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Extract from the Kuopio Travel Guides:
Superficially cosmopolitan, with smart broad streets and modern buildings,
KUOPIO
is the only city in a vast expanse of countryside, and its earthy peasant heritage is always felt: traditional dress is common, sophistication is rare, and everything takes a back seat to unbridled revelry when the night comes.
All the sights are within the immediate central area, with one exception: the wonderful
Orthodox Church Museum
, Karjalankatu 1 (May-Aug Tues-Sun 10am-4pm; Sept-April Mon-Fri noon-3pm, Sat & Sun noon-5pm; ?3.40), set on the brow of the hill at Kuopio's northwest corner. The museum houses ma... read the whole Kuopio Travel Guides...
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