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Kuopio

American  
[kwaw-pyaw] / ˈkwɔ pjɔ /

noun

  1. a city in central Finland.


Kuopio British  
/ ˈkwɔpjɔ /

noun

  1. a city in S central Finland. Pop: 88 250 (2003 est)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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The project is a collaboration between the university hospitals of Helsinki, Kuopio and Turku, Hatanpää Hospital in Tampere, Hospital Nova in Jyväskylä and the Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare.

From Science Daily May 6, 2026

And prior to that, ice hockey fans will be travelling to the nearby SSE Arena to watch the Belfast Giants play Finnish side, KalPa Kuopio.

From BBC Aug. 28, 2025

"This novel finding highlights that insulin resistance may be a significant and modifiable risk factor for AS," says lead author Dr Johanna Kuusisto, from the Kuopio University Hospital, in Finland.

From Science Daily Nov. 27, 2024

Small cities have also been active; for instance, Kuopio in Finland and Udine in Italy are WHO Healthy Cities.

From Nature Sep. 27, 2016

Kuopio is perhaps the most picturesquely situated inland town in Finland, and the view from Puijo, a hill of some height behind the township, is really good on a fine night.

From Through Finland in Carts by Alec-Tweedie, Mrs. (Ethel)

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