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This year we will celebrate May Day at Kuopio Market Place after two years break. Welcome on Sunday May 1st to enjoy music, dance, auction and speeches.

Certain sign of spring - popular Vilkku city bikes are here again! You can take city bikes in use starting from April 25, 8 am. This year we have 350 Vilkku city bikes in use, 100 bikes more than last year. There are 37 bike stations around the city.

Centralized sand removal in Kuopio city center starts on Sunday night 24.4.2022. We recommend to avoid driving in the city center this day. City has put parking prohibition signs to streets, which will be cleaned. During the sand removing weekend city of Kuopio offers free parking places in the city center.