Boys in a skating park in Oulu, Finland

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

The City of Oulu has been prepar­ing to reserve land for three new hydro­gen pro­duc­tion and pro­cess­ing plants in Pyyryväi­nen. The city’s aim is to active­ly pro­mote green tran­si­tion invest­ments in its area. Advanc­ing the plan­ning of new hydro­gen plants will sup­port the growth of hydro­gen econ­o­my and the devel­op­ment of Oulu’s local hydro­gen infra­struc­ture.

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Art­works cre­at­ed by world lead­ing Finnish and inter­na­tion­al artists will form a per­ma­nent art trail around Oulu in 2026. The artists behind the Cli­mate Clock art trail, which is part of the Oulu2026 pro­gram, have now been announced – learn more about them on the Oulu2026 web­site!

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Michal is a 28-year-old Czech ice hock­ey play­er who has lived in Fin­land for three years. Last sea­son, he played cen­ter for Oulun Kär­pät in Finland’s top ice hock­ey league. We inter­viewed Michal to hear his thoughts about liv­ing in Oulu.

Dive into Michal’s sto­ry

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Star­tups com­pet­ed at the Polar Bear Pitch­ing event this year in quite wet con­di­tions at Värt­tö Beach. The win­ner was Finnish Acous­pin, who have com­mer­cial­ized nanofiber pro­duced with ultra­sound. The nanofibers can be uti­lized in many ways in man­u­fac­tur­ing and health­care.

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Ben Tardif is a Cana­di­an play­ing for the Kär­pät ice hock­ey team in Finland’s top pro­fes­sion­al hock­ey league. He moved to Oulu last sum­mer with his wife. “One of the best things about liv­ing in Oulu is the safe­ty. I can walk every­where at any time of the day,” Ben says. Watch our video for Ben’s inspir­ing sto­ry!

Take a peek into Ben’s dai­ly life

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The City of Oulu and French com­pa­ny Ver­so Ener­gy have signed a co-oper­a­tion agree­ment aim­ing to build a hydro­gen pro­cess­ing plant in Oulu. Ver­so Ener­gy intends to con­struct a plant with a year­ly pro­duc­tion capac­i­ty of 80 000 tonnes of e‑SAF. The esti­mat­ed val­ue of the project is €1.4 bil­lion, and it is expect­ed to cre­ate 250 jobs.

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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.

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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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