{"id":14654,"date":"2026-02-03T13:10:25","date_gmt":"2026-02-03T11:10:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ultimabozza.it\/oulu-and-trencin-european-capitals-of-culture-and-climate\/"},"modified":"2026-02-03T17:30:12","modified_gmt":"2026-02-03T15:30:12","slug":"oulu-and-trencin-european-capitals-of-culture-and-climate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ultimabozza.it\/en\/oulu-and-trencin-european-capitals-of-culture-and-climate\/","title":{"rendered":"Oulu and Tren\u010d\u00edn European capitals of culture (and climate)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

In 2026, Europe chooses two Capitals of Culture<\/strong> and entrusts them with a common task: to show how culture can affect the way territories are inhabited. The cities are Oulu<\/a><\/strong>, in northern Finland, and Tren\u010d\u00edn<\/a><\/strong>, in Slovakia. Different in size, latitude and history, they share the same basic question: what is left when the year of celebration ends? <\/p>\n\n

Oulu opened the year with a grand inaugural festival in January; Tren\u010d\u00edn took over from February, with a program extending through the end of the year. Two distinct calendars, two different approaches, one European framework. <\/p>\n\n

Oulu: culture as climate infrastructure<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n

Located in northern Ostrobothnia, Oulu – population 215,000 – has built its program by involving 39 municipalities and hundreds of European artists. The common thread is stated right from the motto:“cultural climate change<\/strong>.” Here, culture is called to measure itself against the big global issues – sustainability, resilience, inclusion – without staying within the perimeter of the event. <\/p>\n\n

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