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In the image: Dry(2023), a performance by Timo Viialainen at Kontula shopping center Helsinki / Image by Antti Ahonen

Performances on energy, war and issues surrounding communication – the performance artists for the ARToulu art area have been selected

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In the photo, Oulu Pride producer Martu Väisänen appears in a selfie together with colorful Oulu Pride participants. Photo: Martu Väisänen.

Hymyilevä Oulu 26 and Oulu Pride – Diversity makes the city stronger

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Woman eating a cinnamon bun and drinking coffee outside in Finland in the summer.

BBC names Oulu among the world’s 20 best places to travel in 2026 
People in Nallikari / Photo: Northern Endurance Events Oy

Running, culture and the magic of the midnight sun – Midnight Sun Run Oulu 2026

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Eiril Linge: Farmor forteller, 2023 (still image from a video). Photo: Eiril Linge.

The works of the Sápmi Triennial create a dialogue across borders and generations

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Photographer: Sami Mustonen, still from the short film Memory of the Landscape.

Memory of the Landscape – A Short Film Revealing Northern Stories Ahead of the Capital of Culture Year

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Eloise Gillow created the first Oulu2026 mural in Rajakylä in 2022. Photo: Mika Friman.

Seeking a Location for the Fifth Oulu2026 Mural in the City Centre

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Festival director Mika Anttolainen, minister Meri-Leena Talvitie and service manager Maria Pikkarainen. Photographer Elviira Säkkinen/OKM

Child’s Day Award to Oulu International Children’s and Youth Film Festival

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Photo: Antti Ylönen

THE LONG-TERM COOPERATION BETWEEN JAPAN AND FINLAND PRESENTS NORTHERN BORDER REGIONS

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Nokia Lumo Art & Tech Festival’s main partner – technology and art meet in Oulu
Aerial view of Oulu city centre in winter.

Oulu, Finland unveils programme for European Capital of Culture Opening Festival
The freedom on Brands Like Bands Festival

Brands Like Bands launches its most international edition ever, concluding in Oulu, the cultural heart of Europe in 2026

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