What will remain? The impacts of national, regional, and local cultural policy and projects
The Society for Cultural Policy Research invites researchers, cultural actors, and decision-makers to the XII Finnish Conference on Cultural Policy Research, to be held in Oulu on April 9–10, 2026. The theme of the 2026 conference is “What will remain?”. The Conference provides a unique forum for discussing the impacts of current political decisions, programmes, and projects on the achievement of national cultural policy objectives , artistic work, cultural participation and the regional and local arts and culture ecosystems–both now and in the future.
The XII Finnish Conference on Cultural Policy Research is organised by the Society for Cultural Policy Research in Finland in collaboration with the University of Jyväskylä, the Oulu Culture Foundation, and the City of Oulu.
More information: kulttuuripolitiikan.t.seura(at)gmail.com
Society for Cultural Policy Research in Finland: https://kulttuuripolitiikantutkimus.fi/en/
University of Jyväskylä: https://www.jyu.fi/en
Oulu Culture Foundation: https://oulu2026.eu/en/about-us/foundation/
City of Oulu: https://www.ouka.fi/en