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Lahti Organ Festival in Lahti
Lahti Organ Festival has run since 1973, filling the city with organ concerts each August for a week that also incorporates film, opera, dance and experimental art forms built around the instrument. Lahti's compact size and proximity to Helsinki-Vantaa Airport make it unusually accessible for a specialist classical festival. It suits organ enthusiasts and general classical audiences wanting a walkable, cross-disciplinary week centered on one instrument.
Lahti Organ Festival began in 1973 and has run for more than five decades, transforming the city of Lahti each August into a gathering point for some of the world's leading organists during a week when organ music fills venues across the city rather than staying confined to a single church.