Only 100 days until the Oulu2026 European Capital of Culture year – the city invites everyone to increase the year’s visibility

23.09.2025

Only 100 days until the start of Oulu’s European Capital of Culture year. The Capital of Culture year is a shared celebration of all citizens of Oulu, and the city wants the year to be visible everywhere in the city, not only in the city’s services.  

The city of Oulu invites all citizens, organizations, entrepreneurs, associations, and operators working in the city to increase the visibility of the Capital of Culture Year. Everyone can join, for example, by illuminating their homes or yards in honor of the Capital of Culture year. 

 

A new Oulu2026 audio advertisement and other materials for everyone to use 

A lot of material has been created for advertising the European Capital of Culture year. The material is free to use for everyone. 

Links to all mentioned materials are compiled on the webpage Materials here (in Finnish; the page includes the English metarials as well).  

Let’s adopt these materials and create the Oulu2026 European Capital of Culture together!