Olli Ruokolainen

Presentation

• Research projects

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  • 2024 — 2025 (ongoing research) Structures and funding

    Cultural wellbeing activities in the wellbeing services counties: goals, operating models and funding

    The research examines the goals, responsibilities, operating models and funding of cultural wellbeing activities in the Finnish wellbeing services counties. The purpose is to create a comprehensive picture of the organization of cultural wellbeing activities by each wellbeing services county.

  • 2018 — 2027 (ongoing research) Production and events

    Oulu2026 evaluation research

    Oulu will be European Capital of Culture in 2026 along with 39 other municipalities from Northern Finland. Oulu2026 is a long-term, culture-based urban development project, the aim of which is cultural climate change. The purpose of the project of the Oulu2026 project is to create and bring culture, wellbeing, and vitality to our Northern region.

  • 2023 — 2023 Art and artists

    Cultural wellbeing for the elderly and the operating conditions of artists

  • 2020 Production and events

    Research on the Impacts and Meanings of Finland 100

• Cupore's publications

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  • Cupore's publications 2024 “Happy, healthy and participatory citizens”: suburban cultural policy in the Finnish city of Jyväskylä.
  • Cupore's publications 2023 Community resilience and cultural sustainability in two Finnish urban neighbourhoods.
  • Cupore's publications 2023 Value of art and culture institutions: a case study of Jyväskylä, Finland
  • Cupore's publications 2019 Arts and culture institutions as a part of city development and well-being in the city of Jyväskylä

• Other publications

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  Ruokolainen, O., Luonila, M., Leppänen, A., & Kumpulainen, K. (2024). Suburban neighbourhoods as places for everyday cultural participation: the case of Jyväskylä in Finland. Cultural Trends, 1–18. https://doi.org/10.1080/09548963.2024.2345246

  Luonila, M. & Ruokolainen, O. (2024). “Happy, healthy and participatory citizens”: suburban cultural policy in the Finnish city of Jyväskylä. International Journal of Cultural Policy, 30:1, 101–117. doi.org/10.1080/10286632.2022.2160714

  Häkli, J., Kallio K.P. & Ruokolainen, O. (2020). A missing citizen? Issue-based citizenship in city-regional planning. International Journal of Urban and Regional Research 44:5, 876–893.