{"id":21900,"date":"2025-11-12T17:06:41","date_gmt":"2025-11-12T16:06:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/finncult.be\/?p=21900"},"modified":"2026-02-10T21:24:00","modified_gmt":"2026-02-10T20:24:00","slug":"oulu-unveils-its-2026-programme-as-the-european-capital-of-culture-in-brussels","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/finncult.be\/fi\/oulu-unveils-its-2026-programme-as-the-european-capital-of-culture-in-brussels\/","title":{"rendered":"Oulu unveils its 2026 programme as the European Capital of Culture in Brussels"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Oulu is the European Capital of Culture for the year 2026, bringing together over 500 cultural actors and garnering international attention to the northern Finnish city of 216,000. Last week, the Oulu2026 team travelled to Brussels to present their upcoming programme to international press, Members of the European Parliament and cultural professionals.<\/p>\n<p>The European Capitals of Culture 2026 held a press conference at the Press Centre of the Council of the European Union on Tuesday, 4th of November. <strong>Piia Rantala-Korhonen<\/strong>, CEO of Oulu2026, introduced next year\u2019s programme and vision, stating that big metropoles have had their moment and now is the time to show that \u201cinteresting things can also happen in small cities\u201d. Hidden within the festivities is also a wish to shift Oulu\u2019s image away from a cold tech city into a diverse northern culture hub.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Thousands of events in the wider Oulu region<br \/>\n<\/strong>From Oulu2026 one can expect a multidisciplinary array of cultural events, from circus and dance with <em>Faravid\u2019s<\/em> <em>Land<\/em> and gastronomy ventures under the Arctic Food Lab trademark to international arts cooperation with Fotografiska Tallinn, architectural highlights with AaltoSiilo, and even a Finnish-stereotype-entertaining musical <em>Snowball<\/em>. Oulu2026 is also the official partner for the Finnish Pavilion at the 61st Venice Biennale, featuring artist <a href=\"https:\/\/finncult.be\/jenna-sutelas-first-solo-exhibition-in-the-netherlands\/\">Jenna Sutela<\/a>, currently exhibiting at Stroom Den Haag, in the Netherlands.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_21931\" style=\"width: 2058px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-21931\" class=\"size-full wp-image-21931\" src=\"https:\/\/finncult.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Oulu2026-event-by-Antonette-de-Groot.jpeg\" alt=\"People stand in a darkened room with the text &quot;Oulu2026 European Capital of Culture&quot; projected on the wall.\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1365\" srcset=\"https:\/\/finncult.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Oulu2026-event-by-Antonette-de-Groot.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/finncult.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Oulu2026-event-by-Antonette-de-Groot-1280x853.jpeg 1280w, https:\/\/finncult.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Oulu2026-event-by-Antonette-de-Groot-980x653.jpeg 980w, https:\/\/finncult.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Oulu2026-event-by-Antonette-de-Groot-480x320.jpeg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) and (max-width: 1280px) 1280px, (min-width: 1281px) 2048px, 100vw\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-21931\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Oulu2026 launch vent in Brussels. Photo by Antonette de Groot.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The year also promises to highlight living S\u00e1mi culture and Indigenous voices. In one of the <a href=\"https:\/\/oulu2026.eu\/en\/programme\/culture-programme\/risku\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">promotional videos<\/a>, curator and artist <strong>Inga-Wiktoria P\u00e5ve<\/strong> even states that Oulu is, in a way, part of Sapmi \u2013 a refreshing flip of the script where the S\u00e1mi culturally claim space in a Finnish area, and not the other way around.<\/p>\n<p>Indeed, exciting cultural programming such as the world premiere of a new S\u00e1mi opera <em>Ovll\u00e1<\/em>, as well as diverse events centred around nature and anchored to seasonal changes, are fostering rich conversations between the arts and the environment. These works also relate to the year\u2019s theme \u201cCultural Climate Change\u201d. In the spirit of the theme, Rantala-Korhonen stressed that culture is not a cost, but an investment in the local community, highlighting the regional impact that the European Capitals of Culture project has. The web of events will spread beyond the immediate Oulu region to 39 partner municipalities across Northern Finland, creating together over 1000 cultural events throughout the year.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Oulu is not alone \u2013 Tren\u010d\u00edn2026<br \/>\n<\/strong>Oulu\u2019s sister city of culture\u2019s deputy mayor <strong>Patrik \u017d\u00e1k<\/strong> and Tren\u010d\u00edn2026\u2019s CEO <strong>Stanislav Kraj\u010d\u00ed<\/strong> were also present for the shared launch events to promote their town\u2019s upcoming year as the capital of culture 2026. While much smaller than Oulu, Tren\u010d\u00edn is going all out with its year in the spotlight by reinventing and reusing existing places; making an Art Deco style synagogue a venue for the Contemporary Jewish Art Biennale, transforming an old railway bridge into a two-story communal space and boulevard, and bringing art into mundane spaces of <em>waiting<\/em> such as the city hall or a hospital lobby.<\/p>\n<p>There will also be some collaboration between the two cities throughout the year. Already at the Oulu2026 Opening Festival on January 16th-18th, Tren\u010d\u00edn will be represented in a \u201cEuropean lounges\u201d event, which may be especially interesting for the Finland-based audience members still on the fence about booking their tickets to Slovakia.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Finnish and Slovak performances at the Brussels launch event<br \/>\n<\/strong>On the evening of November 4th, the European Capitals of Culture hosted their launch event for 2026, <em>Cultural Climate of Curiosity<\/em>, at Plein Publiek.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_21917\" style=\"width: 2058px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-21917\" class=\"size-full wp-image-21917\" src=\"https:\/\/finncult.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Oulu2026-SILLOIN-photoby-Antonette-de-Groot.jpeg\" alt=\"Two people are dancing. One is wearing a white denim jacket and grey jeans, and the other wears a yellow button-up and black pants. People are watching the performance from the side.\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1365\" srcset=\"https:\/\/finncult.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Oulu2026-SILLOIN-photoby-Antonette-de-Groot.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/finncult.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Oulu2026-SILLOIN-photoby-Antonette-de-Groot-1280x853.jpeg 1280w, https:\/\/finncult.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Oulu2026-SILLOIN-photoby-Antonette-de-Groot-980x653.jpeg 980w, https:\/\/finncult.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Oulu2026-SILLOIN-photoby-Antonette-de-Groot-480x320.jpeg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) and (max-width: 1280px) 1280px, (min-width: 1281px) 2048px, 100vw\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-21917\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Performance <em>SILLOIN \/\/ THEN<\/em> by Antti Uimonen and Viivi Forsman at Oulu2026 launch event in Brussels. Photo by Antonette de Groot.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The evening programme began with immersive 360 digital artwork by Slovakian new media artist <strong>Boris Vit\u00e1zek<\/strong>, enveloping the room in sound and light. This was followed by <em>SILLOIN \/\/ THEN<\/em>, an interactive performance by <strong>Antti Uimonen<\/strong> and <strong>Viivi Forsman<\/strong> that moved up the venue\u2019s staircase and among the guests, encouraging people to engage in social interaction. Choreographed by <strong>Julian Owusu<\/strong> and the performers, with video projections by <strong>Kalle Jurvelin<\/strong>, edited by <strong>Alex Fr\u00e4nti<\/strong>, and music by <strong>Eetu Vanhatupa<\/strong>, the performance was a demo for the project<a href=\"https:\/\/www.xulu202x.com\/projekti\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em> Xulu202x<\/em><\/a>, set to premiere in February 2026 in Oulu. Combining dance art, Hip Hop culture and Future Studies,<em> Xulu202x<\/em> explores collective visions of Oulu\u2019s future, aiming to give space to a variety of voices, especially to those of marginalized groups of youth and young adults.<\/p>\n<p>The evening celebrations were hosted by <strong>Johanna R\u00e5man<\/strong>, Director of the Finnish Cultural Institute for the Benelux. Reflecting on the evening, R\u00e5man remarked, \u201cWe are honoured to collaborate on this event in Brussels celebrating the power of creativity, innovation, and art to connect communities.\u201d Rantala-Korhonen and Kraj\u010d\u00ed presented their respective cities\u2019 impressive programmes for the upcoming year, and the evening concluded with drinks and networking accompanied by a music performance by one of Slovakia&#8217;s most celebrated musical acts, jazz duo <strong>Lash&amp;Grey<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The event was organised in collaboration with the Permanent Representations of Finland and Slovakia to the EU and the Finnish Cultural Institute for the Benelux.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/oulu2026.eu\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Discover the full Oulu2026 programme.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Text by Oscar Arminen.<\/p>\n<p>Photos by Antonette de Groot.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The European Capitals of Culture 2026, Oulu and Tren\u010d\u00edn, unveiled their programmes to audiences in Brussels on the 4th of November.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":31,"featured_media":21921,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[121,68],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-21900","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-121","category-news"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - 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