The Capital of Northern Comics

Oulu is the city of panels. The center of Oulu is a historical grid plan area where you can come across with many different cultural experiences.

Upcoming events

Event Information:

  • Wed
    02
    Nov
    2016
    Wed
    30
    Nov
    2016

    Harri Filppa: Vastarannan Siili Unten Mailla

    Oskari Jauhiaisen Galleria | Gallery Oskari Jauhiainen, Kirjastokuja 1, Kiiminki

    nayttelykuvaVastarannan Siili Unten Mailla -näyttely esittelee laajasti samaa nimeä kantavan lastensarjakuva-albumin teoksia. Esillä on valmiiden sivujen lisäksi myös mahdollisuus tutustua piirrostekniikkaan. Kokonaisuus esittelee kuinka lyijykynäluonnoksista puhelimen kameralla otettujen kuvien välityksellä lopputuotos syntyy digitaalisin menetelmin.

    AVOINNA:
    ma-to 9-19
    pe 9-17
    la 9-15

    Vastarannan Siili & Ystävät -exhibition presents widely the artworks of the same named children comic book. With completed pages of the book, this exhibition also gives a opportunity to familiarise the drawing methods.

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    OPEN:
    Mon-Thu 9-20
    Fri 9-17
    Sat 9-16
    Sun12-16

The Oulu Comics Center has panels for every day to look, to read, to borrow, to buy and to draw. In the Comics Library, Sarjasto, you can experience panel filled moments and marvel on the spot or borrow and take home. Street art brings a riot of colors to the streets and fairways. The Oulu Comics Festival fills the city with panels once again in this year. The festival is the largest annual comics event in the arctic region. The capital of Northern Comics is a lively and inspiring meeting place in the field of comics culture. This site offers a lot of information about Oulu region’s, northern Finland’s and Arctic region’s comics.