Delta Life
We are participating in the Oulu2026 European Capital of Culture program with the Delta Life project. Events take place during Oulun August Festivals, as well as with numerous partners across the Oulu2026 area.
We invite professionals from the cultural sector to collaborate with us:
- Saavuta project: Breaking Participation Barriers for cultural events
- Open calls for productions and artists
- Seminars and networking events
Our partners:
- Oulu2026
- Sun Effects
- City of Oulu
- Association for Rural Culture and Education
- Lappis
- Oulu Writers Association
- Elävä Iijoki
- Luovi Vocational Collage
- Oulu University
- VSU Landscape Architects
- Kuhmo Chamber Music
Interested? Contact us:
- Partnerships, Project Management:
Executive Director Pia Alatorvinen pia@nulloulunjuhlaviikot.fi
tel. + 358 44 723 2676 - Artistic Content and Concepts:
Artistic Director Jukka Takalo, jukka.takalo@nullkolumbus.fi
tel. +358 40 513 3262 - Event Production:
Executive Producer Anu Lähteenmäki, anu@nulloulunjuhlaviikot.fi, tel. +358 44 333 5581
Delta Life is a multi-art, international project that explores the birth of towns and culture along waterways, from fells to the sea, and makes it visible. Our methods are cultural events and art with the utilization of scientific research results.
Delta Life can be divided into three parts:
- Journey 2021–2025: Art, cultural events, live broadcasts, digital media content on waterways and deltas, with waterways as a connecting factor, exploring their impact on people’s lives in the past, present, and future.
- Oulu August Festivals 2026: Artistic material collected during the journey from waterways in the Oulu2026 area and Europe converge and present themselves in the Oulujoki River Delta in August 2026 during Oulu August Festivals.
- World Peace Spectacle: At the birthplace of the city, on the last weekend of August, a spectacular event invites all of Europe to one of the highlights in the Oulu2026 European Capital of Culture year.
The Northern Cultural Stream channel’s media content brings Delta Life to light. For us, media is not just about conveying information but also an integral part of artistic content.
Being visible and appreciated supports local identities and diverse ways of life. In Delta Life, creating art means being seen. This mission is strengthened by Northern Cultural Stream through the power of media. Our culture is made visible and remembered in Finland, Europe, and beyond.
Musician, singer-songwriter, author, and video artist Jukka Takalo serves as the scriptwriter and artistic director for the Delta Life project. Delta Life is implemented by Oulu August Festivals, along with its member organisations.
Deltas are age-old meeting points of influences, trade, language and genes. As the influences of these waterways encounter, something new comes into existence: movement, life, a city. A culture.
#deltalifeoulu #oulu2026
The roots of the riverside project go back to the autumn 2016, to the rock paintings at the headwaters of Oulu River:
Lauluntekijä Hossassa from Takalonj on Vimeo.