The Puijo tower is an observation tower at the top of Puijo hill in Kuopio, Eastern Finland. Opened in 1963, the tower is 75 metres tall and has a revolving restaurant with 100 seats. It was the first
Puijo tower
The first Puijo tower, c. 1893
The second Puijo tower, built in 1900
Both the second and third Puijo towers in 1963. The new tower had just been completed and the old one was to be dismantled.
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
Puijo tower
…The Puijo tower is an observation tower at the top of Puijo hill in Kuopio, Eastern Finland. Opened in 1963, the tower is 75 metres (246 ft) tall and has a revolving restaurant with 100 seats. It was the first tower with a…
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.
An aerial view of Kuopio.