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Newsletters 2024
June / 2024: Summer highlights in Oulu2026 region, Venice Art Biennale 2026 exhibition to Oulu, Oulu2026 Stage at Qstock Festival, Fascinating northern stories: Sound of the North route
April / 2024: Tales of Tar, Sápmi Triennale, Open Call: Solstice Festival 2024, Delta Life, Culture Next conference, Guide for sustainable events, TMW Oulu2026 presents.
Interested in volunteering?
We welcome all participants to register as volunteers, aka Cultural Ambassadors. At the moment we have a limited amount of volunteer positions open. Closer to 2026, we have numerous interesting tasks opening up related to e.g. event production, communication, information, and guidance. We also organise training and own programme for volunteers.
Feel free to leave your contacts with the same form as subscribing to our newsletter. We will reach out to our network as our programme starts to take shape. Welcome aboard!
For more information:
Heli Metsäpelto
Head of Community
heli.metsapelto@oulu2026.eu
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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 Kainuu by birth and heart. Marko recently started as Sotkamo's new Cultural Producer, and looks forward to the extensive...
We are hiring: Chief executive officer, Oulu Cultural Foundation
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We are hiring: Programme Director, Oulu Cultural Foundation
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Oulu Culture Foundation’s Board Has Begun Working Towards Cultural Climate Change
Oulu Culture Foundation’s board held their first meeting at the end of October. In the meeting, the board went through matters relating to starting the foundation’s operations and made decisions over the recruitment of personnel. On 5th November, the board announced...
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 the association and its partners, and he produces content for the Pohjoinen kulttuurivirta project. Anssi has a degree in...
Matera 2019, Meeting of cultures on the Day of the European Capitals of Culture at Expo 2020 Dubai
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Oulu is a cool and energetic cultural city that deserved to win in the European Capital of Culture competition, Cay Sevón, Member of the Board of the Oulu Cultural Foundation
Cay Sevón is a Doctor of Social Sciences. She was responsible for Turku’s Capital of Culture year as the CEO of Turku 2011 Foundation. Sevón has also worked the Account Manager in the City of Turku, Ministry of Interior and Ministry of Finance as Director General and...
Genius generates beauty: the experiences of the European Capitals of Culture at Expo 2020 Dubai
Post pandemic reunite The “European Capitals of Culture Day at the Universal Exhibition 2020 Dubai” is an initiative that Matera-Basilicata 2019 Foundation is organising on the 30th October 2021 in the Italy Pavilion at the Expo of Dubai, in partnership with the...
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 always been close to Sandy's heart and she found her way to the right people at an early stage in her career. Working at...