The Festival of Cultures will be celebrated Nov 23-27

The Festival of Cultures event will take place between November 23-27. The goal of the week is to celebrate the multicultural and international, yet distinctly Oulu-based academic community.
Student posing with pink and yellow Festival of Cultures roll up.
Festival of Cultures presents diversity of people in the university community.

If you do not yet know what the Festival of Cultures is and want to know more, join an an info session about the topic on September 22, 4 pm – 5 pm at Tellus Linnanmaa Stage!

The Festival of Cultures event will take place between November 23-27. The goal of the week is to celebrate the multicultural and international, yet distinctly Oulu-based academic community. The event is organized in collaboration with the University of Oulu, Oulu University of Applied Sciences as well as the Student Union of the University of Oulu (OYY) and Oulu University of Applied Science’s student union (OSAKO).

If you’re a student or a staff member at the University of Oulu or Oulu University of Applied Sciences, you can participate in organizing the week’s program as part of culture teams that are responsible for most events of the week. Registration for the culture teams is currently open until October 4.

You can find more information from the event announcements (links in the text) or contact the coordinator team via festivalofcultures@oulu.fi.

Created 1.6.2026 | Updated 4.6.2026