Väre Areena
Four names in under a century mark Väre Areena's history more clearly than any anniversary: Kuopion keskuskenttä for most of its life, Magnum Areena from 2009, Savon Sanomat Areena from 2012, and the current title since 2021, taken from a local energy company. The ground itself, tucked into Kuopio's Haapaniemi district, has staged football since its opening on 29 May 1939 — only the signage above the stand has changed hands.
Kuopion Palloseura built the record that matters here slowly. A crowd of 7,412 for the game against KTP in 1981 stood unmatched for forty-three years, until 8,543 turned up on 19 October 2024 to watch KuPS play HJK in the Veikkausliiga. Nothing about the ground's footprint changed to allow it — the record simply waited that long to fall.
Renovation here has come in stages rather than one rebuild: a members' lounge added in 2003–2005, a media cube in 2008, extra seating in 2010 and 2011, and a further phase between 2018 and 2020 that replaced the dressing rooms and floodlights and added a 400-seat stand under the Kuntolaakso project. The pitch is artificial turf, which keeps the ground in near-constant use — KuPS field both their first team and reserve side here, alongside Pallokissat, and it also hosts European ties and the Kuopio Cup youth tournament each summer.
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KuPS
155 matches
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KuPS Akatemia
43 matches
Recent matches here
| Date | Match | Score |
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| 29 Aug | KuPS Akatemia — SalPa | 1:3 |
| 27 Aug | KuPS — Shamrock Rovers | 1:0 |
| 23 Aug | KuPS — IFK Mariehamn | 2:4 |
| 16 Aug | KuPS Akatemia — PKKU | 2:2 |
| 9 Aug | KuPS — Turku PS | 1:1 |
| 7 Aug | KuPS Akatemia — Inter Turku II | 0:1 |
| 6 Aug | KuPS — Universitatea Craiova | 1:1 |
| 28 Jul | KuPS — Sabah FA | 0:2 |