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Oulu is a versatile and modern city of culture. There are
lots of events you can participate in all year round.
The Cultural Centre coordinates cultural services
in the City. Together with the cultural actors it seeks new
ways to develop Oulu’s cultural life. The tools to reach the
objective are common planning, economy and effective
communication. The Cultural Centre participates in several
development projects on EU- and regional level and in
cooperation between different sectors within the City.
Oulu City
Library 2009:
| Main Library |
1 |
| Branch libraries |
13 |
| Libraries operating
within institutions |
2 |
| Mobile libraries |
2 |
| Total of library
users |
1,592,575 |
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Number of loans |
3,175,870 |
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Loans per inhabitant |
23.2 |
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Number of borrowers |
728,703 |
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Stock of books |
752,705 |
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Stock of other material |
122,262 |
Oulu Music
Centre is a lively centre of culture
and education in Oulu. The Oulu Music Centre is the host of
the Oulu Symphony Orchestra, the Oulu Conservatory and the
Oulu Music Festival.
Oulu Symphony Orchestra in 2009:
| performances |
61 |
| total attendances |
29,395 |
The halls of the Music Centre in 2009:
| Madetoja Hall |
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events |
110 |
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total attendance (includes
Symphony Orchestra attendance) |
58,983 |
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Tulindberg Hall and
Little Hall |
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events
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114 |
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total
attendance
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6,626 |
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Madetoja Hall lobby |
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events
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30 |
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total
attendance |
3,789 |
Oulu Municipal Theatre
The history of Oulu Municipal Theatre goes back to 1931,
when a theatre company was established under the name Oulun
Näyttämö. In 1951 the name was changed to Oulun Teatteri
(Oulu Theatre), and the Municipal Theatre was established in
1965.
About 120 people, some 35 of them
actors, work permanently at Oulu Municipal Theatre. There is
a large stage (for 531 spectators), a small stage (100-200
spectators) and a stage for children’s theatre (65-80
spectators).
The repertoire of the Oulu City Theatre
features 8-10 opening nights of the theatre’s own
productions, as well as 20 visiting productions every year.
The Theatre has a total audience of 80,000 yearly.
Its repertoire covers the entire range
of theatrical styles, often featuring new Finnish plays set
on stage for the very first time. The Theatre also puts up
opera as well as other musical productions each year, in
addition to plays for children and the Annual International
Theatre Festival for Children and Youth.
Museums
Oulu has 9 museums. Their total number of visitors came
to
133,255 in 2009.
| Oulu
City Art Museum |
34,978 |
| Museum
of Northern Ostrobothnia |
21,958 |
| Turkansaari Outdoor
Museum |
21,075 |
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Sailor’s Home Museum |
2,231 |
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Pateniemi Sawmill Museum* |
520 |
| Car
Museum |
6,350 |
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Zoological Museum |
38,718 |
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Geological Museum |
7,335 |
| Science Centre Tietomaa
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59,907 |
*
The museum was closed (opened for one group
of visitors).
Valve Cultural Centre produces arts and culture
services for children and young people, and offers a place
for cultural operators to arrange events and activities.
Hundreds of events are held in the building each year:
theatre, dance and cinema performances, concerts, workshops,
clubs, exhibitions and a few festivals.
Culture services
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