How green is Kuopio?

Kuopio has 17495 square metres of green space per inhabitant in 2024 satellite data. Vegetation covers 83% of the city area. In summer, the hottest land surface zones sit 5.3 °C above the city-wide average (land surface temperature, not air temperature). The PM2.5 model estimate for 2024 is 4.9 µg/m³. Satellite records cover 2 years, 2021 to 2024. Overall, Kuopio ranks #46 of 828 reviewed cities in the Green City Index (green space, land surface heat and air quality combined), and #8 of 9 in Finland.

17495
m² green per inhabitant
83%
vegetation cover
+5.3 °C
hottest zones vs city mean
4.9
PM2.5 estimate µg/m³
13.6
PM10 estimate µg/m³
10.1
NO2 estimate µg/m³
152.7
Index · #46/828
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Satellite — Kuopio Satellite Green cover — Kuopio Green cover Detected green vegetation Heat — Kuopio Heat cooler hotter NO2 — Kuopio NO2 lower higher µg/m³ PM2.5 — Kuopio PM2.5 lower higher µg/m³ PM10 — Kuopio PM10 lower higher µg/m³

Nearby in the rankings

This city is at position #46 of 828 worldwide.

#rank City Country Index
43 Tampere Finland 146.5
44 Växjö Sweden 149.0
45 Linköping Sweden 150.5
46 Kuopio Finland 152.7
47 Örebro Sweden 153.7
48 Stargard Poland 154.0
49 Montreuil France 154.0

Method and caveats

Heat is land surface temperature, not air temperature. Air quality values are model estimates. Green area is vegetation extent detected by satellite, not tree height.