TYY Guide for International Students 2017–2018

The Student Union of the University of Turku 1 TYY guide for international students 2017–2018

Contents

Dear International Student 3 WHAT IS STUDENT UNION? 4 TYY Service Desk opening hourS 5 Development cooperation projectS 6 TYY Membership Benefits 8 TYY Membership Benefits for Doctoral Candidates 11 Starting package storage 12 TYY RENTALS 13 Kinokopla – TYY Film Club 14 Student Calendar 14 Turku Student Newspaper “Turun ylioppilaslehti” 14 TYY Consultation Services 15 Student Life in Turku 17 why you should be active in student organisations 19 Master’s programmes and their own organisations 20 TYY international 21 TYY organisations 21 TYY’s organisations welcome you to Turku! 24 Who are we? 30 The Student Union Council 30 The Executive Board 30 The specialists 31 Mailing Lists 32 Contact Information 33 Finnish glossary 34 Want to know more Finnish? 35 Campus map 36 Student village of turku 38 Finnish Student Health Services FSHS 40

TYY GUIDE FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS 2017-2018. 25th revised edition 2017. Last updated in May 2017. Cover image: Frida Pessi & Miika Tiainen. Editing: Satu Nurmi & Ali Benkherouf. Published by Turun yliopiston ylioppilaskunta (Student Union of the University of Turku). Please send any comments, corrections or improvement suggestions to [email protected].

2 Dear International Student

Welcome to Turku! The Student Union of Best regards, the University of Turku (TYY) wishes you a very pleasant stay. TYY International: This guide will introduce you to the Satu Nurmi & Ali Benkherouf Student Union and the student life in Student Union of the University of Turku Turku. We wish to tell you what a Finnish [email protected], [email protected] student union is and what TYY can do for you. As a member, you are entitled to a variety of benefits, which we hope will make your stay in Turku easier. This guide includes information about services available for students (degree and exchange students and doctoral candidates) at the Student Union of the University of Turku. In addition, information on TYY and its services in English is available on the TYY website at www.tyy.fi/en. Please see also useful answers on our “Frequently Asked Questions” -page that is based on our previous students’ questions. We would love to hear your feedback on this guide and your experiences on all of our services such as the tutoring system and the starting package. It is important for us to know how the student life in Turku has been for you. By giving us feedback, you can help us to improve our services. We here at the Student Union want to welcome you to join all of our activities. Hopefully we will have a chance to meet you face to face. We sincerely wish you have the time of your life during your stay in Turku! Please, do not hesitate to contact us. We will be happy to help you with any questions you may have – that is what we are here for!

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WHAT IS STUDENT UNION?

There is a student union in every Finnish university to represent its members, Student Card advances the position of students in society and provide them with services. As a member of the Student Union you Membership of a student union is are entitled to a Finnish student card compulsory by law for all undergraduate (opiskelijakortti) issued together by the and master’s degree students studying National Union of University Students for a Finnish degree.It is possible for the in Finland and TYY. This card offers exchange students and doctoral students you a variety of benefits locally and to join a student union, too. nationwide. For more information about The Student Union of the University the benefits, please read the information of Turku (Turun yliopiston yliop- in this and the next chapter and check pilaskunta, TYY) is among the oldest www.frank.fi/en student unions in Finland. Founded in 1922, TYY has been taking a stand TYY Office for students for over 90 years. TYY acts as an interest organisation, a service The TYY Office is located in Student producer and an NGO. Students’ House A, ground floor, Rehtorin- interests are looked after not only within pellonkatu 4 A, 20500 Turku. the University of Turku but also within the city of Turku and Finland. TYY has Check the contact information on the approximately 15 000 members and back side of this guide. acts in three different locations: Turku, Rauma and Pori. TYY web pages can be found at tyy.fi/en.

Student Union Membership

exchange student: voluntary, price € 107 / academic year, € 53,50 per semester

Master’s degree student: compulsory,price € 107 / academic year, € 53,50 per semester

Doctoral candidate: voluntary, price € 37 / academic year

Visiting student: not possible

4 After paying the membership fee, TYY Service Desk you can apply for a student card at opening hours: www.frank.fi/en.Ordering can be done only on the Internet. You need a digital Mon-Wed and Fri: 10-11 & 12-14 photo of yourself to order the card. Thu: 12-15 When filling in the application form you should write down your personal At the TYY Service Desk, you can: information with exactly the same facts • Pick up your student card, after you have informed the University with. ordering it at frank.fi/en You also need to fill in your Finnish • Get the sticker on the card for the student number given by the University new academic year of Turku when ordering your student • Buy Student Union patches and pins card. The price of the card without • Reserve the club room Q-House, payment feature is € 15.10. TYY sauna, Turku Sali meeting room It is recommended to pay the fee and TYYMA dining set for the card online during the ordering • Borrow bike repair kit process with a credit card (Visa or Master • Buy season tickets of the Kinokopla Card) or from a Finnish e-bank account. film club If you don’t have the possibility to use neither a credit card nor the e-bank, The Student Union Staff and the please contact the Student Union Service Executive Board of the Student Union Desk for further information. can be found in the Student House A. The After ordering and paying for the staff office hours vary but most people card, you will get a confirmation e-mail. are available at least Mon-Fri 10–14. By By following the link in the e-mail you making an appointment you can be sure can follow the progress of your card to meet the person you need. order and see when your card is ready. Once your card is ready and has been How to Become a Member and delivered to the Student Union it can be picked up at the TYY Service Desk during Get the Student Card the opening hours. There is also digital student card free In order to become a member of TYY you of charge and it can be downloaded on must pay the Student Union membership Apple and Android phones. The digital fee. New international students receive card can be also used offline. Please note their payment forms from the University that your student will need to get Finnish (Exchange students: International office, personal identity code and activate degree students: upon registration). You can digital student card by sending Finnish do your membership fee payment either id code to the University at registration@ with a regular bank transfer payment or from utu.fi your e-bank account (SEPA-area payments). When doing your membership fee payment Read more about joining the Student remember always to include your name and Union at: your personal reference number which can www.tyy.fi/en/students/welcome-turku be found in your payment form.

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Development cooperation projects You can pay an additional, voluntary fee to support TYY development cooperation projects. During the academic year 2017–2018, the projects are as follows:

1. Finnish Somalia Network 4.80 € carries on seminars, consultations and information services, and publishes The Finnish Somalia Network is an activities related to its field. For example, ideologically, politically and religiously the Network publishes an electronic, independent umbrella organisation, trilingual Afrikan Sarvi – Horn of Africa which works as a co-operative body for Journal, targeted at a wide audience. The the organisations that conduct or plan Network also has a Facebook page. to conduct development cooperation in The Network, together with its Somalia. The Network was founded in member organisations, executes 2004 and registered in 2009. development projects in different sectors The Finnish Somalia Network is an and areas in Somalia. It also aims to expert organisation which offers to its facilitate the work done by different non- member organisations peer support, governmental organisations towards training and advice. Moreover, it peace and development in Somalia.

6 2. Zimbabwe AIDS Orphans supporting orphan children’s education and well-being Voluntary donation 4.70 €

TYY has supported Zimbabwe AIDS Orphans Society as its sponsor project from December 2008. Zimbabwe AIDS Orphans Society supports the school- going and general well-being of 400 Zimbabwean orphans. The society manages children’s activity centre in Harare suburban Dzivarasekwa. As sponsors, we contribute to building a more just world, where children can go to school and have the opportunity to lead a good life. At the same time, we open a window on the everyday life of Zimbabwean children, and we can see TYY also directs 0.7 % of the budget at the grass-root level how our support for operating funds to development creates permanent changes in the cooperation. The 0.7 % targets are chosen children’s lives. every spring. In 2017 0,7 % projects are All money donated in connection to Teria Sira ry and JYY’s India project. the payment of the membership fees will go in full to the designated projects. For See more about or development more information, please contact the cooperation projects at: tyy.fi/en/ Specialist in International Affairs at tyy- activities/development-cooperation [email protected].

Sustainable Development Week 2.-8.10.

TYY has been organising National Development Cooperation Week for years. This year the theme week is organised by Development Cooperation Wing and Environmental Wing and focuses on Sustainable Development. Details of different events and programme will be updated on TYY’s website and Facebook pages.

Want to join organising team? Send e-mail to [email protected]

7 TYY guide for international students 2017–2018 ge 11) tes, see pa (Doctoral candida TYY Membership Benefits

For an appointment missed without Student Health Care cancellation, FSHS charges the Services counselling fee plus €35. The Finnish Student Health Service Members of the Student Union are offers basic health care on weekdays entitled to the services of the Finnish during office hours, Mon-Thu 8–15, Fri Student Health Service (Ylioppilaiden 8-14. Please note that FSHS is closed in terveydenhuoltosäätiö), FSHS (YTHS in the evenings, during the weekends and Finnish). These services are provided by on public holidays. During the summer the Student Health Centre in Turku. FSHS is open for limited opening hours. For further information on making an Address: Kirkkotie 13, 20540 Turku appointment and opening hours please www.yths.fi/en visit FSHS website. Appointments are available with The phone numbers can be seen on the general practitioners and various back of this guide. specialists (for example dermatologists, gynecologist, and physiotherapists). You can also use the online form at FSHS offers laboratory services, mental asiointi.yths.fi/en/appointments health care, dental care and also health counselling on the Internet.

8 If you become acutely ill, you can call emergency (A&E) centre for providing or visit a nurse without an appointment 24-hour specialised medical care and between 8 and 11. All other consultations treatment to those who have fallen and treatments require appointments. suddenly ill or sustained injury. The pricing of the health services vary, The Turku region’s A&E centre so check the pricing from the FSHS web (Tyks T-Hospital) Savitehtaankatu 1, site: www.yths.fi/en. Turku. Telephone advice centre: 02 If you travel elsewhere in Finland and 313 8800, Family support: 02 313 8930, need acute medical or dental treatment Text message services for the hearing- you are entitled to use FSHS services in impaired: 050 592 4740. other university towns. Please note that the There is contact information of smaller health centres are closed during Finnish Student Health Service FSHS on the summer months of June to August. the back side of this guide. Please cut it Those students who have paid the out fold in your wallet and be safe! Student Union membership fee for the autumn term can start using the services Municipal health care from 1 September. If you have paid the membership fee for the spring term, you services are entitled to FSHS services until the end of August. There are also other types of health If you get ill when FSHS is closed, get care that FSHS does not provide, such into an accident or have to be admitted to as hospital care and some specialist hospital, the FSHS system will not cover you. services. Students who have Turku as In these cases you should have a European their place of residence (kotikunta) Health Insurance Card or a personal have the right to municipal health care. insurance. We recommend all international Your home address and postal code students to have a health insurance. will determine your municipal health centre. Weekday emergency services in the Turku area are available from 8.00 to In case of an emergency 15.00 at the health centre according to your address. Because FSHS is only open during the Medical advice helpline: call 02 10023 week at day time, patients must turn to on weekdays between 8.00 and 15.00. (For municipal health services in emergencies making appointments at your own health on weekends and evenings. centre please call them directly). The City of Call 112 for ambulance and Turku’s Welfare Division provides medical emergency services. In emergency cases, advice over the phone, number mentioned such as sudden illness, unconsciousness above. Your call will be answered by a or life-threatening, always call 112. If in trained nurse. If there is no immediate life doubt as to whether it is an emergency or threatening situation, patients requiring not, it is always better to call and ask. The urgent treatment should first attend their emergency medical services helpline local health centre between 8.00 and advises you on the help you require. 15.30. If you are not sure what to do, please Turku University Hospital, T-Hospital contact the medical advice helpline or is now the Turku region’s accident and your local health centre.

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The hearing-impaired have their owned cafeterias serving student priced own service for the evaluation of lunches include: Assarin Ullakko and medical care, counselling and making Brygge in Student House A, Macciavelli an appointment at a health centre. This in Educarium, Dental in the Dentistry can be contacted during office hours by building, Mikro in the building of the texting to 044 907 3824. Microbiology department, Tottisalmi at the Finnish Student Health Service (FSHS) Private health services building and Delica in Pharma City. The weekly menus of the cafeterias are available in English at www.unica.fi/ Even if you don’t have a municipality of en. With your student card, you will also residence , you can still have accessibility be able to get subsidised student lunches to the private health services such as at other student cafeterias in Turku as Terveystalo, NEO and Mehiläinen. well as in other Finnish cities. Appointments booking in private clinics is usually faster than in the public sector, but more expensive. Other discounts

The student unions in Turku have Travel Discounts negotiated local student discounts for different shops, restaurants, sporting When travelling in Finland, the student events etc. It is always a good idea to ask card will give you several benefits, for a student discount. Also, check frank. which you cannot get with the ISIC fi/en for different discounts. (International student identity card) or with any foreign student cards. Trains: You are entitled to a student International Tutors discount of 45-55 % on all train tickets in International students are provided Finland. The student card must be presented with a personal tutor. Tutors are trained when buying the ticket, as well as on the train. students who volunteer to help and guide Long-Distance Buses: On the long new international students. Tutoring distance buses/coaches the holder of a is organised by the University of Turku student card will get 50% discount on a and TYY. Tutors help their students with bus ticket when the distance travelled everyday practicalities during the first is at least 80 km. There are also low-fare weeks and guide them through student bus companies such as Onnibus that life in Turku. The tutor will help you offer information also in English (www. with housing matters, registering at onnibus.com/en). the university, handling the first stage payments in the bank office etc. Subsidised Student Lunches Please note, however, that your tutor is not your academic contact person. Each TYY is a co-owner of Unica, a company department at the University has a member that runs several student cafeterias of staff appointed for that task. The name where you can get subsidised student of your academic contact person can be meals with the Finnish student card. TYY- found in your acceptance letter.

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Can I Get Benefits Before My Card is Ready?

The receipt of your student union membership fee payment will act as a temporary Student ID card, and you will get subsidised lunches at the student cafeterias and student health care services with it, but not the travel discounts.

If you intend to travel by long distance bus or train before your card has been processed, you need to go to the International Office (only exchange students) to obtain a special form that states that you are a student at a Finnish university. The form will be signed at the International Office. If you are a Master’s degree student please visit the Student and Admission Services to obtain a same kind of a signed form. Then you go to the train station or main bus station with the form and a passport size photo of you. For ca. €8 you get a special student card for travelling that can be used before your student card is ready. With that card you will get the same 45%-55% discount that you get with your regular student card. Please note that student card is not accepted as an official identity card.

TYY Membership Benefits for Doctoral Candidates

Doctoral candidates (students pursuing licentiate or doctoral degree) can become members of the Student Union. Their membership benefits are however fewer than those of the undergraduate and Master’s degree students. The membership fee for doctoral candidates is € 37.

A doctoral candidate who is a member of TYY is eligible for the following membership benefits: • consultation services from the TYY specialists • services of the student lawyer • reduced lunches at Unica restaurants (except for Nutritio) • Turku Student Newspaper • membership eligibility in TYY sub-organisations: some organisations have small annual fee

Regardless of the TYY membership, doctoral candidates have the right to the following benefits and services: • University Sports • right to rent an apartment from the Student Village Foundation (TYS)

Please note, that for reasons beyond the control of TYY, doctoral candidates are not eligible for: • student reductions on the trains or long distance coaches • student priced lunches in every student cafeteria • Finnish Student Health Services (FSHS) TYY guide for international students 2017–2018

The student unions of the universities in Payment Details: Turku (TYY, ÅAS), the student union of the Novia University of Applied Sciences Recipient: (Novium), and the Turku University of Turun yliopiston ylioppilaskunta Applied Sciences (TUAS) run a joint Bank account number starting package storage where exchange (Tilinumero in Finnish): students can borrow a package with FI25 5716 9020 0256 36 household items which they return Reference number before they leave Turku. The starting (Viitenumero in Finnish): 9111 package is available to all exchange Due date: Within two weeks of your students who are members of TYY. It is arrival in Finland a non-profit service and operates on a first-come-first-served basis. From a foreign account: The starting package includes at least Receiver: TYY/Starting Package Turku, one pillow, a blanket, two curtains, a Address: Rehtorinpellonkatu 4 A, cooking pot, a sharp cutting knife, one 20500 Turku dinner plate, one soup plate, a glass, a IBAN: FI25 5716 9020 0256 36 mug, cooking items (spatula/ladle), one BIC/SWIFT: OKOYFIHH knife, one fork, one spoon, one teaspoon Reference number: 9111 and a can opener. Bank name: Turun Seudun Osuuspankki If your tutor borrowed a starting Bank address: Maariankatu 4 20100 package for you before your arrival, make Turku sure you go as soon as possible (no later than 2 weeks after your arrival) to the Please see more detailed payment storage during the opening hours and information on the Starting package show the receipt of your starting package invoice in your Welcome packet or on the payment (deposit + rent) and a receipt website: www.tyy.fi/startingpackage. of your student union membership fee payment. Before leaving Finland, make Contact Information: For information sure to check the opening hours of the about the Starting Package Storage, storage well ahead, you might have to borrowing system, payment, opening return the package a while before your hours and location check: departure day since the opening hours www.startingpackage.utu.fi. are limited. Further questions can be directed to [email protected].

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there. The Turku Sali can be rented out TYY premises free of charge by all TYY members for meetings. Reservations can be made at TYY Sauna the TYY Service Desk.

The TYY Sauna in Student House A, next Student House Q-house (Q-talo) to the pub Proffan kellari, can be rented by all TYY members for organising TYY’s newest premise is an old youth meetings and parties. The sauna facilities house in Kuuvuori. The property is consist of a combined kitchen and living located at Nummen puistokatu 2 and it room, a dressing room, showers and the is built in 1966. During summer 2017 the sauna. The facilities are equipped with a space is renovated and it will be rented refrigerator, a microwave and a stove, as out from early September. The space well as a television and equipment for can be rented by student organisations listening to music. The sauna facilities as well as other partners. Fees and can hold a maximum of 40 people. To instructions can be seen on our website. rent the sauna, contact the TYY Service Desk. If you wish to cancel your booking, you should do it by e-mail at least one TYY items week (7 days) before the booked time. Otherwise, you will be charged half of the TYY is renting out useful items for its agreed rent. members: Please see the prices for renting the sauna at our website: www.tyy.fi/en/ • Tyyma dining set students/tyy-rentals. • Bike repairing set • Button maker and Turku Sali Meeting Room laminating machine • Gear for anniversary celebrations Turku Sali meeting room is on the 1st floor above the TYY Office. The meetings Please see the full information at: of the Student Union Council are held www.tyy.fi/en/students/tyy-rentals

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Kinokopla – TYY Film Club Turku Student Newspaper “Turun ylioppilaslehti” The TYY Film Club shows a wide variety of films, including recent blockbusters, Turku Student Newspaper Turun alternative movies, classics and Finnish ylioppilaslehti aka Tylkkäri comes films. Please note that the subtitles are out 8 times during the academic year. usually only in Finnish and Swedish. The newspaper is published mainly For more information on the films being in Finnish, but you can find articles shown as well as on other activities in English as well. You can pick up the organized by Kinokopla, please visit the newspaper at any of the stands around website www.kinokopla.fi/inenglish. the campus. We are always happy to html. Season tickets for the main series have new international writers! Contact can be bought at the TYY Service Desk information: [email protected] (with a student friendly price) as well as (Editor-in-Chief) from the theatre before the shows. You can also buy single tickets with price of €5.

Student Calendar

Every year, the Student Union publishes a TYY pocket calendar free of charge for all its members. It has also information on TYY and studying in Turku. You can get your free copy from the TYY Service Desk or during Orientation Course.

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Income and Study Matters and Legal Study Grant Matters Protection of Students’

The Specialist in Social Affairs acts as a The Specialist in Academic Affairs is contact person between different groups specialised in issues related to the working in his or her field and distributes supervision of students’ rights. He or information about current issues related she can tell you what to do or who to to social policy. You can ask the Specialist turn to if you feel that you have been in Social Affairs for advice when you treated unequally for example in the don’t know who to turn to when it comes evaluation of a course or a thesis. Any to matters such as well-being, housing faults concerning studies or teachers’ or income. The Specialist in Social actions should be brought out. It may be Affairs can also tell you about the ways difficult for a single student to fight for in which the students can take action in his or her rights alone, but the Student the field of social policy. All discussions Union is big enough to make itself about difficult life situations are strictly heard. confidential.

Specialist, Social Affairs Specialist, Academic Affairs Student House A, ground floor Student House A, ground floor E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected]

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Legal Advice Contact Person for Victims of Harassment The TYY student lawyer can be met during the academic year on Tuesdays Improper treatment, discrimination from 18 to 19. He gives advice on legal and sexual harassment may take many problems free of charge. If you are forms. Sexual harassment and assault wondering about legal issues related are defined as an unwanted and one- to rental agreements, employment sided physical or verbal behaviour that contracts, taxation or marriage etc. do the victim never approves. Harassment not hesitate to contact the TYY lawyer! is therefore a subjective experience for the victim. It can become apparent for Available on Tuesdays from 18-19 example as sexually suggestive gestures, On duty in the meeting room Virtanen, obscene language or e-mails, suggestions Student House A, 1st floor (TYY Office) concerning intercourse or sexual

interaction. Bullying and discrimination Legal Aid Commission: include for example repeated humbling of a student or unequal treatment based The Association for Law Students in on age or handicap. No one needs to Turku – Lex ry provides a cost free legal tolerate bullying or discrimination from aid service for the members of the university personnel or from other Student Union of The University of Turku students. (TYY). If you have questions about legal If you face discrimination or improper matters concerning for example about treatment in the academic community, it your lease, employment, or inheritance is important that you tell a member of the you can visit the legal aid committee. University personnel about it. You can ask the University’s Advisor of Equality Available Wednesdays from 18-20 Issues for support or talk confidentially On duty in the the meeting room with the TYY Specialists in Social Affairs Virtanen, Student House A, 1st floor (TYY or Academic Affairs.T he TYY Specialists Office) in Social Affairs and Academic Affairs work as contact persons for students You can also contact the commission by subjected to harassment. email: [email protected]. The specialists can be contacted for Please see more about legal aid and example by e-mail at: consultation services at www.tyy.fi/en/ [email protected] students/consultation-services [email protected].

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Annual Student Traditions Shrove Tuesday – Laskiainen 1st of May – Vappu

In February, when the Brazilians do the You cannot ignore this ultimate spring carnival samba, the Finns go sliding festival – no matter where in Finland down snow-covered hills. Laskiainen is a you happen to be. In Turku, practically real winter festival - you get to play in the everybody is outdoors, wearing overalls snow and see various winter sports. The (haalarit) and white student caps traditional place for students to celebrate (ylioppilaslakki) that students get when laskiainen is Vartiovuori hill near the they graduate from senior high school. city centre, where hundreds of students The action starts on the 30 April – a gather. You will have a great time, even if couple of days earlier for some brave there is no snow, which is the case very ones. At 18 o’clock the Finnish-speaking often here in Turku. people gather outside Turku Art Museum and the Swedish-speaking people gather on Vartiovuori hill to listen to the music played to celebrate the start of springtime. On the morning of the 1st of May students gather on the Vartiovuori hill for a picnic. Bring a blanket, food and drinks and come to listen to bands, choirs and general entertainment.

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Annual Ball – Vuosijuhlat Little Christmas Parties Pikkujoulut The Student Union and many of its sub-organisations celebrate their Most student organisations arrange anniversaries. These annual parties are Christmas parties, some as early as usually quite formal – yet laid back at one month before Christmas. With a the same time. The fancy dinner with small entrance fee, you will get to taste several courses – and speeches – is often some glögi, the hot Finnish Christmas followed by ballroom dancing. When the drink with spices. The glögi and a bowl more formal party is over, the informal of riisipuuro, delicious rice porridge, celebration will go on and on in a student will be just the thing to get you into the pub. The next day, at around noon, there Christmas spirit. is a brunch for those who feel up to it. If you want to see Finnish student life at its Finnish Independence Day most traditional and craziest at the same Itsenäisyyspäivä time, don’t miss out on the vuosijuhlat! Do not expect the 6 December to be the wildest party of the year. The words that Many of these student traditions might best describe this festival would probably seem strange at first – especially when be “solemn” and “quiet”. The traditional you see people running around in way for students to spend Independence coloured overalls or fancy evening gowns Day is to form a torchlight procession, and don’t really know what the occasion walking from the Student Union to the is. But if you want to take part in Finnish Unknown Soldier’s grave at the Turku student life and get to know other cemetery. In the evening the celebration students, it is worth it to join in and find gets less solemn – you can expect several out! student parties to take place all over the city.

18 10 reasons why you should be active in student organisations

1. Build your network, make local friends, get to know older students 2. Get to know local traditions and student culture 3. Be involved in a wide range of free time activities with very affordable prices 4. Get access to old exams and study material to support your studying 5. Take part in/ organise excursions and visits on your own field of interest 6. Accessibility to the student organisations offices: get to know where your classmates hang out in campus. 7. Opportunity to influence in a bigger scale: Organisations act as a link between staff & students. 8. Supporting Finns to internationalise at home 9. Voluntary working experience which is highly valued in Finland 10. Buy overalls, patches and much more...

Where?

Collaborating with the Student Union of the University of Turku (Turun yliopiston ylioppilaskunta, TYY), for example: • Student Union Council or Board • TYY Wings (e.g. TYY International Wing) • Subject-specific and hobby organisations • TYY International Council

Participating to the policy-making of the University at various levels • University Collegium • Faculty boards • Department working groups • The Student Union organises trainings for international student representatives

You will hear about trainings and events during Orientation Course

How?

Visit our website www.tyy.fi/en, Facebook TYY International and contact us at [email protected]

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Master’s programmes and their own organisations

Below you can find contact information of allM aster’s programmes’ own organisations. Organisations can also be found on Facebook and website. We are looking forward to your message!

Economics and Business Administration -TUKY [email protected] • Future Studies- Black Swans [email protected] • Global Innovation Management - Systeemi [email protected]

Education • Learning, Learning Environments and Educational Systems -Katko [email protected]

Health and BioMedical Sciences • Digital Health and Life Sciences - Digit - [email protected], Asteriski - [email protected] • Drug Discovery and Development - IVA ry - [email protected] • Molecular Biotechnology and Diagnostics - TYK ry - [email protected] • Biomedical Imaging - IVA ry - [email protected]

Information and Communication Technology • Embedded Computing- Digit - [email protected] • Information Security and Cryptography- Digit - [email protected]

Law • Law and Information Society - LEX, ELSA [email protected], [email protected]

Natural Sciences • Food Development - Nucleus [email protected]

Social Sciences • East Asian Studies - Taotao [email protected] • Gender Studies- F-piste [email protected]

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The corner stone of TYY’s international activities is the promotion of student interests. TYY wants to support the arriving international students as pleasant as possible. The international students arriving to Turku are welcome with open arms and are aimed to include in the activities of TYY and its sub- organisations as closely as possible. The Student Union of the University of Turku participates annually in the international tutoring of the University of Turku with trainings and events and attends the orientation. TYY has also been an active influencer in international issues at the You can find information about level of the university, the City and the TYY’s international news and events entire country. on the Facebook page: TYY International

TYY organisations

TYY has over 140 organisations. Please see the full list at: www.tyy.fi/en/sub-organisations Find also your subject-specific organization at: www.tyy.fi/en/students/ masters-degree-programmes-and-their-own-subject-associations

TYY has many different student societies that are independent of TYY and maintained by the students, for the students. Organisations are divided in subject-specific organisations for different faculties, internationally oriented organisations, student nations, ideological organisations, cultural organisations, sport organisations and other organisations.

You can find a complete list with contact details of all the student organisations at our website: www.tyy.fi/en/sub-organisations

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Faculty and Departmental Student Nations Organisations A system particular to the Nordic countries is the existence of student There are a number of subject-oriented nations (osakunta) in some old departmental and faculty organisations university towns. The basic idea behind at the University of Turku. They arrange these organisations is to bring together parties, excursions and discussion events students who originally come from a and often publish small magazines for particular region in Finland. The Nations their members. In addition to this the provide their members with many subject and faculty organisations take services and social activities. The concept care of the students’ interests in the of membership based on regional origin university, collect student feedback about is interpreted very loosely nowadays – if the education and are in contact with the you wish to join a Student Nation, you staff. International students are welcome will be welcome. Just choose yourself a to join these organisations – joining one region of origin in Finland! is probably the best way to meet Finnish students and people who study with you, and to get truly involved in the Finnish Hobby and other student life! Do not hesitate to contact the subject organisation from your major Organisations subject at home or here in Finland - just join a party, excursion or other event and With its 15 000 members, the Student find out what Finnish student life is all Union of the University of Turku has about. the potential to offer a wide variety of hobbies. Many of these hobbies are centered around a student organisation

22 that organises free time activities, parties and other social gatherings which TYY Wings international students are welcome to join in. Whether you are into heavy There are four TYY Wings which act as a metal music, organically grown food, link between the Student Union and its rowing or photography - there is a whole members. Wings are groups that have range of groups to check out. The best been established at the turn of the year ways of finding out about the numerous 2014, and they contribute to organising hobby organisations are the TYY Office TYY activities as well as to influencing and the Internet. International students and inventing new issues for TYY. are welcomed by all the organisations. They are an easy manner to get to If you want more information, do not know the Student Union and to bring hesitate to ask the chairpersons of the your own colour to it. The Wings allow organisations, your tutor or the staff of you to express yourself, create new issues, the Student Union. promote and monitor student interests at the university and in the society, pick out topics for public debate and become a critical citizen. The newly-established Wings allow you to visualise and realise what they do and how they operate.

www.tyy.fi/en/activities/tyy-wings TYYn SIIVET TYY Includes four Wings: TYY WINGS • International Wing • Environmental Wing • Development Cooperation Wing • Accessibility Wing

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TYY’s organisations welcome you to Turku!

Below we have greetings from our most international organisations. They hope to meet you soon! We update the list every year. Please send us suggestions and changes to [email protected]. ISTU – International Students of Turku Universities ISTU is an organisation of international degree students who study in Turku. It is a joint net-work of all three universities in Turku and since 2007 a sub-organisation of TYY. ISTU’s task is to get international degree students to meet each other and ESN Uni Turku organise activities for them, to work Erasmus Student Network as a platform for degree students from ESN Uni Turku organises activities which they can get involved into Finnish targeted especially for international student life and to promote the interests students. ESN is a European wide student of the international degree students. organisation whose aim is to help the students to get the best out of their If you are studying for a degree in Turku exchange period. ESN Uni Turku organises and want to hear about ISTU’s activities, a wide range of activities throughout the sign up for the mailing list at lists.utu.fi/ academic year. The aim of ESN Uni Turku mailman/listinfo/istu or visit ISTU on is to make all international students feel Facebook at www.facebook.com/isturku welcome and offer them unique Finnish experiences such as skiing and skating, sauna parties and trips around Finland and to the neighbouring countries. All of the organised events are open to all internationally-minded people. Some of the events are organised together with the other ESN sections in Turku. The best way to get information on the upcoming activities is to subscribe to the ESN Uni UTU Debating Club Turku mailing list at lists.utu.fi/mailman/ University of Turku Debating Club listinfo/esnuniturku. is one of the very few international student organisations at the University. For more information on ESN go The working language is English, to www.esnuniturku.fi or write to which makes it ideal for both Finns [email protected] and International students to engage in all the activities and of course get

24 to know each other. The organization has successfully hosted international tournaments in Finland and members of the club have participated in some of the biggest tournaments of the continent. However, tournaments are not the only goal of the organisation and nobody Turku University Choir is expected to participate unless he/ Turku University Choir, founded in 1987, she wants to. The other primary goals is a mixed choir of around 70 singers. include the improvement of both oral Though most of the singers are students and presentation skills, the promotion from University of Turku, Åbo Akademi of democracy, dialogue and critical/ and Turku University of Applied Sciences, logical thinking and the introduction the choir is open for everyone of age. In of different types of argumentation in addition, a great number of exchange a safe environment. Official Website: students have sung in the choir. www.utudebate.fi, Contact: utudebate@ The choir performs in a multitude gmail.com. of languages (Finnish, English and German being just a few examples) and our versatile repertoire is mainly built of a variety of a Capella pieces from the Renaissance to the twenty-first century, not forgetting our speciality - the traditional academic songs and drinking songs. The choir makes regular Collegium Musicum Turku appearances in concerts several times a year. Auditions are held twice a year, Collegium Musicum Turku is a student at the beginning of each semester. We symphony orchestra that comprises welcome everyone interested in choir mostly university students from all singing. See you in the auditions! faculties. The orchestra is conducted by

Satu Simola. Every year CMT gives spring and autumn concerts and an Advent concert in December. We are now looking for new musicians to join us! Rehearsals are held on Tuesday nights. We look forward to having you as part of our orchestra! Intrested? Contact us for more Academic yacht club information: [email protected] Akateeminen purjehdusseura (Academic yacht club) is place to start sailing, You can also find us on: continue sailing or hook up with our website: www.cmtorkesteri.fi sailors. We have courses teaching Facebook: @Collegium Musicum Turku how to sail and the sailing trips vary Instagram: @cmtorkesteri from evening trips for several week long voyages. Contact us through [email protected].

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activities, instead of keeping them as a separate group outside other activities. All activities are open to all students of Turku School of Economics, despite of age, origin or study year. The activities of CIA TuKY include supporting the ELSA Turku (Law students) internationalism of studies, promoting ELSA, aka European Law Students’ communications, general promotion Association is the largest international of international issues and organising organisation of Law students and young international events, such as excursions lawyers. The purpose of ELSA is to increase and cottage weekends. Further the border-crossing interaction of Law information on CIA TuKY can be found students and to increase the knowledge and at the organisation’s webpages. understanding of foreign jurisdictions and cultures. The local organisations, such as ELSA Turku, ELSA Rovaniemi, ELSA Helsinki and ELSA Joensuu, organise activities ranging from visits to wine evenings, and they handle the mediation of internship positions at their locations. Larger events include bilateral exchange visits with foreign members of ELSA and National Council Meetings, in which ELSA people The Savo-Karelian Nation from different parts of Finland can share The Savo-Karelian Nation of the their experiences. Further information on University of Turku (also known as SKO) ELSA can be found at the organisation’s is one of the university’s student nations webpages. (FIN ‘osakunta’). Founded in 1925, our members were originally from the Eastern Finnish provinces of Savonia, Karelia and Kymenlaakso. Nowadays we are open to students from all parts of the world regardless of what they study, but we still maintain many regional traditions in addition to organizing more modern activities. If you’re interested in CIA TuKY (Economics students) trying out Karelian pies or ‘kalakukko’, CIA TuKY (Committee for International maybe attending a meeting of our red Affairs) was inspired by the will to put the wine club or trying out the traditional Turku School of Economics and its Student Finnish sport of ‘kyykkä’, or perhaps Union on the map. The purpose of CIA TuKY just want to join us for a cup of coffee is to function as a link between Finnish between lectures at the comfy couches of and international exchange and degree our common room; come check us out! students. CIA TuKY feels that international We have many clubs and other activities students have to be truly included in the for our members, so there’s something for everyone.

26 For more information, like & follow us on Facebook at “Savo-Karjalainen Osakunta” or on Instagram at “sko_utu”, join us at our common room (which is usually open throughout the day) in the ground floor hallway of Student FiMSIC (Medical students) House B (in the building opposite of the FiMSIC (Finnish Medical Students’ university’s School of Economics, next to International Committee) is officially the the ESN office), or contact us via e-mail ( International Committee of the Finnish [email protected] ). Medical Student’s Association, but in practice it is independently responsible for the international issues of Medical students. Through the exchange programmes of IFMSA (International Federation of Medical Students’ Associations) and FiMSIC, each year 20–30 exchange students arrive at Turku, in addition to which FiMSIC is ISHA-Turku (History students) also responsible for the leisure activities ISHA (International Students of History of other Medical exchange students, Association) represents history students together with TLKS. In addition to at the University of Turku and Åbo student exchange activities, FiMSIC has Akademi University. The organisation diversified project operation, including aims at creating contacts between those related to global health and history students from different countries, development cooperation. The activities thus breaking the limits of history in the are open to all interested, and Turku favour of a more international view. ISHA FiMSIC can be reached at lc_turku@ promotes cooperation between students fimsic.org and at their webpages. interested in the same areas of history and provides international publication channels for history students. Our events are open for everyone, you don’t need to be a history student or know nothing about it. Just come to our events and have fun! You can find further information on the activities of ISHA on Facebook, Instagram or website. You can also send us email: [email protected]. In Vitro Aboensis IVA ry In Vitro Aboensis IVA ry is a student Instagram: @ishaturku organization for students of Biomedicine, Facebook: ISHA Turku-Åbo Drug Discovery and Development and Website: www.ishaturku.wordpress.com Biomedical Imaging. Our aim is to provide services for our members and protect their student rights. We also help

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our members with problems they may face during studies and try to enhance their welfare. We collaborate with other student societies throughout the year to organize P-klubi events which all students can attend. In Turun yliopiston Politiikan tutkimuksen addition, we organize other activities for klubi ry. (P-klubi) is an association our members, such as board game nights for students studying Contemporary and sports events. For more information, History and Political Science at Turku please visit: tyyala.utu.fi/iva. University. P-klubi focuses on arranging various activities for its members. These Facebook @invitroaboensis activities consist of parties, discussion Instagram @invitroaboensis nights on current political topics, sports You can also reach us by email: [email protected] and cultural activities, student trips etc. P-klubi is also active in international and domestic students’ association relations. P-klubi is one of the 15 founding members of IAPSS, the International Association for Political Science Students. We are also a member of ISHA, the International Students of History Association.

Germanica ry (German students) Germanica ry is the German students’ student organization in the University of Turku. We are a small but active organization, and we welcome anyone with interest in the German language and culture. We organize some of the best student parties in Turku, and also smaller activities such as movie nights and sport events. We also organize a few Nucleus ry times a semester a coffee break session, Nucleus ry is the organization of where it is easy to gather around and biotechnical engineering and food make new international friends. If you development students at the University want to join us and visit our magnificent of Turku. We have about 100 members events, contact our mailing list or send and we are one of the four engineering a message in Facebook, or just appear students’ organizations in Turku. Part of in one of our events. We are happy to Nucleus’ function is to represent students welcome you to Germanica! You can find in study issues and to be a link between us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/ the students and the personnel of the germanicaturku and on our website: department. Nucleus also organizes tyyala.utu.fi/germanica. You can also leisure-time activities such as sports, send email to us: germanica-hallitus@ culture and parties to its members. lists.utu.fi Because of our small size many of our

28 events are held with other student events and parties. You can find out more organizations in Turku. We also have about us from our website www.anglica. close connections to other biotechnical org. We are also on Facebook (Anglica engineering students’ organizations in ry), Twitter (@anglicautu) and Instagram Finland with whom we have a common (@anglicautu)! annual event called Rekombionaatio.

Katko ry (Education students) Katko ry is the student organization for Education students in the University of Anglica ry (English students) Turku. Katko is a mixture of three majors: Anglica ry is the student organization Adult education, Education and Special for English students at the University Education. We organize lots of events of Turku. We are the people who love during the year for example parties, speaking English! Besides English majors, casual hang arounds and sport events. our members also include for example You are warmly welcome to join Katko minor and international students. We and we hope to meet you in our events! provide help, information and tutoring on all aspects of university life, function You can follow us on social media: as a bridge between the students and the Facebook: Katko ry staff, and organize all kinds of awesome Instagram: katkory and send e-mail: [email protected]

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Who are we?

The meetings take place once a month in The Student Union Council Turku Sali or Turku School of Economics. Please note, that all discussions are held The highest authority in the Student in Finnish. Translation is provided for the Union is the Student Union Council. The international members of the Student forty-one members of the Council are Union Council when needed. elected by the members of the Student Union for a two-year term. The elections take place every two years and the The Executive Board next elections are due in autumn 2017. Everyone who has paid the student union TYY is run by the Student Union Council, membership fee has the right to vote in but the day-to-day affairs are taken the elections. Make sure to use your vote care of by the Executive Board and the if you are in Turku during election time! Specialists. The seven members of the Every member of the Student Union who Board are student officers, elected by is entitled to vote can also stand as a the Student Union Council for one-year, candidate for the Student Union Council. part-time posts. Each board member has The Student Union Council elects one to three specific fields to concentrate annually the Executive Board, as well on. These fields include academic affairs, as the student representatives to the social affairs, international affairs, public Executive Board of the University of relations, sub-organisations, sports, Turku. The Council also makes the student traditions, culture, development decisions concerning the regulations of cooperation and environmental issues. the Student Union, the budget and the The divisions indicate the main fields of membership fee. The meetings of the interest of the Student Union. Council are open for all TYY members.

30 education policy affecting students The specialists locally and globally and administers the development cooperation projects of The Executive Board is assisted by the TYY. Specialists. The members of the Staff are full-time employees. Specialist in Student Organisations (järjestöasiantuntija) handles matters Secretary General (pääsihteeri) is the pertaining to sub-organisations. chief of the staff and prepares proposals Students can turn to the Specialist in by the Executive Board and the Student Student Organisations in any question Union Council, participates in interest concerning sub-organisations including group activities and is responsible for all kinds of legal and financial matters. financial affairs. He can also help in filling out, for example, applications for activity and Specialist in Academic Affairs (koulu- project support. tuspoliittinen asiantuntija) is responsible for academic affairs, higher education Communications Officer (tiedottaja) policy and the protection of students’ coordinates internal and external media rights. The Specialist in Academic Affairs and communications: website, social is also a contact person for students media, public relations, marketing TYY’s subjected to harassment. events and campaigns.

Specialist in Social Affairs(sosiaali- Financial Secretary (taloussihteeri) poliittinen asiantuntija) works with works with the financial management issues related to student housing, and the overall economy of the Student subsistence, health care and students’ Union. general well-being. The Specialist in Social Affairs is also a contact person for Office Secretary (toimistosihteeri) disabled students. provides service for the Student Union members visiting the Student Union Specialist in International Affairs(kan- Service Desk. She is also responsible for sainvälisten asioiden asiantuntija) works the Student Union archives. with the international students at the University of Turku, is responsible for In addition to these eight members of the protection of international students’ the Staff there are also several project rights, follows international higher coordinators working in TYY.

Follow the Executive Board’s and Student Want to apply for Board or Council: Union Council’s decisions at: contact Ali Benkherouf, • www.tyy.fi/en/student-union/student- Executive Board member union-council/council-decisions for international affairs: • www.tyy.fi/en/student-union/ [email protected] executive-board/executive-board-ecisions

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Mailing Lists

E-mail is in addition to the social media go in the Student Union and in Finland the most effective way of communication in general and also distributes things for students in Finland: all the such as information about job offers or information about academic courses, internships. The University of Turku also parties, excursions, events etc. come uses this list to inform students about through e-mail. Joining the mailing lists current matters, scholarship possibilities is the best way of keeping up with what is etc. Since most other mailing lists going on in Turku. operate in Finnish, this is the best list There are four different mailing to get information that is relevant for lists that function in English. The two degree students in English. lists of the Student Union are the tyy- exchangestudents list for exchange Join the mailing list at: students and the tyy-degreestudents www.tyy.fi/en/mailinglists list for international degree students. We strongly recommend you to join the ESN Uni Turku Mailing List mailing lists, because that is where all The list of the Erasmus Student Network, the information is distributed. If you ESN Uni Turku, informs about the are unsure which lists you should join, events that ESN organises and about contact [email protected]. other current affairs and events. The list is mainly for exchange students, but Mailing List for Exchange Students both the list as well as the events ESN Tyy-exchangestudents is a list for all organises, are open to all interested the exchange students who study at the students. University of Turku. Through this list, the student union will keep you up to date Join the mailing list at: on current issues that concern exchange www.tyy.fi/en/mailinglists students, informs about things going on in the student union and in Finland. ISTU Mailing List for International Degree Students Join the mailing list at: ISTU provides opportunities for both www.tyy.fi/en/mailinglists master’s and doctoral degree students to meet each other and enjoy social Mailing List for International activities, and hopes to raise the profile of Degree Students international degree students at all levels Tyy-degreestudents is a list for inter- of the university and student union. To national degree students who study at stay up to date with current events and the University of Turku. Through this in touch with other international degree list, the Student Union keeps you up students in Turku, sign up for the ISTU to date on current issues that concern mailing list at www.tyy.fi/en/mailinglists students, informs you about things that

32 Contact Information

Student Union of the University Here also list of useful city of Turku, TYY (Turun yliopiston services and their websites: ylioppilaskunta, TYY) City of Turku: www.turku.fi/en/study-turku www.tyy.fi/en Local Register Office: www.maistraatti.fi/ Address: Rehtorinpellonkatu 4 A, en/Contact-Information/Southwest- 20500 TURKU, FINLAND Finland/Local-Register-Office-of-South- West-Finland/Turku-branch TYY Service Desk Mon-Wed and Fri 10-11 and 12-14, Migri (for renewal of residence permit): Thu 12-15 www.migri.fi/frontpage [email protected] Post Office: www.posti.fi/index-en.html Secretary General [email protected] Employment Office: www.te-services.fi/ te/en/index.html Communications Officer [email protected] Tax Administration: www.vero.fi/en-US

Specialist, International Affairs Infopankki: www.infopankki.fi/en/frontpage [email protected]

Specialist, Academic Affairs, harassment contact person Banks: [email protected] TYY has a contract with bank called Osuuspankki: tyy.fi/en/students/faq/ Specialist, Social Affairs, important-information-about-banks harassment contact person [email protected] Other banks located in Turku are for example Specialist, Student Organisations • Nordea [email protected] • Danske Bank • Liedon Säästöpankki If you want to contact TYY’s Executive • Aktia Board member for international affairs, please contact [email protected] Read more about required documents and appointment booking on banks’ own websites.

33 TYY guide for international students 2017–2018 Finnish glossary

There are many ways to practise Finnish before arriving. Here list of practical words collected by Finnish for Foreigners teacher Jenni Laine. Enjoy!

Survival Finnish

Tervetuloa! Welcome! Hei! / Moi! Hello! / Hi! Ole hyvä! Here you are (when giving something)! Kiitos! Thank you! Anteeksi! Sorry! Nähdään! See you! Mikä sinun nimi on? What’s your name? Minun nimi on… my name is… Hauska tutustua! nice to meet you! Mitä kuuluu? How are you? Kiitos hyvää. fine, thanks. Mistä olet kotoisin? Where are you from? Olen kotoisin… I come from… Puhutko suomea? Do you speak Finnish? Joo, puhun vähän suomea. Yes, I speak a little bit Finnish. Anteeksi, en ymmärrä. Sorry, I don’t understand. Sanotko uudelleen? could you repeat that? Mitä lounas maksaa? What the lunch costs? Se maksaa 2 (kaksi) euroa It cost 2 euros 60 (kuusikymmentä) senttiä. 60 cents. Missä on…? Where is…?

Useful vocabulary:

Suomi Finland suomi finnish language yliopisto university opiskelija student opettaja teacher kurssi course tentti exam Yo-kylä student village

34 Want to know more Finnish?

Language Centre: www.utu.fi/en/units/language-centre Työväenopisto: info.edu.turku.fi/tyovaenopisto/index.php/services-for-foreigners Turun kristillinen opisto: turunkristillinenopisto.fi Paasikivi-opisto: www.paasikiviopisto.fi TurunWel Aikuiskoulutuskeskus: www.turunakk.fi Turun kesäyliopisto: www.turunkesayliopisto.fi

comeOnline pages t o learn Finnish:

Suomee: extreme-finnish.teachable.com Taste of Finnish: tasteoffinnish.fi SuomiParty taskussa: suomitaskussa.eu Kielisilta: www.lingonet.com/Lingonet_mamu/2_Kielisilta/index.html autumn

Night Club Marilyn VEGAS Night club 2017Eerikinkatu 19, 20100 Turku 13.9. at 22-04 Welcome Party Night Club Marilyn VEGAS Night club autumn 2017 Eerikinkatu 19, 20100 Turku 13.9.Entrance at fee 22-043 € + cloak room fee RememberRemember to to bring bring your your freefree ticketticket and and ID! ID!

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Finnish Student Health Services FSHS

Kirkkotie 13. Open Monday to Thursday 8-15, Fridays 8-14.

For acute cases you can always go to a nurse without an appointment Monday to Friday 8-11 o’clock.

To see a nurse outside these hours, please make an appointment via 046 710 1050.

Remember to cancel your appointment if you aren’t able to go. To cancel, use online form at yths.fi/en/appointments or call automated telephone service on 046 710 1051. You can cancel your appointment by 12.00 noon one day before the appointment without having to pay penalty fee (35 euro).

www.yhts.fi/en

FIRST AID AND EMERGENCY SERVICE Tyks T-Hospital, Savitehtaankatu 1, 24 hour service. In the evenings and at weekends contact the emergency service of the city by calling the Health Center On-Call Service: 02 313 8800. To call for an ambulance, police or fire department: 112

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