“Climate Clock” in Oulu Reckons With a Warming World

Climate Clock Public Art Trail Opens Across Oulu

OULU, Finland--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jun 18, 2026-

“Climate Clock” in Oulu Reckons With a Warming World

A small crowd gathered on the harbor at Kello, a fishing village in the municipality of Haukipudas, the anticipation building as the top of the hour drew near. At 10 o’clock sharp, a recording of the local fisherwoman Elina Halonen spoke a single word into the morning air: “Miehiään”—of their men. It was the latest installment of a reading of Pentti Saarikoski’s Finnish translation of Homer’s The Odyssey, broadcast from a sculpture on the harbor…