LYY has issued a critical statement on the government’s proposal regarding the right to award degrees in open higher education. The government is undermining the very foundations of Finnish society—free education and equal opportunities for all to pursue higher education. This is a major change in principle that is being pushed through without careful impact assessments.  The … 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

Rovaniemi is Finland’s northernmost university city – and one of the few – but this isn’t always reflected in the city’s decision-making. The student housing situation in Rovaniemi has reached a crisis point, and the Student Union of the University of Lapland (LYY) and the Student Union of Lapland University of Applied Sciences (ROTKO) are … Read more