A new biking season is about to start. Popular Vilkku city bikes will be available on Monday April 26th. There will be 250 bikes available for the third season, and 35 city bike stations around the city. Vilkku city bike passes can be purchased at 8 a.m.
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Home of facts and fantasies combines the Kuopio Museum and the main library. The construction proceeds as planned. Upon its completion in the spring of 2021, this unique whole will provide a meeting space while generating experiences with the help of information and stories. During the summer, municipal residents got to choose the name for the new building. The winner was Kantti with 35.5% of the votes.
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We offer over two thousand courses where students can learn new skills or continue to study subjects they enjoy. You can sign up by internet, by telephone 017 184 711, or in person at the Customer Service Desk at the Puistokartano (address: Puistokatu 20, Kuopio). For security reasons enrollment can not be done by email.
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The city of Kuopio has decided to make Vilkku city bikes available from 15.4.2020. As spring is already knocking at our doors we are preparing for a new biking season and the first bikes have already been brought to the city bike stations. However, the bikes are available for use from 15.4. onwards. The city also wishes that the city bikes will be useful as public transportation has been reduced.
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