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Oulu2026 Cultural Personality: Milla Korja
Our Cultural Personality for this week is Milla Korja, a dancer from Oulu and a dance teacher at the Oulu University of Applied Sciences. In...
TechArt and DigiCult to Assist in the Crisis Caused by the COVID-19 Pandemic
The City of Oulu grasped the challenges within the cultural and creative industries brought about by the coronavirus pandemic with two new projects....
Oulu2026 Cultural Personality: Eeva Maria al-Khazaali
Eeva Maria al-Khazaali is a poet and a screenwriter for indie movies and she is currently writing a feminist autofiction. She has studied...
New producer to the Oulu2026-team!
At the start of the year, we had new members join the Oulu2026 team, namely producers Kaisa Silvo and Erika Riekki. In the short time they have been...
Oulu2026 Cultural Personality: Pasi Räbinä
This time the Oulu2026 Cultural Personality is Pasi Räbinä, a costume designer for the Oulu City Theatre. During his 35-year career Räbinä has...
Oulu2026 Cultural Personality: Aki Heiskanen
Our cultural personality for this week is Aki Heiskanen, the municipal manager of Hailuoto, who is interested in communality and well-being....
Christmas in Finland
When I decided to move to Oulu from London without my family for a year, I made a deal with my children that we wouldn’t be away from each other for...
Oulu2026 Cultural Personality: Outi Dekker
Outi Dekker works at the Oulu Museum of Art as a museum assistant, primarily at the collection unit. She takes care of things related to artworks...
How would you further the cultural climate change with 2026 euros?
The concept of cultural climate change is about reconnecting. It can take place between people and culture; technology and art; people and nature;...