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Students at Åbo Akademi University with a gray HID key will have access to Geologicum every day between 7 a.m and 11 p.m.
Among other things, 26 student associations have their offices in Geologicum. In addition to that, the venue has both public and bookable spaces. These are perfectly suited for both socializing and studying.
A gray HID key is needed in order to get access to Geologicum. You can obtain the HID key for free from the Facilities Management in Gripen building. The key can be ordered via an e-form. With the HID key you get access to Geologicum every day (weekends and public holidays included) from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m.
The Student Union seeks an Editor-in-Chief to write the traditional Student Union Walpurgis journal Errores S:tae Valpurgis together with an editorial staff. The journal will be released 30 April 2023.
Editor-in-Chief is in charge of the editorial staff’s work and is responsible for coordinating the making of the journal, such as the economy, the contents of the journal etc. The Student Union chooses the Editor-in-Chief. The editorial staff will be chosen based on the Editor-in-Chief’s suggestions at a later time.
The editorial staff will get an honorary which originates from two thirds of the possible economical surplus that the journal will generate.
The Student Union provides an interesting and challenging position of trust in a youthful and creative working environment. Desired abilities for the position as Editor-in-Chief include creativity, stress resilience, accuracy, efficiency, being systematic and the ability to cooperate.
Applications should be sent to the Member of the Board responsible for Communication Amanda (samarbete@studentkaren.fi) at latest 13 February 2023 at noon.
For more information, please contact Amanda Byskata (samarbete@studentkaren.fi).
Note that Errores is usually published in Swedish.
After a long break, ÅAS, TYY and TUO are finally organising Fastlaskiainen again. This year, Fastlaskiainen takes place 21 February, from 2 p.m. to about 4 p.m.
Fastlaskiainen is a tradtional sled competition between student associations, and it will be held on Vårdberget, Åbo. The event is free of charge for the audience, and no registration is needed. ”After Sled” will be organised at Kåren right after the sled competition. You can also find Fastlaskiainen on Facebook.
All sub-associations of ÅAS, TYY and TUO are welcome to participate free of charge. Registration for associations happens via our Lyyti form.
What is Fastlaskiainen?
As the event has not been held in its traditional form since 2020, a short recap might be in place:
Traditionally, Fastlaskiainen is held on Shrove Tuesday, as a sled competition between student associations. The hill the sleds will ride down along is paved, so you should be aware of the possibility that there is no snow present on the day of the competition.
The associations have the possibility to have music being played from the organizer’s speakers during their hill ride. Every association has 1 ride down the hill, and what counts as a sled has traditionally been relatively subjective. However, at least one (1) person must be in the sled during the whole ride. The winner is chosen based on factors such as the sled, the theme of the sled and the atmosphere. The sled should also be able to stay intact for two rides, because the top 3 best sleds will be asked to ride down one more time for the finale.
After Pulka (or After Sled) at Kåren
After Pulka at Kåren begins right after the sled competition. You can play billiard, beer pong, and board games on the second floor at Kåren. You can also buy beer, shots, energy drinks and hot chocolate at a student-friendly price at the bar.
The Kåren building is unfortunately not accessible because of the staircase to the second floor. If you need accessible entrence, please contact evenemang-abo@studentkaren.fi.
The Student Union of ÅAU’s (ÅAS) 104th annual ball got rescheduled to 23 September.
Due to external reasons beyond ÅAS’s control, the Board has, in its meeting 18 January 2023, decided to reschedule ÅAS’s 104th annual ball to 23 September 2023. The annual ball will be organised in Vasa as previously planned. We will publish more information about the annual ball during the spring.
The traditional procession of the flags will be organised 18 February, on Per Brahe’s birthday, in Åbo.
Questions can be directed to
Secretary General Veera Gustafsson
tel. 02 215 4652, e-mail gs@studentkaren.fi
The service points in Åbo and Vasa are closed between 13 December 2022 and 15 January 2023.
You can visit the service points on Monday the 12th December during opening hours, before we close for the Christmas holidays.
We open again on the 16th of January 2023.
If you have any questions, please contact the service expert in Åbo at kansli@studentkaren.fi or the service expert in Vasa at havtornen@studentkaren.fi.
The Student Union of Åbo Akademi University
Press release, 1 December 2022
For immediate release
The Student Union of ÅAU’s (ÅAS) Student Union Council has on their meeting on 1 December 2022, elected a new Presidium for the Student Union Council, a new Student Union Board, and a new Chair for the Financial Board. Furthermore, were a Member and an Expert Member for the Financial Board elected.
Nicolina Nordman, a 24-year-old student in Social Sciences, was elected as the Chair of the Board 2023. Nordman has been active in the subject association SF-Klubben, been a member of the Student Union Council and a student representative in the Faculty Council for the Faculty of Social Sciences, Business and Economics.
Nordman writes in her application that she thinks it is extremely important that ÅAS makes the students’ voice heard because of the Parliamentary Elections and Åbo Akademi University’s property plan. Norman also wants to concentrate on the students’ well-being and increase ÅAS visibility in social media.
The Vice-Chair 2023 is Kajsa Viitamäki and the other Board Members are Pernilla Bagge, Vanessa Björklund, Leia Boullenger, Amanda Byskata, Casimir Ruohomaa and Lina Sjöberg. Bagge, Björklund and Sjöberg are going to work in Vasa, and Boullenger, Byskata, Ruohomaa and Viitamäki in Åbo.
New Presidium, and new Chair, Expert Member and Member of the Financial Board
The new Chair of the Student Union Council is Ines Latvala (De Rättvisa), the first Vice-Chair is Jonne Kunnas (FNT-listan), and the second Vice-Chair is Herman Björk (Gemensamma Vasa).
Samuel Skrifvars was elected as the Chair of the Financial Board. Rasmus Kupi was elected as a Member and Robert Wetterstein as an Expert Member of the Financial Board.
Questions can be directed to
Secretary General Veera Gustafsson
tel. 02 215 4652, e-mail gs@studentkaren.fi
Från vänster till höger: Rasmus Kupi, Amanda Byskata, Herman Björk, Ines Latvala, Jonne Kunnas, Leia Boullenger och Nicolina Nordman
Do you want to coordinate and organize one of the most traditional event in Åbo? We are looking for a coordinator of Shrove Tuesday!
Shrove Tuesday falls on February 21 2023. As coordinator, you will have the opportunity to develop the event even further as you will oversee the overall coordination of the event. The assignment demands the ability to cooperate and take initiative, the ability to organize and good stress management skills. The coordinator will receive an emolument of 500 euros. The job requires knowledge of Swedish and preferably Finnish.
The application can be sent to Board member Esther Djupsund (esther@studentkaren.fi). Deadline for application is on 12 December. The Board of the Student Union will select a suitable candidate on 29 November, and the newly elected coordinator will begin working on the coordination of Shrove Tuesday immediately.
The Student Union of ÅAU’s (ÅAS) Council has elected Fanny Jonasson and Erik Östman as student representatives to the Åbo Akademi University Board, for its 2023–2024 term. The Åbo Akademi University Board is the highest decision-making body at ÅAU and consists of ten members.
Fanny Jonasson studies law at the Faculty of Social Sciences, Business and Economics (FSE). Jonasson has gathered experience of ÅAU’s administration as a member of the Faculty Council at FSE. She has acted as Chair of the Board and Member of the Board responsible for study-related matters for the subject association Stadga. Jonasson has also been active and committed to doing advocacy work, both within ÅAU, and on a national level.
Erik Östman studies chemical engineering at the Faculty of Science and Engineering (FNT) and has been active in the subject association Kemistklubben. Östman is now the vice chair of the Student Union Board and the board member responsible for higher education policy. He has been a member of the FNT Faculty Council and has improved the contact between students and staff.
”We want to point out the students’ perspective, for example in the planning of the premises on campus, flexible study alternatives for students in various life situations, the well-being of students, and a safe and inclusive university. We want to do our best to represent all students in all matters”, answers Östman and Jonasson when asked what their goals for their term are.
Åbo Akademi University has now published the results of the academic election [link to ÅAU’s intranet] which took place on Wednesday 9 November.
Apply for the Financial Board
We have now opened the application period for the Student Union’s Financial Board! For more information you can contact Lina (lina@studentkaren.fi) or Rudolf (rudolf@studentkaren.fi).
N.B. In order to apply, you need to be proficient in Swedish as the Student Union’s official language is Swedish. For the time being, ÅAS is unfortunately unable to translate all the operations to English.
Apply for the Student Union Board of 2023
We have now opened the application period for next year’s Student Union Board! For more information you can contact Lina (lina@studentkaren.fi) or Rudolf (rudolf@studentkaren.fi).
N.B. In order to apply, you need to be proficient in Swedish as the Student Union’s official language is Swedish. For the time being, ÅAS is unfortunately unable to translate all the operations to English.