Puijonlaakso

{{short description|City district in Kuopio, Finland}}

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Puijonlaakso is a district in the city of Kuopio, Finland. As the name implies, it is located right next to Puijo Hill and is a very green area. The area has about 6,400 inhabitants, many of whom are students.[https://yle.fi/uutiset/3-10388700 YLE: Tällainen on opiskelijatalo vuosimallia 2018: yhteinen leffahuone, kuntosali ja sähköauto...] (in Finnish)

The area includes the Puijonlaakso shopping center, nursing homes and the Hotel Savonia, in connection with which the tourism, nutrition and economics education unit of Savo Vocational College with Adult Education Center and Savonia University of Applied Sciences operates. Puijo Church was completed in 1977, as part of a larger parish center.[https://www.kuopionseurakunnat.fi/kirkot-ja-tilat/kirkot/puijon-kirkko Puijon kirkko - Kuopion seurakunta] (in Finnish) Puijonlaakso also includes part of the University of Eastern Finland in Savilahti[https://www.uef.fi/en/kuopio-campus Kuopio Campus - University of Eastern Finland] and the entire Kuopio University Hospital.

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