Great Cemetery of Kuopio
The Great Cemetery of Kuopio is a large cemetery located in the Puijo district in Kuopio, Finland. The cemetery was founded in 1867 and has been expanded several times in the 20th century.Photo: Paju, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Cemetery
- Denomination: Evangelical Lutheran
- Description: cemetery
- Also known as: “Iso hautausmaa” and “Kuopion Iso hautausmaa”
- Address: Siunauskappelintie 3, Kuopio, 70110
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Kuopio Ice Hall and Kuopio railway station.
Kuopio Ice Hall
Stadium
Photo: Junafani, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kuopio Ice Hall or Olvi Arena, is the ice hockey arena located in the Hatsala district of Kuopio, Finland 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. Kuopio Ice Hall is situated 550 metres southwest of Great Cemetery of Kuopio.
Kuopio railway station
Railway station
Photo: Junafani, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kuopio railway station is located in the Maljalahti district of the city of Kuopio in the Northern Savonia region of Finland. The current concrete station building was completed in 1934, which replaced the original wooden station building situated 900 m to the east, which was constructed in 1889; the latter site is now a goods yard. Kuopio railway station is situated 500 metres southeast of Great Cemetery of Kuopio.
Heroes‘ Park
Park
Photo: Hotarju, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Heroes‘ Park is situated 620 metres south of Great Cemetery of Kuopio.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Multimäki and Hatsala.
Multimäki
Suburb
Photo: Soaj, Public domain.
Multimäki is a central district in the heart of Kuopio, Finland. Many of Kuopio's most significant attractions, including the Kuopio's Market Square and Market Hall, Heroes' Park and the Kuopio City Hall, are located in the district. Kuopio Lyceum High School and two kindergartens also operate in the district.
Hatsala
Suburb
Photo: Opa, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Hatsala is a district located west of the center of Kuopio, Finland. The eastern boundary of the area is Puistokatu, the southern boundary is Minna Canthin katu and the northern is the Kuopio motorway.
Maljalahti
Suburb
Photo: JSP1, CC BY-SA 1.0.
Maljalahti is a district in the central part of the city of Kuopio, Finland. The northern boundary of the district is the Savonia railway, the Hatsalankatu street in the west, Suokatu in the south and Lake Kallavesi in the east.
Great Cemetery of Kuopio
- Category: burial
- Location: Kuopio, Kuopio, North Savonia, Finnish Lakeland, Finland, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
62.89938° or 62° 53′ 58″ northLongitude
27.67241° or 27° 40′ 21″ eastInception
1867Open location code
9GJ9VMXC+QXOpenStreetMap ID
way 35146277OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=cemeteryOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=evangelical_lutheranWikidata ID
Q30560050
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In Other Languages
From Finnish to Persian—“Great Cemetery of Kuopio” goes by many names.
- Finnish: “Kuopion Iso hautausmaa”
- French: “grand cimetière de Kuopio”
- French: “Grand cimetière de Kuopio”
- Japanese: “クオピオの要人墓地”
- Persian: “گورستان بزرگ کوئوپیو”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Pyhän Markuksen kappeli and RIISA - Orthodox Church Museum of Finland.
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