Kuopio

Summary

Kuopio is a city^[1]. Kuopio ranks in the top 10% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,019 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Kuopio is located in North Savo^[3].
• Kuopio is in the country of Finland^[4].
• Kuopio's head of government is recorded as Jarmo Pirhonen^[5].
• Kuopio's instance of is recorded as city^[6].
• Kuopio's instance of is recorded as municipality of Finland^[7].
• Kuopio's instance of is recorded as big city^[8].
• Kuopio's official language is recorded as Finnish^[9].
• Kuopio's shares border with is recorded as Iisalmi^[10].
• Kuopio's shares border with is recorded as Juuka^[11].
• Kuopio's shares border with is recorded as Kaavi^[12].
• Kuopio's shares border with is recorded as Lapinlahti^[13].
• Kuopio's shares border with is recorded as Leppävirta^[14].
• Kuopio's shares border with is recorded as Pielavesi^[15].
• Kuopio's shares border with is recorded as Rautavaara^[16].
• Kuopio's shares border with is recorded as Siilinjärvi^[17].
• Kuopio's shares border with is recorded as Suonenjoki^[18].
• Kuopio's shares border with is recorded as Tervo^[19].
• Kuopio's shares border with is recorded as Tuusniemi^[20].
• Kuopio followed Vehmersalmi^[21].
• Kuopio followed Karttula^[22].
• Kuopio followed Nilsiä^[23].
• Kuopio followed Maaninka^[24].
• Kuopio followed Juankoski^[25].
• Kuopio followed Kuopion maalaiskunta^[26].
• Kuopio followed Riistavesi^[27].

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Geography

Kuopio is in the country of Finland^[4]. Kuopio is located in North Savo^[3].

Physical Characteristics

Population counts include {'amount': '+106477'}^[28], {'amount': '+112117'}^[29], {'amount': '+86575'}^[30], {'amount': '+86651'}^[31], {'amount': '+87347'}^[32], and {'amount': '+87821'}^[33].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include city^[6], municipality of Finland^[7], and big city^[8].

History and Context

1653 marks the founding of Kuopio^[34].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Kuopio include Kuopio Airport^[35], an international airport^[36], in Finland^[37].

Why It Matters

Kuopio ranks in the top 10% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,019 views/month).^[2] Kuopio has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[38] Kuopio is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[39]

Entities named for Kuopio include Kuopio Airport^[35], an international airport^[36], in Finland^[37].