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HELP FOR PROBLEMS
STUDYING AND LIFE DURING STUDIES IS SURE TO MAKE EVERYONE STRESSED OUT AT SOME POINT. FORTUNATELY, SUPPORT AND HELP IS AVAILABLE!
THE FINNISH STUDENT HEALTH SERVICE (FSHS) is there for you. The FSHS provides general health, oral health and mental health services, which are at your disposal in exchange for the Student Union’s membership fee. Through the FSHS’s online service Self, you can manage your appointments, use contact forms, communicate via chat or start a remote consultation. Register to use Self right at the beginning of the academic year!
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TREATMENT NEED ASSESSMENTS AND APPOINTMENTS
Through the chat service: yths.fi/en/self By phone Mon–Thu at 8 am–3 pm, Fri at 8 am–2 pm General health, tel. 046 710 1027 Oral health, tel. 046 710 1032
Study psychologists offer counselling to anyone in need of support in questions related to study skills, motivation, time management, coping or writing theses. Further information: opintopsykologi@helsinki.fi.
UNIVERSITY CHAPLAINS. You can have confidential discussions with the University chaplains. This does not require any religious belief – you can talk about exactly the issues you want to.
Leena Huovinen (City Centre), tel. 050 3019613, leena.huovinen@evl.fi
Laura Mäntylä (Kumpula and Viikki), tel. 050 591 9874, laura.mantyla@evl.fi
A new Swedish-language university chaplain for the Meilahti campus starts at the beginning of August.
NYYTI RY. Are you looking for ways to help you relax and feel good? Are you interested in sharing your thoughts in nice company and a casual atmosphere? Or would you rather produce content related to these themes yourself? All this and much more can be found at nyyti.fi. HARASSMENT CONTACT PERSONS at the Student Union and the University can help you if you encounter bullying, discrimination, racism or sexual harassment at the University. Any contacts with HYY’s or the University’s harassment contact persons are confidential. You can reach HYY’s harassment contact persons at hairintayhdyshenkilo@hyy.fi.
HYY DEFENDS STUDENTS’ RIGHTS. Individual students cannot possibly know about all of the University’s regulations or legislation. HYY offers the support and advice of its specialists in educational policy. You can also contact the study advisors at Student Services or the educational coordinator of your own degree programme.
