The traditional church rowing race between the University of Lapland and Lapland University of Applied Sciences was held this fall on September 9th, 2022. The 15-member team from the University of Lapland was the first to cross the finish line this time, several boats apart. After the rowers returned to the beach, the winning team … Read more
Minister of Science and Culture Petri Honkonen answered students’ questions at the Ask the Minister -event the student union held on Wednesday afternoon, 14th of September, in the LS2 hall of the University of Lapland. Students could ask the minister questions beforehand via a form as well as directly during the event. In this article … Read more
LYY’s executive board re-appointed working sectors in its meeting in August. At the same time, the board decided on its representatives in different working groups and the presidencies of LYY’s committees. In June, LYY’s representative board elected Lotta Laitila as a new member of LYY’s board, starting on August 1, 2022. Laitila’s area of responsibility … Read more
The student union of the university of Lapland rewards every year one Student achievement. The achievement can be any kind of accomplishment made by one person or a group, which has affected positively or meaningfully way to the student life. The Student achievement will be rewarded at the student union’s annual ball on 8th of … Read more
Every year at the annual ball the student union rewards people with badges of merit, who have been taking part in the student union’s activities in a commendable way. Again this year, the members of the student union can suggest people, who deserve the student union’s badge of merit. If you know a person, who … Read more
On Monday 5th of September 2022 was held the opening ceremony of the academic year 22-23 at university of Lapland’s Fellmann hall. There were string music by the Korundi quartet and speeches by the rector of the university Antti Syväjärvi and Permanent Secretary Anita Lehikoinen, Ministry of Education and Culture. The chair of the executive … Read more
We have heard the wishes of our members, and we are now renewing LYY’s hoodies, sweatshirts and t-shirts! That’s why we’re opening a competition to find new design for the LYY shirts! LYY’s logo or logomark should appear on the shirts. The design must also include the logo, the logomark or the logotype of the … Read more
Are you interested in working on the Board of the National Union of University Students in Finland (SYL)? Here you can find all the information you need for applying and becoming LYY’s candidate. The Board of the National Union of University Students in Finland (SYL) for 2023 will be elected at the General Assembly on … Read more
In the autumn of 2021, the University of Lapland switched to using the student register system Peppi. Due to database change, student status information has not been transferred to the Frank application. Therefore, LYY had to terminate the contract with Frank on 1st of February, 2022. You can get your virtual student card from Pivo … Read more