Oulu Region The Oulu Region The municipalities in the Oulu Region cooperate to develop land use, housing, transport, services and business. This cooperation includes the municipalities of Hailuoto, Ii, Kempele, Liminka, Lumijoki, Muhos, Oulu and Tyrnävä. Read more about Cooperation in the Oulu Region MAL Cooperation and Agreement MAL agreements are land use, housing and transport agreements that the state makes with Finland’s largest urban regions. The agreements support the growth and development of Finland’s largest urban regions. Read more about MAL Cooperation Development Perspective in the Oulu Region The Region’s Development Perspective’s final report expresses the shared vision, goals, roadmap and actions divided by theme. Development Perspective is a goal-oriented plan on the vision level which builds the future image of the Oulu Region. Read more about the Development Perspective VIVA – Development Plan of Recreation and Free Time Spaces in the Oulu Region The Oulu Region’s Development Plan of Recreation and Free Time Spaces acts as a shared guide for the development of recreation and free time services in the region. Read more about VIVA Transport System Plan in the Oulu Region 2040 The Oulu Region’s Transport System Plan is a long-term plan for the development of the region’s transport system from the perspective of different groups, needs and modes. Read more about the Traffic System Plan Tourism Development Plan in the Oulu Region 2030 The Oulu Region is an internationally growing and quickly developing year-round tourism destination. Its coastal location tempts people from near and far. Read more about the Tourism Development Plan All city of Oulu news RSS Feed 19.12.2025 Central Library Saari’s opening ceremony ends with the European Capital of Culture year’s Opening Festival on January 17–18, 2026 18.12.2025 Anti-Racism Support Centre's schedule for the turn of the year 18.12.2025 Anti-Racism Support Centre's schedule for the turn of the year 16.12.2025 Spring season swimming school registration opens on January 2, 2026 15.12.2025 A major exhibition of Sámi art and duodji opens the European Capital of Culture year of Oulu Art Museum 12.12.2025 Oulu’s citizens will get to decide how the city will spend half a million euros in Participatory Budgeting in 2026 28.11.2025 Reflections from More love, less hate speech workshop 27.11.2025 Revealing unconscious biases through wearable art See all city of Oulu news
