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|pop = 7500
|state = Karelia
|motorways = [[A121]]
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'''Lahdenpokhya''' (Russian: Лахденпохья, Finnish: Lahdenpohja) is a city (since 1945) located in the northwest of [[Russia]], in the west of [[Karelia]]. The population is around 7,500 people. Locals often call it "Landoha".

== Hitchhiking out ==
=== West towards [[Priozersk]] and [[Saint Petersburg]] via [[A121]] ===
* The western part of the city is called Yakkima (Jaakkima) - the local train station for the [[Saint Petersburg]]–[[Priozersk]]–[[Sortavala]]–[[Petrozavodsk]] railway line is located here.
* You can start towards Saint Petersburg directly from the station, either by train or by hitchhiking on the road.

=== East towards [[Sortavala]] via [[A121]] ===
* The eastern end of the city is much closer to the center – at the turn to Khuuhkanmyaki. You can start hitchhiking from here.

== Hitchhiking in ==
The city is transitory, located on the [[A121]] highway, which is also the main route into the city.

== Places to avoid ==

== Accommodation and Sleep ==
* [[Couchsurfing]], [http://www.hospitalityclub.org/ HospitalityClub], [https://www.trustroots.org Trustroots], [https://www.bewelcome.org BeWelcome], etc.
* You can also find a couch host through CouchBot: send a message with the city name to the [https://vk.com/im?sel=-114256136 VK group] or, if more convenient, use the [https://t.me/Couch_Robot CouchBot on Telegram]. Read [https://vk.com/topic-1398178_31882458 here] for tips on how and when to send your request for better chances of being hosted.

== Other useful info ==
* [https://2gis.ru/petrozavodsk/search/Лахденпохья%20столовые Canteens in Lahdenpokhya on 2GIS]
* [https://ru.wikivoyage.org/wiki/%D0%9B%D0%B0%D1%85%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%BF%D0%BE%D1%85%D1%8C%D1%8F Wikivoyage]
* [https://travelask.ru/russia/lakhdenpokh-ya TravelAsk]
* [https://t.me/sieklahti Sieklahti - Lahdenpokhya community Telegram]
* Add your own cheap food options or useful Internet guides!

[[Category:Russia]]
[[Category:Karelia]]
{{IsIn|Karelia}}