On PoP Liikkua goes Barents

89 possibilites to try out 34 different sports!

On PoP Liikkua Goes Barents event days brings the joy of movement to the Barents Summer Games 2026 in Oulu. Event days offer an open and inclusive sports experiences that invites everyone to try new activities and connect with others in a relaxed atmosphere.

During the event days, you can explore a wide range of physical activities with a low threshold – no previous experience needed. There is something for all, from children and young people to adults and those looking for adapted physical activities.

On PoP Liikkua Goes Barents event days brings together local sports clubs and different ways to be active. Activities take place both at the family sport day on Saturday in Mannerheim Park and at venues of the sport clubs across Oulu. You can easily find the activities that interest you on the map available on this platform.

*Please note that some details are still being finalized. Information will be added and updated on the platform as it becomes available and confirmed.

Sports:

• Aikido
• Archery
• Badminton
• Basketball
• Biathlon
• Boccia
• Boffer Sword Fighting
• Boxing
• Cheerdance
• Cheerleading
• Chess
• Cross-Coutry Skiing
• Dance Gymnastics
• Fencing
• Floorball
• Football (Soccer)
• Futsal
• Gymnastics
• Iaido
• Ice Hockey
• Karate
• Oriental Dance
• Orienteering
• Pesäpallo (Finnish Baseball)
• Powerlifting
• Precision Orienteering, Testing of Adaptive Sports Equipment
• Presentation of the Multi-Sport Club + Group Gymnastics
• Ringette
• Rugby
• Sports Play School, Dance-Based Sport Demonstration
• Step-Power Training (Backward Walking and Sleds)
• Table Tennis
• Team Gymnastics
• Track and Field
• Trail Orienteering
• Triathlon
• Vaulting
• Volleyball
• Wheelchair fencing

Sport clubs:

• Bushido Karatekoulu Oulu
• Haukiputaan Ahmat
• Haukiputaan Pallo
• Hokutokai ry
• Kellon Työväen Urheilijat
• Kempele Wild Duckz
• Kiimingin Kiekkopojat
• Kiimingin Reserviläiset
• Merikoski SBT
• Northern Lights Cheerleading NLC
• Oulu Power Team
• Oulu Triathlon & Cycling
• Oulun Floorball Club
• Oulun Harrastekiekko
• Oulun Hiihtoseura ry
• Oulun Invalidien Yhdistys
• Oulun itämaisen tanssin yhdistys Yasmine
• Oulun Jousimiehet
• Oulun Judokerho
• Oulun Kisko
• Oulun kaupungin liikuntapalvelut, soveltava liikunta
• Oulun Latu
• Oulun Lippo Juniorit
• Oulun Miekkailuseura
• Oulun Nice Soccer ONS
• Oulun NMKY
• Oulun Nyrkkeilyseura
• Oulun Pyrintö
• Oulun Pöytätennis -86
• Oulun Ratsastajat
• Oulun Voimistelijat ry
• Oulun Voimisteluseura
• Oulunsalon Pallo ry
• Oulunsalon Vasama
• Shakki -77 ry
• SK Pohjantähti
• Tervarit Juniorit
• Tervasulka ry
• Wizards of Oulu Rugby

Join us to try, get inspired, and find your own way to move!

The event is part of the Oulu2026 cultural programme and its Cultural Climate Change initiative, and is supported by the Oulu Cultural Foundation.