Cur­rent top­ics from Oulu

Lumo Art & Tech will take place in Oulu from 13 to 22 Novem­ber as part of the Euro­pean Cap­i­tal of Cul­ture year pro­gramme. The ten-day fes­ti­val brings togeth­er a vari­ety of events fea­tur­ing audio­vi­su­al per­for­mances, light and sound art, exhi­bi­tions, sem­i­nars, and more.

The final months of Oulu2026 offer plen­ty of unfor­get­table experiences, such as gaz­ing at a star-filled uni­verse through music, immer­sive per­for­mance tech­nol­o­gy under­ground, owl fes­ti­val, culi­nary delights and the grand open­ing of the new muse­um cen­tre.

Lat­vian air­line air­Baltic has unveiled its sum­mer 2027 flight sched­ule. The sched­ule, which runs from late March until the end of Octo­ber, will con­tin­ue to include the Oulu-Riga route. Round-trip flights will oper­ate four days a week.

Did you know that there are more saunas than cars in Fin­land? That says a lot about how deeply sauna cul­ture runs here! Expe­ri­ence authen­tic Finnish sauna cul­ture in Oulu, where north­ern charm and well­be­ing go hand in hand.

The Sum­mer Night’s Din­ner invites locals and vis­i­tors to spend an unfor­get­table Sat­ur­day out­doors on August 15, enjoy­ing a diverse selec­tion of food and enter­tain­ment! The event is part of the Oulu2026’s Arc­tic Food Lab pro­gramme and is expect­ed to be one of the high­lights of the Euro­pean Cap­i­tal of Cul­ture sum­mer.

A land­mark con­tem­po­rary art trail explor­ing cli­mate, time and nature is now open as one of the major high­lights of Oulu2026 Euro­pean Cap­i­tal of Cul­ture. The art­works are spread across six dif­fer­ent loca­tions: Yli-Ii, Oulu city cen­tre, Yliki­imin­ki, Oulun­sa­lo, Kiimin­ki and Kel­lo.

In 2026, Oulu is the heart of Europe, and the best moments are the ones we share. Cre­ate your own invi­ta­tion and bring your friends along for the fes­tiv­i­ties! You can also enter the prize draw for a chance to win tick­ets to excit­ing events.

This label is worth tast­ing! Arc­tic Food Lab label is a sym­bol of Arc­tic ingre­di­ents, pris­tine nature, and local exper­tise – ele­ments that make the north­ern food cul­ture tru­ly unique. This year, you can dis­cov­er Arc­tic Food Lab fla­vors across var­i­ous loca­tions through­out the Oulu2026 area.

Find­ing peace in a new place is not always easy – but some­times, the jour­ney leads you exact­ly where you’re meant to be. From Bangladesh to Oulu, Nus­rat Sho­va shares her sto­ry of study, cul­ture, and con­nec­tion in the north. Through edu­ca­tion, vol­un­teer­ing, and every­day moments in nature, she has found a sense of belong­ing.

Future fash­ion is tak­ing over the Oulu Art Muse­um this sum­mer. Tomorrow’s Wardrobe show­cas­es fash­ion design where open-mind­ed artis­tic vision, the pos­si­bil­i­ties of mod­ern tech­nol­o­gy and sus­tain­able mate­ri­als are inter­wo­ven.

Did you get a study place or a job in Oulu and are now plan­ning to relo­cate here? It’s com­plete­ly nor­mal to have ques­tions and feel a bit uncer­tain before mov­ing to a new city. To make your tran­si­tion eas­i­er, Inter­na­tion­al House Oulu has pre­pared this arti­cle to help you set­tle in smooth­ly.

Könül Ahmadza­da is a 32-year-old Spe­cial­ist in Inter­na­tion­al Affairs at the Uni­ver­si­ty of Oulu. She moved to Oulu with her fam­i­ly three years ago. Now, she describes Oulu as a dream city she did not even know she was search­ing for.

Meet Fatema Jan­nat, who trav­elled 6,000 kilo­me­tres to Oulu, Fin­land seek­ing chal­lenge – and found a home where safe­ty, equal­i­ty, and curios­i­ty shaped her new begin­ning.

Oulu is offi­cial­ly on the world’s trav­el radar for 2026. Cel­e­brat­ed by lead­ing inter­na­tion­al media, Oulu is being recog­nised for its north­ern char­ac­ter, cre­ative cul­ture, and easy access to nature. Dis­cov­er the inter­na­tion­al arti­cles nam­ing Oulu a top des­ti­na­tion for 2026!

East­er Sun­day marked the open­ing of a year-long immer­sive sound instal­la­tion in Oulu Cathe­dral. The Logos trans­forms over 4,000 cos­mic sig­nals into spa­tial audio, pre­sent­ing a one-hour com­po­si­tion dai­ly at noon. The instal­la­tion is part of the Oulu2026 cul­tur­al pro­gramme, and admis­sion is free.