Lumo 2022

Dis­cov­er Oulu: Your Gate­way to Busi­ness, Cul­ture, and Lifestyle

For tal­ents, trav­el­ers, or busi­ness­es seek­ing oppor­tu­ni­ties, we con­nect you to the city’s vibrant offer­ings. Let Oulu ignite your imag­i­na­tion!

Oulu – Euro­pean Cap­i­tal of Cul­ture 2026

Right now in Oulu

Meet Mako­to, a fam­i­ly man from Japan who now calls Oulu home. In this video, Mako­to shares his expe­ri­ence of relo­cat­ing to Oulu, talks about the sup­port avail­able, and how eas­i­ly his chil­dren were able to find school places in Oulu.

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Are you new in Oulu or plan­ning to move here? Inter­na­tion­al House Oulu’s Wel­come Office is here to sup­port you and make your life smoother in a new city. You can get help online or by book­ing an in-per­son appoint­ment. The ser­vice is free of charge.

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The Lumo Light Fes­ti­val, organ­ised by the City of Oulu, will once again light up Oulu from Novem­ber 21 to 23. This year’s pro­gramme has an excep­tion­al­ly inter­na­tion­al flavour, with a total of 10 works cre­at­ed by artists from across Europe.

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In just four months’ time, Oulu will be Euro­pean Cap­i­tal of Cul­ture! The Oulu2026 pro­gramme will place the North firm­ly at the cen­tre of Europe’s cul­tur­al map. Already over 1,000 events are list­ed in the offi­cial cal­en­dar, with fur­ther addi­tions to fol­low.

Explore the upcom­ing events

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Mia Chen focus­es on chil­dren’s learn­ing appli­ca­tions in her master’s stud­ies, while Yomal Fer­nan­do spe­cialis­es in dis­ease pre­ven­tion. Oulu has made such a good impres­sion on them that they both hope to work in Fin­land in the future.

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The Lat­vian air­line air­Baltic will begin direct sched­uled flights between Riga and Oulu – the Euro­pean Cap­i­tal of Cul­ture 2026 – in March 2026. The return flights will oper­ate five days a week until the end of Octo­ber 2026.

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Oulu is grow­ing and evolv­ing with you

Find a solu­tion to all your needs in Oulu

At Busi­nes­sAs­e­ma, work and tal­ent meet in an envi­ron­ment that pro­vides handy options for devel­op­ing per­son­al exper­tise as well as busi­ness oper­a­tions.

Learn more about Busi­nes­sAs­e­ma

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The Pohjo­la Route is a cir­cu­lar road sys­tem that offers a range of experiences for motorists, fam­i­lies, nature enthu­si­asts as well as trav­ellers who pre­fer pub­lic trans­port options. Along the Pohjo­la Route, any­one can select the itin­er­ary and nature attrac­tions of their choice – trav­el­ling the full length of the route or just parts of it.

Have a clos­er look at the Pohjo­la Route

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Or are you still search­ing for your path to employ­ment? Business­Oulu can help you! Check out the ser­vices for entre­pre­neurs, organ­i­sa­tions and tal­ent!

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