Event and advertising permits

The permit can be applied for by sending a free-form application to kunnossapito@kuopio.fi

The permit must be submitted well in advance of the event, as other permits may also be required depending on the nature of the event.

Permits may only be granted for public areas (not for plots or market squares and harbour markets).

The application must include:contact and invoicing information of the applicant;

• a description of the event (estimated number of participants, whether abnormal traffic arrangements or closure of the area are required);
• the exact time with preparation time included;
• map attachment from the venue (link to the map service)

The Service Area for Urban Environment rents out temporary advertising space for events taking place in the City of Kuopio.

Advertising permits must be applied for at least one week before the beginning of the advertising period.

The application is sent to: kunnossapito@kuopio.fi

The price of temporary advertising is determined in accordance with the service price list approved by the Technical Services Board on 28 April 2010 (section 142). Advertising locations are invoiced to the applicant

Advertising spaces:

1–10 pcs: EUR 100 /week (incl. VAT 25,5%)
11–35 pcs: EUR 200 /week (incl. VAT 25,5%)

Bridge railings (Neulamäki bicycle and pedestrian bridge, Karjalankatu bridge, Puijonkatu bridge):

1–3 pcs: EUR 100 /week (incl. VAT 25,5%)

The Service Area for Urban Environment rents out temporary advertising space for events taking place in the City of Kuopio on x-marked advertising sites, subject to the following conditions:

1. Advertisements that cause general irritation or are otherwise unpleasant, broken and untidy, must be immediately removed at the request of the permit authority.
2. Advertising equipment must not interfere with traffic or the visibility of traffic lights or signals. The surface area of the billboards must not exceed 2 m². The longest side dimension must not exceed 1.5 m. Advertisements must not use reflective colours. The indicative size of the event notification is: height max. 0.8 m, length max. 8 m (banners for bridges).
3. Advertising sites do not have ready-made berths. The permit applicant must place their advertisements on their own racks or on the sides of street poles in such a way that there is material between the advertisement and the pole that does not cause structural scratches on the pole itself. Advertisements can not be affixed to trees.
4. Within 24 hours of the expiry of the permit period, the permit holder must, at their own expense, remove the advertisements they have placed and clean their locations.
5. If the terms and conditions of the permit are not complied with, the permit authority will remove the advertising equipment and invoice the permit holder for the costs of the work, including overheads.
6. The maximum advertising period is two (2) weeks.

Advertising in street areas is possible through separate advertising equipment, for which the city has long-term contracts with advertising companies. The contracts cover advertising in e.g. bus stop shelters, lamp posts, advertising poles, and digital signage.

Advertising pillars and bus shelters
JCDecaux Finland Oy

Bus shelters
Clear Channel Suomi Oy

Lamp posts
Kakkosmedia Oy
Atlas Media Oy

Lamp posts / Nilsiä
Nilsiän Pallo-Haukat ry

Roadside digital signage
Mediateko Oy