Parliament has decided on cuts to the general housing allowance, most of which will come into force on 1 April 2024. The information below explains how these cuts will affect you. What’s happening? After the 2023 parliamentary elections, the new government led by Petteri Orpo was formed, which decided in its government programme … Read more
The board of Lapin Lyyli Ltd. has decided at its meeting on 31.1. on the voluntary termination of business and proposes to the general meeting that the limited company should be dissolved. The reason behind the decision is the significant drop in business profitability after the corona virus. With the decision, Meidän Lovisa’s lunch cafe … Read more
The Executive Board of the Student Union of the University of Lapland appointed a new student media commitee and tasked the committee with drawing up a plan to preserve journalistic publication in the student community. Roope Rantala, chairman of LYY’s board, was elected chairman of the committee, and Esa-Pekka Tuppi, LYY’s community specialist, was elected … Read more
LYY’s executive board held its constitutive meeting 22.01.2024. The executive board chose Jesse Pöllänen unanimously as the Vice Chair of the Board. The areas of responsibilities were distributed as follows: Jesse Pöllänen – Internationality Aku Westerholm – Community + Business cooperation Alexandra Aho – Student Advocacy + Finance Iris Rantala – Social relations + … Read more
LYY’s new college shirts and hoodies are now available for ordering through webstore. he material of the shirts is a blend of cotton and recycled polyester, which makes these stylish shirts also ecological and comfortable. The webstore is open for a limited period 15. – 28.1.2024. The webstore is managed by Kloffa clothing. Kloffa is … Read more
Customer service point at the F-wing of the University of Lapland will be on Christmas break from 5.12.2023. Customer service point will open again in January. Service- and Administration Specialist wishes happy holidays and thanks everyone for the past year. LYY’s office will be open until 20.12. after which office will be closed for the … Read more
The new Representative Council will have its first meeting on Tuesday 5.12. at 16:00. The meeting will be held in room B127 (former LS2) and remotely. The term for the incoming representative council is from 1.12.2023, to 30.11.2025. The new representative council will immediately make important decisions for the upcoming term. During the meeting, both … Read more
The General Assembly of the National Union of University Students in Finland (SYL), which represents the approximately 140,000 students at Finnish universities, has elected a new Board for 2024. The General Assembly also made decisions on next year’s Plan of Work and SYL’s finances. The new SYL President is Akseli Tiitta, 23, from the Student … Read more
The University of Lapland will starts using electronic degree certificates during November. The authenticity of electronic diploma can be verified more reliably than paper certificate. Student can save the electronic diploma in one´s own files, for example on a computer or cloud service. – An electronic diploma is convenient to use, for example, in an … Read more