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Kuvassa Tellervo Kalleinen ja Oliver Kochta-Kalleinen.

The Most Valuable Clock in the World will tour Oulu and the Oulu2026 region in 2026

15.10.2025

Oulu Leads Intrepid Travel’s 2026 “Not Hot List” as Europe’s Emerging Cultural Destination

14.10.2025
Oulu2026 Programme launch in September 2025 in Oulu theater. People watching the program launch and taking photos.

Media Accreditation for Oulu2026 Events Now Open 

7.10.2025
Momo Yoshino, "Kami Circulation", 2025, Oulu. Photo: Linnea Laatikainen / Oulu Culture Foundation

In Toppila’s Oulu2026 mural, an origami sheet unfolds into a flower-like form

7.10.2025
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Flamenco singer Anna Murtola is drawn to the melancholy beauty of abandoned places. Photos TRIÁLOGO-project.

Abandoned beauty and solastalgia in Oulainen

6.10.2025
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Sanna Anttonen (KaikuArt) and Päivi Kaarlela (Original Sokos Hotel Arina). Picture: Simo Kaikkonen (Osuuskauppa Arina)

Oulu People’s Happiness Becomes Art – Original Sokos Hotel Arina and KaikuArt Present the Abstract Sensory Journey for the European Capital of Culture Year

2.10.2025
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Three people talking on a park bridge.

Oulu2026 is looking for volunteers across the entire Oulu2026 region – join us in making the European Capital of Culture year!

1.10.2025

Miniburger wins at Arctic Tasting – Visitor numbers up nearly 40%

1.10.2025

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  • 100 Days to Go: Oulu Gears Up for its European Capital of Culture Year23.9.2025
  • Nine-country cooperation project strengthens the legacy of European Capitals of Culture beyond the title year10.6.2025
  • The second round of “We Are the Culture” open call received nearly 400 proposals 7.5.2025
  • Northern City of Oulu, Finland, Shines as European Capital of Culture in 2026 – Thousands of Events and Unforgettable Experiences16.1.2025
  • Open Call for the Oulu2026 European Capital of Culture programme begins2.9.2024

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