On the night between Friday and Saturday, 3rd November, 30 young Chinese athletes landed at Kuopio airport. Aged between 15 and 16, these talented summer sports athletes will soon be trained to become ski jumpers in the Puijo Ski Jumping Centre.

Kuopio is the Finnish candidate for forest World Orienteering Championships.

In the year 2018, seasonal influenza vaccinations will start in Kuopio on week 46, from Monday 12 November 2018. More detailed information about the vaccination times in different areas of Kuopio will be announced on our web page at: www.kuopio.fi/en/rokotukset. A pneumococcal vaccine can also be administered in connection with mass vaccinations against seasonal influenza, at a person’s own cost.

Celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2019, the largest and most versatile festival of dance art in the Nordic countries will include more than one hundred international standard dance performances, courses, seminars and fringe events.

Chinese pupils stay with local host families in Kuopio. This is important not only to give Chinese children a chance to see every-day living in Finland, but also to give families and children living in Kuopio a possibility to have an experience in hosting international guests, learning about Chinese culture and habits and to establish international contacts and improve their intercultural communication skills.