Kuopio
city in the region of Northern Savonia in Finland
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Summary
Kuopio is a city[1]. Kuopio ranks in the top 10% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,936 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: North Savo[3]
- Country: Finland[4]
- Head of government: Jarmo Pirhonen[5]
- Instance of: municipality of Finland[6], big city[7]
- Official language: Finnish[8]
- Shares border with: Iisalmi[9], Juuka[10], Kaavi[11], Lapinlahti[12], Leppävirta[13], Pielavesi[14], Rautavaara[15], Siilinjärvi[16], Suonenjoki[17], Tervo[18], Tuusniemi[19]
- Follows: Vehmersalmi[20], Karttula[21], Nilsiä[22], Maaninka[23], Juankoski[24], Kuopion maalaiskunta[25], Riistavesi[26]
- Twinned administrative body: Castrop-Rauxel[27], Winnipeg[28], Gera[29], Minneapolis[30], Besançon[31], Opole[32], Pudong[33], Győr[34], Craiova[35], Jönköping Municipality[36], Lääne-Viru County[37], Bodø Municipality[38], Pitkyaranta[39], Svendborg[40]
- Legislative body: Kuopio City Council[41]
- Coat of arms: coat of arms of Kuopio[42]
- Postal code: 70101–70840[43]
- Commons category: Kuopio[44]
- Located in time zone: UTC+02:00[45], UTC+03:00[46]
- Inception: 1653[47]
- Official website: https://www.kuopio.fi/[48]
- Topic's main category: Category:Kuopio[49]
- Commons gallery: Kuopio[50]
- Email address: mailto:kirjaamo@kuopio.fi[51]
- Population: 106,477[52], 112,117[53], 86,575[54], 86,651[55], 87,347[56], 87,821[57], 88,250[58], 90,518[59], 90,726[60], 90,960[61]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Kuopio include Kuopio Airport[62], an international airport[63], in Finland[64].
Why It Matters
Kuopio has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[65] Kuopio is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[66]
Entities named for Kuopio include Kuopio Airport[62], an international airport[63], in Finland[64].