Join Oulu Löyly!

Join a class of masterminds to weave together ideas from policy, culture, open knowledge, technology, art and community heritage to ensure that the culture of even the smallest and most threatened communities is secured for the times to come.

Apply to join the think & do

8–10 June, 2026, Central Library Saari, Oulu, Finland

Come to Oulu and work together with other dedicated thinkers over two days. The event is crafted to make meaningful connections between participants, and to bring attention to burning topics and successful initiatives in the area.

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Share your knowledge and skills at the Open Culture Fair

8 June 2026, Central Library Saari, Finland

Share your superpower or talk about your project with peers and the public in the public part of the event. It is an opportunity to advocate for policies and practices, showcase projects and programs, and run mini workshops introducing your line of work.

Program

Introductions, streamed sessions, and documentation

Online

We will capture and display the work of the participants in introductions before the event, streamed keynotes, panel discussion and presentations of the work as well as documentation made during the event.

We are inviting

Wikimedians and open knowledge advocates working on GLAM initiatives, campaigns, and community heritage
Custodians and activists of digital community heritage and language revitalization
Cultural heritage professionals wanting to learn and adopt equitable practices for community heritage
Developers and cultural heritage projects using Wikimedia projects
Experts on European Cultural Heritage Cloud & related initiatives
Digital Humanities projects dealing with linked open data for cultural heritage
Open source developers and technologists exploring digital sovereignty
Legal experts focusing on open sharing
Educators, researchers and activists in areas intersecting culture, digital, and sustainability
Policy makers in culture and digital society
Professionals from different fields involved in preparedness activities for culture
NGO and IGO representatives in the fields of culture and digital society
Humanitarian workers and volunteers
Journalists
Futurists