Find­ing peace in a new place is not always easy – but some­times, the jour­ney leads you exact­ly where you’re meant to be. From Bangladesh to Oulu, Nus­rat Sho­va shares her sto­ry of study, cul­ture, and con­nec­tion in the north. Through edu­ca­tion, vol­un­teer­ing, and every­day moments in nature, she has found a sense of belong­ing.

Future fash­ion is tak­ing over the Oulu Art Muse­um this sum­mer. Tomorrow’s Wardrobe show­cas­es fash­ion design where open-mind­ed artis­tic vision, the pos­si­bil­i­ties of mod­ern tech­nol­o­gy and sus­tain­able mate­ri­als are inter­wo­ven.

Did you get a study place or a job in Oulu and are now plan­ning to relo­cate here? It’s com­plete­ly nor­mal to have ques­tions and feel a bit uncer­tain before mov­ing to a new city. To make your tran­si­tion eas­i­er, Inter­na­tion­al House Oulu has pre­pared this arti­cle to help you set­tle in smooth­ly.

Könül Ahmadza­da is a 32-year-old Spe­cial­ist in Inter­na­tion­al Affairs at the Uni­ver­si­ty of Oulu. She moved to Oulu with her fam­i­ly three years ago. Now, she describes Oulu as a dream city she did not even know she was search­ing for.

Meet Fatema Jan­nat, who trav­elled 6,000 kilo­me­tres to Oulu, Fin­land seek­ing chal­lenge – and found a home where safe­ty, equal­i­ty, and curios­i­ty shaped her new begin­ning.

Oulu is offi­cial­ly on the world’s trav­el radar for 2026. Cel­e­brat­ed by lead­ing inter­na­tion­al media, Oulu is being recog­nised for its north­ern char­ac­ter, cre­ative cul­ture, and easy access to nature. Dis­cov­er the inter­na­tion­al arti­cles nam­ing Oulu a top des­ti­na­tion for 2026!