Väinölänniemi

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

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Väinölänniemi is a district in the city of Kuopio, Finland. It is more commonly known for the Väinölänniemi Peninsula (nicknamed Vänäri), located in this district and surrounded by Kallavesi, with its beaches,[https://www.kuopio.fi/en/uimarannat1 Swimming beaches - Kuopio] sports fields and park areas.[http://karttapalvelu.kuopio.fi/?setlanguage=fi&e=27535314&n=6975953&r=2&w=***&l=kuopio_opaskartta%2Ckuopio_kaupunginosa%2Ckuopio_nba_kulttuuriymparisto%3ASuojellut%20rakennukset%2Ckuopio_publicservices%3A%2F2%2F143*%2F3%2F115*%2F3%2F131*%2F3%2F132&o=100%2C100%2C100%2C100 Kuopion karttapalvelu: Väinölänniemi] (in Finnish)

The area includes J. V. Snellman Home Museum,[https://snellmaninkotimuseo.fi/in-english/ J. V. Snellman Home Museum] Kallavesi High School, Kanttila (Home of Minna Canth),[https://kanttila.fi/en/info-eng/ Kanttila] Old Kuopio Museum,[https://kuopionkorttelimuseo.fi/in-english/ Old Kuopio Museum] Kuopio Provincial Government Building, Kuopio Academy of Design, St. Nicholas Cathedral,[https://www.ort.fi/kuopio/eng/ Kuopio St. Nicholas Cathedral - Kuopion ortodoksinen seurakunta] VB Photography Center, and the three parks: Väinölänniemi Park, Piispanpuisto and Brahe Park. There is also a prestigious Musta Lammas Restaurant[https://mustalammas.ravintolamestarit.net/en/ Restaurant Musta Lammas] and Hotel Scandic Kuopio.[https://www.scandichotels.com/hotels/finland/kuopio/scandic-kuopio?_ga=2.238550787.221638559.1598180267-911690080.1598180267 Scandic Kuopio - Scandic Hotels]