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Shelter 2026 civil defence exercise achieved its objectives

Järven rannalla kallion päällä seisova henkilö katsoo kohti vastarannan kaupunkimaisemaa. Etualalla useita katsojia istuu tai seisoo puiden varjostamassa rinteessä. Taustalla näkyvät sininen järvi, pilviä täynnä oleva taivas sekä rantaviivaa seuraava kaupunkinäkymä.

ANTI – Con­tem­po­rary Art Festival will take place for the 25th time in Kuopio on 15–20 September, 2026

Shelter 2026 also invites the public to take part: follow the exercise via a live broadcast and come explore the Luola Cave, transformed into a civil defense shelter!

Prepa­ra­tions for higher education col­lab­o­ra­tion in eastern Finland continue – steering group outlined next steps and the autumn schedule

Puijon torni, Kallavesi ja metsää ilta-auringossa.

City of Kuopio launched an easy-to-read website

Kuopio Luola to become a virtual training environment for civil protection exercise

Pirtin koulu

New Pirtti School opens its doors to the pupils

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

Celebrating community and coming together in August

The Our Kuopio Festival will once again take place on 14.8. – 30.8.2026, offering a diverse program of culture, community spirit and art across the city—from local neighbourhoods to the […]

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

The Shelter 2026 civil protection exercise will take place in Savilahti, Kuopio on 2–3 September 2026. The exercise will test the protection of a large population, cooperation between authorities and […]

Saimaan Wanhat Laiwat Summer Regatta in Kuopio

Kuopio Passenger Harbor will be filled with the atmosphere of traditional waterway heritage as the Saimaan Wanhat Laiwat Summer Regatta takes place in Kuopio from 17–19 July. The event, held in front of Luoto, brings together historic […]

BarokkiKuo­pio brings early music back to Kuopio

The early music festival BarokkiKuopio will once again fill Kuopio with memorable experiences and surprising musical encounters. This year’s festival takes place from 15 to 19 July under the theme Water / Flow. The […]

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

The proposal to close the Finnish Immigration Service (Migri) offices in Kuhmo, Kuopio and Lahti as part of government cost-saving measures has raised widespread concern in Eastern Finland. The planned […]

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

The City of Kuopio’s basic education has received a government grant of €199 530 from the Finnish National Agency for Education to develop Finnish as a second language (S2) teaching. […]