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Cultural Cities

Contact persons

Cultural Manager
The City of Espoo Cultural Unit
Economic Development, Sports and Culture
P.O. Box 3561
FIN-02070 Espoo
Finland
Tel.+358 50 3019426
e-mail: firstname.lastname@espoo.fi

Foreign Relations Division
Kaunas City Municipality
Kauno Miesto Savivaldybė
Laisves Al. 96
LT-44251 Kaunas
Lithuania
Tel. +370 37422054
Fax +370 37425443
e-mail: lina.duobaite@kaunas.lt

Cultural Unit, Partnerships and Promoting Culture
Economic Development, Sports and Culture
P.O. Box 3561
FIN-02070 Espoo
Finland
Mob. +358 40 6368974
e-mail: firstname.lastname@espoo.fi

Kaunas Artists’ House
V. Putvinskio g. 56-1
LT-44211 Kaunas
Lithuania
Tel.+370 62278274
e-mail: simona@kmn.lt

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Zane Neimane

Cēsis

Head of Culture Centre
Municipality of Cēsis

Cēsu novada pašvaldība
Baznīcas laukums 1
LV-4101 Cēsis
Latvia
Tel. +371 20224205
e-mail: zane.neimane@cesis.lv

Olesia Lapikova

Chernihivka

Deputy Head of the Development Agency

Chernihivka Settlement Council
Stalevariv 15
69035 Zaporizhzhia
Ukraine
Tel. +380668716719; +380933771051
e-mail: agencyofche@gmail.com; wanirrr@gmail.com

Tiina Kasvi

Espoo

Cultural Manager
The City of Espoo

Espoon kaupunki
Economic Development, Sports and Culture
P.O. Box 3561
FIN-02070 Espoo
Finland
Mob. +358 50 3019426
e-mail: firstname.lastname@espoo.fi

Taiju Kiesilä

Espoo

Senior Specialist
The City of Espoo

Espoon kaupunki
Cultural Unit, Partnerships and Promoting Culture
Economic Development, Sports and Culture
P.O. Box 3561
FIN-02070 Espoo
Finland
Mob. +358 40 6368 974
e-mail: firstname.lastname@espoo.fi

Juratė Dobrovolskienė

Gargždai

Klaipėda District Municipality
Klaipėdos rajono savivaldybės

administracija
Klaipedos str. 2
LT-96130 Gargždai
Lithuania
Tel. +370 46471566
e-mail: jurate.dobrovolskiene@klaipedos-r.lt

Dominika Dowgiert

Gdańsk

Specialist
Mayor’s Office for Culture

Gdańsk City Hall
Urząd Miasta Gdańska
Nowe Ogrody 8/12
PL-80803 Gdańsk
Poland
Tel. +48 58 3236016
e-mail: dominika.dowgiert@gdansk.gda.pl

Barbara Frydrych

Gdańsk

Director
Mayor’s Office for Culture

Gdańsk City Hall
Urząd Miasta Gdańska
Nowe Ogrody 8/12
PL-80803 Gdańsk
Poland
Tel. +48 58 3236130
e-mail: barbara.frydrych@gdansk.gda.pl

Joanna Zagdan

Gdynia

Specialist
Gdynia City Hall

Urząd Miasta Gdyni
Culture Department
ul. Jana z Kolna 25
PL-81354 Gdynia
Poland
Tel. +48 58 5273751
e-mail: joanna.zagdan@gdynia.pl

Maja Wagner

Gdynia

Head of Culture Department
Gdynia City Hall

Urząd Miasta Gdyni
ul. Jana z Kolna 25
PL-81354 Gdynia
Poland
Tel. +48 58 5273740
e-mail: maja.wagner@gdynia.pl

Lars Hammar

Kalmar

Culture and Recreation Department
Municipality of Kalmar

Municipality of Kalmar
Kalmar Kommun
PO. Box 611
SE-391 26 Kalmar
Sweden
Tel. +46 480 450635
e-mail: lars.hammar@kalmar.se

Lenny Mostberg

Karlskrona

Municipality of Karlskrona
Karlskrona Kommun

Ostra Hamngatan 7B
SE-371 83 Karlskrona
Sweden
Tel. +46 455 321014
e-mail: lenny.mostberg@karlskrona.se

Aistė Ptašinskaitė-Paukštė

Kaunas

Director
Kaunas Artists’ House

V. Putvinskio g. 56-1
LT-44211 Kaunas
Lithuania
Tel. +370 62278274
e-mail: aiste@kmn.lt

Lina Duobaite

Kaunas

UBC National Coordinator for Lithuania

Head of Foreign Relations Division
Kaunas City Municipality
Kauno Miesto Savivaldybė
Laisves Al. 96
LT-44251 Kaunas
Lithuania
Tel. +370 37422054
Fax +370 37425443
e-mail: lina.duobaite@kaunas.lt

Gailė Partikaitė

Kaunas

Specialist
Kaunas City Municipality

Kauno Miesto Savivaldybė
Division of Foreign Relations
Laisves Al. 96
LT-44251 Kaunas
Lithuania
Tel. +370 37422011
e-mail: gaile.partikaite@kaunas.lt

Marke Rautiala

Kemi

The City of Kemi
Kemin kaupunki

Cultural Center
Marina Takalon-katu
FIN-94100 Kemi
Finland
Tel. +358 407759356
e-mail: marke.rautiala@kemi.fi

Vitalii Bielobrov

Kherson

City Council
37 Ushakova Avenue

Kherson
Ukraine
Tel. +380 502842438
e-mail: investinkherson09@gmail.com

Ilona Grędas-Wójtowicz

Kołobrzeg

Deputy Mayor
for Social Affairs

Kołobrzeg City Hall
Urząd Miasta Kołobrzeg
Ratuszowa 13
PL-78100 Kołobrzeg
Poland
Tel. +48 600835097
e-mail: zpds@um.kolobrzeg.pl

Mariana Kodina

Kolomyia

Head of Department of Culture and Tourism

Department of Culture and Tourism of Kolomyia City Council
Teatralna 27
Kolomyia 78203
Ukraine
Tel. +38 (095) 2194991
e-mail: kocult@ukr.net

Tomi Purovaara

Kotka

Director
Cultural Center

PO Box 205
FIN-48200 Kotka
Finland
e-mail: tomi.purovaara@kotka.fi

Amal Aziz

Malmö

City of Malmö
Malmö Stad

Kulturförvaltningen
August Palms Plats 1
SE-205 80 Malmö
Sweden
Tel. +46 40 341000
e-mail: amal.aziz@malmo.se

Staffan Beijar

Mariehamn

Head of Culture Department
Town of Mariehamn

Mariehamns Stad
PB 5
FIN-22101 Mariehamn
Finland
Tel +358 18 531388
e-mail: staffan.beijar@mariehamn.ax

Bronius Vaitkus

Palanga

Member of Palanga City Council
Palanga City Municipality

Palangos Miesto Savivaldybė
e-mail: bro.vaitkus@gmail.com

Robertas Trautmanas

Palanga

Head of the Culture Department
Palanga City Municipality

Palangos Miesto Savivaldybė
Vytauto st. 112
LT-00135 Palanga
Lithuania
e-mail: robertas.trautmanas@palanga.lt

Asta Čeponienė

Panevėžys

Head of Culture and Art Department
Panevėžys City Municipality

Panevėžio Miesto Savivaldybė
Laisves a. 20
LT-35200 Panevėžys
Lithuania
Tel. +370 45501214, +370 69628589
e-mail: asta.ceponiene@panevezys.lt

Paula Kauppila

Pori

Planner, M.Soc.Sc.
The City of Pori

Porin kaupunki
Luvianpuistokatu 1
FIN-28100 Pori
Finland
Tel. +358 44 701 0473
e-mail: paula.kauppila@pori.fi

Jyri Träskelin

Pori

Head of the Cultural Unit
The City of Pori

Porin kaupunki
Add. Otavankatu 3A
FIN-28100 Pori
Finland
Tel. +358 44 7011251
e-mail: jyri.traskelin@pori.fi

Elina Nikola

Pori

Acting Director of Libraries
The City of Pori

Porin kaupunki
Pori Public Library
Box 200
FIN-28101 Pori
Finland
Tel. +358 44 7015872
e-mail: elina.nikola@pori.fi

Rakvere Cultural Center

Rakvere

Director
Rakvere Cultural Center

F. R. Kreutzwaldi tn 2
EE-44314 Rakvere
Estonia
Tel. +372 56694606
e-mail: kultuurikeskus@rakvere.ee

Linda Pukite

Rīga

Rīga City Council
Rīgas pašvaldība

K. Valdemara 5
LV-1010 Rīga
Latvia
Tel. +371 67043667
Fax +371 67105323
e-mail: linda.pukite@riga.lv

Hillar Sein

Tallinn

Head of Culture Department
Tallinn City Government

Tallinn Linnavalitsus
Vabaduse väljak 10a
EE-10146 Tallinn
Estonia
Tel. +372 6404585
e-mail: hillar.sein@tallinnlv.ee

Kristiina Avik

Tartu

Head of Culture
Tartu City Government

Tartu Linnavalitsus
Department of Culture
Raekoja plats 12
EE-51004 Tartu
Estonia
Tel. +372 7361051
Mob. +372 5282761
e-mail: kristiina.avik@tartu.ee

Eglė Červinskaitė

Tauragė

Director of Tauragė Regional Museum “Santaka”

Dariaus ir Girėno st. 5
LT-72215 Tauragė
Lithuania
Tel. +370 60224353
e-mail: direktore@tauragesmuziejus.lt

Niina Niemi-Nagy

Turku

Head of Culture Promotion
The City of Turku

Turun Kaupunki
PB 355
FIN-20101 Turku
Finland
Tel. +358 40 630 1658
e-mail: niina.niemi-nagy@turku.fi

Jenny Skarstedt

Umeå

Cultural Director
Municipality of Umeå

Umeå Kommun
City Hall
Skolgatan 31 A
SE-90184 Umeå
Sweden
Tel. +46 90163413
e-mail: jenny.skarstedt@umea.se

Christina Knookala

Vaasa

Director of Education and Cultural Services

The City of Vaasa
Vaasan Kaupunki
Vaasanpuistikko 10
FIN-65101 Vaasa
Finland
Tel. +358 405565011
e-mail: christina.knookala@vaasa.fi

Liene Jakobsone

Valmiera

Main manager of Cultural projects
Valmiera Municipality

Valmieras novada pašvaldība
Lāčplēša Street 2
LV–4201 Valmiera

Latvia

e-mail: liene.jakobsone@valmierasnovads.lv

Sergii Bilov

Zaporizhzhia

Director of the Department of Culture and Tourism of Zaporizhzhia

City Council
16 Shkilna Street
69061 Zaporizhzhia
Ukraine
Tel. +380 935633350
e-mail: ojukraine@gmail.com

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