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A thousand metres of Grand Design Tablecloth: The inspiring second life
In the Waning Light III, photo: Milla Koistinen

A Multidisciplinary Arts Weekend Opens with Dance

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Ballroom Bliss Wuppertal. Picture: deufert&plischke

Ballroom Bliss has toured through multiple cities around the world – Now arrives to Oulu!

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Culture Companion activities Bring Women Together in Oulu 

Open call: Residency in Kuldīga in August 2027
Animation visuals: @dr_formalyst | Creative direction & choreography: @Ongoing Realities

Festival of Augmented Dance – Finland’s First Dance-Technology Festival in Oulu 23rd–28th Nov 2026

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Photo highlights from Iso-Syöte’s Välähdyksiä art exhibition on the hilltop

Glimpses of North (Välähdyksiä)Art Exhibition at Iso-Syöte attracts nearly 10,000 visitors

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TaikaBox performance at AaltoSiilo interacting with INTER-FACE:ing LuxuryLogico on 25 October.

Taiwan Meets Oulu: Mayor Ari Alatossava Attends LuxuryLogico × TaikaBox Finissage at AaltoSiilo

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Joulupuu's partners: Aaro, Joacim, Nea Snellman, Veetu Vuori, Brädi, Rosanna Kulju, Dilemma, Mimi, Kuku, Nora Rantalainen. Layout artist, Marika Meri.

Joulupuu Esittää -event arrives at Valkea Shopping Center on November 14th 2026

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Joona Kotilainen performs comedy with AI. Photo: Harri Säynevirta.

Can AI Be Creative? LuovAIn! Roadshow Brings AI Comedy and Collaborative Art to Oulu

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An exhibition scene of INTER-FACE:ing LuxuryLogico at AaltoSiilo at the opening. Image © Yi Chen.

Taiwanese Contemporary Art Opens a Dialogue on Technology, Nature and Cultural Climate Change

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Down the fell a man strode, giant-sized and wicked. Walked in twilight like the vanishing moon, gathered the children into his cauldron.

Stállu is coming. Face the giant of the North on November 26th.

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