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The European Capitals of Culture at the Italian Pavilion of Expo 2020 Dubai
The “The European Capitals of Culture Day at the Universal Exhibition 2020 Dubai” is the event that the Matera Basilicata 2019 Foundation is...
Oulu2026 Cultural Personality: Arja Huotari
Our cultural personality of the week is Arja Huotari, Director of Cultural Centre Valve and Head of Cultural Services in the City of Oulu. Her main...
”Do not create for the tourists but for the residents”, Stuba Nikula, CEO of Helsinki Events Foundation
Kaupunkifoorumi (City Forum) was organised in Oulu on 12.-13.10., and it gathered a noted crowd of experts to discuss the development of cities and...
”The unique Capital of Culture title will bring visibility to Oulu, also internationally” Elena Näsänen, Member of the Board of the Oulu Cultural Foundation
Elena Näsänen is a Master of Fine Arts, visual artist and a filmmaker. She acted as the Chairperson of Artist’s Association Finland between 2004 and...
The Capital of Culture is a common endeavour, Jouko Niinimäki, Member of the Board of the Oulu Cultural Foundation
Jouko Niinimäki was born in Oulu and is a Doctor of Technology who has worked at the University of Oulu since 1995. The past years, he has acted as...
”Oulu is an inventive city that has the opportunity to be the capital of the whole Northern Finland” Tytti Määttä, Member of the Board of the Oulu Cultural Foundation
Tytti Määttä has a master’s in political science and is the Mayor of Kuhmo. Määttä studied political science, political history and economics at the...
”The success of the Capital of Culture is fully in our hands” Member of the Board of the Oulu Cultural Foundation Reima Loukkola
Reima Loukkola has a master of science in economics and has acted as the Chief Financial Officer of Osuuskauppa Arina since 2020. At the end of the...
In Oulu, we dare to think in a new way,” Member of the Board of the Oulu Cultural Foundation, Emilie Gardberg
Emilie Gardberg, Master of Arts, is the dean of the Sibelius Academy at the University of the Arts Helsinki. She has previously worked as director...
Young and experienced consumers co-design solutions for food waste reduction
VTT in collaboration with Cross-KIC New European Bauhaus and the Oulu2026- the city of Oulu European Capital of Culture 2026 initiatives will bring...