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Kuopio celebrates its 250th anniversary – festive weeks light up the city with celebration on 10-23 November 2025
In November Kuopio will be dressed up in its festive best. The city, whose story began 250 years ago, will now celebrate its quarter-millennium journey with the whole community. Kuopio250 […]
Valoilmiö brings atmosphere to the first evening of October with live music and a communal light event
The Valoilmiö / Light Effect event will be held in Savilahti on Wednesday, October 1, from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. In honor of Kuopio’s anniversary year, the evening’s program […]
Welcome to Kuopio event 8.10.2025 at 16.00
Open to all newcomers in Kuopio – conducted in English Join us to explore a variety of services for international newcomers in Kuopio, designed to support integration and help you […]
Kuopio Arts Night brings art and entertainment to the heart of the city on Friday, August 29
The Night of the Arts is an annual cultural event for the whole family, organized as part of the Our Kuopio festival. The events are spread throughout Kuopio, focusing particularly […]
A celebration of community spirit takes over Kuopio in August
Our Kuopio Festival brings joy, culture, and encounters to city residents from August 15 to 31, 2025. The events are spread across Kuopio, from the suburbs to the countryside, and […]
The world's top orienteers took over the Kuopio terrain
The World Orienteering Championships were held in Kuopio on 7-12 July.The race village was located in Tahko, where the middle distance qualification was held, otherwise the races were held in […]
Kuopio Grande 25–31 August 2025
A new kind of event is taking over Kuopio this August – say hello to Kuopio Grande, the Outrageously Grand Village Festival, happening 25–31 August 2025. The first wave of […]
Kuopio Funk Fest is a celebration of rhythm music and vinyl culture on 18-19 July
Kuopio Funk Fest is a dedicated urban festival that brings together disc jockeys, bands, dancers and partygoers for a common cause. Four different events over two days will take participants […]
The national parade of the Finnish Defence Forces will be held in Kuopio on 4 June 2025
The event will cause changes to traffic and parking. During the parade events public is encouraged to move around the harbour and Väinölänniemi areas on foot. The Defence Forces will […]
Made in Kuopio250 concert can also be enjoyed on the radio
Good news for the people of Kuopio: Radio Savon Aallot will broadcast the Made in Kuopio concert live. Made in Kuopio concert is clearly of high interest to the people […]
National Parade on the Flag Day of the Finnish Defence Forces
The national parade on the Flag Day of the Finnish Defence Forces will be held on Wednesday, 4 June 2025 in Kuopio. Karelia Air Wing, in cooperation with the City […]
Again, plenty to do for children and young people in Kuopio during the winter holidays!
In Kuopio, the winter holiday is Super Holiday. There’s plenty to do for school children and families of all ages every day, and in between outdoor activities you can pop […]
Kuopio Symphony Orchestra's mini-concert series starts at the Main Library on 14.1.
Kuopio Symphony Orchestra celebrates Kuopio’s 250th anniversary with a series of mini concerts called Your Orchestra visiting at the Kuopio Main Library. The first concert will take place on Tuesday […]
Kuopio City Orchestra Christmas concerts in Matkus 14.12.
Kuopio City Orchestra will play two Christmas concerts open to all and free of charge at Matkus shopping centre (2nd floor) on Saturday 14.12. at 13 and 15.00. The program […]