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Anti-racism week in Kuopio 18.-24.3.2024

National Anti-Racism Week will be celebrated again on 18-24 March 2024. Racism is the discrimination of a group of people on the basis of their ethnic origin, skin colour, nationality, […]

New significant prize for dance artists will be awarded at Kuopio Dance Festival

A new annual award for the dance arts has been given to Kuopio Dance Festival. Dance Young Artist Award, worth €8,000, will be presented at the Supervisual Gala on 14 […]

Hyperactive activities for children and young people in Kuopio during the skiing holiday!

There’s plenty to do for schoolchildren and families of all ages every day, and in between outdoor activities you can pop indoors for a variety of events. There are plenty […]

Kuopiorock programme is ready: headliners are The Prodigy and KISS legend Gene Simmons Band

Kuopiorock has released the daily programme for next summer’s festival, which will be held on 25-27 July 2024.The festival will feature nearly 40 artists on four different stages. Green festival […]

Kuopio's Kuntolaakso Swimming Pool has been awarded the 2023 Water Sports Venue of the Year

Finnish Swimming Education and Lifesaving Association (SUH) and Swimming Hall and Spa Technical Association (UKTY) have chosen Kuopio’s Kuntolaakso Swimming Hall as the water sports venue of 2023. Kuntolaakso Swimming […]

Record year for Kuopio city museums - use of library services also increasing

Year 2023 was a record year for city museums in Kuopio. Kuopio Museum, Art Museum and Old Kuopio Museum attracted more than 129 000 visitors. Both Art Museum and Kuopio […]