
Welcome autumn and a new semester!
The Student Union of The University of Lapland is closely following the developments of the coronavirus situation. LYY takes preventing the virus very seriously and follows guidelines given by the University of Lapland and Finnish Institute of Health and Wellfare regarding the situation.
We recommend that the guidelines and instructions given by authorities are followed. You can find the up-to-date instructions of the University of Lapland on their website. Read more about the releases by the Finnish Institute of Health and Welfare on the THL official website.
Customer service
LYY’s office returns to work 3.8.2020, after which our premises at Ahkiomaantie 23 B are open by reservation.
The customer service point at F-wing is open in the autumn as follows:
17.8.-18.9., MON-FRI, 11-13
21.9.-9.10., TUE-THU, 12-14
19.10.-27.11., TUE and THU, 12-14
Contact us at lyy(at)lyy.fi, or call +358 44 787 5670.
Take safety guidelines into consideration when visiting LYY. Do not visit our service points if you have any symptoms of infection.
Events
LYY will organize events during the fall semester with great consideration. We will pay special attention to the safety of the events. Safety measures for each event will be planned individually.
When attending a LYY event please take into consideration good hygiene, safe distances and other virus preventing measures. It is not allowed to attend an event with any symptoms of the virus. We do not recommend for people in risk groups or people in close contact with risk groups to attend events.
Attending LYY events is done at one’s own risk.
Facilities
LYY Sauna is available for use.
The subject association lounge can be reserved within the guidelines given by the University of Lapland.
LYY office meeting rooms are in use with consideration. You can ask us about reserving the meeting rooms by e-mail at lyy(at)lyy.fi or by calling +358 44 787 5670.
Recommendations
We recommend all events in the University of Lapland student community are held with great consideration. In all events safety guidelines must be followed and special attention should be paid to:
- Hygiene
- Safe distances
- Number of people attending
- The heightened risk of droplet transmission
We recommend that attendees are thoroughly informed about safety measures before and during the event. All events must have attendee registration for tracking possible infections.