During the party held in Smökki on 20.4., a person decided to enter the building through the roof along the ventilation duct. On the way, the heat insulation of the roof and the wooden battens and undercloth of the roof of the hall were broken, amongst other things.

So that the AYY is able to offer its members and organisations premises for celebrations, everyone must take care of them. The AYY does not accept flashes of inspiration that damage the premises or intentional wrecking of places in any circumstances.

Abuses can lead to sanctions, such as denial of the right to use the premises, turning down an operating grant application or removal from the association register. Serious and intentional abuses may be reported to the police.

Despite the misdoings and the repair work caused by them, Smökki is fit for use for the events of Wappu.

Further information:

Administrative Manager Johanna Pietiläinen, johanna.pietilainen@ayy.fi, 050 520 9434
Board Member Joona Orpana, joona.orpana@ayy.fi, 040 755 9071

Press release
Publishable Wed 20.4.2016 at 5 pm

Students are arranging the millennium’s largest and most extensive Tempaus in November 2016, when Tempaus students from Aalto university take to their feet to go into Finland’s 2,400 comprehensive schools. The aim of Tempaus is to draw attention to the state of comprehensive schooling in Finland and ensure that the level of comprehensive schooling is also secured in the future. A programme that has been planned in advance will be carried out in all the schools, together with the pupils.

The comprehensive schooling that began in the 1960s, and is common to everyone, is indisputably Finland’s most important success factor in the world. The development and technology of our times offer new possibilities for teaching and learning that are not yet being fully exploited in Finland. Studies show that the study success of comprehensive school pupils and motivation to learn are declining and the learning environments do not meet today’s requirements.

Comprehensive schooling – the most valuable treasure

“Modernising teaching and learning methods is not simple, but instead it requires a desire for change from different parties, all the way from the school desk to the level of the national Government,” says Niko Ferm, who is co-ordinating Tempaus. “Tempaus students want to indicate the direction for this change and show their support for the teachers and pupils. Comprehensive schooling is Finland’s most valuable treasure!”.

The theme of Tempaus was made public to a large audience in the WappuAalto event at Alvarin Aukio in Otaniemi on Wednesday, 20.4. at 5 pm.

What is Tempaus? Tempaus events are a way for students to exercise influence on current issues by making use of people power, with a twinkle in their eyes, but still seriously. Tempaus events from years gone by have been, for example:

• The Finnfocus export show by economics students next to Tower Bridge in London in 1968. 15,000 English people got to know Finnish products.
• The move Tempaus of the teekkaris that took over the Helsinki city centre in 1966, which moved the Helsinki University of Technology Otaniemi.

Further information:

• The co-ordinator of the Tempaus section, Niko Ferm, niko.ferm@aalto.fi, tel. 050 994 3120
• The person in charge of communications of the Tempaus section, Noora Vänttinen, noora.vanttinen@aalto.fi, tel. 040 7316120

Tempaus2016 on the social media

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tempaus2016
Instagram: @Tempaus2016
Twitter: @Tempaus2016
Hashtags: #Tempaus2016, #aarre
www.tempaus.fi

Aalto University Student Union
Press release
14.4.2016
Publishable now

Niko Ferm has been elected General Secretary of the Aalto University Student Union AYY, for the next three-year term. The selection was done by the Council of AYY in its meeting on 14.4.2016.

Previously, Ferm has worked, amongst other things, as the Technical Customer Manager at TDC. Last year, he helmed AYY as the Chair of the Board. Previously, he has acted as a Member of the Board of AYY and in numerous other positions of responsibility in the Aalto community.

“The feeling’s just fantastic!”, Ferm commented, fresh from the selection. “It’s great to get to develop the Student Union and the Aalto community, when more and more Aalto people study on the same campus.”

Ferm is beginning her work by familiarising himself with things during the spring and summer, and his term will go on until August 2019.

The Aalto University Student Union AYY is a service and interest organisation for around 15,000 students of Aalto University. AYY acts as the advocate of its members, particularly in education policy and study-social matters. The General Secretary acts as the leader of ideological activity and as a link between the various operators of the Student Union. The General Secretary participates in the financial administration of AYY and the meetings and activity of the Board, Council and Financial Committee. The tasks of the General Secretary also include, as a core component, working with stakeholders and representing the Student Union.

Further information:

The incumbent General Secretary Janne Koskenniemi, janne.koskenniemi@ayy.fi, tel. 050 520 9415
The new General Secretary Niko Ferm, niko.ferm@aalto.fi p. 050 994 3120

This press release was originally published by the National Union of University Students in Finland (SYL). You can found the original release here: http://www.syl.fi/2016/02/16/cheaper-train-tickets-for-students/?lan=english

Finnish student organisations and VR have reached an agreement on intensifying collaboration in order to increase students’ travel by train. As VR permanently lower prices also student tickets become more affordable.

VR is lowering the long-distance fares on average 25%. The new pricing also applies to student tickets. Students will receive a 30% discount on the price for a Basic ticket at the time of purchase.

The most affordable alternative for students as well as others will be the new Saver ticket. The fare for a Saver ticket is the same for everyone and no additional discounts apply. A limited number of Saver tickets are available for each departure.

An example: A student travelling from Oulu to Tampere has previously paid 36.10 euro for their ticket. With the new discount, the student fare for is 31 euro, or for the most affordable ticket, the Saver ticket, 25.10 euro.

The new pricing applies to domestic long-distance tickets and discounts. The student discount for local and zone traffic remains at 50%, since the fares for these are not lowered as for long-distance tickets. The new pricing does not affect the pricing of HSL tickets or HSL discounts.

– More affordable train tickets are welcome news from a student perspective. The amount of money students spend on travelling is a mandatory expense for many of them. Therefore, cheaper tickets means students have more money for other costs of living, say the chairpersons of the student organisations Elli Luukkainen (SLL), Heikki Koponen (SYL), Jemi Heinilä (SAMOK), and Musa Jallow (SAKKI).

– Students travel a lot, and we see them as an important customer group. Through this agreement we will intensify marketing collaboration and together develop services designed to make travel easier for students, particularly digital services, says Maisa Romanainen, Senior Vice President, Passenger Services.

– Travel discounts are very important for students. Together with VR, we will start developing easy-to-use travel services and content for students, says Tiia Lehtola, Managing Director at the students’ national discount service Frank.

Read more about VR’s new pricing online vr.fi/uusihinta/en

The new pricing is effective as of today. You can buy your ticket on any of the available sales channels.

Contact details:

Elisa Tarkiainen, Secretary General, The Union of Upper Secondary Students in Finland (SLL), 040 077 4789, elisa.tarkiainen@lukio.fi

Antti Malste, Secretary General, The National Union of Vocational Students in Finland SAKKI, 050 3100 570, antti.malste@sakkinet.fi

Milla Halme, Director of Advocacy, University of Applied Sciences Students in Finland SAMOK, 050 389 1018, milla.halme@samok.fi

Juha Töyrylä, Secretary General, the National Union of University Students in Finland (SYL) 041 515 2229, juha.toyryla@syl.fi

Tiia Lehtola, Frank Students, 040 771 3581, tiia@frank.fi,http://www.frank.fi

VR Group’s mediadesk, 0307 0123. The media desk is open 24/7.

Frank was founded in 2013 and is the students’ own discount service, gathering all student discounts in Finland on one website. Frank offers valuable discounts for students. For companies, Frank is a way to reach the diverse group of students in Finland. In cooperation with Elisa, Frank also offers student identification services, such as the national student card. The owners of Frank are the national student organisations SYL, SAMOK, SLL, and SAKKI together with Kilroy Finland. Kilroy is the leading Nordic travel agency for youth and students. http://www.frank.fi

VR Group is a diverse service company in the field of travel, logistics, and infrastructure. The environment and sustainability are important values for the VR Group. The group has around 9,000 employees. VR Group’s main focus is Finland, but it also has operations abroad, particularly in Russia and Sweden. http://www.vrgroup.fi

AYY’s Board was organised

The Student Union’s administrative and executive power is exercised by the Board appointed by the Representatve Council. The term of office is a calendar year. The Board takes care of the Student Union’s routine matters and is responsible for the implementation of the action plan. The Board represents the Student Union, oversees the administration of the Student Union, as well as uses the general executive power within the limits of the student union rules and the decisions of the Representative Council. In all operations, the Board is liable for the Representative Council. Each board member has one or several sectors for the operations of which they are in charge of.

AYY’s Board 2016 was organised at its first meeting on 11 Jan as follows:

Milja Asikainen, Chair
Henrikki Soininen, Vice-Chair
Elina Kuutti, Student Advocacy: Student Finances and Wellbeing
Ilkka Särkiö, Corporate Relations and Organizational Affairs, Museum and the Archive
Jimmy Nylund, Student Advocacy: Student Health Care, Trilingualism and Working Life
Joanna Haahti, Culture, Volunteers and Communications
Joona Orpana, Housing and Facilities
Mikko Latva-Käyrä, Student Advocacy: Co-ordination, Educational Affairs and Alumni Affairs
Rosa Väisänen, Student Advocacy: International Affairs, New Students and Development Cooperation
Säde Palmu, Campus

You can contact the board members via e-mail, for example. Addresses are in the form firstname.surname@ayy.fi.