Upcoming Events

10.08.2026
Oulu City Hall
Time: 12.30-14.00
Seminar: What possibilities does the northern railway connection offer to Bothnian Arc? 


27.08.2026
Rio Live, Hallituskatu 11
Time: 19.00-21.00

MINUN MERENI, MITT HAV, MY SEA

On Baltic Sea Day 2026, Minun Mereni ry invites viewers and listeners to a unique dive into an immersive musical and cinematic world among the inhabitants of our own beloved sea. This two-part multidimensional work, presented in several languages, is introduced by our delicate singer-actress Irina Björklund, accompanied by live music with The Shubie Brothers and set against the backdrop of stunning maritime video footage by director and diver Ari Heinilä. The audiovisual concert is followed by a screening of Heinilä’s touching film My Sea.



27.08.2026
Save the Bothnian Bay Day in Kuusisaari, Oulu

19.-25.10.2026
Voices of Europe, Oulu International School, Kasarmintie 4
News

Sweden will soon be reachable from Finland by train, starting in August
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Oulu Wins Eurocities Award as Sustainable Future Learning Stream Recognized as European Best Practice
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Towards Borderless Maritime Tourism Co-operation in Bothnian Bay

Results of the project Borderless and Sustainable Future of Bothnian Arc are being finalized. 

Regarding maritime tourism, the final report has been completedand can be found on the project's website and you can read it here. Thank you for all of you who have participated in the workshops!

The final report for traffic part of the project will be completed by the September seminar.
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Project seminars at the border

On May 10 and 11, two seminars of the project were held at the border. On the first day, it was time for a transport seminar for stakeholders in Cape East Haparanda, where the transport vision 2040 for Bothnian Arc was discussed. On the second day, the final seminar on the theme of tourism was held at Grand Hotel Mustaparta in Tornio, where the theme was cross-border cooperation possibilities.
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Annual meeting of Bothnian Arc in Kalix

Bothnian Arc had it's annual meeting in Kalix at the end of April. Mikael Engren from the municipality of Kalix welcomed us all to Kalix. The annual meeting approved the financial statements for 2022 and a new strategy for the association. In the meeting Daniel Smirat was elected to continue as a chair and Ari Heikkinen as a vice chair. 




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