Finnish Lakeland
North Savonia
Kuopio

Puijonlaakso

Puijonlaakso 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.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Kuopio University Hospital and Puijo ski jumping hill.

Hospital
Photo: Paju, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a teaching hospital of the University of Eastern Finland along Puijonlaaksontie at the Puijonlaakso district in , .

Photo: aenneken, CC BY 2.0.
The Puijo ski jumping hills are a complex of five ski jumping hills in the city of , Finland. They are located on the 150-metre-high Puijo hill, overlooked by the .

Stadium
Photo: Junafani, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Niirala and Hatsala.

Suburb
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is a district in the city of , , and it has a population of about 3,500. is now a popular residential area due to its good location between the Kuopio University and the city center.

Suburb
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is a district located west of the center of , . The eastern boundary of the area is Puistokatu, the southern boundary is Minna Canthin katu and the northern is the Kuopio motorway.

Suburb
Photo: Ras, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a suburb.

Puijonlaakso

Latitude
62.90198° or 62° 54′ 7″ north
Longitude
27.64887° or 27° 38′ 56″ east
Population
6,400
Elevation
137 metres (449 feet)
Open location code
9GJ9WJ2X+QG
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1890572781
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
7645011
Wiki­data ID
Q11888989
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In Other Languages

From Finnish to Swedish—“Puijonlaakso” goes by many names.
  • Finnish: “Puijonlaakso”
  • French: “Puijonlaakso”
  • German: “Puijonlaakso”
  • Swedish: “Puijonlaakso”
  • “Puijonlaakso”
  • “Puijonlaakso (Kuopio)”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Puijonlaakson kirjasto and Puijon Kirkko.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Puijonlaakso”. Photo: Ypsilon from Finland, CC0.