Nallikari lighthouse

Oulu is a treat: the easy-going atmosp­he­re of a small town meets the ser­vices and abun­dant cul­tu­ral selec­tion of a big city, top­ped with four dis­tinct sea­sons and fan­tas­tic natu­ral expe­riences.

Oulu – a hig­her gra­de of living

Here they are: IH Oulu ambas­sa­dors!

Pava­ni, Sara, Edu­ra­do and Jun are Inter­na­tio­nal House Oulu ambas­sa­dors 2023. Get a glimp­se of their thoughts!

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ICTOu­lu at Pro­fe­sia days 2023 in Bra­tis­la­va

During ICTOulu’s stay at the Pro­fe­sia days event in Bratislava’s Old Mar­ket Hall, loca­ted right in the heart of Slovakia’s capi­tal, we were asked one ques­tion qui­te often: “So, what brings you here?”

Read ICTOu­lu’s report from the event.
Profesia days in Bratislava

Filip from Slo­va­kia: “Oulu has its own Nort­hern spi­rit“

Filip Polak came to Oulu in 2019 and he is stu­dying at the Uni­ver­si­ty of Oulu for the fourth year. Filip star­ted wor­king part-time at Nokia in Februa­ry 2022.


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Oulu helps your busi­ness grow

Oulu is an inter­na­tio­nal­ly com­pe­ti­ti­ve city region for many types of ent­repre­neu­rial acti­vi­ties and for crea­ti­ve busi­nes­ses cont­ri­bu­ting to export and emplo­y­ment. Get the sup­port in all sta­ges of your busi­ness!

Learn more about busi­ness ser­vices in Oulu
Two office workers smiling
Oulu seen in the evening dusk underneath the wing of an airplane, from high the air. Streetlights are glowing in the colour of yellow.

A hig­her gra­de of bril­liancy

Oulu is a gateway to the far north of Euro­pe. A long his­to­ry of ICT exper­ti­se in Oulu has crea­ted a unique foun­da­tion for enterpri­se and inno­va­tions that tru­ly chan­ge the world.

Read more about invest­ment oppor­tu­ni­ties in Oulu
Expe­rience all the sea­sons at their most beau­ti­ful!
Unof­ficial­ly the win­ter cycling capi­tal of the world!
Easy and quick to go anyw­he­re!
Fin­land’s second busiest air­port!

Right now in Oulu

”Oulu is a place whe­re pas­sio­na­te people and beau­ti­ful natu­re are welco­ming you” (opens in a new tab)

Jun Naka­mu­ra is ori­gi­nal­ly from Japan. Cur­rent­ly, he stu­dies MSc. in Inter­na­tio­nal Busi­ness Mana­ge­ment at the Uni­ver­si­ty of Oulu.

Read more about Jun’s life.

“With Inter­na­tio­nal House, Oulu will beco­me a bet­ter city”

Inter­na­tio­nal House Oulu is a place at Busi­ness­A­se­ma that col­lects dif­fe­rent gui­dance ser­vices for inter­na­tio­nal newco­mers, immi­grants and com­pa­nies that rec­ruit inter­na­tio­nal people under the same roof. Welco­me to visit!

Read more about IH Oulu.

Glo­bal webi­nar for Futu­re oulu­lai­nen (opens in a new tab)

Are you a futu­re oulu­lai­nen? Are you thin­king about moving to Oulu? Do you need advice on how to get rea­dy for life in Oulu? Welco­me to an open webi­nar for Futu­re oulu­lai­nen on June 14th.

Read more on Oulu.fi

Oulu is buil­ding for the futu­re

Oulu is get­ting pre­pa­red for its upco­ming year as Euro­pean Capi­tal of Cul­tu­re in 2026. At the same time, the city is loo­king forward to great invest­ments that will deve­lop the urban envi­ron­ment, busi­ness, emplo­y­ment, and pos­si­bi­li­ties for tou­rism in the next few years.

Take a look at the­se pro­jects.

Inte­gra­tion pro­gram­mes offer sup­port for the uni­ver­si­ty com­mu­ni­ty (opens in a new tab)

The Uni­ver­si­ty of Oulu has two pro­gram­mes, that seek to aid inter­na­tio­nal emplo­yees and their fami­lies in inte­gra­ting into Oulu and into Fin­land: Spouse Network, for the spouses of the University’s inter­na­tio­nal emplo­yees, and the Bud­dy Pro­gram­me.

Read more on Oulu.fi.

Sep­po Määt­tä selec­ted Co-Chair of May­ors’ Digi­tal Assembly (opens in a new tab)

Sep­po Määt­tä, May­or of Oulu, has been selec­ted Co-Chair of the May­ors’ Digi­tal Assembly for a term of two years, along­si­de Llui­sa Moret from the city of Sant Boi de Llobre­gat in Spain.

Read more on BusinessOulu.com.

Enjoy life after work

Wor­king in the Fin­nish city of Oulu lets you build a life that looks like you. Befo­re, during and after work.

Choo­se your own path
Two people are sitting on a sofa and laughing in front of a colourful wall. The wall has black and pink stripes and the shapes of clouds on it. One of the people has the word “bitti” written with light letters on the wall behind her.

Oulu is the place whe­re com­pa­nies and talent meet

Is doing research or wor­king in Oulu on your buc­ket list? Or is your com­pa­ny plan­ning to go glo­bal and would like to hire an inter­na­tio­nal talent?

Read more about job oppor­tu­ni­ties in Oulu

US Ambas­sa­dor Douglas Hic­key visi­ted Oulu with embassy’s com­mercial dele­ga­tion

US Ambas­sa­dor to Fin­land, Mr. Douglas Hic­key, along with a com­mercial dele­ga­tion from the embas­sy, visi­ted the city of Oulu.

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Oulu offers a hig­her gra­de of living. It’s a futu­re Euro­pean Capi­tal of Cul­tu­re with huma­ne ener­gy and buzzing with forward-loo­king high tech.

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Oulu is growing and evol­ving with you

A dark-haired man is looking at a laptop, and a blonde woman next to him is smiling at the camera. In the background are some other people and the bottom part of a large robot.

Talent thri­ves in Oulu

Futu­re is made in Oulu. Educa­tion, research and deve­lop­ment here are at the top of the world, and we have sig­ni­ficant career oppor­tu­ni­ties to offer!

Read more about emplo­y­ment and stu­dies in Oulu

Oulu is nort­hern, huma­ne and smart

Futu­re is made in Oulu. Educa­tion, research and deve­lop­ment here are at the top of the world, and we have sig­ni­ficant career oppor­tu­ni­ties to offer!The nort­hern city of cul­tu­re embraces eve­ry­one. Our super­powers stem from the varie­ty of people and the rich natu­re of the Oulu region.

Read more about the amazing Oulu
Oulu in the wintertime, shot from the air. The sun sheds light on the town from the left edge of the photo and Oulu River flows on the right, free of ice.
Brown-haired woman smiles and looks at crowd of people seen in the foreground.

Welco­me to the nort­hern hub of busi­ness

Futu­re is made in Oulu. Educa­tion, research and deve­lop­ment here are at the top of the world, and we have sig­ni­ficant career oppor­tu­ni­ties to offer!The nort­hern city of cul­tu­re embraces eve­ry­one. Our super­powers stem from the varie­ty of people and the rich natu­re of the Oulu region.

Read more about enterpri­se and invest­ments in Oulu

Beco­me an Oulu citizen

Com­bi­ne well-balanced, effort­less eve­ry­day living and a mea­ning­ful career in Oulu – we know the sec­rets to good qua­li­ty of life!

Read more about living in Oulu
People are laughing and wading in shallow water near the shore, the sun is shining brightly. The wading people have rolled up the legs of their pants or lifted the hems of their skirts.

Oulu2026 – get on board as we roll toward beco­ming the Euro­pean Capi­tal of Cul­tu­re

Oulu is joi­ned on the jour­ney by 32 munici­pa­li­ties in nort­hern Fin­land. We this col­la­bo­ra­tion, we wish to bring more cul­tu­re and well-being to the north, crea­te new jobs, and deve­lop our nort­hern region.

Find out more about the Oulu2026 pro­ject

Find a solu­tion to all your needs in Oulu

People, ideas and inno­va­tions at Busi­ness­A­se­ma (opens in a new tab)

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

Find your dream acti­vi­ties along the Poh­jo­la Rou­te (opens in a new tab)

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

Busi­ness idea – check, work­force – pen­ding? (opens in a new tab)

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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Find plen­ty of events for almost any day!

Oulu event calen­dar (opens in a new tab)
Ouluhalli arena and its surroundings photographed from the air. The roof of Ouluhalli has been coloured blue and violet with lights, and the degree sign of Oulu brand has also been created on the roof with lights.
Best new from Oulu, Finland

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