Puijo tower

The Puijo tower is an observation tower at the top of Puijo hill in , Eastern Finland. Opened in 1963, the tower is 75 metres tall and has a revolving restaurant with 100 seats.
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  • Type: Tower
  • Description: observation tower in Kuopio, Finland
  • Also known as: “Puijon torni”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Puijo and Puijo ski jumping hill.

Peak
Photo: aenneken, CC BY 2.0.
is a 150-metre-high hill, the famous landmark of city of in and a tourist attraction. It is located near the .

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 Puijo observation tower. is situated 230 metres west of Puijo tower.

Hospital
Photo: Paju, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a teaching hospital of the University of Eastern Finland along Puijonlaaksontie at the in , . is situated 1¼ km south of Puijo tower.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Puijonlaakso and Rypysuo.

Suburb
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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
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is a suburb.

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.

Puijo tower

Latitude
62.90943° or 62° 54′ 34″ north
Longitude
27.6553° or 27° 39′ 19″ east
Elevation
186 metres (610 feet)
Height
67 metres (220 feet)
Roof shape
flat
Open location code
9GJ9WM54+Q4
Open­Street­Map ID
way 548519686
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­tower
Geo­Names ID
7647890
Wiki­data ID
Q15735566
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Võro—“Puijo tower” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “普伊约塔”
  • Esperanto: “Turo de Puijo”
  • Estonian: “Puijo torn”
  • Finnish: “Puijon torni”
  • French: “tour de Puijo”
  • French: “Tour de Puijo”
  • German: “Puijo-Turm”
  • German: “Puijon torni”
  • Persian: “برج پوئیو”
  • Russian: “Башня Пуййо”
  • Swedish: “Puijon torni”
  • Swedish: “Puijotornet”
  • Võro: “Puijo torn”
  • “Puijo torn”

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