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Kuopio | |
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City | |
| Kuopion kaupunki Kuopio stad City of Kuopio | |
 Clockwise from top-left: the cityscape of the center, the Puijo Tower, the Kuopio Market Hall, the Kuopio Marina, the Governor Palace, the Väinölänniemi Beach, the Technopolis MicroTower, and the Kuopio City Hall. | |
 Coat of arms | |
| Nickname: Promised Land of Kalakukko[1][2] | |
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| Coordinates: 62°53′33″N 27°40′42″E / 62.89250°N 27.67833°E | |
| Country | Finland |
| Region | Northern Savonia |
| Sub-region | Kuopio |
| Settled | 1653 |
| Charter | 17 November 1775 |
| Government | |
| • City manager | Soile Lahti |
| Area (2018-01-01)[3] | |
| • Total | 4,326.35 km2 (1,670.41 sq mi) |
| • Land | 3,241.74 km2 (1,251.64 sq mi) |
| • Water | 719.85 km2 (277.94 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 18th largest in Finland |
| Population (2023-12-31)[4] | |
| • Total | 124,011 |
| • Rank | 8th largest in Finland |
| • Density | 38.25/km2 (99.1/sq mi) |
| Population by native language [5] | |
| • Finnish | 95% (official) |
| • Swedish | 0.1% |
| • Others | 4.9% |
| Population by age [6] | |
| • 0 to 14 | 14.5% |
| • 15 to 64 | 63.8% |
| • 65 or older | 21.7% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Postal code | FI-70101 |
| Website | www |
Kuopio (/kuˈoʊpioʊ/ KUO-pi-ou,[8] Finnish: [ˈkuo̯pio] ⓘ) is a city in Finland and the regional capital of North Savo. It is located in the Finnish Lakeland. The population of Kuopio is approximately 124,000, while the sub-region has a population of approximately 145,000. It is the 8th most populous municipality in Finland, and the seventh most populous urban area in the country.
Kuopio has a total area of 4,326.35 square kilometres (1,670.41 sq mi), of which 719.85 km2 (277.94 sq mi) is water[3] and half is forest. Though the city's population is spread out 38/km2 (98/sq mi), the city's urban areas are populated comparably densely (urban area: 1,618 /km²),[9] making Kuopio Finland's second-most densely populated city. At the end of 2018, its urban area had a population of approximately 90,000.[10] Along with Joensuu, Kuopio is one of the major urban, economic, and cultural hubs of Eastern Finland.
Kuopio is known nationwide as one of the most important study cities and centers of attraction and growth. [11][12][13] The city's history has been characterized by several municipality mergers since 1969, as a result of which Kuopio now includes much countryside; Kuopio's population surpassed 100,000 when the town of Nilsiä joined the city at the beginning of 2013. When Maaninka joined Kuopio at the beginning of 2015, Kuopio became Finland's largest milk producing community and Finland's second largest beef producing community. In addition, at the end of the 2010s, Kuopio was noted for numerous large projects, which are the largest nationwide after the Helsinki metropolitan area.[14] With the large tourist center in Tahkovuori, Kuopio has also grown into a major tourist city. Kuopio Airport, located in the Siilinjärvi municipality, is Finland's fifth-busiest airport, with over 235,000 passengers in 2017.[15]
According to Kuntarating 2017 survey, Kuopio has the most satisfied residents among the 20 largest cities,[16] and according to the 2018 survey, Kuopio is the best city for real estate investors.[17] In the Kuntien imago 2018 survey, Kuopio ranks second among large cities of Finland after Seinäjoki of South Ostrobothnia.[18] In T-media's attraction and influence of the ten biggest cities study in 2021, 2022 and 2023, Kuopio is the second most attractive city in Finland, with Tampere holding the first place.[19][20][21]
Kuopio was the European Region of Gastronomy in 2020.[22][23] It is also known as home of Kalakukko, a traditional food of Savonia,[24] which is why Kuopio is also known by the nickname the "Promised Land of Kalakukko".[1][2]
- ^ a b "Kuopio Region – Unexpected encounters by Kirjakaari - Issuu". Issuu.com. 26 February 2016. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
- ^ a b "Demonurkka vol. 52 (vk 6/2017)". Kaaoszine.fi. 12 February 2017. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
- ^ a b "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- ^ "Immigration record high in Finland in 2023". StatFin. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
- ^ "Demographic Structure by area as of 31 December 2022". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
- ^ "Population according to age (1-year) and sex by area and the regional division of each statistical reference year, 2003–2020". StatFin. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
- ^ a b "Luettelo kuntien ja seurakuntien tuloveroprosenteista vuonna 2023". Tax Administration of Finland. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
- ^ "Kuopio". Lexico UK English Dictionary. Oxford University Press. Archived from the original on 26 August 2022.
- ^ "Taajamissa asuu 84 prosenttia väestöstä" (in Finnish). Statistics Finland. 15 January 2008. Retrieved 7 January 2009.
Tiheimmin asuttu oli Helsingin keskustaajama, jossa oli 1 690 asukasta maaneliökilometrillä. Seuraavaksi tiheimmin asuttuja olivat Kuopion keskustaajama (1 618 as./maa-km2)
- ^ "Väestö 31.12. muuttujina Vuosi, Taajama ja Tiedot". Tilastokeskuksen PX-Web tietokannat (in Finnish). Retrieved 13 January 2021.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Hypo: Tässä ovat Suomen 10 kasvukeskusta". Arvopaperi.fi. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
- ^ "Kuopio meni Helsingin ohi vetovoimaisuudessa – kaupunginjohtaja: "Pitkäjänteinen työ näkyy"". Yle.fi. 30 March 2016. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
- ^ "Pääkirjoitus | Kuopio onnistui nousemaan Itä-Suomen aluekeskukseksi". Hs.fi. 20 November 2017. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
- ^ "Tällainen on Kuopio kymmenen vuoden kuluttua - Viikkosavo". Archived from the original on 11 September 2018. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
- ^ "Finavia's Air Traffic Statistics 2010" (PDF). Vantaa: Finavia. pp. 7, 9. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 January 2012. Retrieved 15 July 2011.
- ^ "EPSI finlandKuntarating 2017 - EPSI finland". Archived from the original on 10 June 2020. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
- ^ Alkula, Maarit (18 July 2018). "Tutkimus: Asuntosijoittajan paras kaupunki on nyt Kuopio – Varoitus kiinnostuksen lopahtamisesta". Uusisuomi.fi. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
- ^ "Seinäjoella on paras imago". Taloustutkimus.fi. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
- ^ Kuopio on Suomen toiseksi vetovoimaisin kaupunki, ainoastaan Tampere kiri edelle – YLE, 17 March 2021. (in Finnish)
- ^ Kuopio on Suomen toiseksi vetovoimaisin kaupunki – YLE, 8 April 2022. (in Finnish)
- ^ Hurme, Anu (29 March 2023). "Tampere listattiin jo kolmatta kertaa Suomen vetovoimaisimmaksi kaupungiksi – muista suurista kaupungeista vain Oulu paransi tulostaan" [Tampere was listed as the most attractive city in Finland for the third time – of the other big cities, only Oulu improved its result]. Yle (in Finnish). Retrieved 29 March 2023.
- ^ "European region of gastronomy Kuopio 2020". Tastesavo.fi. Archived from the original on 18 July 2020. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
- ^ "Kuopio - muutakin kuin kalakukkoa 🐟🐓". Retrieved 30 June 2022 – via YouTube.
- ^ The Rough Guide to Finland. Rough Guides, 2010. ISBN 1848362579