Chair of the Commission
Cultural Manager
The City of Espoo Cultural Unit, Economic Development, Sports and Culture
All UBC members achieve an added value through shared tools and network based on cultural cooperation. The UBC Cultural Cities Commission (CCC) promotes and develops tools for the cultural field to enhance professionalism in the field. In addition, it creates strategic partnerships with central national and international bodies dealing with policy making in the cultural field and stimulates third parties to provide research on cultural issues that are important for the local level.
City of Espoo works as the Chair of the UBC Cultural Cities Commission and City of Kaunas will continue working as the Vice Chair, for the years 2024-2025.
We warmly invite all the cultural professionals for collaboration in the Cultural Cities Commission.
Arts and culture in cities have the potential to contribute to social and economic development, innovation policy and promote sustainable tourism. Culture and shared cultural heritage can strengthen a city’s social capital. Culture also plays an important role for sense of well-being for citizens and culture can increase attractiveness for investments and promote ecosystems for creative industries.
UBC Cultural Cities Commission is a platform for us to work together.
On-line meeting Friday 15th March at 13.00 CET (14.00 EET)
On-line webinar Friday 22nd of March at 13.00 CET (14.00 EET)
Presentation from Felix Schartner Giertta from Council of the Baltic Sea States, BSR Cultural Pearls project that focuses on the topic of the power of culture and its positive impact on social resilience and community building.
On-line meeting 2 Friday 12th April 13 CET (14 EET)
On-site meeting in Espoo 6.-7. June 2024
On-site meeting, in Tartu, Estonia, Capital of Culture 2024, 12.-14. September
Webinar 2, October. Culturability Cultural Tourism workshop. City of Gdańsk organizes.
Online meeting 4, November “ Wrapping up 2024 and work plan of 2025”
Contact persons:
Tiina Kasvi, Cultural Manager
The City of Espoo Cultural Unit, Economic Development, Sports and Culture
Taiju Kiesilä, Senior Specialist
The City of Espoo Cultural Unit, Partnerships and Promoting Culture
Sofiia Yakovyshyna, Project planner
The City of Espoo Cultural Unit, Partnerships and Promoting Culture
Lina Duobaite
Kaunas City Municipal Administration
Head of Foreign Relations Division
Inga Zinkevičiūtė, Culture manager
Kaunas Municipal Vincas Kudirka Public Library
Gailė Partikaitė
Kaunas City Municipal Administration
Specialist of Foreign Relations Division
