What do you think about Oulu as a cultural city and how the region is preparing for its year as European Capital of Culture? Let us know your opinion by responding to our survey!

Oulu will be European Capital of Culture in 2026 along with 32 other municipalities from Northern Finland. The role of European Capital of Culture is important for the entire nation and Finnish culture, as the eyes of Europe will turn to the North. Oulu2026 will offer diverse, inspiring and unique contents already before the culmination of events in 2026.

Your opinion is important! Select the most suitable answers from the multiple-choice questions or write your answers in the space provided. It will take about 10 minutes to answer all the questions.

After completing the survey, you can submit your contact information to enter our prize drawing for the chance to win event gift certificates (value 50 €)! Winners will be notified in person.

The Center for Cultural Policy Research Cupore is conducting this survey to gather information for a study assessing the impact of Oulu2026 European Capital of Culture activities. Your answers will be saved as you progress through the survey. Incomplete answers are also useful for us. Responses will be treated confidentially within Cupore and may not be connected to the identify of individual respondents. Personal data is not collected in connection with the survey.

Thank you for your responses!

The survey is open untill 16th of Oct.

The Center for Cultural Policy Research Cupore is conducting this survey to gather information for a study assessing the impact of Oulu2026 European Capital of Culture activities. The answers are confidentially processed at Cupore, and any individual respondent cannot be identified. We do not collect personal data in the survey. More information about the data policy: https://www.cupore.fi/en/research/data-management-policy-in-cupore