Haapaniemi is a district in the city of Kuopio , Finland . It is located south of downtown, about a mile from the market square . The district has a population of about 4,000. The northern end of Saaristokatu, which runs to the archipelago city, leads to Haapaniemi, as does the southern ramp leading to the center of the motorway .
2-419: A villa district was designed in the area in an architectural competition held in 1899, which was won by architect Lars Sonck for Haapaniemi. On the basis of the competition entries, a draft town plan was prepared for the area, which was followed. However, the entry of industrial plants into the area in the early 20th century buried the idea of a villa district and housing was created for the working population in
4-586: The area. The area includes the Haapaniemi Power Plant of Kuopio Energia , and Kuopio University Hospital . The cargo ship harbour of the port of Kuopio is located in Haapaniemi. 62°52′51″N 27°40′14″E / 62.88083°N 27.67056°E / 62.88083; 27.67056 This Eastern Finland location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Lars Sonck Too Many Requests If you report this error to
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