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Summer opening hours of Kuopio city services 2024
Summer brings changes to the opening hours of city services. On this page you will find information on the opening hours of offices, customer service points, cultural and sports services, […]
Kuopio summer holiday is Nice Summer!
During the summer holidays, there are fun activities for school children and families of all ages, both outdoors and indoors. There are plenty of free activities and events. For a […]
Registration for Kuopio Community College's courses for the next academic year starts 28.5.2024
Once again, almost 2200 inspiring and varied courses are on offer. For many, May is a month of spring celebrations and new beginnings. It is also a time to plan […]
Kuopio Art Museum is being developed by Australians
Kuopio Art Museum, which has broken visitor records, will in future focus its activities more on young people. In autumn 2025, the museum will open a completely new space to […]
What pisses you off? - meetings for young people 16.4. and 7.5. at 16.30
Kuopio Youth Services and Ohjaamo Kuopio are organising two youth consultation events at Kulttuuriareena 44 (Kauppakatu 44), where young people can tell what causes irritation in their lives and what […]
Kuopio City services Easter Memo 2024
This weekend let’s relax for Easter! During Easter, several city services will be open with special opening hours. So please check our Easter memo below for the exceptions that Easter […]
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 […]