Services

OSAKO offers several services for its members, in addition to the student card and lobbying the student interests.

As an OSAKO member, you can borrow equipment for different sports (we have summer and winter equipment) from our Sluuppi Shop on Linnanmaa Campus or apply for a grant for your studies or intern abroad. The range of our services is wide, and we strive to help you with everything you need.

Rent equipment

OSAKO has camping and sports equipment which our members can borrow for free. There is no reservation system; first come, first served. In our storage there are e.g.

sleeping bags and mattresses
cross-country skis, boots and sticks
downhill skis, boots and sticks
ice skates
ice hockey and rinkball sticks
sledding gear
frisbees (ultimate & disc golf)

There is also other useful and fun staff, that you can borrow: For example, we have a lots of board games and tools.

For more information, please send us a message on Instagram @osakoweb or contact OSAKO’s Specialist in Communications and International Affairs.

If you have some useful equipment you don’t need anymore, OSAKO would be happy to have them!

Going Abroad -Grant

OSAKO annually awards grants for studying or training abroad. As a service in return, the receiver produces material from the exchange for OSAKO.

The application period is twice a year: in the fall and in the spring. The amount of the grant is 200 euros. Please always check the news or OSAKO’s Instagram for current application times.

GOING ABROAD -GRANT IN SPRING 2026 IS APPLIED DURING 15.-30.4.

The receiver must

be a member of OSAKO
not get financial support from organizations other than Oamk (NB! Erasmus grant does not rule out applying)
assist OSAKO in promoting exchange opportunities, either before, during or after the exchange period
promoting requires capability to produce content also in Finnish

Applying for the grant

You can apply with an informal application. The application should include the following information:

Name, contact information and degree programme
Information on where you are going, when you are leaving and what you’ll be doing during your exchange
What are you expecting to get out of your exchange period? What are your goals?
How could you help OSAKO promote exchange opportunities? What kind of content you would like to make?
Additional: a link to your existing Instagram- or TikTok-account or other social media profile

Please email the application to the Specialist in Communications and International Affairs to jennika.karppinen@oamk.fi. Name your email “Going Abroad application”.

Application period in spring is 15.-30.4.2026.