The Lahti University Consortium is a network university that was established by four Finnish universities and that offers services provided by departments of these universities. The Lahti University Consortium brings together the knowledge base of Lahti's trade and industry, the profound expertise in the Päijät-Häme region and the firm scientific expertise of the parent universities. The Lahti University Consortium employs almost 200 people and has a student body of more than 5000 students. The Lahti University Consortium has 14 professorships, a secretary general and a coordination unit.

The units of the Lahti University Consortium

• University of Helsinki, Open University, Lahti
• University of Helsinki, Palmenia Center for Research and Continuing Education
• University of Helsinki, Department of Environmental Sciences
• Lappeenranta University of Technology, Lahti Unit
• Tampere University of Technology, Lahti Unit
• Aalto University: Helsinki University of Technology Lahti Center
• Lahti Science Library
• Coordination Unit of the Lahti University Consortium