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Kuopio · Finland

Car hire and driving in Kuopio

Driving distances to the cities around, the rules that change at the border, and where to compare rental prices.

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In Finland traffic drives on the right. Picking up at KUO means 14 km (9 mi) into the centre before the trip starts. The emergency number is http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1061257.

Drives from Kuopio

Car rental from Kuopio: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Kuopio to JyväskyläFinland124 km (77 mi)about 1 h 53 min
Kuopio to LahtiFinland237 km (147 mi)about 3 h 37 min
Kuopio to TampereFinland254 km (158 mi)about 3 h 53 min
Kuopio to OuluFinland259 km (161 mi)about 3 h 57 min
Kuopio to VantaaFinland321 km (199 mi)about 4 h 53 min
Kuopio to HelsinkiFinland336 km (209 mi)about 5 h 7 min
Kuopio to EspooFinland339 km (211 mi)about 5 h 10 min
Kuopio to Saint PetersburgRussia357 km (222 mi)about 5 h 27 min
Kuopio to PetrozavodskRussia365 km (227 mi)about 5 h 34 min
Kuopio to KolpinoRussia382 km (238 mi)about 5 h 50 min
Kuopio to UmeåSweden384 km (239 mi)about 5 h 51 min
Kuopio to TurkuFinland394 km (245 mi)about 6 h
Kuopio to MoscowRussia972 km (604 mi)about 14 h 49 min
Kuopio to BerlinGermany1,424 km (885 mi)about 21 h 43 min
Kuopio to KyivUkraine1,394 km (866 mi)about 21 h 15 min
Kuopio to HamburgGermany1,458 km (906 mi)about 22 h 14 min
Kuopio to MinskBelarus1,000 km (621 mi)about 15 h 15 min
Kuopio to WarsawPoland1,249 km (776 mi)about 19 h 3 min
Kuopio to StockholmSweden650 km (404 mi)about 9 h 54 min
Kuopio to KharkivUkraine1,526 km (948 mi)about 23 h 17 min

Distances are straight-line; road and rail routes run about 15–25% longer. Times are estimates from distance and typical speeds, not timetables.

Where to compare car hire

ExpediaCar hire from the major suppliers, and the one to look at if the flight or hotel is already booked there. Part of Expedia Group.Check car hire on Expedia (opens www.expedia.com in a new tab)
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Auto EuropeA broker specialising in Europe, often with clearer all-in pricing for US renters.Get European rates on Auto Europe (opens www.autoeurope.com in a new tab)
Rentalcars.comBooking.com's car arm, with wide airport coverage worldwide.Compare suppliers on Rentalcars.com (opens www.rentalcars.com in a new tab)
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Common questions

Which side of the road do they drive on in Kuopio?

The right, as everywhere in Finland.

How are the journey times on this page worked out?

From straight-line distance and typical speeds for each mode, so they are estimates for planning, not timetables. Road and rail routes run 15–25% longer than the straight line.

Where these facts come from

  • GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, elevation, time zone, postal codes
  • Wikidata (CC0): area, sister cities, visitor numbers, heritage listings, stations and ports
  • OurAirports (public domain): airports, runways
  • Natural Earth (public domain): map outlines

Data compiled 14 September 2026. Hotel and hostel figures are from our booking partner’s catalogue on that date. Journey times on this page are estimates from distance, not timetables; check the operator before you rely on one.