Meet Lapinlahti people

People at Lähde: Meleena Mailand

19/08/2026
Articles, Meet Lapinlahti people

This time in the People at Lähde series, we meet Meleena Mailand, who works as a Communications Specialist at MIITTI, a service run by the Pro Lapinlahti Mental Health...

Tiilinen Venetsia-talo ja edustalla pitkähiuksinen istuva, hymyilevä mies.

Meet Lapinlahti people: Riku Kohtala

16/10/2025
Meet Lapinlahti people

“The most important thing is the encounter. It’s about giving people time. Just being there and listening. It’s very authentic. There are no pre-set treatment goals or...

Nuori nainen seisoo vanhan rakennuksen edessä.

Meet Lapinlahti people: Miisa Mondolin

09/09/2025
Meet Lapinlahti people

Miisa Mondolin spent the summer of 2025 completing an internship at Lapinlahden Lähde. She had become familiar with the area through her therapy visits. She fell in love with...

Pitkähiuksinen nainen ja pitkäkarvainen koira auringossa Lapinlahdessa.

Meet Lapinlahti people: Miia Pikulinsky

11/07/2025
Meet Lapinlahti people

This time on ‘Meet Lapinlahti people’, we meet Miia Pikulinsky, the project manager of the Pro Lapinlahti Mental Health Association’s crisis support...

Kuvassa vaalea nainen, jolla kädessä sydänheijastin.

Meet Lapinlahti people: Nikoza Suokas

16/01/2025
Meet Lapinlahti people, News

"Lapinlahti is nice to come to. It's a lovely place, cosy and friendly. I wish people would come and discover Lapinlahti," says Nikoza Suokas.

Meet Lapinlahti people: Jaana Järvinen

07/11/2024
Meet Lapinlahti people, News

"I was studying to become a community nurse and together with my fellow students I participated in the Muuri demonstration in May 2000 in defence of Lapinlahti Hospital. There...

Kuvassa Katri katsoo kameraan ja hymyilee vähän.

Meet Lapinlahti people: Katri Lento

14/10/2024
Meet Lapinlahti people, News

"Every time I visit Lapinlahti, I get the feeling that this is such a wonderful place that I should visit more often."

Kuvassa nainen kirjastossa, hymyilee kameralle

Meet Lapinlahti people: Iryna Naumova

24/05/2024
Meet Lapinlahti people

– I would like to help to make more people aware of this place and come and visit. Lapinlahti is a great place, and it offers a lot of free activities for people of all ages and...

Meet Lapinlahti people: Saara Hornig

30/04/2024
Meet Lapinlahti people

In such a life situation, returning to work is really much smoother and more pleasant when there is trust, understanding and humanity.

Meet Lapinlahti people: Kasper Muttonen

19/04/2024
Meet Lapinlahti people

"Lapinlahti is a unique place in Finland in terms of its atmosphere and historical milieu."

Kuvassa on kaksi Welsh corgi -koiraa sohvalla. Toinen istuu vasemmalla, toinen makoilee oikealla.

Meet Lapinlahti Dogs: Alma and Assi

16/04/2024
Meet Lapinlahti people

The colourful community of Lapinlahden Lähde has two loyal and beloved members who have been rooted in local life from an early age on.

Kuvassa nuori naisoletettu istuu lattialla ja nojaa selällään puiseen oveen.

Meet Lapinlahti people: Anna Kobierska

02/04/2024
Meet Lapinlahti people

In the middle of the bustle of the city, Lapinlahti has felt like a peaceful oasis, even though the uncertain future of the place has been causing turmoil beneath the surface.

Kuvassa on pieni, valkoinen koira tuolilla.

Meet Lapinlahti Dogs: Irmeli

27/03/2024
Meet Lapinlahti people

In the Meet Lapinlahti Dogs series we get to meet the tail-waggers who are enjoying their time in Lapinlahti. Dogs are welcome in Lapinlahti! Irmeli is a well-being officer...

Kuvassa miesoletettu istuu puisen pöydän ääressä. Pöydällä on pöytäliina, ja taustalla näkyy viherkasveja.

Meet Lapinlahti people: Santtu Sannemann

04/03/2024
Meet Lapinlahti people

Santtu Sannemann works as a vocational special education teacher in ammattiopisto Spesia in Lapinlahti. Santtu originally studied art and specialised in painting and restoring...

Kuvassa nainen laiturilla Lapinlahdessa. Ihmisiä Lähteellä: Siru Valleala

Meet Lapinlahti People: Siru Valleala

11/01/2024
Meet Lapinlahti people

Beforehand, what Lapinlahti meant for me was a deep-seated calmness, the beauty of the park and the old buildings, a tasty café, atmospheric sauna, and intriguing history....

Kuvassa nainen sateenvarjon kanssa, Satu Luukkonen

12/12/2023
Meet Lapinlahti people

We meet Jutta Kivilompolo on the sunny terrace of Café Lähde. She is waiting for me with a cold drink on the table. Behind Jutta there is a huge metal stand that has the 24...

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