Vieraat Guests
Tältä sivulta löydät hyödyllistä tietoa akkreditoituneille vieraille, koululais- ja yleisönäytösaikataulut, tapahtumalukujärjestyksen sekä aikataulun, josta näet milloin tekijät ovat mukana elokuvansa näytöksissä.
Päivitämme tänne mahdollisista muutoksista.
On this page you will find useful information for accredited guests, school and public screening schedules, a festival event calendar and a timetable showing when the film makers will be attending screenings of their films.
We will update here about any changes.
Update 19.11. Neurotypes is subtitled only in Finnish.
Update 18.11.: Andra Doršs' visit to the festival has been cancelled due to illness.
Festivaali-info | Festival Info
Festivaali-info sijaitsee kulttuuritalo Valveen aulassa on avoinna 17.—23.11. ma—pe klo 8.30, la 10.00 ja su 10.30 lähtien päivän viimeisen näytöksen alkuun asti. Infon tavoitat puhelimella 044 527 8648.
The festival info is located in the lobby of the Valve Cultural Centre from 17th to 23rd November and is open Mon—Fri from 8:30 a.m., Sat from 10:30 a.m. and Sun from 10:00 a.m. until the start of the last screening of the day. You can reach the festival info by phone +35844 527 8648.
Palkintojenjakotilaisuus | Awards Ceremony
Lauantaina 22.11. kello 14.00 Valvesalissa. Vapaa pääsy. Tervetuloa!
Awards Ceremony on Saturday 22nd November at 14:00 in Valvesali Hall. Free admission. Welcome!
Valveen Paljetti -ravintola | Restaurant Valveen Paljetti
Ravintola on avoinna ma—pe 9—19 ja la 10—18. Lounas tarjolla ma—pe 11—14 ja la 12—15.
Tutustu lounaan ruokalistaan alla olevan linkin kautta.
Restaurant is open Mon—Fri from 9:00 till 19:00 and Sat from 10:00 till 18:00. Lunch available Mon-Fri 11:00—14:00 and Sat 12:00—15:00.
Check out the lunch menu via the link below (only in Finnish).
Kulttuuritalo Valve, Hallituskatu 7
Facts about Oulu
- Oulu will be the European Capital of Culture in 2026! Read more at https://oulu2026.eu/en/
- The city of Oulu was founded in 1605 and is the oldest city in Northern Finland.
- Other cities located at the same latitude as Oulu include Reykjavik (approx. 64°) in Iceland and Fairbanks in Alaska, USA (approx. 65°).
- There are a total of 930 km of cycle paths in the Oulu region, and the people of Oulu cycle all year round.
- Three Finnish presidents have graduated from the Oulu Lyceum [Oulun lyseo]: K. J. Ståhlberg, Kyösti Kallio, and Martti Ahtisaari.
- At the Market Hall café, you can enjoy rice porridge, salmon soup, reindeer soup, and, of course, the traditional Oulu dish of rössypottu for lunch! Rössypottu is a tasty soup made from 'rössy' or black pudding, and slow cured and smoked pork side. Rössypottu is served at the Market Hall café on Tuesdays and Thursdays — https://www.facebook.com/Oulunkauppahallinkahvila/
- Public sauna facilities are available at, among others,
- Koivuranta sauna raft (in Finnish)
- Oulun Torisauna [Market square sauna]
Book your tickets in advance.
- The building of the Cultural Centre Valve has served as Oulu City Hall, a police station, a trade and industrial school, and a police jail was located on the site of the new part of the building. You can visit the jail rooms in the Northern Photographic Centre gallery on the first floor! The building was constructed after the Great Fire 0f 1882. Its architecture reflects the Neo-Renaissance and Neo-Gothic styles. The building was designed by architect A. H. Sjöberg.