Free time activities

Coffee & Friends cafés meet on Tuesdays from 10th of September forward on both campuses

Wed Sep 04 00:00:00 2024

Coffee & Friends event offers low-threshold hanging out after lectures and the opportunity to meet other students over coffee and a snack. All students of the University of Eastern Finland are welcome to Coffee & Friends. You can come to the café alone or with a friend. In addition, Coffee & Friends has a changing chill program. Participation in the programme is voluntary and you can come for a while or for the whole time.

The café meets on Tuesdays from 10th of September forward at 3-5pm at Lukema (Studentia building, C-door) in Kuopio and at 4-6pm at Cafe Agora in Joensuu. You can find the café in the humanities wing of the Agora building.

Program in autumn 2024

  • 10.9. Get together – planning the autumn together
  • 17.9. Board Games
  • 24.9. Quizzes 
  • 1.10. Dream Board workshop
  • 8.10. Study wellbeing and relaxation
  • 15.10. Autumn Holiday, no Coffee & Friends this week
  • 22.10.
  • 29.10. Halloween
  • 5.11.
  • 12.11.
  • 19.11.
  • 26.11.
  • 3.12. Christmas crafts
  • 10.12. Christmas party

The program will be updated as planning progresses.

Participation is free of charge and does not require pre-registration. 

The program is organized by peer tutors and active members of ISYY's Coffee & Friends team. The campus chaplain, study psychologists and special education teacher provide background support. We accept development ideas and wishes about the program, contact information can be found below. A warm welcome to Coffee & Friends!

Coffee & Friends is originally a concept of the Kuopio FSHS’s Health Working Group.

Further information:

Kuopio: Katri Ruth, Study Psychologist, The University of Eastern Finland, katri.ruth(at)uef.fi, tel. +358 40 355 2044

Joensuu: Tiina Juurela, Student Well-being Specialist, The University of Eastern Finland, tiina.juurela(at)uef.fi, tel. +358 40 316 2572  

Page updated 28.9.: The location of the Joensuu Coffee & Friends will change on Tuesday 1 October forward.