Urban Sports

Parkour in downtown Kuopio, Finland with Otto Vainio & Friends.

Medieval armored combat practice in Kuopio, Finland.

Skating on lake ice at Kuopio, Finland.

Street Dance class by Urban moves Kuopio ry in Kuopio, Finland.

Longboarding on Bad Creek Road, Kuopio, Finland.

Rail session with Enni Rukajärvi in downtown Kuopio, Finland. Snowboarding, Red Bull, 2013.

Cross-country skiing tracks around city center of Kuopio, Finland. 24th Jan 2016 (green=good, red=not made) https://kunto.softroi.fi/LATUKUOPIO

Figure skating competition in Kuopio, Finland.

Would you believe that cross-country skiing could be a urban sport? In Kuopio, Finland it's easy because the lakes surrounding the city center freeze over and offer vast areas for skiing or skating. Not to mention the area around Puijo nature conservation area, right next to downtown.

Video highlighting FIS Continental Cup Ski Jumping event in 2014 summer at Puijo, Kuopio, Finland. Also shows Puijo's 9-hole par 3 training golf course.