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Valve2026 Culture Fridays Event Series Kicks Off The Cultural Capital Year’s Weekends

While the world searches for happiness, Oulu lives in the midst of it – Mikael Kunnari invites us to pause within the landscape as part of the Abstract Sensory Journey

Frozen People once again takes over the frozen sea – the international festival of electronic music and northern art returns to Nallikari.

Oulu-based artist Liina Holmes has an exhibition and residency in Madrid as part of the project UOMA

Oulu Camera Club and Hymyilevä Oulu 26 – documenting everyday life in Oulu together

Explore art exhibitions at the University of Oulu!

Stadioncross Oulu 2026 – When the City Becomes a Winter Arena

Terve Ramadan: Bringing Arabian Cultures to the North – Oulu’s First Open Ramadan Celebration for Everyone

Do You Grasp Happiness When It’s Offered? – Mimosa.pop Interprets the Joy of Oulu in Abstract Sensory Journey

“Perhaps happiness shimmers like light” – Poet Suvi Autto interprets the happiness of Oulu as part of the Abstract Sensory Journey
