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Founded in 1867. The most famous person buried in the cemetery is author Minna Canth.
The Great Cemetery of Kuopio is a large cemetery located in the Puijo district in Kuopio, Finland. The cemetery was founded in 1867 and has been expanded several times in the 20th century. The cemetery is located in the area of Kuopio Cathedral Parish and is also known as the Kuopio City Parish Cemetery. The cemetery is bordered on the south by the Kouvola–Iisalmi railway, on the west by the Blessing Chapels along Karjalankatu and the building of the Finnish Orthodox Church Museum and Ecclesiastical Government, on the north by the Highway 5, and on the east by Puijonkatu street.
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Ortodoksinen Kirkkomuseo
A leading museum of Orthodox Churches in Europe.
Kuntolaakson uimahalli
Kuntolaakso's indoor swimming pool is the second largest in Finland. Includes a 10-lane 50-m main pool, a diving pool with all the levels of diving required for competitions, a teaching and youth pool, a multi-purpose pool, a cold pool, a hot tub and a kids pool. Massage showers, a hot tub, an aroma sauna, daily gym control, body composition measurement, a jumping arm and virtual water gym equipment.
Kauppahalli
Over 20 local stallholders.
Neoclassical church built between 1806 and 1815.
Snellmaninpuisto
A park named after J. V. Snellman.
Kanttila
The house where the famous first Finnish female writer Minna Canth lived after her husband's death. Most noticeable it contains a replication of the Minna Canth room where she is said to have written some of her work.