Maps, public transport and parking
Kuopio
Maps
Public transport connections to Kuopio and Kuopio Campus
Kuopio is located in the eastern part of Finland, some 380 kilometres north-east from Helsinki. Kuopio can be easily reached by air via Helsinki and there are several train and coach connections per day from Helsinki, Tampere and Turku, as well as from other cities in Finland.
Links
- VR, Finnish Railways
- Matkahuolto, Bus and Coach Services
- Kuopio city public transport
- Kuopio region public transport
- Journey Planner
- Finnair
- Kuopio Airport
- Journey.fi
- Taxi Kuopio +358 200 30 300
Parking
Pay parking was introduced to the Joensuu and Kuopio campuses of the University of Eastern Finland as of 1 September 2018. Pay parking will be enforced from September to May on weekdays between 7 am to 4 pm. At other times, parking on the university campuses is free of charge.
Short-term parking costs 1 euros/hour, but will not exceed 6 euros/day. Short-term parking can be paid at the payment machine or as a mobile payment. Please note parking is not allowed in the parking spaces with electricity during 1.11.-31.3.
Staff and students can get a parking permit via an online system (eParking.fi). IGL Customer Services: info@igl.fi, tel. 040 653 8556
Pay parking does not concern maintenance parking, disabled parking, rental car parking or parking by clinical patients arriving at the university.
There are traffic signs in the parking areas to provide further parking instructions. Parking control on both university campuses is carried out by the city.
Parking area maps
More information:
Pay parking introduced to the University of Eastern Finland campuses (6.6.2018)