Student card and membership benefits
What is a student card?
As a member of Student Union OSAKO, you can get the SAMOK student card, which is also the OSAKO membership card. The card proves that you are a student, and therefore entitled to student discounts.
You can order the student card after you have officially accepted your study place and Oulu UAS has added your information into their student register. As a student of Oulu UAS, you can get the student card only from OSAKO. The card is valid when there is a valid academic year /semester sticker on it. The sticker is a proof of your student union membership.
When you join OSAKO for the first time, you pay for the card and for the membership, which includes the valid semester sticker. In the following years you will only need to renew your membership and pay for the new sticker. Autumn semester stickers are valid until the end of next January, spring semester stickers until the end of next September, and academic year stickers until the end of following year’s September.
First-year students also get a culture voucher, provided by the City of Oulu. With the voucher you can visit cultural institutes of Oulu (theatre, museums) for a very affordable price or even for free. In addition, ESN Oulu offers all new exchange students a complimentary goodie bag. The bag includes a map, useful information about services and events for exchange students and a prepaid sim-card. You can get the bag at the joint orientation event or pick it up afterwards at OSAKO’s office.
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Terms for the student card
Degree
You are studying for a Bachelor or Master’s degree in a university of applied sciences. NB! Exchange students are counted as degree students.
Enrollment
You have enrolled as an attending student for the current academic year / semester.
Union membership
You join the student union of your university of applied sciences.
Student benefits
Eating, drinking, traveling, sports – there is a lot when it comes to student card discount benefits! The best part is that in addition to dozens of local benefits, several befits are also national. Benefits of the student card are listed on this page.
Although the discounts are an awesome benefit, remember that your membership is way more than just a student card! Learn more about what OSAKO does and how you can get involved.
National
OSAKO Exclusive
Oulu
Raahe, Oulainen, Liminka
30 % discount when travelling on long-distance trains on basic tickets, saver tickets, as well as on 10- and 30-journey multi-tickets. 50% discount when travelling on commuter trains on single tickets and on 10-journey multi-tickets.
50% discount from buses if traveling over 80 km, and 25% discount if traveling under 80 km.
Student price tickets with international student card.
20% discount with student card from normal priced products (excluding orders)
Optician
For students under 30 years with a student card eye glasses with 50% discount from normal price. Contact lenses, liquids and other supplies 10% discount. Eye sight test for free. Cannot be combined with other discounts.
OSAKO’s events and trips
The student union organizes several events throughout the year: parties, sports events and trips. As a member of OSAKO you get a discount on the entrance fee or, in some cases, get in for free! Check out the upcoming events on our Facebook page or from our events calendar.
Legal counseling
Lawyers Katri Mäkinen and Johanna Kenakkala offer OSAKO members legal counseling in all legal problems students might face. You can contact them either by phone or e-mail.
Lawyer Katri Mäkinen, Asianajotoimisto Katri Mäkinen Oy
p. 040 503 9874, katri.makinen(at)katrimakinen.fi, www.katrimakinen.fi
Lawyer Johanna Kenakkala, Asianajotoimisto Johanna Kenakkala
p. 040 592 2100, aajohannakenakkala(at)gmail.com, www.johannakenakkala.fi
In addition, OSAKO members are entitled to free legal counseling in criminal-law and family-law matters by lawyers of Wallén-Leino. Counseling is provided either on phone or via email. In case of an assignment, students get a 10 % discount on normal-priced legal services. In many cases, students get a lawyer for court free of charge due to their economic situation.
Hallituskatu 31 A 19, 90100 Oulu
Phone: 0445159874
toimisto(at)hwl.fi
www.hwl.fi
With student card 10 % discount from all products. Discount is not granted from gift cards.
With student card discount on replacement parts
IT store
10 % discount from all products in the store with student card .
5 % discount from ink cartridges.
IT store
With student card 5% discount from service work and normal priced products
Organic coffee, tea, nuts and sweets
10% discount from all products with student card
Jewelry shop
20% discount with student card from normal priced products (excluding orders)
Decor store
10% discount with student card from normal priced products
With student card 10% discount from normal priced products
Clothing store
10 % discount from normal priced products with student card
Finnish clothing store
10 % discount on normal priced products with a student card
Season ticket (30 days): students under 24 years get the young adult price, students over 24 years get the same price with a student card: first purchase has to be done in Oulu10.
Optician
For students under 30 years with a student card eye glasses with 50% discount from normal price. Contact lenses, liquids and other supplies 10% discount. Eye sight test for free. Cannot be combined with other discounts.
Optician
10% discount from all the products and eye sight test (excluding eye doctor visits, insurances for eye glasses and purchases from the online store).
30 % discount with student card from normal priced movie tickets Mon-Fri before 5pm.
20% discount with student card from normal priced movie tickets Mon-Fri after 5pm.
10% discount with student card from normal priced Event Cinema -tickets Mon-Fri.
1 € discount from normal priced ticket Mon-Fri after 5pm and Sat-Sun all day
Entrance fee 11 € with student card (normal price 15€)
Only 3D-movie 4€ (normal price 5,5€)
Entrance fee 5€ with a student card (norm. 8€)
Entrance fee 4€ with a student card (norm. 6€)
Show specific discounts for students with student card
Show specific discounts for students with student card
Seasonal ticket 11€ (normal price 26€). Special concerts 28€ (normal price 38€). Discounts also on mini concert series.
Entrance fee 5€ with a student card (normal price 8€).
Student prices will be updated when the season begins.
Standing places with student card: 9€ + commission fee, half season card 100€, whole season card 200€.
Student prices will be updated when the season begins.
Student prices will be updated when the season begins.
Student prices will be updated when the season begins.
Student tickets 10€ with student card at the main stand bought in advance (normal price 15€). Tickets from the entrance 12€ (normal price 17€).
Sun stands 8€ in advance (normal price 10€). Sun stand tickets from the entrance 10€ (normal price 12€).
Student prices will be updated when the season begins.
Student tickest 3€ (normal price 5€) with a student card. Toto75 racing for 5€ (normal price 10€).
Student ticket prices will be updated when the season begins.
Student tickets 13€ (normal price 15€).
10% discount with student card (excluding medicines)
25% discount with a student card on weekdays between 11am -3pm. Other times and Saturdays -15%. Products -10 %.
Hairdresser for men
Haircut 27€ with a student card (Mon-Thu at 10-14)
10 % discount with student card
10% discount with student card from haircut
10% with student card on Mon-Fri. Doesn’t include hair extensions, hairdos or make up.
10% discount with student card from cosmetologist services on weekdays between 10-14.
10€ discount with a student card from haircuts, dying, facials and pedicures.
10% discount with a student card on Mon-Fri between 11-14
10 % discount with a student card
Haircut for 21 euros with a student card
10 % discount with student card
10% discount with a student card (excluding extensions, hairdos, las extensions, eyebrows and make ups)
Haircut for men 17 euros with a student card. Haircut for women 26 euros with a student card.
10% discount with student card on weekdays between 10-15
15 % discount with student card
10% discount with a student card
5€ discount with a student card
Gym (1 time) 3,20 € (normal price 5,50 €)
10 times 25 € (normal price 45 €)
1 month 25 € (normal price 45 €)
Gym (1 time) 3,20 € (normal price 5,50 €)
10 times 25 € (normal price 45 €)
1 month 25 € (normal price 45 €)
Gym (1 time) 3,20 € (normal price 5,50 €)
10 times 25 € (normal price 45 €)
1 month 25 € (normal price 45 €)
Swimming (1 time) 3,20 € (normal price 5,50 €)
10 times 25 € (normal price 45 €)
1 month 25 € (normal price 45 €)
Gym (1 time) 3,20 € (normal price 5,50 €)
10 times 25 € (normal price 45 €)
1 month 25 € (normal price 45 €)
Swimming (1 time) 3,20 € (normal price 5,50 €)
10 times 25 € (normal price 45 €)
1 month 25 € (normal price 45 €)
Gym (1 time) 3,20 € (normal price 5,50 €)
10 times 25 € (normal price 45 €)
1 month 25 € (normal price 45 €)
Gym (1 time) 3,20 € (normal price 5,50 €)
10 times 25 € (normal price 45 €)
1 month 25 € (normal price 45 €)
Gym (1 time) 3,20 € (normal price 5,50 €)
10 times 25 € (normal price 45 €)
1 month 25 € (normal price 45 €)
1 month 20€, 3 months 40€, 6 months 60€
Season for 70 €
With studentcard discount from tennis, badminton, squah, racketball, ping-pong: 1€ discount per 1 hour
Spa with studentcard 14€ (normal price 20€)
Spa with studentcard AND S-card 12€ (normal price 18€)
Mon-Fri between 8–16 15 €/h/course
Bowling shoes for free with a student card
5 € discount with a student card / person from all games
Game buffet for 5€ with a student card. Discount valid only Mon – Fri
Laser tag game 8€ with a student card (normal price 9,5 €)
Gym membership for one month with a student card 18,90€ (normal price 29,90€).
1 time 8€, 10 times 54€, 20 times 93€ with a student card.
One drive for 15 minutes with a student card 15€ (normal price 20€). 20 minutes for 25€ (normal price 35€).
One month 80€ with a student card (normal price 90€). Three months 230€ (normal price 255€). Six months 430€ (normal price 470€). 12 months 780€ (normal price 850€).
5% student discount on groceries with student card. Doesn’t include gift cards, Plussa-discounts, bottle deposits, baby formula, cigarettes, alcohol, nicotine replacement products or products of Posti and Veikkaus. Can’t be combined with other discounts.
5% student discount on groceries with student card. Doesn’t include alcohol, cigarettes or infant formulas. Can’t be combined with other discounts.
20% discount with student card from normal priced products.
10 % discount with student card from coffee, food portions and products in showcase. Brunch 21€ (normal price 23€).
15 % discount from food portions, drinks and alcoholic beverages with student card. No discounts from gift cards and cigarettes.
10% discount from food with student card. Student priced beer 4,90€. Student coffee 2€ (normal price 2,50€).
10 % discount with student card from food portions
0,50€ discount with student card from buffet on Mon-Fri after 1 pm, Sat-Sun all day.
10 % discount with student card from pizza on Wed-Thu. 1€ discount on large soda and larger beer.
10% discount with student card from food portions
10 % discount with student card from food portions
5 % discount with student card in Oulu’s store from all normal- and kilopriced products. From all stores mentioned above coffee and doughnut with topping 3€.
With student card: tap beer (III) 0,5 l 4,20€, tap beer (IV) 0,5l 4,40€. Happy hour beer 3,8€.
Big Karjala or big Aura beer 4,5€ with student card. Big Happy Joe dry apple cider 5€.
0,50€ discount from tap and 1€ discount from french fries and onion rings with student card.
10% discount from cafeteria products (when sum total over 10€) with student card. Doesn’t include discount products.
1€ discount from all taps with student card.
Discount from all the “tap visitor” beers + Fuller’s E.B with student card. Discounts valid everyday till 10pm.
Discounts with student card: 0,5 l Karjala beer 5,5€ | 0,33l Happy Joe cider 5,5€ | 0,33l long drink 0,33l 5,5€ | 2€ discount from entrance fee (Friday Special, Rokkidisko and Studio 45).
10 % discount from buffet and ice cream with student card.
10 % discount from baguettes with student card (excluding Subway of the day and Happy Hour Subways)
30% discount from baguettes with student card (excluding Subway of the day and Happy Hour Subways)
Buffet 9,90€ with a student card (normal price 10,90€).
Lunch buffet 9€ with student card (normal price 9,5€).
With student card: large beer 4€, long drink 5€, Upcider 4€, red wine or white wine 16cl 6€. Fisu, salmari or Lökö shots 3,5€. Soda 2,5€. Pizzas with three toppins 7€ (not reindeer). Other pizzas 1€ discount. Food portions from the menu 10% discount.
With student card: Olvi beer 0,33l 4,2 € (normal price 5,2 €) | Olvi beer 0,5l 5,5 € (normal price 6 €)
Sherwood 0,33l 4,8 € (normal price 6 €) | Sherwood 0,5l 6,4 € (normal price 7 €)
Long Drink 0,33l 4,8 € (normal price 6,5 €) | Long Drink 0,5l 6,4 € (normal price 7,5 €)
10% discount with student card
10% discount with student card.
10% off with student card from shop products (not sale products or take away products)
Free sight test with student card and 20% off from products
Single ticket 4€ with student card (normal price 5,50€)
10 times 35€ (normal price 50€)
20 times 60€ (normal price 90€)”
Gym membership for three months for 60 euros with student card (normal price 115 euros)
Single ticket 5 euros with student card (normal price 8 euros).
Gym membership for 25 euros with student card (normal price 40 euros).
Sports store.
10% off with student card from normal priced products (excluding guns and bikes).
With student card single ticket 7€ (normal price 10€)
10 times 40€ (normal price 50€)
1 month membership 35€ (normal price 44€)
3 months 95€ (normal price 120€)
6 months 180€ (normal price 220€)
12 monts 350€ (normal price 420€)
Swimming hall
With student card 5,5€ (normal price 6,5€)
10 times 41€ (normal price 52€)
50 times 174€ (normal price 242€)
One month gym membership 32€ (normal price 35€)
One month swimming membership 38,5€ (normal price 44€)
Combination (gym + swimming) 65€ (normal price 75€)
Finnish baseball
Men’s baseball games 10€ (normal price 13€)
Season ticket 129€ (normal price 149€)
Women’s baseball games with student card 5€ (normal price 7€)
Students get 30% discount from normal course prices.
5% off with student card from bakery products and any products with kilogram price. Coffee and donut for 3 euros with student card at the bakery shop.
15% off from eyeglasses with student card
Other benefits
Supporting community
Student union is there to help you throughout your studies: beginning from tutoring to representing students in decision-making and by being there for you.
Solving your problems
We will help you with questions related to studying and student life. If necessary, we will guide you forward.
Discounts and benefits
With student card, you will get hundreds of local and national discounts and benefits. You can get discounts from surprising places if you just remember to show your student card.
Fun
Many traditional parties throughout your studies are organized by OSAKO. As a member, you will get cheaper tickets. If you want to, you can also influence on how the student union works – by yourself!
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