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	Topics Kuopio Topic Home Education and business Kuopio has always been a school town. Some of the first schools offering education in FinnishFinnish language Finnish is the language spoken by the majority of the population in Finland and by ethnic Finns outside Finland.... (such as the School for the Blind in 1871, and the Trade School in 1887) were established in Kuopio. Currently the most important institutions are the University of KuopioUniversity of Kuopio The University of Kuopio is situated in the town of Kuopio in Eastern Finland.... , the Savonia University of Applied SciencesSavonia University of Applied Sciences Savonia University of Applied Sciences is a Finnish institution of higher education based in the city of Kuopio.... , Vocational College of Northern Savonia and the Kuopio department of the Sibelius AcademySibelius Academy The Sibelius Academy is a university level music school in Helsinki, Finland.... . Kuopio is known as a strong center of health (it has the biggest yearly enrollment rate of medical students in Finland), pharmacy, environment, food & nutrition (all legalized Clinical and Public Health Nutritionists in Finland graduate from the University of Kuopio), safety (education in Emergency Services is centered in Kuopio ) and welfare professions, as the major organisations University of Kuopio, Savonia University of Applied Sciences and Technology Centre TekniaTechnology Centre Teknia (Kuopio Science Park) Kuopio Science Park is a university related research park located in Kuopio, Finland.... are particularly oriented to those areas. There are about 3,800 enterprises in Kuopio, of which approximately 150 are export companies. These provide nearly 40,000 jobs. As of January 1 2006, the biggest employers of the city were: Town of Kuopio (5 977 employees), Kuopio University Hospital (KUH; in Finnish KYS) (4 166), University of KuopioUniversity of Kuopio The University of Kuopio is situated in the town of Kuopio in Eastern Finland.... (1 595), Savo Consortium for Education (636), Niuvanniemi hospital (596), PeeÄssä Coop (572), Finland Post Group (527), ISS (478) and AtriaFacts About Atria Atria may refer to:*Atria is an alternative spelling for the Etruscan city that is now Adria in the Veneto region of ... PLC (350). People and culture Kuopio is known as the cultural center of Eastern Finland. A wide range of musical (from kindergarten to doctorate-level studies) and dance education is available and the cultural life is active. Notable events include ANTI - Contemporary Art FestivalANTI - Contemporary Art Festival ANTI - Contemporary Art Festival is a yearly international live-art festival held in Kuopio, Finland, which uniquely uses mo... , , , and . In Finland the inhabitants of Kuopio have a special reputation: they are known as jovial, verbally joking and lacking self-irony. People of Kuopio region and Eastern Finland have always had many health problems and the mortality has been higher than on an average in Finland. Because of this, Eastern Finland has been a sweetspot for Public Health studies. The North Karelia Project by the University of KuopioUniversity of Kuopio The University of Kuopio is situated in the town of Kuopio in Eastern Finland.... in the 1970s was one of its first steps towards world class research. During the 2000s, Kuopio has placed very well in a number image, popularity and city-attractiveness surveys. In 2007 it was placed third, behind TampereTampere fullname=Tampereen kaupunki\| coatofarms=:To Helsinki 173 km* Mikko Alatalo... and OuluOulu \|-\| City \|\| Oulu\|-\| Administrative Province \|\| Oulu province... . Kuopio is the seat of the Finnish Orthodox Church. This is an autonomous cell within the autocephalous jurisdiction of the Patriarchate of Constantinople. It is the only mainstream Orthodox faction to celebrate Easter on the Latin date. The late Archbishop Paul had been successful in producing literature of popular theology. Notable persons Juhani AhoJuhani Aho Juhani Aho was the first professional Finnish writer and is regarded as a kind of national writer of Finland.... Martti AhtisaariMartti Ahtisaari Martti Oiva Kalevi Ahtisaari is a former President of Finland and a UN diplomat and mediator, noted for his international pe... Minna CanthMinna Canth Ulrika Wilhelmina Johnsson, also known as Minna Canth was a Finnish writer and social activist.... Pekka HalonenPekka Halonen Pekka Halonen was a Finnish painter.... Marco HietalaMarco Hietala Marko "Marco" Tapani Hietala is the bassist and second vocalist of the Finnish power metal band Nightwish and is easily noti... Zachary HietalaZachary Hietala Zachary Hietala is a Finnish Heavy Metal musician.... Janne TolsaJanne Tolsa Janne Tolsa is a Finnish heavy metal musician.... aka. Olli JokinenOlli Jokinen Olli Jokinen is a professional ice hockey centre.... Sami KapanenSami Kapanen Sami Kapanen is a Finnish ice hockey forward who currently plays for the Philadelphia Flyers of the National Hockey League. ... Hannes KolehmainenHannes Kolehmainen Juho Pietari "Hannes" Kolehmainen was a Finnish long-distance runner.... Lasse LehtinenLasse Lehtinen Lasse Lehtinen is a Finnish politician and Member of the European Parliament.... Paavo LipponenPaavo Lipponen Paavo Tapio Lipponen is the current Speaker of the Parliament of Finland.... Pertti "Spede" PasanenSpede Pasanen Pertti "Spede" Olavi Pasanen was a Finnish film director and producer, comedian, humorist, TV personality and practitioner o... Wille Riekkinen Juho Rissanen Aarno RuusuvuoriAarno Ruusuvuori Aarno Emil Ruusuvuori was a Finnish architect and professor.... -architect Aulis RytkönenAulis Rytkönen Aulis Rytk?nen is a Finnish football legend.... Tuomo Saikkonen - musician Johan Vilhelm SnellmanJohan Vilhelm Snellman Johan Vilhelm Snellman was an influential Fennoman philosopher and Finnish statesman, nobilitated in 1866.... Kimmo TimonenKimmo Timonen Kimmo Timonen is a professional ice hockey defenseman in the NHL, playing for the Nashville Predators.... Fridolf Weurlander Brothers von Wright, MagnusMagnus von Wright Magnus von Wright was a Finnish painter and ornithologist. ... , Wilhelm and Ferdinand Veera Hallman Sports in Kuopio Kuopio is bidding for the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics2012 Winter Youth Olympics The 2012 Winter Youth Olympics is a major international sports and cultural festival to be celebrated in the tradition of t... . KalPaKalPa FactsThe KalPa are an ice hockey team in the SM-liiga.... KuPSKUPS KUPS is a non-commercial college radio station in Tacoma, Washington located at 90.1 MHz FM.... \|football]]) Puijon Hiihtoseura Puijon Pesis Sister Cities GyorGyor Gyor is the most important city of Northwest-Hungary, the capital of Gyor-Moson-Sopron county and lies on one of the import... , HungaryHungary Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe, bordered by Austria, Slovaki... 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Trivia "Kuopio" is one of the few words that is typed entirely with the right hand on the QWERTYQWERTY QWERTY, is the most common modern-day keyboard layout on English language computer and typewriter keyboards.... keyboard, but entirely with the left hand on the Dvorak keyboard layout. External links - Official site of city's government - Various resources about different areas of interest related to Kuopio History and Life