Statistical data on economic development

Satama iltavalaistuksessaan: Kallavesi, veneitä ja taustalla siintävät kaupunginvalot.

Employment report – current unemployment situation

Kuopio employment report (Power-Bi) is updated monthly.

Tourism – overnight stays

Kuopio is the 8th most popular tourist city in Finland. In 2025, 500 000 overnight stays were registered. This means a increase of +3,6 % compared to the previous year. Overnight stays by foreign visitors increased by 36.6% compared to the previous year. Overnight stays by foreigners accounted for 7,8 % of all overnight stays.

Jobs 2023

At the end of 2023, there were 55,400 jobs in Kuopio. Compared with the previous year, there were 0 % (- 10 ) more jobs.

Kuopio has a diverse economic structure. 24% of jobs are in health and social services and 10% in trade. Industry jobs account for 6 %.