Kuopio

Kuopio is the capital and largest city of . The city is surrounded by lakes from three sides, which supplies loads of beaches and the feeling of water being always close.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Kuopio Football Stadium and Kuopio Ice Hall.

Stadium
Photo: Ras, CC BY-SA 3.0.
, also known as Väre Areena is a multi-use in , . It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of KuPS and Pallokissat. The stadium holds 5,000 and was built in 2005.

Stadium
or Olvi Arena, is the ice hockey arena located in the district of , which is also the home arena of Liiga team KalPa. The arena is built in 1979. The ice hall can hold a maximum number of 5,300 spectators in the stands.

Marketplace
is an Art Nouveau-style market hall on Kuopio Market Square in the in , . The market hall has a sales point for 30 companies. It is open all year round six days a week.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Puijonlaakso and Port of Kuopio.

Suburb
is a district in the city of , . As the name implies, it is located right next to Puijo Hill and is a very green area. The area has about 6,400 inhabitants, many of whom are students.

Suburb
The is an inland harbour in the city of , , on the shore of Lake Kallavesi. The passenger harbour of the port is located in the district on the Maljalahti bay.

Kuopio

Latitude
62.8818° or 62° 52′ 55″ north
Longitude
27.6894° or 27° 41′ 22″ east
Population
122,000
Elevation
74 metres (243 feet)
Open location code
9GJ9VMJQ+PQ
Geo­Names ID
650225
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In Other Languages

From Finnish to Swedish—“Kuopio” goes by many names.
  • Finnish: Kuopio
  • Finnish: Kuopion Kaupunki
  • French: Kuopio
  • German: Kuopio
  • Swedish: Kuopio

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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikivoyage page “Kuopio”. Photo: Ypsilon from Finland, CC0.