Oulu is European Capital of Culture 2026

Culture, art and a wide range of events as well as world-class experiences from near and far are taking over our northern region. See the events!

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Oulu2026 Programme launch in September 2025 in Oulu theater. People watching the program launch and taking photos.

Media Accreditation for Oulu2026 Events Now Open

7.10.2025

Momo Yoshino, "Kami Circulation", 2025, Oulu. Photo: Linnea Laatikainen / Oulu Culture Foundation

In Toppila’s Oulu2026 mural, an origami sheet unfolds into a flower-like form

7.10.2025

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Flamenco singer Anna Murtola is drawn to the melancholy beauty of abandoned places. Photos TRIÁLOGO-project.

Abandoned beauty and solastalgia in Oulainen

6.10.2025

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Sanna Anttonen (KaikuArt) and Päivi Kaarlela (Original Sokos Hotel Arina). Picture: Simo Kaikkonen (Osuuskauppa Arina)

Oulu People’s Happiness Becomes Art – Original Sokos Hotel Arina and KaikuArt Present the Abstract Sensory Journey for the European Capital of Culture Year

2.10.2025

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Like Finland in miniature

Together with 39 municipalities, Oulu is the European Capital of Culture. Our wonderful region provides a versatile range of events of different sizes and styles, for their creators and visitors. There are cities and villages, parks and paths, and lovely nature nearby almost everywhere.

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