Turku is the European Capital of Culture for 2011.
The latest news and information about the programme for the Capital of Culture can be found online at www.turku2011.fi

Live2011.com - a new way to experience culture
Live2011.com represents a digital Capital of Culture, which Turku will proudly premiere for Europe and the world in phases starting in 2010. The future website will highlight events and news related to the Capital of Culture year in Turku. Live2011.com will also showcase media art, games and videos. It is all about interaction, participation and community. You can appraise what you see, join in discussions and find out more details about specific events. You can also access it from your mobile phone.

Live 2011.com represents the latest innovation in the field of culture. Brand new way of thinking.

Live2011.com introduces social media to the cultural sector
Live2011.com offers a new type of entity to the field of culture, one that provides broader visibility for all those involved in the field of culture. Live2011.com is not only a one-year undertaking. The service will later be handed over permanently for the use of all future cultural events and contents.

Live2011.com Grand Prix - a media art competition
As part of its role as the European Capital of Culture, Turku has established the media competition to highlight and support the growing field of digital media, and to emphasise the significance of social media in interacting with others and forming a sense of community.

The competition categories include, for example, free audiovisual expression, interactive works and games. The category with the largest total prize sum is seeking to award innovative web applications, websites or services that reinvent social media especially in an artistic way.