– the Capital of Good Life

by numbers

“In Kuopio, it seems as if everyone

knows a secret about life.”

Kuopio

2 h

Helsinki

Paris

Madrid

London Berlin

Tallinn

Prague

Copenhagen

Munich

Rome

Stockholm

Vienna

ZagrebBudabestMilan

Barcelona

Minsk

Kiev

Moscow

Bukarest

3 h

4 h

Reykjavik

Oslo

Dublin

Helsinki

45 min

4 h 10 min

KUOPIO BY NUMBERS

H4FROM HELSINKI

TO KUOPIO BY CAR

MIN50

MIN45FROM HELSINKI

TO KUOPIO BY PLANE

Distances and travel times to KuopioThe city is easy and safe to reach and travel times are predictable. Improving

transport connections is vitally important to eastern Finland in terms of

attracting businesses, daily travel and corporate investments.

MIN15FROM THE AIRPORT

TO THE CITY CENTER BY CAR

H4FROM HELSINKI

TO KUOPIO BY TRAIN

KUOPIO BY NUMBERS

DI F F E R E NT N ATION AL ITI E S

112

KU OP IO IS KNOWN F OR

THE MARKET SQUARE, PUIJO

AND TAHKOJOBS

53,000

Kuopio – the Capital of Good LifeKuopio is the center of Eastern Finland – the Capital of Lakeland

– and one of the most dynamic cities when it comes to residential

development, attractiveness, job opportunities and population growth.

L AKE S100

S U R R O U N DE D BY OVE R

B I L L ION

TOTAL I NVE STM E NT VALU E OF TH E C IT Y ’S

DE VE LOP M E NT P R OJ E C TS

€ 4

COMPANIES

7,000M I L L ION S Q UAR E M E TR E

7,200TH E L AR G E ST N ATION AL

C IT Y PAR K WITHA S U R FAC E AR E A OF

TH E I MAG E OF KU OP IO

TH E 2N D

MOST P OS ITIVE(AMONG F I N N IS H C ITI E S )

TH E 8TH

L AR G E ST C IT Y I N F I N L AN D

STUDENTS

25,000

R E S I DE NTS AMONG TH E L AR G E ST

C ITI E S I N F I N L AN D

THE HAPPIEST120,000

A P O P U L A T I O N O F

RESIDENTS

KUOPIO BY NUMBERS

HAVE A DE G R E E F R OM A H IG H E R E D U C ATION I NSTIT U TE

F R OM S E CON DARY E D U C ATION

32%

76%

F OR E IG N ST U DE NTS

1,000

Everyday life and studiesKuopio is a genuinely international city and provides unique

opportunities for living, studies and business alike.

TH E M U N IC I PAL IT Y WITH TH E MOST S U M M E R

HO U S E S I N F I N L AN D

10,800I N S E VE R AL I NTE R N ATION AL R AN KI NG S

A U N IVE R S IT Y C IT Y AMONG TH E TOP

300

M IG R ATORY M U N IC I PAL IT Y

I N F I N L AN D

TOP

3OF TH E

P OP U L ATION L IVE S I N TH E U R BAN AR E A S

77%

I N TH E CO U NTRYS I DE

23% WAL K F R OM ON E ’S F R ONT D O OR TO TH E

N E AR E ST O U TD O OR S P OR TS FAC I L IT Y

A10F OR E IG N N ATION AL S

L IVI NG I N KU OP IO

AP P R OX I MATE LY

3,200

STUDENTS

25,000

KUOPIO BY NUMBERS

OVE R N IG HT STAYS I N

300,000

S HOR E L I N E

KM6340

KM OFS KI TR AC KS600

Nature & TravelIn Kuopio people get to live as they like – at their own pace,

in the middle of nature and city, while always surrounded by

human compassion.

TH E 6TH

B E ST AI R Q UAL IT Y AMONGE U R OP E AN C ITI E S

E U R OP E AN R E G ION OF GA STR ONOM Y C IT Y I N F I N L AN D

TH E 1ST

SPAS

BEACHES

531

R E VE N U E S F R OM TO U R IS M TO

NOR TH E R N S AVO

M I L L ION

€ 500

NATURECONSERVATION

AREAS2

F I N L AN D ' S B E ST DIS C G OL F TR AC K AT

PUIJOAMONG TH E TOP

TO U R IS M DE STI N ATION I N F I N L AN D

6

DI F F E R E NT F I R E P ITS,

F IS H I NG LOD G E S AN D

100L AKE S

100S U R R O U N DE D BY OVE R

KUOPIO BY NUMBERS

E X P OR T COM PAN I E S

I M P OR T COM PAN I E S

200

300

Working life & BusinessSuccess stories emerge from places where they have room to grow.

The attitude of Kuopio’s residents is built on courage, persistence

and, above all, collaboration.

TOTAL COM B I N E D T U R NOVE R OF

TH E COM PAN I E S AT

M I L L ION I NTH E KU OP IO AR E A

€ 7,423 2R E COM M E N D LO C ATION

F OR COM PAN I E S AMONGL AR G E C ITI E S I N F I N L AN D

TOP

R E S I DE NTS L IVI NG I N ITS COM M U TI NG AR E A

200,000

COMPANIES

7,000JOBS

53,000B I L L ION

TOTAL I NVE STM E NT VALU E OF TH E C IT Y ’S

DE VE LOP M E NT P R OJ E C TS

€ 4NATIONAL AGREEMENTS

IN HEALTH AND WELLBEING ECOSYSTEM

AND WATER CLUSTER

1,100C O M P A N I E S I N

H E A L T H S E C T O R

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Kuopio

“The best memories are born where the heart lives.”

Capital of Good LifeHealth, vitality and the richness of everyday life.