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 2025 will be elected at the General Assembly on … Read more
Heartful congratulations on the study place in Rovaniemi! Getting your own apartment is at its height right now: remember that DAS has a continuous application period. Apartments become available throughout the year, and we offer them forward for applicants daily. You can send an application even if your enrolment is not yet confirmed, and new … Read more
LYY’s Office at Ahkiomaantie 23 B LYY’s office will be on summer vacation in July, when the chair of the LYY Board will only respond to urgent matters. We will return to work again in August! The Ahkiomaantie office does not have fixed opening hours, but you are welcome to come by any time to … Read more
During this past spring, the University of Lapland began updating its access control system, and the STID Mobile ID app will be implemented throughout the building during the summer. The implementation has not been as smooth as anticipated, and communication about the mobile app’s functionality has been limited. The need for a new access control … Read more
The statue of the Jätkä was washed and given a student cap. Rovaniemi’s own Jätkä was once again honoured to be part of the Vappu tradition, when students gathered on May Day evening 30.4. to wash the statue of the Jätkä The students gathered at Lordin aukio, from where the traditional procession set off towards … Read more
Vappu Eve 30.4. includes many student traditions and placing the student cap on the Lumberjack statue is one of them! Students will gather at Lordi square at 14.45 and the Vappu parade to Jätkänpuisto starts at 15.00. Vappu Traditions at Jätkänpuisto start at 15.30. There will be different kinds of speeches and music! This year … Read more
The Student Union and student organisations of the University of Lapland are concerned about the increase in distance learning and its impact on students and the university. The student organisations believe that as a matter of principle all undergraduate education should be organized as contact teaching. Following the corona pandemic, attendance rates have not returned … Read more
MEP candidates will participate in a panel discussion focusing on the European Union as an actor in sustainable development. How can the EU more strongly and consistently promote its own values in its external relations? The “Europe is Your Home” tour will arrive in Rovaniemi on May 20, 2024, featuring a panel discussion with MEP … Read more
LYY and ROTKO, representing the students of Lapland’s higher education institutions, consider the cuts to students’ income decided in the session on spending limits to be unreasonable and unjust. For example, a higher education student living in Rovaniemi, the change will cut support by around € 2 000 per year. The cuts in income … Read more