Kauppakatu (lit. "market street") is a street in the center of

Kuopio Kuopio (, ) is a Finnish city and municipality located in the region of Northern Savonia. It has a population of , which makes it the most populous municipality in Finland. Along with Joensuu, Kuopio is one of the major urban, economic, and cult ...

North Savonia North Savo (or Northern Savonia; fi, Pohjois-Savo; sv, Norra Savolax) is a region in eastern Finland. It borders the regions of South Savo, Central Finland, North Ostrobothnia, Kainuu, and North Karelia. Kuopio is the largest city in the regi ...

, Finland. The length of the street is about 1,500 meters. The street starts from Makasiinikatu from Kuopio Harbor and ends at Sairaalakatu. The street runs along the southern edge of

Kuopio Market Square Kuopio Market Square ( fi, Kuopion kauppatori) is the market square in the Multimäki district in Kuopio, North Savonia, Finland. The market is located about one hundred meters above sea level and the size of the area is 130×174 meters. The cov ...

. Kauppakatu intersects with 19 streets and has ten traffic light-controlled intersections along it. After the completion of the underground project, Kauppakatu will become a

pedestrian street Pedestrian zones (also known as auto-free zones and car-free zones, as pedestrian precincts in British English, and as pedestrian malls in the United States and Australia) are areas of a city or town reserved for pedestrian-only use and in whi ...

at the market square, between Vuorikatu and Ajurinkatu. Most of the restaurants in the center of Kuopio are also located along Kauppakatu or in its immediate vicinity.SS 26.11.2007, Luku 8 – Kapakoita ja kunnon ruokaa
(in Finnish)

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* ''Meijerin nurkalla. Kauppakadun lapset kertovat.'' Toimittaneet: Maija Metsämäki, Aila Huttunen ja Mikko Metsämäki. . (in Finnish)

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Streets in Kuopio {{Europe-road-stub

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