Independent Finland turned 105 years old on Tuesday, December 6th, 2022. The city of Rovaniemi celebrated the day in traditional and dignified ways, in which LYY also participated in many different ways, from church service to torchlight procession. Service at the Church For LYY, the celebrations started at the service held at the main church … Read more
The Council of Representatives chose Viljo Vuorimäki as the Chair of the Executive Board for the year 2023. Viljo is a 21-year-old political science and sociology major from Espoo, but he has lived and studied in Brussels for many years. On his free-time Viljo likes to play football, go the gym, and attend student events. … Read more
The Student Union of the University of Lapland celebrated it’s 43rd year at October. At the Annual Ball the University of Lapland donated 10 000 € for the activities supporting students’ wellness. – I withdraw the amount from the budget allocated to the rector’s work. As far as possible, each of us should prioritize resources for … Read more
The student unions of the universities of Eastern Finland, Jyväskylä, Lapland, Oulu, Vaasa and the student union of LUT University demand that the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment (TEM) offers more funding to increase the number of supervised and paid internships for academic students. In many fields, having an internship as a part of … Read more
LYY adjusts its office temperature a degree colder as part of, you guessed it, the national Down A Degree (Astetta alemmas) -campaign! In keeping with our principles of sustainability, we also do not keep lights or electronics on unnecessarily in our office. In addition, we will communicate energy saving tips to our members. Test your … Read more
Lapin yliopiston ylioppilaskunta vietti 43. vuosijuhlaansa lauantaina 8.10.2022. Juhlat saivat alkunsa Alaruokasen hempeän vaaleanpunaiseksi väritetyllä vanhalla talolla, jossa Rovaniemen kaupunki kestitti juhlijoita coctail-paloilla ja juhlajuomalla. LYYn hallitus, pääsihteeri Miikka Keränen ja edustajiston puheenjohtaja Pekka Nikumatti ottivat juhlavieraat vastaan, joihin lukeutui eri organisaatioiden, opiskelijajärjestöjen ja ylioppilaskuntien edustajia niin läheltä kuin kauempaa jopa Ruotsista saakka The Arctic … Read more
Discussions on responsible consumption on university campuses all around Finland this autumn How do companies take the climate, the environment and human rights into consideration in their activities? Do stores offer responsibly produced clothing? How about laptops or phones? These are the questions to which we are trying to find answers in autumn 2022, as … Read more
The day of free education is held on Thursday 20th of October, 2022. Free education is the cornerstone of the Finnish welfare state, which cannot be compromised. Parliamentary elections are approaching, and with that, various parties have started marketing their own parliamentary campaigns. Sivistystyöntanjat Sivista ry opened the discussion by proposing that higher education institutions … Read more
The National Union of University Students in Finland (SYL) has established a climate network, which consists of student union members, including two from LYY: Katja Karjalainen and Julia Kerkelä! The members of the network come up with ideas and develop the student movement’s climate influence, participate in climate influence as an advisory body and produce … Read more