Radio Hill (Lahti)
Hill in Lahti, Finland
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Radio Hill (Finnish: Radiomäki) is a hill located in the city centre of Lahti, Finland. It is part of the Salpausselkä ridge system, with its peak at an elevation of c. 140 metres (460 ft).[1][2]
| Radio Hill | |
|---|---|
Lahti radio masts on Radio Hill (seen in 2006) | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 140[1] m (460 ft) |
| Coordinates | 60.9795°N 25.647°E |
| Naming | |
| Etymology | Named after Lahti radio station |
| Native name | Radiomäki (Finnish) |
| Geography | |
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Country | Finland |
| Päijät-Häme | |
City | Lahti |
| Parent range | Salpausselkä |
| Biome | Taiga |
| Geology | |
| Formed by | Terminal moraine |
| Orogeny | Younger Dryas |
The hill's earlier name was Selänmäki ('Ridge Hill').[3][2] After a cemetery was established there in the 1890s,[4] the hill became known as Hautausmaanmäki ('Cemetery Hill').[2] The cemetery, known today as Vanha hautausmaa ('Old Cemetery'), is closed to new interments.[4]
The hill gets its present name from the Lahti longwave transmitter station established there in 1927–1928, and operated by the country's public broadcaster, Yle, until its decommissioning in 1993.[3][5] The Finnish Radio and TV Museum, known as Mastola, is now located on the site, operated as part of the City of Lahti municipal museums.[6]
As a highly visible reminder of the radio station, the twin radio masts remain, standing 150 metres (490 ft) high[3][7] and 316 metres (1,037 ft) apart,[8] forming a well-known landmark of Lahti.[5]
The hilltop milieu surrounding the earlier radio station has been designated by the Finnish Heritage Agency as a nationally important built cultural environment (Valtakunnallisesti merkittävä rakennettu kulttuuriympäristö).[9]
The city's oldest track and field venue (converted in winter to an open-air ice rink), opened in 1922, is also located on the hill by the foot of the radio masts.[10]
