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European Capital of Culture Brings International Winter Highlights to Oulu and Northern Finland
Ukrainian Encounters in Oulu 2026
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!
Press releases
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- BBC names Oulu among the world’s 20 best places to travel in 2026
- Seven major artworks for expansive Climate Clock art trail, launching 13 June 2026
- Nokia Lumo Art & Tech Festival’s main partner – technology and art meet in Oulu
- Oulu, Finland unveils programme for European Capital of Culture Opening Festival
- 100 Days to Go: Oulu Gears Up for its European Capital of Culture Year