Lahti Summit
The Lahti Summit was a summit meeting of 20 heads of state or government that took place in the town of Lahti in Finland on the 3rd week of October 2006. During this summit Russian president Vladimir Putin famously jibed Italy saying that "mafia" is an "Italian word". References 21st-century diplomatic conferences 2006 conferences 2006 in Finland 2006 in international relations Diplomatic conferences in Finland Russia–European Union relations Lahti