Kuopio's interests
Current information about the City of Kuopio's interests. What does Kuopio need and what does it offer.
Kuopio’s interests
Kuopio City’s vision for 2030 is to be the Capital of Good Life, reflecting health, vitality, and happiness. Kuopio is safe, unique, and inspiring. It offers a good environment for living and working.
- Sustainably and steadily growing city with 124,000 residents
- 250,000 residents in a cohesive commuting area
- For the third consecutive year, Kuopio is the second most attractive city in Finland, just behind Tampere (T-Media study)
- Resident satisfaction is at a high level, and Kuopio is a desired destination for relocation. In 2022, over 1,400 new housing units were completed in Kuopio.
- The elements of a good life are well established in Kuopio; factors related to quality of life, work-life balance, culture, environment, and community.
- Kuopio has participated in a national employment experiment and is preparing for TE Services reform. At the end of August, the unemployment rate was 9.7 %, with 5,686 unemployed job seekers.
- Kuopio emphasizes partnership collaboration to strengthen vitality.
Kuopio must keep up with the development of other Finnish cities and regions and ensure the attractiveness and development of its area. The most significant action from the city’s interests perspective is improving transportation connections to ensure the city’s positive development. The city’s accessibility benefits the entire economic development of Northern Savonia. Kuopio has a MAL agreement (land use, housing, and transportation agreement) with the Ministry of the Environment and an innovation ecosystem agreement with the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment, with a focus on health and water expertise.
As a major Finnish university city and a driver of growth and attractiveness in Eastern Finland, Kuopio makes a significant contribution to both Finland’s and broader development. Kuopio is a capable and internationally significant university city, where the foundation of sustainable growth lies in business renewal and job growth. Research, development, and innovation activities closely aligned with companies and workplaces are strong in Kuopio.
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Midsummer brings exceptions to Vilkku bus timetables
Midsummer brings exceptions to public transport timetables in the Kuopio region: On Thursday 20.6., buses will run normally on Thursday timetable. On Midsummer Eve on Fri 21.6. buses will run […]
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Enjoy Finnish nature this weekend for Wildflower Day!
This weekend is a great opportunity to spend some time outdoors and learn more about Finnish nature! On Sunday, it is Luonnonkukkien päivä – Wildflower Day. This day is celebrated […]
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Another photography top name in the VB photography center's summer!
As usual, the VB photography center’s summer exhibition features works by an internationally known photography artist. Gregory Grewdson’s “Eveningside” arrives in Kuopio from Italy. The exhibition has been curated exclusively […]
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Council of Europe's experts on good relations and inclusive integration visited Kuopio
Kuopio is one of the six pilot cities in the Council of Europe’s Good Relations project “Building an inclusive integration approach in Finland”. Other pilot cities are Vantaa, Hämeenlinna, Tampere, […]
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Word Environment Day 2024 highlights nature restoration
Today marks World Environment Day, the biggest international day for the environment! Meant to raise awareness about environmental issues, it was established by the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) in […]
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Väinölänniemi tennis courts are open again - individual booking now available
Summer tennis season in Kuopio is now officially open, as the booking of individual tennis courts in Väinölänniemi Park started on Monday 3.6.2024. You can book individual tennis courts at […]
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