We want to warmly welcome all the newcomers (as well as the continuing students) to Greenhorns Party by OSAKO! This party takes place at 45 Special on Thursday 30th of January and it is especially designated to our new students – the theme is newcomers aka greenhorns aka as we Finns say, keltanokat (yellow beaks), so if you feel like it, wear something green or yellow (as well as overalls). In addition to dancing and partying, there will be also

Welcome to OSAKO’s where are you from -party on Wednesday, 25th of September! This international students’ welcoming party takes place at Heidi’s Bier Bar and the theme this year is ”Where are you from” (or as we Finns often phrase it, mist sä tuut), so wear your country’s flag’s colours or/and local style and let others guess! (Also overalls are okay, as always.) Doors open at 10pm and after that we’ll literally have some fun and games: at 10:30pm we’ll

Hey students with kids, would you like to get to know fellow parent students a bit better? Come to OSAKO’s, OYY’s and Oulu Evangelical Lutheran Church’s family friendly campfire event on Wednesday 18th of September! The event takes place at Lämsänjärvi’s camp centre from 6pm to 8pm (address is Hiihtomajantie 2). The event is free and you don’t need to sign up beforehand. We’ll offer some snacks and good company, you just have to bring yourself and your family! Lämsänjärvi

Do you want to take part in a traditional ending of the semester? Join to sing a hymn with us! The University chaplains, OYY and OSAKO are organising an event where we can enjoy singing together and have cake and coffee afterwards. You can join to sing or just listen. Suvivirsi, which is a traditional Finnish hymn to end the spring semester, is sung on Thursday 30 May at 2 pm in front of Pegasus library. There is cake and

First ever SKIDI-suunnistus is here! Skidi-suunnistus is an orienteering meant for students who have kids. Bring your children aged 2-7 to this free event at Kiikkusaari, Ainola park on Saturday 13th of April and have a fun spring afternoon together! The idea of this event is similar to regular student orienteerings – only this time the checkpoints are for kids. The event happens from 11am to 2pm (if the weather allows). The event is free, but please sign up for

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 Saturday, 6th of April!  WHAT? Ice-fishing aka as we finns say, pilkkimistä WHERE? Rajahauta boat harbor + on ice WHEN? On Saturday 6th of April from 11am to 2pm WHY? Let’s enjoy the finnish spring and traditional fishing methods together WHAT TO WEAR? Warm clothing and waterproof shoes! You cannot overdress for ice-fishing – on ice it