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The Student Union of the University of Eastern Finland
07.04.2022
Savo-Karjala Excursion is one of the most famous and popular May Day celebration traditions of the Student Union (ISYY). The first Savo-Karjala Excursion was organised in 1990 and the Excursion in 2019 was the 30th event. After these past two years in virtual mode, we are finally able to organise the Excursion as a live event on 29 April!
During the Savo-Karjala Excursion, students circle around Eastern Finland (North Savo and North Karelia regions) on buses on a predetermined route, which will remain a secret until the buses start their journey, and enjoy refreshments in different bars and restaurants along the way. The buses will stop at different locations giving students a chance to enjoy some refreshments and at one location food (the refreshments/food are not included in the price of the tour). The stops during the Excursion last around 30-40 minutes each and there is one longer stop in the middle of the trip so that participants can eat. (Vegetarian food is available at the location.) The whole event lasts for approximately nine (9) hours after which there is an official afterparty in Bar Nousu. The price of the ticket includes the official overall badge of the event, the bus trip and the afterparty. By showing official overall badge at Bar Nousu’s door, you can skip the line till midnight (12am).
Ticket sale starts on Tuesday 12 April at 8 am. A ticket costs 17 € and they can be bought from the ISYY office (in Studentia building, C entrance, Yliopistonranta 3). There is a limit of two tickets per person so you can register yourself and one friend. You need to inform your (and your friend’s) name, phone number and e-mail address as you register. The registration is binding. Remember that the tickets sell fast so get yours early!
There is one alumni bus and half of the tickets (17 €/ticket) of that bus are sold via Kide.app and half from the ISYY office. If you are an alumnus and wish to buy the ticket from the ISYY office, please contact toimisto.kuopio(at)isyy.fi and you will receive payment instructions.
In Kuopio, students have traditionally queued for Savo-Karjala Excursion tickets for a few hours before the ticket sale starts. KIVES (Kuopion Intellektuelli Vapunedistämisseura, an ISYY Club) organises the official queuing for tickets on 12 April starting from the early hours of the morning and is there to supervise the queuing.
If you want your name to be on the waiting list for tickets, visit the tent outside Lukema and ask for a Board member of KIVES. Students who have reserved a place for themselves on the waiting list are expected to be there queuing the entire time after they have added their name to the list so please dress warmly. KIVES checks at random times whether the students on the list are still present and if they cannot find someone, their name will be removed from the waiting list. (Bathroom breaks inside the ISYY office are naturally allowed while waiting!) The queue is formed in the morning in front of Lukema according to the waiting list before the office opens at 8 am.
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Veera Salmela, Event Manager, the Student Union of the University of Eastern Finland (ISYY), veera.salmela(at)isyy.fi, tel. +358 44 576 8429