– the Capital of Good Life

Kuopio by numbers“In Kuopio, it seems as if everyone knows a secret about life.”

2 h

Helsinki

Paris

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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 25 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

100

KU OP IO IS KNOWN F OR

THE MARKET SQUARE, PUIJO

AND TAHKOJOBS

52,000

Kuopio – 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.

B I L L ION I N TH E C ATC H M E NT AR E A

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

€ 2B 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

€ 4120,000A P O P U L A T I O N O F

RESIDENTS

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 HAPPIEST

COMPANIES

7,000 T WI N C ITI E SAR O U N D TH E WOR L D

15TH 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 9TH

L AR G E ST C IT Y

I N F I N L AN D

TO P 5A M O N G T H E C I T I E S

I N F I N L A N D

KUOPIO BY NUMBERS

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

77%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 studiesThe aim of the lively city of Kuopio is to become a sustainably growing

centre of one million people within the sphere of influence. The city

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

10,700

C ITI E S I N F I N L AN D WH E N A S KE D ABO U T

R E LO C ATION P R E F E R E NC E S

AMONG TH E TOP

5

I 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 I L L ION

TH E L AR G E ST N ATION AL C IT Y PAR K WITH

A S U R FAC E AR E A OF

7,200 TH E MOSTCONTE NT R E S I DE NTS

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

TH E 6TH

B E ST

OF YO U NG P E OP L EAR E S ATIS F I E D WITH

TH E I R L IVE S

76%

KUOPIO BY NUMBERS

OVE R N IG HT STAYS I N KU OP IO

545,000

S KI R E S OR TS2

KM OFS KI TR AC KS600

Nature – Travel & wellbeingKuopio is a genuinely international city and and here people get to

live as they like – at their own pace, in the middle of nature and

city, while always surrounded by human compassion.

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

TH E AF F E C TE D AR E A

B I L L ION

€ 2

N U M B E R OF I NTE R N ATION AL

CONG R E S S VIS ITOR S U P BY

46%

SPAS

BEACHES

531

R E VE N U E S F R OM ACCOM MODATION

S E RVIC E S

M I L L ION

€ 34

NATURECONSERVATION

AREAS2TH E B E ST

DIS C G OL FTR AC K AT

PUIJOAMONG TH E TOP

3 TO U R IS M I N F I N L AN D

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

F IS H I NG LOD G E S AN D

100F I N L AN D IC E MAR ATHON

COM P E TITION TR AC K ON N AT U R AL IC E

KM

12.5

KUOPIO BY NUMBERS

TO P 5A M O N G T H E C I T I E S

I N F I N L A N D

JOBS

52,000

COMPANIES

7,000

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 F R OM JAN UARY 2 0 1 9 TO MAY 2 0 1 9

€ 2,500R E S I DE NTS L IVI NG I N ITS C ATC H M E NT AR E A

840,000

120,000A P O P U L A T I O N O F

RESIDENTS

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

200,000

I 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

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

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

TH E AF F E C TE D AR E A

B I L L ION

€ 2

FUTURE SAVO

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“The best memories are born

where the heart lives.”