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It’s finally time for Lilla Wappen!

Do you want to party with chemists, lawyers, social scientists, and humanists? Then you have found the right place!

Lilla Wappen is organized by ÅAS, KK, SF, HF, and Stadga and is a slightly fancier sitz, that celebrates the arrival of autumn. We do this by turning our graduation cap inside out, eating good food and having a lovely evening together.

Bring your graduation cap and your best party mood and welcome the autumn by having dinner with 200 other students in Kåren’s beautiful ballroom!

Registration is open from September 11^th at noon until September 20^th at midnight. Through the following link: https://www.lyyti.in/Lilla_Wappen_2023_5320/en

Cancellations can be made before September 20^th at midnight. Email evenemang-abo@studentkaren.fi.

WHAT? Lilla Wappen
WHERE? Kåren (Tavastgatan 22, Åbo)
WHEN? Saturday September 30^th, doors at 5 p.m., the dinner begins at 6 p.m.
DRESSCODE? Graduation cap + smart casual
PRICE? 45 €

Please note that the event is mainly in Swedish.

Please contact evenemang-abo@studentkaren.fi ifyou have any questions .

Fredrika Af Hällström
Demi Ahlskog
Vilma Ahvenainen
Benjamin Andersson
Siri Andersson
Annika Arts
Anton Backman
Simon Biaudet
Emil Björklund
Paola Björklund
Vincent Björkroth
Amanda Björkvik
Fredrik Blomquist
Mikael Blomquist
Ellen Blomqvist
Leia Boullenger
Eva Bussman
Adelina Bäckström
Tilda Cederberg
Cecilia Dahl
Samuel Edberg
Jenny Ek
Calle Englund
Ronja Fast
Vendela Forssell
Linda-Maria Frantz
Isabella Ginman
Mikael Granqvist
Alexandra Grönlund
Odin Grönroos
Linus Guseff
Linnea Gyllenberg
Corinna Haglund
Aada Haikola
Axel Hansen
Nora Hansén
Simon Hansson
Kevin Hede
Ida Henriksen
Kayla Henriksson
Tony Hokkanen
Emma Holmback
Carina Horsma
Anton Hård Af Segerstad
Sara Hägglund
Åke Härtull
Ellen Höglund
Ottilia Höglund
Minna Ingi
Patrik Ingman
Mathilda Isaksson
Joakim Jansson
Gustav Johnsson
Alexandra Juthman
Jessica Juthman
Emilie Jäntti
Vilhelmina Järvinen
Viivi Kankainen
Jennifer Karlsson
Oskar Karlsson
Sarah Karlsson
Cecilia Karsten
Jenny Karvonen
Kaisa Koivula
Olivia Kouvonen
Sonja Laitamäki
Ines Latvala
Esmeralda Laurén
Liisa Leino
Mia Lerche
Ellinor Lind
Mette Louise Lindberg
Astrid Lindholm
Anna Lindman
Anna Lipkin
Walter Londen
Adelina Lunden
Oskar Löf
Viktor Löfgren
Ella Majasuo
Cajsa Malmsten
Axel Mattsson
Ellen Mattsson
Elsa Moliis
Sofia Nordgren
Emma Nordlund
Hanna Nordman
Nicolina Nordman
Edvin Nummela
Edit Nurminen
Emil Nyberg
Walter Nyrönen
Anna Nyström
Anton Näsman
Alexandra Obrey
Viktor Ohneu
Anna Pakarinen
Elin Palmberg
Sara Palmgren
Otso Parkkari
Mikael Pesonen
Edvard Pohjavirta
Aksel Pohto
Sofia Prest
Linda Pukari
Ida Puskala
Frida Rapo
Linnea Rekilä
Sofie Relander
Vilma Rosendal
Risto Ruohola
Casimir Ruohomaa
Alma Ruonamo
Odin Röblom
Christopher Saarinen
Ida Sahlin
Jim Salmi
Olivia Salmi
Wilma Salo
Stella Sandström
Anni Savolainen
Nelly Schröder
Lumi Seljavaara
Sami Seppälä
Karoliina Sjögren
William Sjöholm
Ellen Skrabb
Filip Skuthälla
Benjamin Smeds
Hannah Smeds
Ylva Smeds
Fredrika Snåfs
Lucia Stenger
Lina Stenström
Lotta Storbacka
Emilia Store
William Storkamp
Rebecka Storm
Valter Strandberg
Maria Strandvik
Ida Sundell
Emilia Sundström
Linda Söderlund
Risto Teerikoski
Henna Torrkulla
Sonja Troberg
Amanda Tverin
Emma Viktorsson
Enja Vilhunen
Anna Von Knorring
Linnea Von Knorring
Melissa Wahlroos
Vanessa Wahlroos
Veronica Wahlstedt
Amos Weckström
Wilma Westerlund
Tilde Wickström
Carolina Wiklund
Filippa Wilhelmsson
Olga Willberg
Lucas Wrede
Haysha Yamberla
Henri Ylikoski
Helena Zilliacus
Ellen Åberg
Linnea Öfverström
Sara Österbacka
Rasmus Österlund
Jacob Österman
Dold
Dold
Dold
Dold
Dold
Sandra Söderlund
Nea Långskog
Aino Hesselgren
Sid Oskar Sillander
Alice Nozais
Linnea Svahn
Joanna Ekman
Max Ruotsalainen
Emilia Hagner
Anneke Smedinga
Emilia Melén
Oliver Söderström
Elin Björk
Axel Wilson
Emilia Liljedahl
Amanda Byskata
Dold
Sissela Klingenberg
Mira Prost
Lotta Martin
Ida Muukkonen
Aron Mäkelä
Maryama Mbye
Stella Maurizi
Kajsa Viitamäki
Dold

Labour Day

Spring has finally sprung!

Welcome to participate in the traditional May Day celebrations arranged by the Student Union of Åbo Akademi University (ÅAS) together with YLE at Vårdberget in Åbo April 30 at 6–7 p.m.

The event will include a procession of flags, song from the choirs Brahe Djäknar and Florakören, and a speech by ÅAS Chair of the Board Nicolina Nordman. Welcome to the largest annual student event!

The celebration will commence at 6 p.m. and lasts for about an hour.

Use the hashtag #Åbowapp23 on your social media to share the celebration with others.

What to do after the celebrations on Vårdberget? – Participate in the Walpurgis Dinner, of course! More information here!

Labour Day

Students, spring is here!

To celebrate this the Student Union of ÅAU and the Nations; Österbottniska Nationen, Åbolands Nation, Åländska Studentlaget, Nyländska Nationen and Östra Finlands Nation are organising the traditional Wappen-dinner at Kåren on May Day eve! After the May Day celebrations at Vårdberget it is time to walk down to Kåren for dinner. There we will enjoy a three-course meal, as well as fun program, for 50 €!

Come celebrate the biggest party of the spring with us!

Vegan option

Creamy vegetable salad on dark bread

Grilled portobello mushroom with herb sauce and root vegetable hash

Raspberry mousse

Coffee/tea

What? Wappen/ May Day dinner
When? April 30, 7 p.m. onwards
Where? Kåren’s ball room (Tavastgatan 22, Åbo)
How? The registration opens 13 April at noon here: https://www.lyyti.in/Wappmiddag2023
Price? 50 € per person
Dresscode? Smart casual

The deadline for registering is April 20 at 11.59 p.m., you can also cancel your registration until then by sending an e-mail to evenemang-abo@studentkaren.fi.

(Please note that the event is hosted in Swedish.)

LIST OF ATTENDEES
(The list is updated manually, so it might take a while after registration before you see your own name)

Slutgiltig deltagarlista:

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Amanda Ahlbäck
Ellen Ahlbäck
Erika Ahlroos
Anna Alastalo
Kim Alastalo
Ellen Anckar
Sara Baarman
Miranda Berglund
Oscar Björkell
Paola Björklund
Jessica Blomqvist
Sofia Blomqvist
Emelie Bodbacka
Leia Boullenger
Alva Burman
Eva Bussman
Kristoffer Bång
Viktor Bäckmark
Viktoria Bäckström
Jenny Ek
Matias Ekholm
Anton Eklund
Erik Engblom
Carl Englund
Jonathan Eriksson
Ronja Fast
Artur Feiring
Johan Flythström
Ida Forsblom
Linda-Maria Frantz
Lucas fredriksson
Toke Gerdts
Sanna Grandell
Aron Granholm
Nathalie Granroth
Jannike Grönroos
Linus Guseff
Simon Hansson
Axel Hellman
Tony Hokkanen
Lina Holmberg
Carina Horsma
Luna Hoviniemi
Julia Huovinen
Linn hyttinen
Verna Illman
Minna Ingi
Jenna Ingves
Isabella Jansson
mallorie jobin
Danica Johnson
Noora Juslin
Alexandra Juthman
Simon Jyrkäs
Emilie Jäntti
Maria Jäntti
Fanni Kansonen
Axel Karlsson
Emil Karlsson
Lotta Karlsson
Anton Karlström
Paula Kekäläinen
Amanda Kietz
Elvira Klåvus
Jonas Koskinen
Wilma Kraufvelin
David Krokvik
Alexander Kruglov
Casper Krusberg
Emilia Kvist
Olivia Landén
Ines Latvala
Ronja Levomäki
Ellinor Lind
Evita Lindberg
Jennifer Lindgren
Anna Lindman
Johannes Lindman
Alexandra Lindroos
Anna Lindroos
Susanna Lundell
Hanna Lundén
Nea Långskog
Felix Lönnqvist
Erik Malmström
Hanna Martin
Axel Mattsson
Ida-Maria Mattsson
Freja Murray
Kaisa Mäntysaari
Ida Nikkanen
Emma Nordlund
Nicolina Nordman
Emma Nordström
Linnéa Nyman
Sanne Näsman
Ofelia Paile
Ronja Palkonen
Sara Palmgren
Francesco Paukku
Henrik Pehkonen
Elin Peltonen
Laura Prinsén
Ida Puskala
Frida Rosenback
Casimir Ruohomaa
Alma Ruonamo
Filip Rönnblad
wilma saarinen
Andrea Salas Angles
Evelina Salo
Niko Sandberg
Anni Savolainen
Sami Seppälä
Linn Sigfrids
Amanda Byskata
Hamish Simpson
Benjamin Smeds
Josef Smeds
Lina Stenström
Lotta Storbacka
Rebecka Storm
Valter Strandberg
Maria Strandvik
Rebekka Sukselainen
Emilia Sundström
Oliver Söderström
Oliver Taylor
Linn Turkki
Lilli Vainio
Anni Vanhanen
Ida Veijalainen
Kajsa Viitamäki
Casimir Vikman
Alexandra Vikström
Linnea Wahlbeck
Belinda Wickholm
Tilde Wickström
Emil Wiksten
Emmy Wikström
Sakari Wäyrynen
Maria Yli-Sippola
Erik Ylänkö
Cecilia Åkerberg
Rasmus Österlund
Dold
Dold
Johannes Palmén
Aksel Pohto
William Lindholm
Ida Sahlin
Patricia Ståhlberg
Sara Panelius
Anton Tuominen
Elin Sandström
Viktor Ohneu
Svea Välimäki
Sonja Tirkkonen
Jonatan Stenstrand
Jessica Lehtinen
Dold
Oskar Strand

Labour Day

May Day celebrations at Vårdberget in Åbo

Students, spring is here!

Welcome to participate in the traditional celebrations of the May Day (also known as Wappen), that the Student Union of Åbo Akademi University (ÅAS), together with Finnish public broadcaster YLE, arranges at the park in Vårdberget in Åbo April 30 at 6–7 p.m. The event will include a procession of flags, choir singing from Brahe Djäknar and Florakören, and a speech by Veera Granroth, the Chair of the Board of ÅAS.

This is an event you don’t want to miss! Take your student cap with you, and celebrate May Day at the largest annual student event at Vårdberget. Feel free to use the hashtag #ÅboWapp22 in your social media to share the celebrations with others.

After the celebrations at Vårdberget it is time to walk down to Kåren to continue the party at the traditional May Day dinner, with ÅAS and the Nations, if you have registrated for the event beforehand. Otherwise you can check out if your association organizes program or celebrate as you like.

The Facebook event for May Day at Vårdberg e t can be found here.

Labour Day

Spring is here again and it is time for one of the absolute highlights of the year, namely wappen. Wappen is characterized by many things; speeches and singing at Vårdberget, putting on the student hat, May Day dinner, partying and, naturally, the peak of the week which is the distribution of Errores S:tae Valpurgis. I know what you are thinking, what is Errores? Well, Errores is a literary masterpiece that is distributed yearly (or the years when there is an editor-in-chief) to students in time for wappen . The contents are created by students for students and touches upon everything from studies to everyday life, bingo and much more. Please note that the magazine Errores is written in Swedish.

Just as with the rest of wappen, Errores has taken a bit of a break for the past two years, but now that wappen is back, so is the distribution of Errores. Since there are many important traditions surrounding wappen, there is naturally a tradition around the distribution of Errores and if you want to get your very own copy of the best magazine of the year you should head to the Turku cathedral at midnight, the night between the 29th and 30th of April. I guarantee you it is worth it!

What you expect from this year’s issue? Without giving away the surprise, I can shortly explain a little bit of what you can read about in the magazine. Naturally, we will explain everything that has happened since the last issue was released back in 2019 so that every student who began their studies after that will know what has happened. We will also explain more in depth both what Errores is and what wappen is and entails. There is also going to be some economic advice and a preview of next year’s courses. Besides this, there is also a lot more, however, if you want to know what that is, you will have to come pick up a copy.

So, if you want to read this grand masterpiece, which of course you want to, then come by the cathedral at midnight the night before wappen, where a gang of happy wappen-celebraters will be giving out Errores. Hope to see you there because you do not want to miss this!

Errores S:tae Valpurgis (2019)

Labour Day

The legendary freshers’ event ”Eldprowet” is organised by the association for technology students in Åbo, traditionally on April 29, students studying chemistry can also participate. “Eldprowet” is a sort of knowledge test that students should participate in, in order to get their technology student cap the next day. The event’s purpose is to create a togetherness for the new students, and for them to feel welcomed as technology students. Different associations and their committees have different tasks during the event, where the participants’ teams try and score as many points as possible to win “Eldprowet”. Much more than that cannot be revealed but you can maybe figure out most of it by the following:

NB! The event is for first year technology students wishing to get their cap on their heads during the May Day celebrations. Traditionally during the “Eldprowet” ******** ******** when the law ******** and ******** until ******** a lot. Every participant get to experience ******** ******** at least three times, and ******** ******** damp. ******** ******** ******** snow. ******** ******** the winners ********, the rest ********. It is absolutely the first year’s most memorable and fun day, and ends in ******** ******** ********.

Labour Day

The ESF-Challenge is an event that takes place every walpurgis week on the 29th of April. The name ESF comes from the old name for the Faculty of Social Sciences, Business and Economics which was ESF. Each year the event is hosted by one of the three big student associations at the faculty (SF-Klubben, Merkantila klubben and Stadga). The event is like a big scavenger hunt around campus, much like the freshers’ inauguration event in the fall, where you can sign up with a team. During the scavenger hunt, you and your team will go from checkpoint to checkpoint and do different challenges and get points based on your teams performance. The points will be counted at the end of the night and a winner will be announced.

Bild: Anders Mattsson

Your team will also be rewarded bonus points at each checkpoint based on bribes or gifts. So a good advice is for your team to bring good bribes. The bonus points are often the crucial points that determine who wins. The ESF-Challenge is definitely one of the highlights during walpurgis week and I highly recommend it to everyone!

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A few have asked and some wonder – what do you do on May Day?

After two years into the pandemic, restrictions, and distancing, we welcome spring in a more traditional way: May Day at the park on Vårdberget (Vartiovuorenmäki in Finnish). You may also hear people talk about Vappu, Vappen, Wappen, or Valborg, but all names refer to the same event. In Swedish, Vappen usually refers to 30 April and May Day usually refers to the 1^st of May. In Finnish, everything is referred to as Vappu (or Vappuaatto and Vappu: Vappu Eve and Vappu).

Every year, the same questions arise: What do you wear on May Day? What about May 1st? When do you put your student cap on? Where’s the afterparty? In this blog post, I will try my best to answer the most common questions!

What kind of clothes should I wear?

Traditionally, you wear slightly nicer clothes if you celebrate May Day on Vårdberget (also called Vårdis). Finnish students, who celebrate May Day at Puolalabacken (Puolalanmäki in Finnish), usually wear student overalls. Most people at Vårdberget wear dresses or suit jackets, but you are welcome as you are! What you choose to wear usually depends on what you are doing afterwards. If you are going to the Student Union building Kåren for the May Day Dinner, you might wear smart casual clothes.

An important part of your outfit is of course your student cap. There are many different types of student caps, depending on what you study or where you graduated from prior to your university studies. Anyone who is admitted to a university has the right to wear a student cap, regardless of one’s prior studies!

You can wear the student cap between May Day and Little Walpurgis (and more specifically between the times when the Chair of the Board of the Student Union of ÅAU (ÅAS) says “students, spring is here – put your caps on” on 30 April and ”students, autumn is here – caps inside out” on Little Walpurgis on 30 September .

The student cap is decorated with a lyre. Depending on which student union one belongs to, students use different lyres. The ”standard lyre” is the lyre of the Student Union of the University of Helsinki, but can be replaced if you study at another university. Those who study at Åbo Akademi University thus use the Student Union of ÅAU’s lyre. The lyre can be bought from the Student Union’s service points, Kåren in Åbo or Havtornen in Vasa!

The Mayflower also usually adorns many people’s outfits – some attach the flower to the jacket or dress, I myself put my flowers to the edge of the student cap. In Åbo you can buy Mayflowers from school children, but also from e.g. Luckan. If you have missed a year’s Mayflower, Folkhälsan usually has a small stock left, in case you want all the flowers since you graduated!

What’s happening up at Vårdberget?

The choirs Brahe Djäknar and the Florakören will stand in front (on the south side) of the Observatory. If you want to hear something, place yourself in front of the choir and preferably near one of the speakers. The programme begins at 6 p.m. and it can be smart to be on time.

Behind the choirs will be the flags of ÅAS’ student associations. The flag procession starts from the Student Union building, Kåren, and goes along Tavastgatan, up to Kaskisgatan, and into and through the park. Once they are in place, the choirs begin to sing. The Chair of the Board gives a speech and tells the audience to put their caps on. The whole event is broadcasted by the public service media company Yle, so you will find a lot of Yle tents and people in the crowd.

As previously mentioned, one should wait for the Chair of the Board’s words “students, spring is here – put your caps on” (said in Swedish: studenter, våren är här – mössorna på.”). After that, you can put on your more or less clean caps!

If you have sparkling wine with you, you can open it when you get thirsty, or wait until Brahe Djäknar sings ”Champagnerlied” and sabers a bottle of champagne. Wait for the long ”champaaagne” and open your bottle at the same time as the choir! But as I said –– if you get thirsty, you can drink what you have in the bottle when you get thirsty.

There are many trash bins around the park, both for metal and glass as well as burnable waste. Please, do not litter! The next day, May 1st, a picnic is arranged in the park. If the weather is good, the whole park is packed with students!

What else happens at Vårdis?

One of the best things about May Day, in my opinion, is that all the students gather in one and the same park. One moment I’m talking to someone from my freshman year, and a few minutes later I’m talking to a professor. ÅAU love, or #åakärlek, is something everyone feels during May Day.

Other fun things happening around May Day?

The night between May 29 and 30, the Chair of the Board of ÅAS gives a speech, and the May Day magazine Errores S:tae Walpurgis is distributed.

If you look up towards the Observatory on Vårdberget, especially at the flagpole, you may see one of the ÅAS student associations’ flags waving at the top. How it ended up there and who ended up bribing is a story for another time.

What do I wear on the 1st of May?

Students usually wear their student overalls on May Day. Bring your favorite picknick foods to the park at Vårdberget and enjoy! Hopefully the weather is good, but if not, the atmosphere will make up for it. The park will be filled with students and families enjoying that spring is finally here!

Happy May Day!

Veera Julin
Secretary General, the Student Union of ÅAU

Labour Day

On April 30 it is time for a comeback for the traditional May Day rowing competition Wapprodden! The competition is organised by Merkantila Klubben r.f. (the association for economy students at ÅAU) and Lex ry (the association for law students at the University of Turku) and this year Wapprodden celebrates 35 years.

If you have missed the May Day celebrations before the pandemic, we can tell you that the legendary Wapprodden is a rowing-competition where student associations from both Åbo Akademi University and the University of Turku battle for the supremacy of the Aura river! The competing associations are Merkantila Klubben, SF-klubben, Kemistklubben, Stadga, Lex, TuKY, TLKS and ELSA.

The event will be held at the Aura river, outside of Radisson Blu Marina Palace hotel. The competitions opening speech will be held at 12.15 p.m. and the start will be at 1 p.m. The audience are welcome to join as early as noon to prepare their chants and push their team to victory.

The event is completely free and everybody are welcome to support their favourite rowers, see you there!

Labour Day

Spring is finally coming and what better way to celebrate than a Wappen feast among good friends? ÅsNa, ÅSL, ÖN, NN, Öffen and the Student Union is throwing you the party of the season – you do not want to miss this! This dinner is a loved tradition that is making a comeback – long overdue.

What? Wappen/ May Day dinner
When? 30 April, 7 p.m. onwards
Where? At Kåren
How? The tickets can be bought starting 11 April at 4 p.m. from https://www.lyyti.fi/reg/wappmiddag2022. There is a limited amount of seats available, so we recommend that you buy your tickets as soon as possible!
How much? The dinner costs 41 euros per person
Dresscode? Smart casual

What are you waiting for? Gather a group of friends and we will see you at the dinner!

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