Along the way
A tour through Europe: Valletta 2018
Valletta is the capital of the Mediterranean island country of Malta. The city has 400 000 inhabitants; 90 percent of Malta's population. Given this, it wasn't exactly surprising that Valletta was...
A tour through Europe: Mons 2015
Mons, Belgium, is an old city; it grew around a castrum dating back to Roman times, and the growth only accelerated following the founding of an abbey by St Waltrude in about 650 AD. In 2015, Mons...
A tour through Europe: Aarhus 2017
Aarhus, located in Mid-Jutland in Denmark, is a city of 333 684 citizens (2017). It was chosen to be the European Capital of Culture 2017 along with Paphos from Cyprus. Aarhus's theme was "Let's...
Northern Finland Benefits from the European Capital of Culture Project
In the context of the European Capital of Culture project, there is usually concern about the equitable distribution of money. Oulu citizen’s big question is have the project funds been taken from...
Inequality in Cultural Funding
Oulu is preparing the application for the 2026 European Capital of Culture, which is when the next title-holder will be chosen from Finland. Currently, Tampere, together with Mänttä-Vilppula, and...
Unique Oulu
How is Oulu recognised? Well, the tar business was an essential makeup of the city as well as the numerous fires that destroyed the city at various times in our history. Fortunately, we cannot live...
Oulu – special city for European Capital of Culture 2026!
Oulu feels like a special city to me. I think it has something to do with the light. When I first visited, in June last year, the sky was a brilliant blue, the sun was dazzling, and light was...
The Oulu2026 application is being completed together
The Oulu City Council unanimously decided that Oulu aims to achieve the title of European Capital of Culture in 2026. The Capital of Culture is an European Union initiative whose 2020-2033 rules...