Our Team
Email: info@oulu2026.eu
Open Call: opencall@oulu2026.eu
Communications: press@oulu2026.eu
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Contact
Oulu Culture Foundation
Torikatu 18, 90100 Oulu
For visitors
Email addresses are in the form of firstname.lastname@oulu2026.eu
Please note that special characters Ä or Ö should be replaced with A and O. For example “annu.höttönen@oulu2026.eu” is annu.hottonen@oulu2026.eu.
Administration
Piia Rantala-Korhonen
CEO
+358 44 703 1116
Mika Vierimaa
Head of Administration and Finance
+358 40 167 6827
Matleena Aarikallio
Head of Partnerships
+ 358 40 184 0978
Johanna Rönkkömäki
Controller
+ 358 40 3583 097
Monika Männikkö
Executive Assistant
+358 40 5033 916
Mirja Syrjälä
International Relations Coordinator
+358 40 502 9633
Tarja Paaso
Financial and Administrative Assistant
+ 358 40 543 9361
Nina Taipaleenmäki
Partnerships Coordinator
+358 40 487 4313
Programme Team
Samu Forsblom
Programme Director
+358 44 703 7558
Henri Turunen
Programme Manager
+358 40 621 2015
Ulla Viskari-Perttu
Executive Producer
+358 40 624 8362
Sandy Kantola
Executive Producer
+358 40 186 4071
Inka Hyvönen
Programme Coordinator
+358 40 505 9738
Aino Valovirta
Programme Coordinator, Sámi Culture
+358 40 509 1867
Mirko Siikaluoma
Project Coordinator, Hybrid Producer 2026 project
+358 40 1833188
Sanna Hirvaskari
Programme Coordinator
+358 40 159 1374
Kaisa Kerätär
Producer
+358 40 481 7666
Janna Vielma
Event Producer
+358 40 575 3616
Merja Koistinen
Production Assistant
+358 40 486 7610
Anni Niemelä
Production Assistant
+358 40 194 5448
Teemu Väliheikki
Venue Manager
+358 40 537 7322
Jenni Aitavaara
Deputy Venue Manager
+358 40 531 8160
Jutta Karjalainen
Customer Service Specialist
+358 40 1581539
Community Team
Heli Metsäpelto
Head of community
+358 44 703 7554
Liisa Lauri
Community Coordinator
+358 40 357 9879
Anna Litewka-Anttolainen
Project Manager, Equitable Inclusion Through Volunteering project
+358 40 538 8121
Minna Härkönen
Coordinator, Equitable Inclusion Through Volunteering project
+358 40 185 5988
Birgitta (Peipa) Mäki
Regional Coordinator
+358 40 183 7629
Anette Eksymä
Coordinator of voluntary work
+358 40 194 3397
Matti Moller
Coordinator, Arctic Food Plus
+358 40 1561724
Katri Jämsä
Producer
040 542 4081
Pasi Ruuskanen
Project Manager, Arctic Food Lab
0400 163 987
Communication
Annu Höttönen
Head of Communications and Marketing
+358 44 703 4021
Katri Dahlström
Marketing & Communications Specialist
+358 40 839 7229
Topi Paananen
Content Producer
+358 40 159 4018
Anna Huovinen
Digital Marketing Specialist
+358 40 506 1548
Ulla Pirkola
Communications Coordinator, Tourism and Culture
+358 44 235 5537
Lasse Launimaa
Marketing & Communications Specialist
+358 40 351 5954
Susanna Kinnunen
Content Producer
+358 40 184 8165
Pia Kuha
Content Producer
+358 40 486 9231
Minna Koivunen
Marketing & Communications Specialist
minna.m.koivunen@oulu2026.eu
+358 40 512 2502
Linnea Laatikainen
Content Producer
+358405487371
For visitors
Our office (Oulu Culture Foundation) is located in the Oulu city centre, in the Toriportti building, Torikatu 18. The entrance is at the corner of Torikatu and Kauppurienkatu, at the main doors of Toriportti. The entrance is not completely accessible: there is one step in front of the automatically opening glass doors.
Please note our office does not offer customer service.
The Foundation’s meeting room, the Showroom, is located in Toriportti’s corridor near the main entrance. The Foundation’s office is located at the end of the corridor: Walk past the Showroom meeting space and turn right at the Antell café. The office door is located on the left at the end of the corridor. The office is not accessible. Access to the office is through a small hallway and the office has two stairs.
The doorways of the office and Showroom meeting space are less than 80 cm wide. The height of the thresholds is less than 30 mm.
An accessible toilet is located in the corridor near the Antell café and is marked with signs.