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Kuopio, Finland (Capital)
1911 Encyclopedia Britannica
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Capital of the Finnish province of that name, situated on Lake Kalla-vesi, 180 m. by rail from the Kuivola junction of the St Petersburg-Helsingfors main line. Pop. (1904), 13,519. It is picturesquely situated, is the seat of a bishop, and has a cathedral, two lyceums and two gymnasia (both for boys and girls), a commercial and several professional schools. There is an agricultural school at Levais, close by. Kuopio, in consequence of its steamer communication with middle Finland and the sea (via Saima Canal), is a trading centre of considerable importance.
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Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Kuopio, Finland (Capital)'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​bri/​k/kuopio-finland-capital.html. 1910.
Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Kuopio, Finland (Capital)'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​bri/​k/kuopio-finland-capital.html. 1910.