national park
Koli National Park
Home to Finland's most celebrated landscape, where Ukko-Koli hill offers sweeping views over Lake Pielinen that inspired Finland's national romantic art.
57 km · about 65 min drive
North Karelia, Finland · Europe
Outokumpu sits on the route: 25 minutes from Polvijärvi, 57km from Koli National Park.
Outokumpu is a town located in North Karelia, Finland. With a population of 6,404, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Outokumpu sits in Finland, where you drive on the right. It's in the Europe/Helsinki time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Outokumpu to your route.
Outokumpu is a town and municipality of Finland. It is located in the North Karelia region, 48 kilometres (30 mi) west of Joensuu and 92 kilometres (57 mi) east of Kuopio. The municipality has a population of 6,365 (31 December 2025) and covers an area of 584.05 square kilometres (225.50 sq mi) of which 138.22 km2Read more
(53.37 sq mi) is water. The population density is 14.28 inhabitants per square kilometre (37.0/sq mi). The most important road connection in the locality is Highway 9.
Neighbouring municipalities are Heinävesi, Kaavi, Liperi, Polvijärvi and Tuusniemi. The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
The fir-twigged line in the coat of arms of Outokumpu refers to the name Kuusjärvi (literally "spruce lake") at the time the municipality's coat of arms was established, and the copper symbol refers to Outokumpu Oyj's mines, which later gave their name to the entire township. The coat of arms was designed by Olof Eriksson, and the Kuusjärvi municipal council approved it at its meeting on November 21, 1952. The Ministry of the Interior approved the coat of arms for use on February 18, 1953.
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Outokumpu is located in North Karelia, Finland, Europe. The coordinates are 62.7268 latitude, 29.0159 longitude.
Outokumpu has a population of approximately 6,404 people, making it a town in Finland.
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national park
Home to Finland's most celebrated landscape, where Ukko-Koli hill offers sweeping views over Lake Pielinen that inspired Finland's national romantic art.
57 km · about 65 min drive
May to September
Far northern latitude: short daylight hours outside summer make long drives harder.
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