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Oulu's 4H association is a child and youth association and its activities are direceted at 6–28 years old people. At 4H the dreams and interests of children and young people come together with working life skills and entrepreneurship. 

The next Housing Fair will be held in Oulu from July 18th to August 17th, 2025. At our booth, you can learn about the upcoming fair and win tickets to next summer’s event. Read more about the Oulu Housing Fair 2025!

Petanque basics: how to play a game!

BusinessAsema is a meeting place for all. At BusinessAsema, employment and employees meet in an environment that offers handy options for developing your personal expertise as well as your business. We bring together non-appointment-based guidance and counseling services from various actors. The following organizations can also be found nearby the BusinessAsema tent: BusinessOulu, International House Oulu, Villa Victor, 4H, Cimson, and Kohtaantoa-hanke.

BusinessOulu promotes the city's vitality by creating opportunities of success for the region, residents and businesses.

Cimson Koulutuspalvelut offers training services that support job search and career planning for job seekers. We also guide job seekers in electronic job applications using the customer terminals at BusinessOulu/TE Office. Welcome to learn more!

Familar's family care services coach support and foster families in the wellbeing services county with needs of children, young people and the families. 

Welcome to HSP Finland's point to get to know to our organization. You can also take tests about being a highly sensitive person. This also a great opportunity to connect with other participants of our local activity in Oulu.

Welcome to get to know the services of International House Oulu! You can hear about our guidance services and different kinds of events.

The Mayor Ari Alatossava offers coffee and apple pie to the 500 first event guests starting from 13.00! You are welcome to chat with Ari and drink some coffee at the Mannerheiminpuisto Park.

The City of Oulu Housing Guidance Service can provide assistance and advice with housing-related issues. The housing guidance is free of charge and intented for all Oulu inhabitants. The Housing Guidance Service will be available until 4:00 PM.

Kela is a social security benefit institution in Finland. You can ask advice on social security benefits in different life situations, such as when you are moving to Finland, studying, unemployed or expecting a child. Welcome!

Do you have questions about recycling and waste management? Come and visit Kiertokaari's stand!
Kiertokaari is circular economy company, owned by municipalities. Our aim is to get materials maximally utilized. We create new ways in sorting and processing waste materials.

We facilitate employment connections. Kohtaantoa project offers personalized support to employers facing recruitment challenges and provides job seekers with support for career planning and job search, as well as opportunities to connect with employers.

We offer diverse crafted works. From our tent, you can buy different pieces made by the Kris-Oulu ry's customers, such as craft works, knitted works, painted pieces, candles, woodworks, macrame pieces, T-shirts and a lot more!

Come and meet the organizations that organize different activities and events in Kumppanuuskeskus.

Let's find together project helps Oulu residents over the age of 65 who live at home to connect with activities and services offered by organizations, churches, and the city. Through the project, it is possible to receive varying levels of support, from minor to substantial, in finding meaning in life and building social connections. Our goal is to work together to find solutions that provide long-lasting support in everyday life. The project's services are free of charge.

At our booth, you can receive brief guidance and take a spin on the Caring Wheel of Fortune.

You are welcome to visit our tent and familiarize yourself with the diverse activities of the Mielenvireys ry. Come test your luck with a dice game and a draw. 

Villa Victor is a Multicultural Centre where you can find help for your life in Finland and for learning Finnish language. Our operations include low threshold clubs where you can play soccer at Villa United reservation at Arina arena, introduce yourself to knitting and crocheting at Villaa ylle -crafting club, get familiar with Romany culture at Café Romano, and enjoy coffee and conversations in Finnish of different topics at Coffee Club. 

We also organize info sessions, a mentoring program, and Finnish language courses for immigrants. 

At our point you can find fun games and do handicrafts.

Motio helps unemployed people (over the age of 18) living in Oulu to find a job or a place to study. Our services are available in Finnish, English, Arabic and German. All our services are free of charge.  Please note that we do not accept university students as customers.

Norlandia Toppilansalmi is a new, innovative, and community-oriented senior service block. At our booth, we will present our activities and assist in assessing service needs. Additionally, we will have a gift card raffle, dart throwing, and joyful encounters!

Northern Lights Cheerleading is a sports club operating in the Oulu area and we currently move 1000 children, youth and adults. With us, you can practice both disciplines of competitive cheerleading: cheerleading and cheerdance. We have recreational and competitive activities, from children to adults, at all skill levels, from beginners to the championship and international level. We are Finland's largest cheerleading club, welcome to join us!

Welcome to fall in love with rugby! At Oulu Rugby Club tent, you can learn about rugby and meet the players from men's and ladies' teams.

Oulu Sinfonia offers experiences for every taste. In addition to symphony concerts, the program includes diverse rhythm music concerts, film concerts, and concerts for the whole family. At the information booth, you can explore our offerings and purchase tickets for the autumn concerts.

From Oulu10, the city of Oulu's centralized customer service, you can get information, guidance and advice on all the city's services. You can also get support for digital services from Oulu10. And what does the virtual assistant OuluBot do? We'll tell you!

Come and have a chat about Oulu2026, the European Capital of Culture, get to know the We are the Culture" Open Call, and share your ideas for the event of your dreams. The goal of the We are the Culture Open Call is to make European Capital of Culture visible in the daily lives and celebrations of the residents. The aim is to increase the diversity of the cultural program from the perspectives of creators, content, and event venues.

Oulu University of Applied Sciences offers free of charge guidance and counseling for immigrants, especially for those who are interested in higher education. Oulu University of Applied Sciences is one of the SIMHE-(Supporting Immigrants in Higher Education) universities in Finland.

Oulu mother and child home and shelter association is a child welfare organization that offers baby work, violence work, separation assistance and meeting place services. In addition to professional work, the realization of the basic task is supported by our association's non-governmental organization activities, volunteer activities and experience expertise.

At our point, we offer information about our activities as well as playful activities that raise and lower the level of alertness.

The nationwide Finnish Model for Hobbies in Oulu is called the Treasure Chest of Hobbies. It operates in all Oulu comprehensive schools and offers free extracurricular activities for students in grades 1-9 after the school day.

You can find the activity schedules for all schools on a shared online platform, where you can also register for activities.

The program is coordinated by a project manager along with four regional hobby coordinators. The activities involve dozens of clubs, associations, and individual experts as instructors.

Welcome to the library! Come and get to know the mobile library bus and the services of the Oulu City Library!

Explore and learn the art of fencing at the Oulu Fencing Club's booth! Our club offers a variety of classes, including traditional historical fencing, thrilling viking combat, and of course, modern épée, foil, and parafencing, where you can compete at the World Championship and Olympic levels. Join our cutting-edge community!

Oulu Music Festival is an annual city festival held in March, featuring a wide range of classical and rhythm music concerts. Oulu Music Festival also organizes a year-round Jazz & Etno concert series and Jazzpatio in the summer. Come learn about the program and grab discounted tickets for upcoming concerts!

Oulun Nuoret Kotkat presents their activities: events, volyntary work, youth exchange.

Travelling by bus is getting easier! OSL App is now out, and Oulu Regional Transport's fares and zones system will be renewed.

Oulun Seudun Omaishoitajat ry (registered society) is founded on 1998. Our main objective is to help and give guidance to informal care givers or also called carers and those who take care of their loved ones whatever age or circumstances.

We develop and offer different services to help the care givers well being and we also assist for example to organize the patient care with public sector and other service provider. We give guidance, support, recreation and other services to help carers. Our operations are open for everyone; you can also join to volunteer.

Have you wondered where to find an apartment in Oulu? Sivakka is the biggest housing company in Oulu and you can come and discuss with us about anything that might help you with living in a rental apartment.

Oulu Steiner School welcomes families with children to explore the activities of our 40-year-old school and discuss Steiner pedagogy. We offer the children a chance to draw and do crafts.

Come and discuss opportunities offered by the University of Oulu, e.g. services, trainings and events.

You are welcome to Oulu-opisto's booth to see the courses we offer

Palasia Design brings a sense of community and environmental friendliness to the to the Oulu kylässä event with an innovative approach. Our handcrafted products tell a story of sustainability and creativity. Come and discover unique creations and design products made from glass, mirror and other recycled materials, and get inspired by how we can build a more sustainable future together. Join us and experience how recycling and handicraft combine into a stylish ecological lifestyle.

Scouting is waiting - are you ready? How does a hobby sound that gives you the opportunity to do almost anything? In scouting, you can learn outdoor skills, crafts, civic engagement, or even media literacy.

At the scouts' booth, you can fire a catapult, set up your own scout tent, and learn to spell your name in Morse code.

Come and learn about Europe Direct Information Center (EDIC) at Pohjois-Pohjanmaa! Get information and answer to the questionaire - you may win a surprise!

North Ostrobothnia Employment and Economic Development Office (TE Office) is a Public Employment Service. We offer services to job seekers and employers. We provide services and information on employment opportunities in Finland and abroad, continuing education, assistance with professional development at https://tyomarkkinatori.fi/en.

Prikka Food Rescue operates a surplus food center in Oulu. We help food aid operators to help those in need.

The Romani Café Autumn Season Openin at Welcome to Oulu event. Come, have a chat and learn about Roman culture.

The main goal of SOS Children’s Villages in Finland is to help the children and young people who are the most vulnerable, and increase the wellbeing of families with children. Through our preventive work and our services we try to give all children the possibility to live a normal childhood in a family and in a safe environment.

Steiner Daycare Centre Taivonkaari's presentation to its activities and the values of Steiner pedagogy.

The Steiner Daycare Centre Punavarpunen began its activities in 1990 as a small home-like daycare centre. We operate in an old wooden house environment at the old barracks in Intiö. You are welcome to explore Steiner pedagogy and the activities of our daycare centre.

Welcome to the Financial Counselling Clinic, where citizens can get free, low-threshold financial advice from professionals in different fields without an appointment. You can ask for help with major or minor financial problems in the Financial Counselling Clinic.

The Tourist Information Office in Oulu offers you practical advice and tips for your leisure time, recreation and about travel services, for example information about cultural events, interesting places to visit and wonderful nature attractions in the Oulu region. At our booth, you can also participate in a raffle!

Vuolle Setlementti offers versatile things to do, hobby opportunities and happy togetherness. Come and see what you can find for yourself!

Wizards of Oulu Rugby is a NEW but successful rugby club in Oulu, Haukipudas and Ii and we are looking for more players.  If you are looking for a new hobby, sport or to test aspects of your training in another everyone is welcome. ​
You are never too young or old to start rugby, as there is a position or type (15s, 7s, touch) that suits all shapes, sizes, fitness levels!

Come and experience a unique sporting culture that is rugby! No previous rugby experience needed, we will show you some of the basic skills required!

Yökoris is a street based youth work method were we empower people with different sport activities. Main goal is to create a safe place to meet new people. Our main target group is youth and young adults 15-35 years old.