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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
Latest
26 European cities present at the 8th Culture Next conference in Aveiro, Portugal
Culture Next Cities Network discussed plans for the next two years and agreed upon launching a new call for official membership. The call will be open to all current and former candidate cities for the title of European Capital of Culture. The 8th Culture Next...
Art in the City: the Oulu2026 mural
“In winter it might change people’s lives. They look at this painting and they remember that summers in Finland are always very nice.” A piece of art with the power to change lives. A comment every artist longs to hear. It came from a man looking admiringly at the...
Open Call webinar 19th Oct: How to fill the application form step by step
In this webinar, we go through the Open Call application form step by step and what you should take into account in the different steps. During the webinar, applicants have the opportunity to ask questions from the Oulu2026 producers or from the technical expert about...
The Finnish city of Oulu, European Capital of Culture 2026, announces an Open Call for international programme partners
The City of Oulu, together with 33 Northern Finnish municipalities and cities, will be the European Capital of Culture in 2026. The year will be full of inspiring, diverse and unique cultural offerings delivered by thousands of actors from Europe. The Open Call 2022...
Cultural personality of the week: Rumon Gamba
This week’s Cultural Personality is Rumon Gamba. A lifetime of playing and studying music has lead him to where he is now.
Cultural personality of the week: Transistori
Our cultural personality of the week is Transistori, an experimental sound art collective from Oulu and the highlight of the “Farewell to the Hoppers” musical event. The collective specialises in playing buildings, structures and scrap. From the very start,...
Varikko: a show that makes you want to come back for more
By Erika Benke Video: Erika Benke and Varikko official trailer by Lentoi Films Oy, Picture: Janne-Pekka Manninen Members of the audience arriving at Oulu City Depot are handed a yellow vest as the door: a visual clue, if you need...
Aalto Siilo: Farewell to Hoppers 24th September
‘FAREWELL TO THE HOPPERS’ September 24th, 2022 On September 24th, Factum Foundation in collaboration with Oulu2026 the European Capital of Culture 2026, will be organising a series of performances, projections and a concert in the iconic Silo by Alvar Aalto in...
Webinar 6th Sep: How to apply to Open Call 2022
The Oulu2026 organisation is offering an unmissable opportunity in autumn 2022 for partners to become part of the capital of culture programme. The autumn 2022 Open Call is specifically aimed at large-scale projects that take several years to prepare or carry out. The...
What do you think about Oulu as a cultural city and how the region is preparing for its year as European Capital of Culture? Let us know your opinion by responding to our survey!
Oulu will be European Capital of Culture in 2026 along with 32 other municipalities from Northern Finland. The role of European Capital of Culture is important for the entire nation and Finnish culture, as the eyes of Europe will turn to the North. Oulu2026 will offer...