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Ida Elina ( kantele) and Teija Niku ( accordion) performing in front of the Rathbun-Jones Engine in The Cultural Heritage Center in Oulainen. Photo by Minna Kesti.

Oulu2026 opening celebration was a joint event between Oulainen and Haapavesi

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Vaara-kollektiivi

LIGHT AND RESISTANCE Ecological themes and performing arts on Ärjänsaari in Oulujärvi 24-26.7.2026

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Colorful decorative wheel at a festival.

Oulu2026 Safer Space Principles
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Oulu will host the XII Finnish Conference in Cultural Policy Research in April

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Oulu youths in a photo from the Hymyilevä Oulu 26 photography project. Photo: Kristian Kaarna.

Photography exhibitions in the cathedral, Valve Cultural Centre and the theatre – Hymyilevä Oulu 26 culminates in a gala evening

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Jakob Kudsk Steensen presents an immersive installation about the botanical afterlife deep beneath the city of Oulu
Photo: Harri Tarvainen

Children’s Cultural Centre Kotilo is seeking content for the 2026 Children’s Cultural Programme

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The Most Valuable Clock in the World to be unveiled in this May
Girjái – decolonial queer utopia. Photo: Melissa Linsa.

Journey to the Year 2076 – Girjái performances and Dreaming Workshops at the Oulu University of Applied Sciences

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Live Sri Lankan cooking experience with a Culture Companion2026

Curator Tours at the PLAY Exhibition in March
Maarit Pöör with Helsinki wooden wool blanket. Photo by Maarit Pöör.

Art inspired by Nordic wooden architecture

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