Coffee & Friends

Coffee & Friends 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 at 3-5pm at Lukema in Kuopio and at 4-6pm at Agora Café in Joensuu. 

Program in spring 2026

• 27.1. 
• 3.2.
• 10.2.
• 17.2.
• 24.2.
• 3.3. Winter Holiday, no Coffee & Friends this week
• 10.3.
• 17.3.
• 24.3.
• 31.3. & 7.4. Easter Holiday, no Coffee & Friends this week
• 14.4.
• 21.4.

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. The campus pastors, UEF’s special education teacher and ISYY’s Community Coordinator 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: Tiina Juurela, Student Well-being Specialist, The University of Eastern Finland, tiina.juurela(at)uef.fi, tel. +358 40 316 2572

Joensuu: Eveliina Scharin, Community Coordinator, The Student Union of University of Eastern Finland (ISYY), yk(at)isyy.fi, tel. +358 44 576 8408