeakoski • Lempäälä • Äänekoski • Heinola • Mäntsälä