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KUOPIO

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Originally appearing in Volume V15, Page 948 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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KUOPIO  ,

capital of the Finnish province of that name, situated on Lake Kalla-vesi, 18o m. by
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rail from the Kuivola junction of the St
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Petersburg-Helsingfors main
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line . Pop . (1904), 13,519 . It is picturesquely situated, is the seat of a bishop, and has a
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cathedral, two lyceums and two gymnasia (both for boys and girls), a commercial and several professional
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schools . There is an agricultural school at Levais, close by . Kuopio, in consequence of its steamer communication with
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middle Finland and the sea (via Saima Canal), is a trading centre of considerable importance .

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