Oulu, European Capital of Culture 2026, invites you to celebrate Alvar Aalto Week 21–30.8.2026, on the theme of Handprints.

The event highlights Aalto’s legacy in Oulu and brings together events related to the theme. The events help you discover and experience the impressions, structures and stories that our environment carries within it. Discover Alvar Aalto in Oulu.

Alvar Aalto is leaving his hand prints into the cement at the 10th anniversary celebration of the Oulu Architecture Guild. Photo Kuva Risto Rasila, 1969. © Finnish Heritage Agency.