WELCOME TO THE STUDENT UNION, FRESHER

WELCOME TO THE STUDENT UNION, FRESHER! I would like to wish you good luck and prosperity with your new studies – and with everything else the University and student life bring along. The Student Union is the community of all students in the University of Helsinki. There are over two hundred different subject and faculty organisations, student nations and culture and hobby organisations operating under HYY.

As you learn more about the vast selection of studies available at the University, I warmly recommend that you do not hesitate to take part in everything about student life that you are interested in. You may well find lifelong friends, love and opportunities to change the world.

As of my writing this, general upper secondary school students have just graduated, the summer is beginning, and the coronavirus spring is behind us. We do not yet know exactly what the autumn will look like and what special arrangements may be required for studies.

It is clear that the coronavirus will have a large effect on the events of our community and your fresher autumn. From the University and organisations, this requires adaptability and cooperation. From you, it requires you to be active and dare to try things that are new – not only to you but to all of us. I have trust in our community’s ability to survive this exceptional time.

Yhdessä, tillsammans, together.

CLAES BERGH CHAIR OF THE BOARD OF HYY