Can I fly a drone in Lahti?
Drone zones in and around Lahti
The zones below are the ones nearest the centre of Lahti, measured from 60.9827, 25.6615. Distance is to the edge of the zone, so “over the centre” means the city centre itself is inside it. Restricted up to is how far the zone reaches above the ground – the restriction applies from the surface to that height, so it is not an altitude you may climb to.
| Zone | Restriction | Distance | Restricted up to |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lahden pääpoliisiasema UAS | Requires authorisation | 3 km | 200 m AGL |
| Liipolan tietunneli L UAS | Requires authorisation | 3 km | 120 m AGL |
| Liipolan tietunneli I UAS | Requires authorisation | 3 km | 120 m AGL |
| Kymijärven voimalaitos UAS | Requires authorisation | 3 km | 120 m AGL |
| Patomäen tietunneli UAS | Requires authorisation | 3 km | 120 m AGL |
| UAS-ilmatilavyöhyke Päijät-Hämeen keskussairaala | Requires authorisation | 4 km | not stated |
Who to ask for permission
The zones around Lahti name one responsible body, so who you ask depends on which zone you are flying in.
Frequently asked questions
Can I fly a drone in Lahti?
No published drone zone covers the exact centre of Lahti, but 6 restricted zones fall within 10 km of it, the nearest 3 km away. Check your exact take-off point before you fly. Lahti is in Finland, where the UAS geographical zones are published by Traficom / Fintraffic ANS (Finland) under Regulation (EU) 2019/947, Article 15. Always confirm against the official source before a flight.
Where can't I fly a drone in Lahti?
Inside Lahti's UAS geographical zones. Within 10 km of the centre canfly? tracks 6 restricted zones: 6 requiring authorisation. They are published by Traficom / Fintraffic ANS (Finland) and shown on the map at https://canfly.io/map.
How high can I fly a drone in Lahti?
The EU open category caps you at 120 m above ground across Finland, and lower where a zone says so. No zone over the centre of Lahti publishes a height at which its restriction stops, so treat 120 m as the limit and check the zones nearby before you launch.
Who do I ask for permission to fly a drone in Lahti?
Traficom / Fintraffic ANS (Finland), which publishes Finland's UAS geographical zones under Regulation (EU) 2019/947, Article 15. Its official source is https://www.droneinfo.fi/.
How this page was worked out
- Zones published by
- Traficom / Fintraffic ANS (Finland)
- Official source
- https://www.droneinfo.fi/
- Last refreshed by canfly?
- 2026-07-31
- Area covered
- Within 10 km of 60.9827, 25.6615
- Legal basis
- Regulation (EU) 2019/947, Article 15
Zone counts are measured from the point above, which is Lahti's centre as recorded by GeoNames; a zone counts if any part of it falls within 10 km of it. That radius scales with population and is not Lahti's administrative boundary, so a zone just outside the city limits still appears - which is what matters when you are deciding where to take off. Population 121,622 (GeoNames, record updated 2025-11-18). City data from GeoNames, licensed CC BY 4.0. Zone data is the official Finland dataset, unmodified except for normalisation to ED-269.
Other cities in Finland
canfly? has zone pages for 10 cities in Finland. See the whole country, or another city: