Contact us
Torikatu 18
90100 Oulu
Email info@oulu2026.eu
Open Call email opencall@oulu2026.eu
Email addresses are in the form of firstname.lastname@oulu2026.eu
Administration

Piia Rantala-Korhonen
CEO
+358 44 703 1116

Päivi Poikela
Finance Specialist
+ 358 40 505 1308

Mika Vierimaa
Head of Administration and Finance
+358 40 167 6827

Monika Männikkö
Executive Assistant
+358 40 5033 916

Matleena Aarikallio
Partnership Manager
+ 358 40 184 0978
Programme Team

Samu Forsblom
Programme Director
+358 44 703 7558

Inka Hyvönen
Producer
+358 40 505 9738

Ulla Viskari-Perttu
Executive Producer
+358 40 624 8362

Henri Turunen
Executive Producer
+358 40 621 2015

Aino Valovirta
Producer, Sámi Culture
+358 40 509 1867

Mirko Siikaluoma
Project Coordinator, Hybrid Producer 2026 project
+358 40 1833188

Asta Salomaa
Producer
+358 40 159 1374

Anne-Maria Mäkelä
Project Manager, Northern Stories project
+358 40 673 5155
Communication

Annu Höttönen
Head of Communications and Marketing
+358 44 703 4021

Katri Dahlström
Marketing & Communications Specialist
+358 40 839 7229

Topi Paananen
Content Producer
+358 40 159 4018
Community Team

Heli Metsäpelto
Head of community
+358 44 703 7554

Henrik Skarevik
Coordinator / Northern Ostrobothnia, Equal Oulu2026 project
+358 40 355 1309

Mirja Syrjälä
Community Coordinator
+358 40 502 9633

Minna Härkönen
Coordinator / Kainuu, Equal Oulu2026 project
+358 40 185 5988

Anna Litewka-Anttolainen
Project Manager, Equal Oulu2026 project
+358 40 538 8121
Arctic Food Lab

Niina Keränen
Project Manager
+358 40 0163 987

Laura Suorsa
Coordinator
+358 40 503 0125

Pinja Huhtala
Production Trainee
+358 40 158 9470
Oulu2026 project workers
Email addresses are in the form of firstname.lastname@ouka.fi

Liisa Ronkainen
Project manager, Cultural Experience Guides project
+ 358 40 3546 873

Elina Arola
Service design coach, Cultural Experience Guides project
+ 358 40 3534 034