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Oulu2026 Cultural Personality: Anni Kinnunen
Our cultural personality of the week is Anni Kinnunen (born in 1978 in Oulu), a visual artist with a photographic way of thinking, who has attracted...
Oulu2026 Cultural Personality: Eija Ranta
Our cultural personality of the week is Eija Ranta, a movement artist from Hailuoto. Body movements and experiences of movement are her work...
Oulu2026 Cultural Personality: Justin Howard – Nordic Thunder
Our Cultural Personality of the week is Justin Howard also known as Nordic Thunder. Justin is 2012 Air Guitar World Champion and the people’s mayor...
Oulu2026 Cultural Personality: Juhani Oivo
Our cultural personality of the week is Juhani Oivo - DJ, event producer and Master of Arts from Oulu. Juhani has organised hundreds of events in...
Oulu2026 Cultural Personality: Jenni Kinnunen
Our cultural personality of the week is Jenni Kinnunen, founder and artistic director of The Northern Opera Company. It is the only...
Celebrating the Varjo Piknik Summer Party Safely – Let’s Take Care of One Another
On Sunday 8th of August, City of Oulu and Varjo-festivaali are organising Varjo Piknik, a family event in Kuusisaari. The event will celebrate that...
Oulu2026 Cultural Personality: Sylvain Bureau
Our cultural personality of the week this week is Sylvain Bureau, Ph.D. from Ecole Polytechnique, is the co-founder of the Art Thinking Collective...
Oulu2026 Cultural Personality: Stepa
Our cultural personality of the week is rap artist Stepa. Originally from Sodankylä, he is now making his mark on the Finnish music scene...
Varjo Piknik 8.8. celebrates success of Oulu2026 and Blind Channel
Let’s celebrate together! On Sunday 8th of August, we will celebrate Oulu winning the title of European Capital of Culture in 2026 and Blind...