May Day is coming—are you ready? This year, OSAKO, O’Diako, and the student associations are once again treating you to a lineup packed with beloved vappu classics and exciting new events. Pick only your favorites or hop from one party to the next! You can find the full program with more details on OSAKO’s Instagram and/or in this article.  

Let’s get wicked – our legendary orienteering, Tour d’Oulu goes Magic in the Air! Tour d’Oulu is alcohol-free checkpoint orienteering for new students and their tutors, happening on 28.8. from 2pm to 8pm. In the orienteering, you’ll team up with your new classmates and tour checkpoints around Oulu doing tasks and gathering points. The team with most points will be crowned at the afterpary, which takes place at Ilona at 10pm! The orienteering itself is free, but tickets to afterparty

Student Union OSAKO organizes pre-picnics every year during August. Pre-picnic is an event meant especially for new students, where you get to meet your soon-to-be classmates and tutors before the official start of the semester. In Autumn 2025, the pre-picnics happen on Friday, 15th of August, starting at 5pm. The location depends on your study field: Hollihaka park: Social and Health Care Students Kiikeli: Business Students Linnansaari: Renewable Natural Resources & Culture Students Tuira beach: Technology Students You can bring

OSAKO’s, O’Diako’s & Student Association’s vappu (may day) week 2025 will take place on 22.-30.4., and include once again a whole lot of events from classics to totally new concepts – this is something you don’t want to miss! See the whole week’s program from here.

Ice-fishing is a traditional nordic pastime. We drill a hole to the ice on lakes or the sea or rivers, and then lure the fish into our baits! OSAKO has been arranging super popular ice-fishing events for a while now, so let’s keep the traditions going. Now we go ice-fishing on Sunday, 23rd of March! WHAT? Ice-fishing WHERE? Rajahauta boat harbor + on ice WHEN? On Sunday 23rd of March from 12pm to 3pm(ish) WHY? Let’s enjoy the Finnish spring and traditional fishing methods