News Archive

Here you can find all the news.

Kuopio introduces a new way to engage with in­ter­na­tion­al students 

Ystävyyskaupunkien vieraat

Visit by the sister cities in honor of Kuopio's 250th anniversary

Estonian ambassador visited Kuopio – Kalevipoeg memorial plaque got a new location at the Main Library

Kuva Ison-Britannian suurlähettilään vierailusta kaupungintalon portaikossa.

British Ambassador in Finland visited Kuopio

WOC2025 tapahtumalavalla kaksi taitoluistelijaa antaa kultaisen viestikapulan suunnistajalle

The world's top orienteers took over the Kuopio terrain

Eures-asiantuntijat vierailemassa ELY-keskuksella

Cooperation Between EURES Advisers from Finland and Slovakia Strengthens in North Savo

Norjanlippu Kuopion Kaupungintalon edustalla

The Nordic sister cities visited Kuopio to honour the 250-anniversary

Puijon torni, Kallavesi ja metsää ilta-auringossa.

Cities for Better Health program included in Danish royal couple's state visit

Welcome to Kuopio -event welcomed recently moved recidents to the local commutiny

Welcome to Kuopio event was held for the third time in the beautiful Kuopio City Hall ballroom at the beginning of October. This time, the event attracted about 120 participants, […]

Council of Europe's experts on good relations and inclusive integration visited Kuopio

Kuopio is one of the six pilot cities in the Council of Europe’s Good Relations project “Building an inclusive integration approach in Finland”. Other pilot cities are Vantaa, Hämeenlinna, Tampere, […]

Kuopio Art Museum is being developed by Australians

Kuopio Art Museum, which has broken visitor records, will in future focus its activities more on young people. In autumn 2025, the museum will open a completely new space to […]

Blog: Business Kuopio Takes on Tahko - Insights from the Tahko Ski Lift Pitch 2024

Since 2017, the Tahko SLP startup event has emerged as a unique gathering in the North-Savo region, bringing in a diverse crowd of students, startups, innovators, investors, and business advisors. […]

And There Was Light - performance 26.4. in Sotku

Storytelling performance by Torben Wahlstrøm from Kuopio’s sister city Svendborg, Denmark Torben Wahlstrøm is a Danish storyteller who will come to Kuopio with his performance “And There Was Light”. The […]

Anti-racism week in Kuopio 18.-24.3.2024

National Anti-Racism Week will be celebrated again on 18-24 March 2024. Racism is the discrimination of a group of people on the basis of their ethnic origin, skin colour, nationality, […]