Due to the difficult housing situation in Rovaniemi, temporary accommodation for students will be extended until the end of November. Temporary housing will be available from August 11 to November 30, 2025. Accommodation is booked at LYY’s office on Ahkiomaantie, where you will also receive the key and pay the accommodation fee. The key must … Read more
The Student Union of the University of Lapland (LYY) is seeking two suitable students to serve as harassment contact persons. Harassment contact persons are members of the student community whom students can contact if they experience bullying, harassment, or discrimination. They can also be contacted if a student feels that the principles outlined in the … Read more
Student representatives in administration are appointed by the student union to serve on various university bodies. They represent not only themselves but the entire student union. Any student at the university can apply to become a student representative through an open application process. These representatives are full members of their respective bodies and influence the … Read more
Upcoming events Another academic year, another Freshers’ Fair! (Fuksimessut) During the event new and old students can get to know local associations and businesses at the main hall of the university and maybe find new patches to wear on their overalls. The associations will be present from 10 am to 2 pm. The university’s … Read more
The University of Lapland will introduce an internship subsidy for degree students studying within the target time from the beginning of 2026. The subsidy amounts to €1,500 for a three-month internship and can be granted to a student once during their studies. Students may decide whether to use the subsidy during their bachelor’s or master’s … Read more
We, the undersigned Student Union of the University of Lapland and subject associations, are strongly opposed to the Finnish Government’s proposed policy in its mid-term session on 22.—23.4.2025, according to which open universities could be granted the right to grant degrees. This would be a historic and detrimental change for higher education in Finland as … Read more
In its mid-term policy review session between 22 and 23 April 2025, the Finnish Government decided to give open universities the authority to grant degrees. This would be a huge revolution in Finnish higher education and the end of free education as it currently is. Finland’s 13 university student unions oppose the proposal and demand … Read more
The Student Union of the University of Lapland (LYY) is disappointed with the decisions made at Prime Minister Petteri Orpo’s government’s mid-term budget session, which will impose massive cuts of €117.7 million to the core funding of higher education institutions. At the same time, the government has outlined granting degree-awarding rights to open universities, which … Read more
