Summerwalk around Kuopio City Centre, July 2021, Finland [4K]

Summerwalk around Kuopio City Centre, July 2021, Finland. Kuopio is both Finnish city, municipality and cultural center located in the region of Northern Savonia (Pohjois-Savo). In 2021 it has a population of 120,248 which makes it the 8th most populous city in Finland and the most populous city in Eastern Finland Province.

In the 1550s, under the influence of Mikael Agricola, a church and a parish were founded in Kuopionniemi. Governor Peter Brahe founded the city of Kuopio in 1653, but the official date is recognized as 17 November 1775, when King Gustav III of Sweden ordered the formal establishment of the city.

00:00 Walk begins at Kuopio market square (Kuopion tori)
2:33 Selling Kalakukko, traditional food of Savonia region ( fish, pork and bacon inside rye bread)
6:55 Veljmies statue by sculptor Heikki Konttinen from 1959
7:27 Inside Jugend style Kauppahalli / Market Hall opened in 1902
8:50 Siskotyttö statue by sculptor Taru Mäntynen from 1984
9:57 Kauppakatu pedestrian street
13:35 Vuorikatu street and church park
15:20 Sorvarinkatu street
16:24 Koljonniemenkatu street
17:16 Kuninkaankatu street
17:51 House of Finnish Writer Minna Canth
19:14 Kuopio Cathedral from early 19th century
20:48 Snellmanninpuisto park ahead
22:14 Statue of J.V. Snellman, influential Fennoman philosopher and Finnish statesman
23:57 Vahtivuorenkatu street
26:57 Satamapuisto park
28:28 Kuopio passenger harbour next to lake Kallavesi
32:17 Popular day cruises around the archipelago and Vaajasalo
34:34 Walking on Tulliportinkatu street next to the lake
38:11 Area has many activities like sightseeing tours with seaplane
42:00 By the pier

The approximate route:
https://www.google.com/maps/dir/62.89...

Shot with GoPro in 4K.

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