Askonkatu 9

The 245 m² office premises are located on the 5th floor of the building. The space is unrenovated and can be partitioned with rooms if required. It includes private restroom facilities. The office is also suitable as an open-plan workspace. It offers views towards Mannerheimintie.

Lahti's Askotalo is a bold and inspiring commercial building that encourages creative work. The former industrial area, Askonalue, is now a ruggedly urban, lively business hub housing expert and service companies, logistics and warehousing users, production businesses, as well as lunch restaurants. The Askotalo’s high and bright former industrial spaces are easily adaptable into personalised work environments.

The property houses a café and the restaurants Myllyn Hella and Werstas, which also provide high-quality conference catering. In addition to rentable meeting rooms, there are conference, lecture, and event spaces for 2 to 800 people, as well as video conferencing facilities. Other services include cleaning, telecommunications, changing and washing facilities, and a bicycle storage room.

The Askonalue area is located one kilometre from Lahti railway station and the city centre, right next to the Lahti Travel Centre and within walking distance of the harbour as well as recreational and sports facilities. The Lahti-Helsinki motorway is just a couple of minutes' drive, and Helsinki metropolitan area can be reached in about an hour. Several parking areas are available nearby.

Askotala has been awarded a BREEAM In-Use environmental certificate at the Very Good level for both the building and technical maintenance. Guarantees of origin for property electricity were purchased for 2020, ensuring electricity production from renewable energy sources without direct carbon dioxide emissions. The property uses clean water cleaning, and the area utilises geothermal energy: groundwater near the surface is used for both heating and cooling of buildings. Waste management was modernised in 2021.