Meet our Cultural Personalities
Series introducing norther culture scene and people behind it.
Oulu2026 Cultural Personality: Luovat Askeleet
Our Cultural Personality of the Week is Luovat askeleet, a multiprofessional, cross-disciplinary artistic group comprised of Johanna Aromaa,...
Oulu2026 Cultural Personality: Marko Karvonen
Our cultural personality of the week is Marko Karvonen, 52-years-old enthusiast and inspirer from Kajaani who identifies themselves as a person of...
Oulu2026 Cultural Personality: Anssi Vieruaho
Our cultural personality of the week is Anssi Vieruaho from the Oulu Culture Events Association. His work centres around visual communications of...
Oulu2026 Cultural Personality: Sandy Kantola
Our cultural personality of the week is Sandy Kantola, Promoter and Head of Production at Qstock Festival and Event Centre Tullisali. Music has...
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...
Oulu2026 Cultural Personality: Kat & Jared
Our cultural personalities of the week are the Finnish-Australian circus and dance artist couple Katariina ja Jared van Earle who moved to Oulu two...
Oulu2026 Cultural Personality: Brent Cassidy
"Éist le fuaim na habhann agus gheobhfaidh tú breac. Listen to the sound of the river and you’ll catch a trout -That’s my motto." Our...
Oulu2026 Cultural Personality: Katja Sutela
Our cultural personality of the week is Katja Sutela, a University Lecturer in Music Education at University of Oulu. She currently lives in...
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...