The city of Oulu’s Educational and Cultural Services’ Reading and Library Cooperation Steering Group is responsible for the Lukevin kaupunni Campaign. The group steers the totality of the city of Oulu’s literacy work, Literacy Strategy, European Reading Capital of Culture and Oulu Lukee. The goal is to develop and coordinate the literacy skills of citizens of different ages. 

The Steering Group also promotes the literacy cooperation of libraries with early childhood education, basic education and upper secondary education. Its task is to maintain and reinforce the structures of literacy work. The Steering Group also monitors the implementation of early childhood curriculums and school curriculums from the perspective of information skills, multiliteracy and reading hobbies. 

The Steering Group’s contact persons are listed on the Contact page (in Finnish).

Members of the Steering Group: 

• Harri Kauppinen, Head of Area, chairperson 
• Helena Valtakorpi, Information Specialist, Oulu School Library, secretary 
• Marjut Nurmivuori, Basic Education and Youth Manager 
• Juha Aho, Development Director 
• Pauliina Kanervo, Director of Pedagogy 
• Aro Rissa, Basic Education Principal 
• Jouni Pääkkölä, Library Service Manager, Oulu City Library 
• Mikko Paajala, Service Manager, Oulu City Library 
• Elina Kauppila, Head Information Specialist, Oulu City Library 
• Sari Nyberg, Early Childhood Education Head Specialist 
• Juha Alatalo, Project Designer 
• Marjo Immonen, Personnel Specialist 
• Tanja Salo, Development Teacher, literacy promotion 
• Maikki Manninen, Development Teacher, ICT, digitality, STEAM 
• Satu Jehkonen, Development Teacher, school and culture