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From Finland to Slovakia, Two Cities Use Their Year of European Capitals of Culture to Transform Themselves

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The programme of the European Capitals of Culture, initiated in 1985, can be a formidable catalyst for change, as evidenced this year by the programmes of Oulu, located in the north of Finland, and of Trencin, located in the west of Slovakia. Visiting on an indigenous people, Oulu, the fifth largest city in Finland with its 217 000 inhabitants, bet to take the title of European Capital of Culture against its two Finnish competitors, Savonlinna a…
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The programme of the European Capitals of Culture, initiated in 1985, can be a formidable catalyst for change, as evidenced this year by the programmes of Oulu, located in the north of Finland, and of Trencin, located in the west of Slovakia. Visiting on an indigenous people, Oulu, the fifth largest city in Finland with its 217 000 inhabitants, bet to take the title of European Capital of Culture against its two Finnish competitors, Savonlinna a…

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Le Temps broke the news in on Sunday, February 1, 2026.
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