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Kuopio

Northern Europe

Kuopio is a city in Finland and the regional capital of North Savo, located in the Finnish Lakeland region. It has a population of about 127,000 in the city proper, making it the eighth most populous municipality in the country, while the surrounding Kuopio sub-region is home to roughly 148,000 people.

Facts
Population
126,572 1
Founding Year
1653 1
Climate Zone
Continental 2
Time Zone
UTC+02:00 3
Sources
1. Kuopio (Wikidata)
  • P571 (inception)
    +1653-00-00T00:00:00Z
  • P1082 (population)
    population 126,572 (2025)
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2. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 62.75, 27.75
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 62.75, 27.75
62.75 27.75 Dfc
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3. GeoNames: Kuopio - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 650224, place matched by name within the country (only place of that name in the country)
Quote, cities500 record 650224, place matched by name within the country (only place of that name in the country)
62.89238 27.67703 P PPLA FI 11 112 297 125462 90 Europe/Helsinki
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Kuopio (Wikipedia)
In Group: Cities of Northern Europe (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregionView the Source
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