Finland · 2026
Source: Selection panel report — Finland ECoC 2026 (pre-selection)
Selection panel report. The EU expert panel's assessment of the bids in one competition, with its reasons and its recommendation. Context: useful background, not a city's own evidence of what happened.
Expert panel report evaluating three Finnish cities competing for the 2026 European Capital of Culture designation. The pre-selection phase assessed Tampere, Savonlinna, and Oulu against six criteria including European dimension, cultural content, and delivery capacity. All three
