PELEHTI 2022 BOOKLET FOR INTERNATIONAL MASTER’S STUDENTS
2 TABLE OF CONTENTS GREETINGS FROM THE CHAIRPERSON 3 GREETINGS FROM PELLETTI’S INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS 5 GREETINGS FROM THE FRESHER CAPTAIN 7 USEFULGREETINGSFRESHERTEEKKARITOGOODTUTORS...........................................................................................................................................................................................8TOKNOW10DOLIST...................................................................................................................................................................................11CULTUREANDOVERALLS12YEARASPICTURES...................................................................................................................................................13FROMLTKY14VOCABULARY................................................................................................................................................................15 Publisher: Pelletti ry Chief editor: Kia Dillström Pictures: Olga Karttunen, Meerimaria Ketokulta Texts: Veera Leinonen, Olga Karttunen, Mari Murtomäki, Oskari Sievinen, Pinla Nokkanen, Merika Kiurula, Nelaa Saravanan, Marie Breton, Amirmehrab Falsafi, Ari Holahan
The purpose of Pelletti is to gather all the environmental students together here in LUT to a tight community and find your way into the student life. Pelletti organizes many different events from sits parties and excursions where you get to familiarize yourself with companies from your field to movie nights and sports events. During the events you can make new friendships with other freshers and older students and get familiar with the student life here in Lappeenranta. So keep an open mind and participate in different events. I’m sure everyone will find events to their own likPellettiing.
GREETINGS FROM THE CHAIRPERSON
The University can at first seem like a maze and finding rooms may take time but after the first weeks there is one room you will find without troubles and that is Pellettis guild room!
is run by a board of ten members and a voluminous group of clerical workers. Pelletti keeps in contact with other organizations on the campus, to our collaboration organizations around Finland, to our student union, to the degree program and the most important guards our interests. Together we cherish our community.
Congratulations on your new place of study with environmental engineering and welcome to Lappeenranta! Pelletti ry is a subject organisation (or as we like to call it here in Lappeenranta, a guild) for sustainable science students in LUT. You are now reading a magazine made just for you by Pelletti ry. By reading this magazine you get to know about Pelletti, student life and especially the people that are helping you in the turmoil of student life. Student life in Lappeenranta is lively and fascinating, every day brings something new. I won’t keep you excited any longer so let's get into it!
The orientation weeks are coming fast and we are waiting to meet you. During the orientation weeks you get to know our community and the spirit here which is called the spirit of Skinnarila. You recognise members of Pelletti from the gray overalls which you can order by joining Pelletti. Be curious, open and participate in everything that student life has to offer without prejudice! Looking forward to new people and experiVeeraences
You can play cards or playstation games, drink coffee and hang out with other members of Pelletti in the guild room. You are always welcome to the Guild room.
The beginning of studies and possible move to a different city may feel a bit scary but don’t worry! Tutors are here to help you start your studies and don’t hesitate to ask help for all the other problems too. There is also a fresher captain who makes sure you don’t miss any part of the student life. I’m sure that next fall will be one of the best you have had.
Leinonen Chair of the board of Pelletti ry
5 GREETINGS FROM PELLETTI’S INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS We are Pelletti’s International Affairs team, and our job is to develop Pelletti’s wishing Mari, Merika, Oskari and Pinla International affairs team
Hi there, Pelletti’s new fresher! Welcome to the amazing community of LUT university and congratulations on your new place of study! My name is Olga, and I will be Pelletti’s fresher captain for the next year. I am in my second year of environmental technology studies. As a fresher captain my main job is to get you to know the secrets of teekkari culture and be there to support you when needed. You can always approach me with anything and to help you to recognise me from the crowd I will always be wearing a gray colored helmet. Me and a group of amazing tutors will be there to meet you on the first day of fresher weeks. At LUT university fresher weeks start at the last week of August and last two weeks. In the second week studies will come along. You don’t have to stress about that too much because your tutors will help you get started with electronic systems and course enrolments. During fresher weeks there will be lots of doing things together and you will come across new people, manners and information. You will get to know other freshers, older members of Pelletti and other guild members. I’d recommend packing an open mind, swimwear, party clothes, student cap and something finer like a dress or a suit jacket. Me and the tutors are eagerly waiting for you to come to Lappeenranta. See you in Fresher weeks!
GREETINGS FROM THE FRESHER CAPTAIN
Olgaregards,KarttunenFreshercaptain
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TUTORS
My name: Marie My age: 22 Where I'm from: France Favorite place in Lappeenranta: the tip of the land going in the lake Saimaa next to uni in FunKotaniemifactabout me: I can sometimes threaten people with a spoon when they annoy me
My name: Oskari My age: 23 Where I’m from: Finland Favorite place in Lappeenranta: Campus area Fun fact about me: Can fall asleep anywhere
My name: Nelaa My age: 21 Where I'm from: India Favorite place in Lappeenranta: Satamatie Fun fact about me: I collect postcards from different countries
My name: Mehrab My age: Where I’m from:
Iran Favorite places in Lappeenranta: Lappeenranta city center Fun fact about me: you will burst into laughter if I sing :))
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TEK Organisation for academic engineers and architects in Finland. It has a professional community of 72 000 members. More information on their website: TEK
Eating
FSHS - Finnish Student Health Services (YTHS) is an organization that provides health care services for university students. There is a FSHS service unit at the campus. More information on their website: FSHS
Check the menu of the week in the student restaurants: Skinfo Guild room A living room for all the members of Pelletti. A great place to hang out, drink coffee, play cards and enjoy excellent company of other Sustainable science students.
Student housing LOAS provides affordable student housing in Lappeenranta. Check their website: LOAS Sports Exercise at campus with Moveo
Pelletti A guild for Sustainability Science students in LUT. Check our website and follow us on social media!
Transportation Public transportation in Lappeenranta. Check the timetables here
Student card Members of the student union, LTKY, can apply for a student card. Student card provides different discounts and benefits. Check the website and don’t forget to download their app!
Health services
GOOD TO KNOW
TO DO -LIST ✓ Apply for an apartment as soon as possible! You can find affordable student apartments from LOAS (Lappeenrannan seudun opiskelija-asuntosäätiö). You can also seek/search for apartments from private renters or from Lappeenrannan asuntopalvelu. ✓ Register as a Finnish citizen through the Digital and Population Data Services Agency. More information on their website: https://dvv.fi/en/foreignerregistration ✓ For non-EU-citizens we recommend opening a bank account. You will get more information and help on this from your tutors on orientation week. ✓ Pay the student union (LTKY) fee. You must be a member of LTKY in order to study at the university. ✓ Order a student card. You can order a FRANK student ID card from www.frank.fi/studentcard/en after you have paid the student union fee. ✓ Join the LUT Newcomers 2022-2023 Facebook group. There you can ask questions and find fellow students who are starting at LUT at the same time as you! ✓ Do not stress! Everything will become clearer once you get to Finland and orientation starts. ✓ Don’t be afraid to ask! If anything is bothering you or you want to know more, don’t be afraid to contact our fresher captain or tutors!
An important tradition involving the cap is the teekkari baptism. First year students, or freshers, are baptised to be teekkaris on the 30th of April. The baptism happens by sliding into the lake Saimaa. If the fresher has shown that they are actively participating in the teekkari culture, they are granted the permission to wear the cap at midnight on the 1st of May. As freshers you will receive a fresher point card that has different tasks and activities related to teekkari culture. With collecting enough points to the card, you show your activity.
In Finland one of the most popular events among students is a sits party. Sits parties are essentially academic table parties that include singing, toasting drinks, food and dressing according to the theme. Sits parties have one or two toastmasters who’ll lead the event, determine the timing and length of breaks and which table will get their meal first. Toastmasters must be respected during the event and whenever someone is giving a toast, everyone must listen.
From your first day on campus, you will be seeing a lot of different coloured overalls on students. The overalls may be covered in patches or modified in other ways. The overalls signify that the wearer is a student and the color tells about their respective guild or subject association.
TEEKKARI CULTURE AND OVERALLS
The Finnish polytechnic students are known for their unique student culture and traditions. The culture varies from city to city and here in Lappeenranta our own traditions and culture are unique. In Lappeenranta, part of the student culture here is the Skinnarila spirit. It means that here we are one big community, and we look out for each other.
One of the most important signs of a polytechnic student is the white tasselled cap.
The Karelian polytechnic student cap or the Teekkarilakki is shaped like a hexagon but has a seventh corner on the right-hand side of the cap. It has a black tassel on the right side and red and black lining.
At the annual ball you’ll get to wear something nice, sing and dine with friends.
In the Pelletti guild room you can find board games, playstation, coffee, tea and nice company for sure!
Starting from fresher weeks you are able to meet and make friends from other fields of study also.
FRESHER YEAR AS PICTURES
Freshers get their teekkari baptism and the end of the first year.
Photo: Miti
Photo: Meerimaria Ketokulta
Best wishes, Ari
LTKY also organizes lots of activities and events together with the guilds and Inclubs.addition to studying, it is very important to have fun, enjoy life, and make a lot of memories while you are here. That’s why I would really recommend paying attention to all the extracurricular activities that LUT, LTKY and the guilds offer and make new friends along the way.
GREETINGS FROM LTKY
Dear congratulationsnewcomer,on your acceptance to Environmental Technology at LUT University! My name is Ari, and I would like to welcome you on the behalf of LTKY, the student union of LUT. You have probably heard already that the office of LTKY is where you can get the sticker for your student card and enjoy a cup of coffee in the lounge. However, we have a lot more to offer too. The mission on the student union is to make the life of students better. LTKY organizes advocacy and lobbying of the students’ opinion on local and national levels. LTKY also runs Aalef’s restaurants Yolo and Laseri as well as the small shop on campus’ main building. You can read about us in more details and see the several services we offer for students on LTKY website (ltky.fi). One of the main tasks of LTKY is to maintain and respect the student culture. At LUT there are nine guilds in total and more than 30 activity and hobby clubs. Finnish student culture is unique and interesting, and I really recommend getting involved in it. I would suggest joining your guild Pelletti as well as ESN Lappeenranta, where you can find more international students.
Lastly, I’d like to point out the beautiful scenery in Lappeenranta. I’m sure you will like that the campus is fully surrounded by nature; Trees, flowers and lake Saimaa. Relaxing and taking a little break is important and for that the nature is the the best place, in my opinion at least. And to keep informed before and during your studies with news and also more humorous stuff, make sure to follow us in our social media! You can find us on Instagram @ltky_insta. Welcome to our community, enjoy your studies and make memories that will last for a lifetime!
From this point of view LUT is the perfect place; The majority of students live next to the campus or within two-kilometer distance, creating lively community, where it is easy to make friends with other international and Finnish students as well.
Kyykkä Traditional Karelian outdoor game. Come to a tryout and see what’s it about
Pelletti The guild of Sustainability Science students in LUT Teekkari Nickname for a polytechnic student Yolo Nickname for our student union house, LTKY’s office and one of our student restaurants is also located here
Hauki Could be a fish, a shot or a failed performance in Kyykkä Kylteri Nickname for a business student
Guild Students of certain field, i.e. Sustainability Science, form a community that is called a guild. Subject organization.
USEFUL VOCABULARY
Cafe bar G Local bar right next to the university, great place to hang out on weekends
LTKY Student union for students in LUT Moska Card game that is very popular amongst Pelletti members
Ymte Short for Ympäristötekniikka, which means Sustainability science in Finnish.
You can find Pelletti from social media and also at www.pellettiry.fi! FACEBOOK • Pelletti • Pelletin jäsenet (members of Pelletti) INSTAGRAM • @pellettiry SNAPCHAT • @pellettiry TELEGRAM • Pelletin jäsenistö • Pelletti reippailee LINKEDIN • Pelletti ry • Pelletti jobs
