Tamko Topics is a newsletter of The Students’ Union of Tampere University of Applied Sciences.
ENGLISH SUMMARY
1. Answer survey about student’s yearly Nysse ticket
2. Participate in your field’s feedback session
3. Students’ Mental Health Week and HeartRush happening
4. Museoappro 24.3.
5. Blood donation at main campus on 25.3.
6. Remember to pay the healthcare fee, DL 15.3.
7. TiTeLAN 2026
8. Campus flea market
9. AD OP Pirkanmaa: Activate banking services with OP
1. Answer survey about student’s yearly Nysse ticket
STUDENT PRICED YEARLY TICKET? Does that sound good? Answer the survey and join us in influencing public transport in Tampere!
Tamko and TREY are working together to lobby for a student-priced yearly ticket for Nysse. The results of the survey will be used to influence public transport, for example, to determine students’ willingness to purchase an yearly ticket and the price they are willing to pay for it.
Responding takes a couple of minutes and four 50 € gift cards for the S-Group will be raffled off among the respondents.
Link to the survey: https://forms.office.com/e/pER9027VN1
2. Participate in your field’s feedback session!
Student, you are the expert on your studies and their smooth running is a matter for all of us. The best way to bring your views to the attention of TAMK and your degree program is to participate in the Feedback Sessions during March-April!
Feedback Sessions are sector-specific discussion events where feedback from students is reviewed, a snapshot of the situation of the studies is shared, and development measures are agreed upon together. A representative of Tamko is also involved in the discussions.
Degree programs will provide more detailed information about the dates and mark them in the Valvomo table.
Dare to influence the quality of education and the affairs of your own degree program and join the feedback session for your own degree program!
3. Students’ Mental Health Week and HeartRush happening
Students’ Mental Health Week, coordinated by Nyyti ry, will be celebrated on 9–15 March. The week raises awareness of students’ mental health and promotes a more mental health-friendly study culture. This year’s campaign theme is belief in the future. The aim of the theme is to support students’ confidence in the future and address issues that may weaken it. You can find Nyyti’s peer support groups and the week’s events in Nyyti’s calendar.
HeartRush happening
Tamko is also organizing small HeartRush happening as part of Students’ Mental Heath week! We will hide small chocolate hearts with nice messages attached on them to main campus and Mediapolis on Wednesday 11.3. Can you find a small nice moment for your day?
4. Museoappro 24.3.
The extremely popular event has been upgraded with additional museums and a bigger capacity! The unique approexperience is staying the same: visit museums, collect stamps and claim an amazing overall patch.
Tampere´s second-ever Museum Appro invites you to the most relaxed appro of the year, exploring Tampere’s museums and culture. Join us solo or with friends, a fun cultural tour awaits!
Museum Appro features five different museums, and to earn an overall patch, you need to visit at least two of them. The event is also suitable for students with families.
Ticket sales start on March10th at 12 PM in Kide.app:
https://kide.app/events/b1554dc7-9c20-42c4-ac4e-078eeecc9df0
Welcome!
WHAT: Museum Appro
WHERE: Across Tampere
WHEN: March 24, 2026 12-7:00 pm
HOW MUCH: 3 €. Museum entry tickets are not included.
ACCESSIBILITY: The event revolves around museums with accessible entrance to almost all exhibitions. Transitions between museums are made independently, for example by walking around the city or by public transport. Museums are normally open to all museum visitors, exhibitions are rotated to get an approximation, or small tasks are carried out. Museums are a non-alcoholic area.
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We follow safer space principles, and the event is a harassment-free zone. However, if you experience any form of harassment, bullying, or inappropriate behavior, you can contact TREY’s (hairinta@trey.fi) or Tamko’s (hairintayhdyshenkilot@tamko.fi) harassment contact persons or the event organizers.
If you need more information about the accessibility of the event, please contact saavutettavuus@tamko.fi.
5. Blood donation at main campus on 25.3.
Donate blood quickly and easily at TAMK main campus!
Save the date 25.3.2026! On that day from 10 to 15 you can lend an arm and do good!
Blood donation is an easy way to help and only takes about an hour. You can get a stamp for your Tursaspassi by attending!
Book your own donation slot: https://ajanvaraus.veripalvelu.fi/VP/location/tamk
6. Remember to pay the healthcare fee, DL 15.3.
Students – Remember to pay your healthcare fee
The due date for the healthcare fee for students in higher education is 15 March. You can pay the fee handily in the OmaKela e-service (available in Finnish and Swedish only).
If you are a higher education student and you have registered as attending, you must pay the student healthcare fee by 15 March at the latest. The fee is EUR 35.35 per academic term, and it helps the Finnish Student Health Service (FSHS) offer comprehensive student healthcare services. We recommend paying the healthcare fee before the due date. If your payment is late, you will also have to pay a fixed late-payment charge.
You can pay the fee in OmaKela by selecting Oikopolut (Shortcuts) and then Korkeakouluopiskelijan terveydenhoitomaksu (Healthcare fee for students in higher education).
Not sure if you have already paid?
Visit OmaKela to check the details of the student healthcare fees you have paid. First select Oikopolut (Shortcuts) and then Korkeakouluopiskelijan terveydenhoitomaksu (Healthcare fee for students in higher education) and finally Maksut (Payments).
Pay the fee in OmaKela!
7. TiTeLAN 2026!
It’s that time of spring again when it’s time to pack your sports bag, grab your friends, and come find out who really has the better gaming socks? To where? To TiTeLAN, of course! SOURCE ry and Syntaksi ry are once again joining forces to bring the familiar LAN event to the Kauppi SportUni from March 20th to March 22nd, 2026.
The doors to this traditional event will open on Friday at 8:00 p.m., and the slightly sweaty LAN atmosphere and the clatter of keyboards can be experienced until 10:00 a.m. on Sunday. Due to renovations in TAMK’s D building, access to the event venue will be through the main entrance of SportUni.
Of course, there will be tournaments again! As usual, we will find out who will catch the famous “kahen kilon siika” in the Pro Pilkki 2 tournament. We will also find out who is the best at hitting the hole in the Golf With Your Friends tournament, which was very popular in the fall. In the third tournament of the spring, you will get to beat up your familiar and less familiar fellow students with permission when the Gang Beasts tournament kicks off.
You can also participate in the event without a computer spot, as the regular ticket includes the badge, hanging out, and console games. Please note that Golf With Your Friends is a paid game!
The sauna will be heated on Friday and Saturday evenings, so be sure to pack a towel and swimwear.
The event is alcohol-free and open to all students, regardless of their field of study.
The tournament schedule will be published closer to the event.
TL;DR
WHAT: Alcohol-free LAN party
WHERE: SportUni Kauppi, Tekunkatu 5, 33520 Tampere
HOW: From Kide on February 24th at 1:00 p.m. for €5/€10
WHEN: From March 20th, 2026, at 8:00 p.m. to March 22nd, 2026, at 10:00 a.m.
WHY: Yeah, we still gotta play
8. Campus flea market
Campus Flea Market 2026 – March 17–18
Is it time to clean out your wardrobe, or would you like to find some new clothes for spring?
VETO-kerho ry’s Campus Flea Market is returning to campus once again – this time as a two-day event.
You can reserve a table for yourself through KideApp by March 17 at 10:00 AM.
Tables are booked for both days, so you can sell for the full two days or share the table with a friend.
WHAT: VETO-kerho ry’s two-day Campus Flea Market
WHERE: Stage (C1-05)
WHEN: March 17–18, 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
TABLE RESERVATIONS: Kide https://kide.app/events/c830ccc6-47b4-4c1e-8345-dd3f1d07799b
You can also find more information about the event on VETO-kerho ry’s Instagram account. Additional information for sellers will be provided later.
9. AD OP Pirkanmaa: Activate banking services with OP
Did you move to Finland? Do you need a Finnish bank account and online user ID for banking services? Activate banking services with OP.
Read more about activating services: www.op.fi/en/private-customers/become-op-customer/banking-services-for-people-who-have-moved-to-finland?contentOnly