Pitkyaranta is a town and the administrative center of Pitkyarantsky District of the Republic of Karelia, Russia, located on the northeastern coast of Lake Ladoga. Population: 11,429; 13,347; 14,361.
Kuopio is a city in Finland and the regional capital of North Savo. It is located in the Finnish Lakeland. The population of Kuopio is approximately 127,000, while the sub-region has a population of a
Pitkyaranta
…Pitkyaranta is twinned with: Kuopio, Finland Pikalyovo, Russia…
Clockwise from top-left: the cityscape of the center, the Puijo tower, the Kuopio Market Hall, the Kuopio Marina, the Governor Palace, the Väinölänniemi Beach, the Technopolis MicroTower, and the Kuopio City Hall.
Original 1823 drawing of the coat of arms
Kuopio's old railway station building and passengers in 1910.