Post on 20-Aug-2020
– the Capital of Good Life
Kuopio by numbers“In Kuopio, it seems as if everyone knows a secret about life.”
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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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where the heart lives.”