Happy Tuesday!

Hope your week has started well and a warm welcome to all new students! The orientation for new international students is in full swing. You can see the orientation schedule in UEF Kamu.

• UEF Kamu has a great info page for new students where you can find all information for starting your studies at UEF. If you want to quickly check all the necessary steps, see the Checklist for new students.
• UEF Information Market is on Wednesday  3 September in Snellmania building's lobby. It's a great way to get to know different organisations and active operators within the university. You can meet ISYY's Executive Board members there too.
• Participate in ISYY's academic year's kick-off events LoveZone and City orienteering on Thursday 4 September!
• As an ISYY member, you can dowload Frank or Slice's digital student card for free. You can find instructions on ISYY's website. Otherwise, you can use e.g. Tuudo.

Have a nice week!

Kind regards,
Elina
Coordinator of International Affairs and Administration

P.S. You are reading Weekly Feed, the English language newsletter of the Student Union of the University of Eastern Finland (ISYY). You are receiving this letter in your email because you are a member of ISYY and are studying at Kuopio campus or because you have joined the mailing list yourself.

Play ISYY's Freshman Bingo and get a free overall patch!

ISYY's Freshman Bingo kick-starts the academic year for our new students. By completing at least one bingo row, you'll get an ISYY FUKSI overall patch and you can take part in the Freshman Bingo Raffle. There is a limited amount of overall patches on both campuses, so it is a good idea to take this chance quickly! You can save the bingo sheet to yourself electronically from ISYY website or you can collect a printed bingo sheet from ISYY office. The Freshman Bingo must be completed by 30 October 2025 at 3 pm!

Tour de Itä-Suomi will be cycled again in Joensuu!

Tour de Itä-Suomi is a cycling event organised by ISYY. The event will be held in Joensuu on Sunday 7 September. There are two route options, the longer route is approx 125 km and the shorter one approx 50 km. You can find detailed information about the route options on ISYY website!

Registration for the event is online via Kide.app.

ISYY arranges transit from Kuopio to Joensuu and back for those interested in exploring Joensuu routes. Enroll to bus transit from Kuopio to Joensuu and back now at Kide.app. Bus leaves at 8 am from Kuopio and will head back at 3 pm from Joensuu. You will have approximately 5 hour to ride at Joensuu.

Tour de Itä-Suomi is not a competition - no need to rush, just finish the route at your own safe pace! Bring your own bicycle, bicycle helmet and sunny attitude.

Join ISYY’s Language Café activities!

Do you want to learn a new language, brush up on your old skills and meet new people or teach your native language? We have the perfect opportunity for you via ISYY’s Language Cafés!

When participating in Language Café activities, you can also earn ECTS credits by attending (1 ECTS) and/or organising a Language Café (2 ECTS) and by submitting a few small assignments to Moodle.

Join the Language Café info session on Wednesday 17 September at 9 am on Google Meet to find out more! You can find the link to the meeting on ISYY’s website.

ISYY club meetings

ISYY clubs' meetings at Lukema (ISYY office in Studentia, C door):

• Thu 4.9. at 5 pm Kärmes (board game club)

• Sun 7.9. at 1 pm UEF Student Bible Club

• Mon 8.9. at 5 pm Kärmes (board game club)

Welcome new and existing exercisers to the SYKETTÄ Sports services!

This week (1. -7.9.) is a free exercise week.

• Try our services for free (register as an exerciser).
• Register for the shift you want via the website's calendar.

The offer includes:

• gyms (in the Snellmania and Studentia buildings)
• ball sports shifts (at Studentia and Luola)
• group exercise (Studentia, Luola and partners)
• Taekwon-Do trial on Wed 3.9. at 18.00 -19.00 at Studentia, court 3

SYKETTÄ Kuopio membership, group classes, ball sports and gyms and registration information

Please read the SYKETTÄ Kuopion information.

You must register for all ball sports shifts and group classes through the sports calendar on the SYKETTÄ website or via the SYKETTÄ app. All users of the SYKETTÄ services must also have a valid SYKETTÄ membership. Valid memberships include the 2025–2026 academic year stickers and the autumn 2025 group fitness and ball sports stickers.

The autumn 2025 and academic year 2025–2026 memberships can be purchased now! 

Ready to move? Grab your SYKETTÄ sticker now from our online store! (You must sign in to the website to be able to buy a membership.) Choose the best way for you to get active and enjoy the great feeling! With the same payment, you can also join the last summer group classes, which are held from August 18–28!

• Group Exercise Fee: €41 / semester, €71 / academic year
  • Includes instructed group exercise classes, ball sports shifts, gym access, and nutritional services.
• Ball Sports Fee: €23 / semester, €38 / academic year
  • Includes everything except the group exercise classes.
• Monthly Fee: €16 / month

Registration for classes and shifts

Remember that you have to register to all shifts and group classes via the website's sports calendar or the SYKETTÄ Kuopio mobile application.

Registration for group exercise classes, ball shifts (futsal, basketball, volleyball shifts of different levels, floorball and badminton shifts) and regular shifts opens exactly 7 days before the event. For example, if the basketball shift is on Friday 5.9. at 2pm, registration for the shift opens on  Fri 29.9. at 2pm.

Booking a free shift

You can book a free shift at Studentia (sections 1-3). Free shifts can also be booked 7 days before the start of the shift. All people on a free shift must have a valid SYKETTÄ membership.

Gyms

The campus has Studentia and Snellmania gyms, which can be used with a valid SYKETTÄ sticker according to opening hours. The Luola gym is located near campus (Loistekatu 2) and you can go there with a one-time fee by showing your SYKETTÄ sticker (1 €/visit for students with SYKETTÄ membership). Read more about gyms.

Upcoming courses

The courses require you to have a SYKETTÄ membership and there is an extra fee.

• Swimming Technique Course I, enroll via Sports calendar, event day 16.9.
• Pole Dance starting course, enroll via Sports calendar, event day 26.9.

Do you cycle?

Take partin Kilometrikisa and record your cycled kilometers. All cycled kilometers are counted. The length of the journey does not matter. SYKETTÄ Kuopio has a team in this joyful race, where you can follow your own kilometers and the team's kilometers.

Students and staff of the University of Eastern Finland and Savonia University of Applied Sciences (Kuopio, Iisalmi and Varkaus) can join the SYKETTÄ Kuopio team. Participation does not require a valid SYKETTÄ sticker.

Team name: SYKETTÄ Kuopio Participation code: 112014

The Opening Ceremony of the Academic Year 2025–2026

The Opening Ceremony of the Academic Year 2025–2026 will be held on Joensuu campus on Thursday, 4 September 2025, at 1.15 p.m. in the Carelia Hall, Carelia building. Welcome!

Ecumenical Opening Service of the Academic Year at the University of Eastern Finland wil be held in the Carelia Hall at 12.15–12.45 p.m. The event is open to everyone. 

The Language Centre offers a new minor subject in Finnish as a Second Language!

Want to learn more about the Finnish language and culture? The main focus is on language use situations related to the student's everyday life and in contemporary Finnish society. The minor subject module is suitable for both beginners and those who have already studied some Finnish.

The minor subject consists of language studies and thematic studies. The minor is 25 credits. The minor subject consists of courses offered by the Language Centre and other departments. See the structure and studies in Peppi: Study Guide.

There is no need to apply for the right to study in the minor subject and there is no limit to the number of participants, but the student must register for the minor subject module.

Student and Learning Services’ Customer Service is open from 18 August to 15 September with extended opening hours

Student and Learning Services’ Customer Service is open from 18 August to 15 September with extended opening hours every weekday Mon-Fri from 10 am to 3 pm in person and over the phone (tel. +358 29 445 8900).

ISYY's Movie Club Hyvät Kuvat autumn season begins 11.9.

ISYY's Movie Club called Hyvät Kuvat will start their autumn season on Thursday 11 September. The club presents 11 movies during the autumn semester on Thursdays at 5.30 pm at the Cinema Kino Kuvakukko (adress: Vuorikatu 27).
 
The Club sells seasonal tickets, which gives you access to all of the autumn 2025 movies. It is not possible to buy a seperate tickets. The price for students is 25€ and for others 30€. The tickets are also sold from Kide.app (the ticket must be collected from Kino Kuvakukko before the act) or from the Cinema Kino Kuvakukko (only cast) before every act.

UEF Kuopio Student Choir’s open rehearsals

Would you be our new singer? Come to our open rehearsals on the 9th or 16th of September at 6 pm in SN100-auditorium (Snellmania). 

Our choir has about 30 members and we are a mixed-voice choir. We sing in Finnish and in English for example choir music, movie and musical pieces. All of our rehearsals are held in English.

If you can’t make it to the open rehearsals but would want to join or want to know more, you can e-mail us at yo-kuoro@student.uef.fi.

Welcome!

Weekly Feed is the English language newsletter of the Student Union of the University of Eastern Finland (ISYY). You are receiving this letter in your email because you are a member of ISYY and are studying at Kuopio campus or because you have joined the mailing list yourself.

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