A student association is an association that operates alongside with the Students’ Union, and its purpose is to bring students from the same subject or field of study together, promote their interests and organize various activities. On this page you will find a complete list and descriptions of all the student associations operating within TAMK. So, begin exploring and find a student association that suits you!
MusTa ry – Music students of Tampere
PIRATE ry – Health care students of Tampere
SOPU ry – Social Services students of Tampere
TAMPIO ry – Forestry students of Tampere
TARINA ry – Media and Arts students of Tampere
TARE ry – Hospitality Management students of Tampere
TIRO ry – Engineering students of Tampere
TTO ry – Business Administration students of Tampere
Are you a student association’s board member and noticed that information on this page is incorrect or about to change? You can update your information here. (in Finnish)
musta ry – MUSIC STUDENTS OF TAMPERE
MusTa ry is the student association of all the music students of Tampere. MusTa consist of students from both Tampere University of Applied Sciences and Tampere Conservatoire. MusTa promotes music students’ well-being by organizing parties and providing earplugs, among other things. In addition, we offer our members tickets to the concerts of the Tampere Philharmonic Orchestra.
Board 2022 – 2023:
- Fanni Palmanto – Chairperson
- Aliina Hiljainen – Vice-chairperson, educational affairs and harassment contact
- Timmo Takala– treasurer and member coordinator
- Ilona Melgin – Social affairs, social media coordinator and member
- Erika Koljonen – Secretary and tutoring coordinator
- Jussi Sippola – Culture coordinator and member
- Anna-Lotta Pesonen – Event coordinator
- Kalevi Reentie – communications coordinator
- Tapio Orava – upper secondary school contact
- Sami Perkiö – traditions coordinator
- Meri Kettunen – harassment contact and member
- Anni Hautala – ticket coordinator
- Matilda Neva – SOOL contact person
- Niki Koivisto – member
- Emilia Granroth – member
musta(at)tamko.fi
MusTa on Facebook
Instagram: @musta_ry
pirate ry – HEALTH CARE STUDENTS OF TAMK
PIRATE ry is the Student Association of The Health Care Students of Tampere University of Applied Sciences. It’s purpose is to promote its members general and common benefits and encourage hobbies of intellectual, professional, societal and physical nature.
PIRATE’s office is located at the same premises as Tamko’s office (Kuntokatu 3, L-building). Students can visit the office during it’s opening hours to ask advice relating to their studies, come pick up pre-ordered items, purchase patches for their overalls or just come to talk about what is on their mind, and much more.
We organize various events for our members throughout the academic year for example, Kontaminaatio for new students, our most popular event Pakoputki and sittnings. We also actively cooperate with student union Tamko and other student organizations and clubs within the University of Applied Sciences in addition to our other partners like Tehy and Sairaanhoitajaliitto. Through PIRATE members can for example order overalls, working clothes and name tags for future practical training periods.
Board 2023:
- Maija Eskola – chairperson
- Otto Pelkonen – vice chairperson
- Pinja Paananen – financial coordinator
- Saija Kukkonen – secretary
- Mila Paltta – educational affairs
- Riku Tuominen – social affairs
- Johanna Ryynänen – marketing and communication
- Siina Kuusela – external relations
- Marianne Lehvilä – entertainment coordinator
- Ellinoora Siekkinen – PISTOT-coordinator
- Viivi Pöykiö – culture and leisure activities
- Sara Laurinantti – tutoring and mentoring
- Milla Brander – member services
- Henna Rappu – member services
hallitus(at)piratery.fi
PIRATE’s website
PIRATE on Facebook
Instagram: @pirate.ry
sopu ry – SOCIAL SERVICES STUDENTS OF TAMPERE
SOPU ry is TAMK’s Social Services students’ association. The association actively takes a stand on matters related to studying and students. SOPU also organizes entertainment in the form of events to its members and other students and maintains and establishes contact with other student organizations. In addition, SOPU ry sends its members a weekly newsletter that contains information about future events and other matters concerning students. SOPU ry is also responsible for acquiring student overalls to its members.
Come talk to us about your studies or anything else when we are on duty. You can also purchase tickets to events organized by SOPU ry from us. You can find us on duty at Kuntokatu 3, hallway H0 at regular intervals. The easiest way to find out when we are on duty is through SOPU ry’s Facebook and weekly newsletter.
Board 2023:
- Aisha Prévost – chairperson
- Eli Törmä– vice chairperson
- Lotta Kilpeläinen – treasurer
- Bettina Junna – educational policies
- Pipsa Heikkinen – entertainment coordinator
- Helli Mäkeläinen – entertainment coordinator
- Wilma Marttelin – external relations coordinator
- Siiri Pönkkä – culture coordinator
- Saara Hallapelto – publicist
- Miikka Kuusela – tutoring coordinator
sopu(at)tamko.fi
SOPU’s website
SOPU on Facebook
Instagram: @sopury
tampio ry – FORESTRY STUDENTS OF TAMK
TAMPIO is TAMK’s Forestry students’ association that was founded in 2012. We promote the interests of Forestry students and make Forestry visible in TAMK.
Board 2023:
- Niilo Koski – chairperson
- Eelis Danemann – vice chairperson
- Joonas Mikkola – secretary
- Antti Kontio – treasurer
- Josefiina Kavander – social affairs and education policy coordinator
- Juuso Joensuu – entertainment coordinator
- Roosa Niku – entertainment coordinator
- Aaro Lähteenmäki – tutoring coordinator
- Tinja Jämsén – working life coordinator
- Ullariikka Eriksson -communications coordinator
- Juuso Sainio – exercise coordinator
- Toni Schwartz – exercise coordinator
tampio(at)tamko.fi
Tampio on Facebook
Instagram: @tampio_ry
tarina ry – MEDIA AND ARTS STUDENTS OF TAMPERE
TARINA is an association attending to art and media students’ interests. It is TARINA’s role to help and support students and maintain connections between the students and the school’s staff. TARINA is also organizing traditional but also fresh and new parties and events around the year! In short, TARINA’s aim is to help the students, embrace the spirit among them aaand organize amazing events!
Board 2022-2023:
- Oskar Berg – chairperson
- Erkki Busnov – vice-chairperson
- Nelli Hokkanen – treasurer
- Julia Huopainen – secretary
- Jessica Koskiranta – educational and social affairs and wellness coordinator
- Jesse Heiskanen – graphic artist
- Aada Heikkinen – event coordinator
- Annika Keskinen – event coordinator
- Tia Huura – event coordinator
- Mikko Kuittinen – tutoring and Media&Arts coordinator
- Jaakko Sudenniemi – co-operations and social media coordinator
tarina(at)tamko.fi
Board members’ email addresses: firstname.lastname(at)tuni.fi (unless there is someone with the same name
Tarina on Facebook
IG: @tarina_ry
tare ry – HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENT STUDENTS OF TAMPERE
TARE is TAMK’s Hospitality Management students’ association that was founded as a club in 2011. As our operations grew, a registered association was founded in 2014, and it adopted the club’s operations. The student association is open for all Hospitality Management students of Tampere. You can join through Kide.app at https://kide.app/memberships/0e788894-3305-40ac-9250-ca0f7cd91ff3
The purpose of the student association is to ensure that students enjoy their time while studying and create new contacts. In addition to organizing leisure activities, the student association also does education advocacy work and cooperation with the field’s employers. The Board’s duty is to intervene in problems and to create a better study environment.
If you have something on your mind, come to see us, message us on our social media or contact us by email: tare@tamko.fi
Board 2023:
- Juha Uusi-Seppä – chairperson
- Antti Ylitalo – vice chairperson
- Alex Virtanen – treasurer
- Saara Itäaho – secretary
- Marianna Aalto – event coordinator
- Olivia Wikström – event coordinator
- Kevin Hasselqvist – co-operation coordinator
- Maisa Friström – communications coordinator
- Hanna Rantasalo – educational and social affairs
- Jessica Marjomäki – acquisition coordinator
tare(at)tamko.fi
TARE on Facebook
IG: @tare_ry
tiro ry – ENGINEERING STUDENTS OF TAMPERE
TIRO ry is a local association of the Akava-affiliated Union of Engineering Students, and its purpose is to promote the professional, intellectual, societal, and other interests of Engineering students. TIRO ry was founded in 1982 and has approximately 2000 members.
To realize its purpose, TIRO ry organizes trainings and leisure activity events and actively takes a stand on matters related to Engineering education. You can join TIRO ry by joining the Union of Engineering Students. The membership fee is €30, and it covers the whole time you are studying (up to 5 years).
Board 2023:
- Miika Lahti – chairperson
- Joonas Korpela – vice-chairperson
- Juuso Ahvenniemi – treasurer
- Nelli Niinivaara – secretary
- Jenni Kupiainen – educational and social affairs
- Susanna Ahlgren – entertainment coordinator
- Alina Kauppila – event coordinator
- Oona Kuusisto – culture and leisure activities
- Jake Jaakkola – PISTOT- coordinator
- Atte Kaartosalmi – member coordinator
- Kasper Laaksonen – tutor coordinator
- Pipsa Pohjaranta – communication and marketing
- Leo Liikka – Business coordinator
hallitus(at)tiro.fi
TIRO’s website
TIRO on Facebook
Instagram: @tirory
tto ry – BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION STUDENTS OF TAMPERE
TTO ry is a registered association that consists of and is maintained by students in its entirety. It is primarily the student association of TAMK’s Business Administration students. We advise on how to deal with the tricky matters related to the ever-changing financial aid for students and livelihood, promote students’ interests through our representatives into TAMK’s administration and the Students’ Union and offer entertainment for the students.
We participate actively and nationwide in the activities of the Students of Business and Technology union as its member association, and through this work we are able to work more effectively as a local advocate of Business Administration students. As a member association, we organize various activities in Tampere for Business Administration students and participate in the nationwide training sessions and events organized by the Students of Business and Technology union.
TTO’s office is located in the L-building at Kuntokatu, at the same premises as Tamko and TIRO. You can come visit our office if you need advice on matters concerning your studies or leisure activities, or just to have a cup of coffee with us and see some friends!
Board 2023:
- Ville Paananen – chairperson
- Mikko Vaskivuori – vice chairperson
- Eemil Salakari – financial secretary
- Anton Pohjonen – secretary
- Satu Turunen – educational affairs
- Henri Helin – external relations coordinator
- Olivia Syrjä – entertainment coordinator
- Markus Inkinen – culture and leisure activities coordinator
- Venla Vaden – PISTOT coordinator
- Berfin Üstün – tutoring and member coordinator
- Janne Peltonen – firm and cooperation coordinator
- Wilma Heiskanen – media coordinator
- Olli Karvinen – webmaster
hallitus(at)ttory.fi
TTO’s website
TTO on Facebook
Instagram: @tto_ry