Become a tutor!
What is tutoring? The purpose of tutoring is to integrate a new student into an educational institution. The tutor organizes various leisure activities for the new students, helps and supports them in starting their studies [...]
First year as Secretary General
Exactly a year ago, I started my job as Secretary General of the Student Union Kaakko. The year has passed by fast and it has been full of events! Last fall, when I came to [...]
Hey student! Win yourself a bike!
Hi Student! Join in the student union Kaakko and win a Jopo -bike! So, how you can be a part of this raffle? First of all you need to be new member of student union [...]
A remote day through the eyes of a student union employee
Elina Ylönen 7:33. I’ll hit the snooze again. I’m not a morning person and that’s why the first thing I do is to prepare my coffee maker before I do anything else. Check my [...]
This spring
Iina Hoteila If I were to describe this spring in terms of studies and motherhood, I would say this has been different, more challenging, at times heavy, but still instructive. During the spring, I [...]
What to do in the summer?
Tomas Pulkkinen Spring is making its arrival at a rapid pace, and it is clearly noticeable here at sea as the sun warms up more and more and storms and hard waves decrease. The [...]
Wirtual May Day
So, what is Vappu? it is the Finnish version of May Day. Traditionally, this spring festival is celebrated especially by students all around Finland. As we know, this year it is not possible to [...]
Friendship through communities
Iida Pilli-Sihvola People have an innate need to belong to something, to be a part of a community and to feel good about it. There is a lot of theoretical information on the subject, but let’s look at it through my experience. I have always been a very social person and I´ve had the need to get to be on display, as well as influence matters around me. I remember rebelling against systems in elementary school and even in high school until I found communities where my social needs were met. The first place where I immediately found my place in the community and enjoyed my studies was high school. [...]
Friendship in words
Johanna Mäkinen Friends are simply pure love and acceptance. We accept each other with all of our mistakes and demonstrate appreciation for each other. Best of all, in friendship, love has no limits. You [...]
Regular Spring meeting of the Representative Council
Welcome to Student Union Kaakko's Representative Council's regular Spring meeting, which is held 8th of May from 14.00 to 16.00. Due to exceptional circumstances, the meeting will be held on the Microsoft Teams platform, [...]