Cultural Services in the City of Oulu Education and Cultural services & other stakeholders
Education and Cultural services is responsible for five own cultral instititutions, and a total of 11 NGO s with a 3-year contract with the city. In addition the city has the City Theatre and The Oulu Music Week festival which are administered through the City Board. Through cultural grants an abundance of other cultural organizations and cultural stakeholders exist in the city.
Culture House Valve houses organizations and associations offering a variety of cultural services in photography, cinema, theatre, puppet theatre, dance and video art. Movie theatre Studio Kont o. deli - restaurant Main figures for Year 2016: Total amount of visitors:303 457 Festivals: 10 Theatre events: 219 Movie screenings: 518 Cultural events and production in the Oulu areas: 103 Dance&theatre productions: 89 Concerts: 73 Children s Culture related events and courses : 31 219 Annual opening hours : 4232 http://www.kulttuurivalve.fi/sivu/en/
Oulun kaupunginkirjasto Oulu City library is an open centre for everyone for culture, information and learning The Oulu library is divided in 4 regional areas, The Central,North, East and the South. Main library 22 subsidary libraries 3 library busses, over 200 library bus-stops Other service locations: 3 Extensive online services Self-service libraries are the new focus area to extend opening hours. Currently 8 libraries are self-service. Main figures for Year 2016: Total amount of visitors: 1,9 million library visits Library collection: 957 272 Loans: 3,6 milllion Events: 1 106, participants 28 000 Group visits to library: 1 102, participants 24 000 Number of customer s loaning: 76 145 Online visits: 970 783 Annual opening hours : 49 934 Self-service hours: 8 618 https://www.ouka.fi/oulu/library/
Oulun Museum and science centre Luuppi Storyteller of the North Oulu Art Museum, Science Centre Tietomaa, Ostrabothnic Museum, and 4 outdoor museums www.oulunluuppi.fi
Oulu Symphony Orchestra Concerts The only professional symphony orchestra in northern Finland http://www.oulusinfonia.fi/ The Music Centre Madetoja Concert Hall Tulindberg Concert Hall Small Concert Hall Kahvila-ravintola Preludi www.oulunmusiikkikeskus.fi
Biggest Festivals and Events International Tango Festival in Oulu Oulu Early Music Festival Oulu International Children s and Youth Theatre Festival Oulu Music Festival Rotuaari Piknik Music Festival Qstock Rock Festival Hip Hop Festival 2012 Oulun juhlaviikot Elojazz Jazzfestival Oulunsalo soi Chamber Music Festival Oulu Arts Night The Oulu Music Video Festival and Air Guitar World Championships Jalometalli Metall Music Festival Time Tunnel Oulu Days OuDance The Irish Festival of Oulu The Oulu International Children s and Youth Film festival Tierna Time
Other culture in Oulu Dance Art Movie JoJo - Oulu Dance Centre Flow Productions Dance Teacher Education (Oamk) Several dance groups and schools Northern Photographic Centre Oulu Art association 63 Proto ry Many galleries around the city Music and Theatre Puppet Theatre Akseli Klonk Oulu All Star Big Band A lot of different music and theatre groups Culture for children Culture House Valve Art School of Oulu Oulu Star Sircus Only few to mention... Oulu Film Centre Movie Theatres The Northern Film and Media Foundation North Finland Film Commission
Culture in the City of Oulu ANNUAL OPERATING COSTS 2016 Total euros 1 000 Libraries Cultural Institutions Culture Centers Art Education General Cultural Activities Culture in other Admninstratio ns in the Municipality TOTAL Cultural Grants ( 974 000 ), which 720 000 is used for the 3-year contracts Annual operating incomes 844 1 015 1 168 650 - - 3 677 Annual operating costs 10 675 14 700 4 137 4 996 1 282 255 36 045 Total operating net costs 9 831 13 685 2 969 4 346 1 282 255 32 368 Cost Breakdown 1 000 2016 Operatig income 2892 Salaries 12555 Service expenses 3506 includes printed material expenses 75 T, advertising 93 T Material expenses 1559 includes material expeses of libraries Cultural funding 916 Fund for theatre 5250 Fund for Musiikkijuhlat 160 Rents of premises 4802 other expenses 518 total operating cost 29266 This calculation is based on net costs of official culture organisation + funding for theather and Musiikkijuhlat. This calculation doesn't include Conservatory and Comprehensive Art School