TAR stands for Time, Ahnung, and Rajaton: three words, three languages, and still growing – not towards a genre, a scene, or a style, but towards the element itself. Sound.

The Finnish Light Art Society FLASH contributes to Oulu’s year as European Capital of Culture with a major showcase of contemporary Finnish light art. The fifth FLASH Light Art Biennial presents works byestablished artists alongside emerging talents, highlighting the diversity of the Finnish light art scene. 

A new sound installation, which was unveiled in Oulu Cathedral on Easter Sunday, transforms over 4,000 mysterious cosmic signals into an immersive spatial audio experience.

Launching September 2026 in Oulu, Northern Finland — just below the Arctic Circle — Danish artist Jakob Kudsk Steensen unveils a major site-specific installation that draws on Finnish mythologies about the afterlife and botanical seed banks — places where life and memory continue in suspended animation.

The European Capital of Culture brings a wide range of events and experiences to Oulu and Northern Finland: international artists, festival on sea ice, ice swimming.