Planning Review event for citizens on April 14 at 17.00

The city of Oulu publishes its Planning Programme and Review for the year 2026. The Planning Review is published annually. This year, the contents are announced in a public event for the first time. 

The public event is held: 

• Time: Tuesday April 14, 2026, at 17.00–19.00 

• Place: Environment House (Ympäristötalo), Café Leeta, address Solistinkatu 2. 
  Read more about accessibility on our website.  

• You can also participate remotely. Invitation link is published on the webpage www.ouka.fi/kaavoitus/tapahtumat-ja-kyselyt. 

Coffee will be served. 

Reviews about 130 projects 

The Planning Review displays the land use planning projects that are currently active and will begin during the year, the focus areas of urban development, and current views on how Oulu is being developed and will be built in the future. There are about 130 land use planning projects currently underway in the city, and each are presented in the Review. 

“Land use planning and its design play a significant role in what the local environment in Oulu will become”, the city of Oulu’s Director of Land Use Planning Kari Nykänen explains.  

During this year, land use planning's primary focus is green transition in master and city plan projects. Oulu pursues significant clean transition vitality projects in, for example, Oritkari, Pyyryväinen, and Hangaskangas. The Oulu city centre’s master plan and wind and solar power master plan are most significant documents in master planning. The experience arena and its environment, as well as private facility projects, are the most significant projects for city planning. 

See the Review in the map service 

The Planning Review has been implemented in a visual story map form for the first time. The new Review will be published on the city of Oulu’s website on April 14 on the webpage Kaavoitus (in Finnish).  

In the map view, you can view the projects you are interested in. On top of the story map, an easily readable text version will be published on the website. 

You are welcome to join the public event!