Are you leaving Joensuu? Donate your kitchenware to ISYY! 

Is your exchange ending and you want to get rid of unnecessary kitchenware you might have accumulated during your exchange? You can donate your unwanted glasses, mugs, plates, kitchen utensils, pots and pans to the Student Union!  We'll use them to make more Survival Packages for the next incoming exchange students. Please note that we accept only items that are clean and still usable so nothing broken please. See ISYY office opening hours on our website. 

SYKETTÄ - University Sports

SYKETTÄ sports service is for the students and staff of the University of Eastern Finland and the Karelia University of Applied Sciences. SYKETTÄ offers a diverse and inexpensive sports calendar with something for everyone. Remember to create a user account with your uef email before you try to buy a sticker or enroll to classes. Everybody moves their own way!

Instagram: @syketta_jns  |   Facebook: Sykettä
Youtube: SYKETTÄ Sports   |   Tiktok: sykettä_jns

Rector´s Christmas Coffee on Joensuu campus 12.12.

The traditional Christmas Coffee event for the staff and students on the Joensuu Campus will be held on Thursday, 12 December, at 14:00, in the lobby of the Carelia building. 

In the programme there will be Rector´s welcoming address and Christmas carols. Coffee, tea and refreshments will be served at the event. Welcome!

UEF Trainee 2025 Positions are now open!

UEF Trainee Programme provides paid internship placements to international degree students of UEF. In the programme, international degree students have a chance to work at placements provided by our collaborators for two months (or four months half time). The application period is until 7th January 2025 (by 16.00 hours Finnish time).

You can apply simultaneously, in the order of your preference, up to three different placements. The selection of candidates is done by the provider (employer) of the training position. The training can be done anytime during the year 2025. To be eligible you need to be registered to one of UEF degree programs as an active student when you apply. You are still eligible if you graduate before or during your training period.

Event calendar 

• Mon 9.12. Pizza & Hangout 5pm-10pm in Suvas 
• Tue 10.12. Coffee & Friends at 4-6pm in Cafe Agora
• Tue 10.12. Nyyti's Chat: Self-care: how to look after yourself?
• Thu 12.12. Rector Jukka Mönkkönen’s farewell lecture at 12:15 in C2 
• Thu 12.12. Rector´s Christmas Coffee at 2pm in Carelia lobby
• Thu 12.12. JEIS Farewell Party at 6pm in E200 
• Fri 13.12. Global Friday 5-8pm in Joensuun Setlementti 
• 16.-22.12. Christmas Market

ISYY's Club Meetings  

All club meetings are held in ISYY's meeting room in Haltia-building, 2nd floor (Yliopistokatu 7). The following meetingS are the last club meetings in 2024. More information and full list of ISYY clubs in Joensuu can be found at isyy.fi/en. 

• Tuesday 10.12. Joensuu's Exchange and International Students (JEIS) meeting 4pm - 6pm 

Christmas Corner

Is this your first Christmas in Finland? Or maybe you’re already familiar with the Finnish Christmas traditions but you’re looking for something to do during the holidays? In Finland, Christmas (or 'Joulu' in Finnish, which originates from the Germanic winter festival 'Yule') is mostly viewed as a time to calm down, eat good food and spend time with loved ones. ISYY's Coordinators of International Affairs have gathered you a list of Christmas tips, activities, recipes and ideas for you and your friends to try during the Christmas break.

• If you want to try traditional Finnish Christmas foods, the campus restaurant Carelia serves Christmas dinner today 10 December! 
• The most iconic Finnish Christmas dessert is joulutorttu - a puff pastry filled with plum jam. It’s super easy to do as you can buy the ingredients ready made from the store, all you need to do is fold them into star shape.
• If you need something to accompany your joulutorttu, try glögi! Glögi is a type of non-alcoholic mulled wine - a flavored hot beverage with spices such as cinnamon and cardamom. You can find it at the supermarket, just heat it up on the stove or in the microwave! 
• It is a Finnish tradition to hide one almond in a pot full of rice porridge / rice pudding  - the one who gets it on their plate is bound to have good luck for next year! This one is easy to recreate with friends, you can find a recipe for the traditional rice porridge here. 

• Visit Christmas Market on Joensuu marketplace between 16 December to 22 December! Christmas Market is all about the Christmas spirit, but you can also find unique handcrafted products by artisans and local delicacies there. 

• There is a place at the cemetery where you can light a candle for someone who has been buried elsewhere. The cemetery candles are sold in most supermarkets and you can easily recognise them from the gold lid.
• On Christmas Eve you can watch Joulupukin kuumalinja, which is a traditional live show of Santa answering calls from children all over Finland. 
• Finns love their sauna - especially during Christmas. You can visit a public sauna (and even try swimming in the winter) at Joensuun Jääkarhut. 

Information about Weekly Feed

This is an issue of Weekly Feed at Joensuu campus. Weekly Feed is the English language newsletter of the Student Union of the University of Eastern Finland (ISYY). You are receiving this letter on your email because you are a member of ISYY and are studying at Joensuu campus or because you have joined the mailing list yourself. 

Weekly Feed provides you with current information on matters related to the Student Union, UEF or other organisations close to students, such as FSHS. In addition, the newsletter provides you with information on events taking place at campus or the campus city.

Weekly Feed is published on Tuesdays during the academic year, with the exception of holidays and a few other days. If you do not want to receive the newsletter anymore, you can unsubscribe the letter via the link (Click here to unsubscribe) located on the bottom of the letter. 

You will find more information on ISYY's newsletters  and privacy protection on ISYY's website.

Advertise your event in ISYY's newsletter Weekly Feed

If you would like to have something featured in the Weekly Feed, please send a short (max. 500 characters including spaces), informative advertisement of the event/activity in English to tiedotus@isyy.fi.

Please include at least the following information: date, time, place, admission fee and the event website/facebook page and a short description of the event. If you want to include pictures, the optimal size is 270 x 270 px.