15 Facts About Kuopio

Kuopio is a Finnish city and municipality located in the region of Northern Savonia.

In T-media's attraction and influence of the ten biggest cities study in 2021 and 2022, Kuopio is the second most attractive city in Finland, with Tampere holding the first place.

Coat of arms of Kuopio was designed in 1823 by drawing by the town councilor Karl Hardh or possibly his artist son, Adolf Hardh.

The coat of arms building, which represents Kuopio Cathedral, has often been mistakenly considered to be Kuopio City Hall, completed in 1886.

The settlement has spread outside the center of Kuopio according to a dense and sparse finger model that is affordable for public transport, and the new districts have been built in a municipal drive at once; for example, the Saaristokaupunki was banned for building for the previous 25 years, and this Kuopio zoning tradition has a long history.

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The number of summer homes in Kuopio has increased in recent years due to municipal associations.

Kuopio falls in the subarctic climate zone, closely bordering on continental due to its warm summers.

Kuopio is the eighth largest city in Finland in term of its population.

Kuopio is home of the Finnish Orthodox Church where its primate, archbishop of Karelia and all Finland Leo is seated.

The business service of the City of Kuopio plays a significant role in the development of Kuopio's business life.

The business service promotes the development of companies operating in Kuopio and improves the operating environments of companies.

Kuopio is known as the cultural center of Eastern Finland.

Kuopio is known for its association with a national delicacy, Finnish fish pastry, and the dialect of Savo, as well as the hill of Puijo and the Puijo tower.

In inhabitants of Kuopio have a special reputation: they are known as jovial and verbally joking.

The passenger harbour of the port of Kuopio, located on the shore of Lake Kallavesi, is the busiest port for passenger traffic in the Vuoksi drainage basin and the Finnish Lakeland.