Tamko Topics 19/2026

Tamko Topics is a newsletter of The Students’ Union of Tampere University of Applied Sciences.

ENGLISH SUMMARY
1. Additional application for Tamko’s Board
2. Solu opening hours in May
3. Marketsquare sitsit coming up!
4. Scooter Safety Day at TAMK 6.5.
5. Quick bike maintenances at TUNI campuses
6. Picnic & fun games event 8.5.
7. Invitation to respond to the survey on higher education students’ housing preferences

1. Additional application for Tamko’s Board

Additional application Tamko’s Board is now open and we are searching for events representative and leisure representative! In both roles you’ll get to plan events and build a sense of student community until the end of 2026.

Send your application by May 6 at 23:59 at the latest. (We extended the application period with few days, thank you for those who have already applied!)  Apply with a video, slideshow, or a short text: the style is free. 

Read more about the roles and see FAQ:
https://tamko.fi/news/call-for-additional-board-members-at-tamko-2026/

Or apply straight away:
https://forms.office.com/e/NfiD5zd90j

2. Solu opening hours in May

Summer is getting closer and Tamko’s office Solu is getting quieter. In May our office will be closed on Fridays + Ascension Day 14.5.

At all other times, our office will be open normally from Mon-Thu 10-16.

Wishing you a sunny spring and welcome to our office!

3. Marketsquare sitsit coming up!

Torisitsit (= Marketsquare sitsit) is coming again!

Last year marketsquare sitsit event gathered hundreds of current and already graduated students together!
Take a look at the last year’s event vibes from these articles (in Finnish)

Save the date 8.8. if you are interested in participating in this huuge event!

Picture: Konsta Kaukonen / TT-Kamerat

4. Scooter Safety Day at TAMK on 6.5.

Test your skills and try riding with “drunk goggles” in Scooter Safety Day

A Scooter Safety Day will be held in the courtyard of TAMK’s main campus on Wednesday, May 6, 2026, from 12:00 to 14:00. The event aims to raise awareness of e-scooter rules and safe riding.

During the event, you can test your knowledge in Liikenneturva’s traffic rules quiz and try riding an e-scooter on a course using drunk goggles. The goggles demonstrate in a safe environment how intoxication affects riding an e-scooter.

The event is organized by the City of Tampere and Tampere University’s Mobility Mindshift project, Liikenneturva, the e-scooter company Voi, and Tampere University of Applied Sciences.

Join us to learn something new and test your skills in practice!

5. Picnic & fun games event 8.5.

Come spend a spring day at Kamula and the Students on the move -project to organize a picnic & fun games event on Friday 8.5. at 6-7.30pm.

The program includes playful games and spending time together at a picnic with small snacks in the scenery of Näsinpuisto. In case of rain, we will spend time indoors in Kamula.

Registration is not required and the event is completely free. We’ll depart together from Kamula at 6pm. The address is Mustalahdenkatu 18.

Only thing you need to bring is weather-appropriate clothing.

6. Quick bike maintenances at TUNI campuses

During Cycling Week (May 8 – 15), the Students on the Move project is organizing educational pop-up bike maintenance sessions on three different campuses in collaboration with the Mobility Mindshift project of Tampere City, and Willari.

Members of the Tampere Universities can choose to either:

  • Leave their bike for a quick maintenance service by Willari (max. 15 minutes), or
  • Participate in a guided self-maintenance session with a professional, receiving practical tips along the way (e.g., pumping tires, oiling chains, reattaching dropped chains, adjusting gears).

Event schedule:

– Monday 11 May, 12–14 – TAU City Centre campus, in front of Pinni B
– Tuesday 12 May, 12–14 – TAMK Main Campus, in the courtyard on the Teiskontie side, near the end of the A wing
– Wednesday 13 May, 12–14 – TAU Hervanta, in front of the bicycle shelter between Festia and the Konetalo building

Choose the time that suits you best and come get your bike serviced for free! Please be prepared to wait your turn, as bikes will be serviced in the order of arrival, with a maximum of 15 minutes allocated per bike.

The event will also include a sustainable mobility wheel of fortune. Spin the wheel to receive a tip for sustainable travel and reflective bike wheel spokes!

This is a great opportunity to get your bike ready for the summer season—welcome!

7. Invitation to respond to the survey on higher education students’ housing preferences

POAS invites you to respond to the survey on higher education students’ housing preferences. The purpose of the survey is to examine higher education students’ wishes regarding housing and the order of importance of these wishes.

Responding to the survey takes about 10–15 minutes. At the end of the survey, you can participate in a prize draw for an S Group gift card worth €50.

The survey is open until May 17! You can find the survey here: https://link.webropolsurveys.com/S/DE75F34BBE4BFB50

The results of the survey will be used in decisions concerning the future of student housing and in advocacy work on behalf of higher education students. Your answers are valuable and important!

The survey is conducted by the Finnish Associations of Student Housing Organisations SOA, The National Union of Students in Finnish Universities of Applied Sciences (SAMOK) and the National Union of University Students in Finland (SYL). 

Welcome to respond and thank you for your time!