Happening in the university’s 2026 culture programme in March
After Work events
In March, Campus as a Stage After work evening will be held on the month’s last Wednesday 25.3., starting at 5 pm on both campuses.
On the Linnanmaa campus, the After Work event is held in Agora where you first get to dive into the world of theatre with the Student Theatre of Oulu at 5 pm and after that at 6 pm you can listen to some jazz music performed by Teekkaritorvet. The event is open for everyone interested in theatre and music and it does not include a ticket fee.
On the Kontinkangas campus at the same time, at 5 pm, the Campus Exchange Kontinkangas concert begins, where the Professor Band’s ensemble New Oulu Big Band lets loose with some rock’n’roll. The event is open to everyone, and it does not include a ticket fee.
Culture amidst a study day
It is easy to enjoy culture also during your study or workday on campus. At the Culture lecture on Mon 9.3. at 9:50–10:10 am at the Linnanmaa campus, you can hear classical hits of the University of Oulu Chamber Orchestra. At the same time on the Kontinkangas campus, you can adventure into the surprising and entertaining world of theatre with the Student Theatre of Oulu’ improvisation group.
More classical hits from the chamber orchestra can also be heard at the Culture lunch on Wed 11.3., starting at 11:30 am at Restaurant Mustikka in Linnanmaa. More culture for the lunch is also available on Wed 18.3., when starting at 11:30 am in the Restaurant Medisiina on Kontinkangas campus, the Student Theatre of Oulu holds their story time. At the same time in the Restaurant Hilla Garden on the Linnanmaa campus, the special of the day (L, V, G, M) is performed by the student choir TeeKu.
Exhibitions and other events
The SmartCanvas art installation will also be on display in March and can be visited daily between 10 am - 2 pm during 9.-13.3.2026, in Tellus Linnanmaa in front of the Aspire space. In this interactive installation, viewers take photos of themselves, which can be transformed into diverse and colorful artworks using various filters, and they can also virtually visit different Oulu landscapes through the images.
Would you like to leave your own mark on future exhibitions? There’s still time to sign up for the Light and Shadows exhibition workshops! The workshops, held in Finnish, begin on March 11 and are open to anyone interested, but please note that the number of spots is limited. In the workshops, participants will create artistic light fixtures that will be displayed in the light‑art exhibition held in November and December 2026 on Kemiankatu (F corridor) at the Linnanmaa campus.
At the very beginning of March, on Tue 3.3., there will also be a workshop aimed at youth aged 11–24: Envisioning Tech & Democracy: AI for social justice. The workshop is connected to the research and innovation projects of the INTERACT research group and is organized in collaboration with Super FAB LAB Oulu. Join yourself or share the info with the youth in your inner circle!
The history-themed lecture series Women of Oulu begins in March in the Central Library Saari. This eleven-part public lecture series is held in Finnish every Tuesday at 6 pm from 10.3. to 19.5. The series is based on the book of the same name, in which the authors examine influential women from Oulu and their significance in the city’s history. The first four lectures in March focus on Sara Wacklin (Tue 10.3 at 18:00), the activities of upper-class women (Tue 17.3 at 18:00), Naima Kurvinen (Tue 24.3 at 18:00), and academic pioneer women of the university (Tue 31.3 at 18:00).
In March, there will also be a students’ Pride Week between 16.-20.3. Aim of the Students’ Pride is to bring more gender and sexual minority visibility on higher education campuses, create safe spaces and promote the messages of love, acceptance and freedom of self-expression. The events are for Oulu’s higher education students and for everyone else interested.
Explore also the full Oulu2026 programme.
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