Once again, Oulu filled up with an unfor­get­table atmos­phere and air gui­tarists, fans, and media rep­re­sen­ta­tives from all over the world, when the Air Gui­tar World Cham­pi­onships 2024 were held in the city from the 21st to 23rd of August. The event cul­mi­nat­ed on Fri­day with the final, where Zachary “Ich­a­bod Fame” Knowles from Cana­da was declared the win­ner.

Meet Ladislav, the cur­rent Head of Oper­a­tions in Bloom Oulu, who moved to Oulu last year in pur­suit of a life that is more aligned with his val­ues. In this piece, he shares his thoughts about his new home­town.

Four big events, includ­ing Oulu Arts’ Night, Kort­telihaipak­ka, Oulu Inter­na­tion­al Grand Mar­kets, and Lit­er­ary Art Fes­ti­val Muusajuh­lat, were all orga­nized in Oulu on Thurs­day, August 15. Lots of peo­ple came to the city cen­ter to enjoy the warm sum­mer evening and the so called “Super Thurs­day” of events.

In a recent com­par­i­son con­duct­ed by Raha­laitos, Oulu was found to be the most afford­able uni­ver­si­ty city in Fin­land for stu­dents in terms of liv­ing expens­es. The dif­fer­ence in total liv­ing expens­es between Oulu and Helsin­ki, which was the most expen­sive city, was about 200 euros per month.

With excel­lent road trip oppor­tu­ni­ties and a sum­mer cal­en­dar burst­ing with events, there’s some­thing for every­one, includ­ing fam­i­ly-friend­ly attrac­tions such as a children’s amuse­ment park, water park, and the scenic Turkansaari island in Oulu.

Max’s jour­ney from a small town near Lon­don to set­tling down in Oulu is noth­ing short of inspir­ing! From unex­pect­ed twists in his career to find­ing a sense of belong­ing in a new coun­try, Max shares his amaz­ing expe­ri­ence.