Kuopio’s cute. I stayed up at http://www.rauhalahti.com/, which is quite a way out of the city, but a great place to stay. The hostelroom was basically a room in a bungalow, with one other room which wasn’t occupied when we were there. We had a kitchen and everything. Every morning I got up and went for a swim in the swimming pool. Great way to wake up. Kuopio itself is tiny but cute. Liked the cemetery a lot (I have a thing for those) and we took a day trip to Valaam Monestary, which was great.