General grants of the City of Kuopio

The City of Kuopio allocates yearly funding in the city’s budget to support the civic activities of its residents. The City of Kuopio awards discretionary grants to associations that are domiciled in Kuopio or that will use the grant in the city of Kuopio.

General Grants for the Well-being Promotion Service Area for 2026 are open for applications 6.10.-30.11.2025

The application process uses an electronic service (only in Finnish). Users of the service can see the forms they have submitted to the city and track the progress of their application.

Electronic identification is done via Suomi.fi login, which requires personal bank credentials.

Please refer to the electronic service guide here: www.kuopio.fi/kuopionkaupunki/asiointi-ja-neuvonta/sahkoinen-asiointipalvelu or download the file below.

Please ensure that your application is completed before the deadline, as incomplete applications will not be processed.

You can download the updated version of the grant guidelines below.

Grant application service: https://easiointi.kuopio.fi/