page_title: Oulu
section_title: Culture
hierarchical_section_title: Oulu / Culture
caption_attribution_description: English: Air Guitar World Championship 2012, Annual event of Oulu since 1996
context_page_description: Oulu is a city and municipality of 208 939 inhabitants in the region of North Ostrobothnia, Finland. It is the most populous city in Northern Finland, and the fifth most populous in the country.
  Oulu is considered one of Europe's "living labs", where residents experiment with new technology on a community-wide scale.
context_section_description: The best known cultural exports of the city of Oulu are the Air Guitar World Championships held annually in August, Mieskuoro Huutajat (also known as Screaming Men), the now defunct metal band Sentenced, and one of the best ice hockey teams in Europe, Oulun Kärpät.
  Many artists, writers, and musicians live in the city. A variety of concerts — rock, classical, and jazz — as well as other cultural events take place each year.  Examples include the Oulu Music Video Festival, the Air Guitar World Championships, and the Musixine Music Film Competition, all in August.  In July, the annual rock festival Qstock takes place. The Oulu Music Festival is held in winter and the Oulunsalo Music Festival in summer. The Irish Festival of Oulu takes place each October, and the International Children's Film Festival each November.
  Museums in Oulu include the Northern Ostrobothnia museum, the Oulu Museum of Art (OMA), the Tietomaa science center, and the Turkansaari open-air museum.
  Notable statues and sculptures in Oulu include a sculpture of Frans Michael Franzén and The Bobby at the Market Place statue.
  Kalmah is a melodic death metal-band from Oulu that formed in 1998.
caption: Air Guitar World Championships 2012, an annual event held in Oulu since 1996
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