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Youth Adventure Racing World Cham­pi­onships to be held in Kuopio in 2028

Celebrating community and coming together in August

Suojaan 2026 brings together more than 2 000 par­tic­i­pants for a large-scale civil defense exercise in the Savilahti Luola

Saimaan Wanhat Laiwat Summer Regatta in Kuopio

BarokkiKuo­pio brings early music back to Kuopio

Closing the Finnish Immigration Service (Migri) office in Kuopio would weaken the region’s overall growth, vitality, and ac­ces­si­bil­i­ty

Kuopio received nearly €200 000 for the development of Finnish as a second language teaching

The summer season of Kuopio city’s museums offers visitors a diverse program

Kuopio Dance Festival 8.-14.6.2026!

Kuopio Dance Festival, now celebrating its 57th edition, once again transforms the entire city into a grand stage for dance from 8–14 June 2026. For one week, Kuopio becomes a […]

In­ter­na­tion­al House Kuopio – Monthly Sessions 27.5.2026

International House Kuopio organizes the next Monthly Sessions event on Wednesday 27.5.2026 from 13–15. The event is free of charge and open to all international clients and students. Included in […]

Bicycle Week is back – this year’s theme is cycling and art

National Cycling Week is celebrated on May 8–17, 2026, with the main theme “Cycling and Art.”The theme highlights the experiential side of cycling. Cycling allows you to move effortlessly from […]

The planning of col­lab­o­ra­tion between higher education in­sti­tu­tions in eastern Finland progresses – joint working will begin with the owner cities

Preparations related to the deepening of collaboration between higher education institutions in eastern Finland move on to the next stage as the members of the working groups established for the […]

The nature trip season is starting

The City of Kuopio’s nature trips and volunteer work events offer you the chance to explore the local outdoors from May through September. Guided trips are available for all ages. […]

May Day in Kuopio 2026

May Day will be celebrated in the traditional way at Kuopio Market Square from April 30 to May 1 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. – come join the festivities! […]