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

Right now in Oulu

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.

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.

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 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.

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, 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.

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.

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!

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.

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.

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!

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 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

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

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

Read more about Business­Oulu

Find plen­ty of events for almost any day!

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.
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