Tamko Topics is a newsletter of The Students’ Union of Tampere University of Applied Sciences.
ENGLISH SUMMARY
1. Tamko’s new actors
2. Solu opening hours
3. First year student, come and do health start tomorrow Tuesday!
4. Donate blood on campus on Wednesday!
5. Tamko’s Little X-mas
6. Gateway to Working Life in January
7. Christmas porridge for TAMK students and staff 9.12.
8. Parvi’s programme
9. AD OP Pirkanmaa: OP Gold – Card for a Carefree Life
1. Tamko’s new actors
The Council elected the Council’s Chairpersons and the new Board for 2026 in the Council’s constitutive meeting on 19.11. The Board decided the distribution of the roles in its own constitutive meeting on 20.11.
New actors start their trainings to the trustee positions in upcoming weeks and officially their office term begins on 1.1.2026.
Tamko’s operations continue to become even more international, as for the first time in history the Vice Chair of the Board’s primary working language is English!
Congratulations to all who were chosen!
THE COUNCIL
Chairperson of the Council
Venla Vihtasuo, Radiography and Radiotherapy
Vice-Chairperson of the Council
Elsa Osipova, BBA
THE BOARD
Chairperson of the Board
Saara Ahola, Competence and Learning in Networks
Vice-Chairperson of the Board
Ruvindu Gamage, Software Engineering
Leisure
Onni Myrskylä, Laboratory engineering
Tutoring
Joel Leino, Entrepreneurship and team leadership
Stakeholder relations
Nita Nieminen, Competence and Learning in Networks
Internationality
Akseli Savonen, Textile & Material engineering
Events
Minttu Koskinen, Construction engineering
Co-operations
Alex Ojala, Mechanical engineering
Advocacy
Veeti Pulkkinen, Competence and Learning in Networks
Helli Mäkeläinen, Social Services
Communications
Jasper Reilson, Competence and Learning in Networks
2. Solu opening hours
December and holiday season brings out changes to Tamko’s office Solu opening hours.
See below for the exception schedules for the rest of the year in our office opening hours:
1.-11.12.
Solu is open during normal opening hours
EXCEPT Friday 5.12. and Friday 12.12. when Solu is closed.
15.-17.12.
Solu is open on shortened opening hours from 10 am to 2 pm
18.12.-6.1.
Solu is closed
7.1.2025
Solu opens again and you can apply for stickers on student cards!
3. First year student, come and do health start tomorrow 2.12.!
Hi first-year student! Come fill in the TerveysStartti survey and take part in a raffle to win an electric toothbrush.
Tamko and FSHS are organizing the “Come and fill in the TerveysStartti survey” event for first-year students. The first 30 people will get a delicious smoothie on the spot. Everyone who completes the survey will also get a coffee/tea and a sandwich, which can be picked up later from CampusRavita. Pretty good deal, right?
What is HealthStart?
The health examination for first-year students begins with the HealthStart questionnaire. The aim of the questionnaire is to help you and healthcare professionals check your health status and refer you to the appropriate services as early as possible at the beginning of your studies.
The HealthStart questionnaire examines your physical, mental and social health, as well as the key aspects of your health behavior and factors affecting your health, health behavior and ability to study.
If your answers indicate a need for an appointment, you will be referred to an in-person or remote consultation. You’ll be informed about a possible appointment or receive instructions on how to book an appointment within four weeks after completing the questionnaire. Together with the possible appointment time you’ll also receive a booking permission that you can use if you need to reschedule the appointment for a more suitable date.
See youon December 2nd from 11:30 onwards at Parvi!
4. Donate blood on campus on Wednesday!
Come along to save lives with Tamko and the Finnish Red Cross! Donating blood takes about an hour and can give a life to someone.
Tamko and the Finnish Red Cross are organizing blood donation at TAMK main campus on roomC1-05 on this Wednesday 3 December from 10 am till 3 pm.
Blood donation is an easy way to help and only takes about an hour. You can test your eligibility to donate from Veripalvelu website: https://testaa.veripalvelu.fi/blooddonation
Book your appointment in advance through the link below:
https://www.veripalvelu.fi/luovutuspaikka/tampereen-ammattikorkeakoulu/
5. Tamko’s little x-mas
These Little Christmas parties are anything but your traditional red, star-decorated, jolly elf–filled celebrations.
It’s time for Tamko’s X-mas Party! The Little X-mas Party will take place this Thursday 4.12.2025 starting at 9:00 PM at Sin City. Expect the best Christmas party of the season and an absolutely amazing overall patch!
Get your tickets from Kide.app: https://kide.app/events/98078e1f-5cc9-48f7-abb9-a2a68a9146b4
Ticket prices: €3 for Tamko members and €8 for non-members / at the door, cloakroom fee not included.
Dress to impress (read: wear black) and overalls are optional. No elf costumes or anything red allowed!
6. Gateway to Working Life in January
Gateway to Working Life will be held at TAMK’s main campus on 19.-21.1.2026 and the fair will be open every day from 10:00 to 15:00.
January is the hottest time for summer job hunting, and the Gateway to Working Life recruitment event can be your pathway to building important networks, getting to know job opportunities, or polishing your job application documents!
Fair days:
- Monday 19.1. Social Services and Health Care
- Tuesday 20.1. ICT, Business Administration, Service Business and others
- Wednesday 21.1. Engineering
There will be free CV photography, CV clinic, and an interview simulator at the event!
Get to know the companies participating in Gateway to Working Life on the website: https://www.porttityoelamaan.fi/en/category/all-products
7. Christmas porridge for TAMK student and staff 9.12.
Welcome to a Christmas porridge breakfast for TAMK’s staff and students on Tuesday 9th December at 8.00–9.30 at Campusravita for free.
Please note that at the same time as the Christmas porridge for TAMK students and staff, there will also be a Christmas porridge meeting for TAMK seniors as a private event in the Täysikuu Q0-01.
https://intra.tuni.fi/en/content/event/68534
8. Parvi’s programme
TUESDAY 2.12.
– Naistenkartano’s swearing morning at 10-11.30am.
Do mornings, schools and Christmas carols in the local store make you feel bad? Come tell, share and brag about it at the peer-supportive Kiroiluaamu!
-Come and do TerveysStartti for first-year students at 11.30am-2.30pm
Come fill out the TerveysStartti survey and participate in the electric toothbrush raffle.
-Sparris! thesis workshop at 15pm
THURSDAY 4.12.
Thursday club at 2pm Kirjolohi -peer support group at 4pm
FRIDAY 5.12.
– K-30 Lounge at 11.30am
TUESDAY 9.12.
-Preparatory Training for Immigrants for Higher Education at 10am-3pm
Come and meet students who want to learn to speak Finnish. Warm juice, gingerbread.
THURSDAY 11.12.
– Last Christmas’s hit! Parvi knitting and craft corner 9-11am
Bring your own knitting or come and make Christmas cards
– Kirjolohi peer support group 4 pm
TUESDAY 16.12.
– FinFami PopUp 11am-1pm
9. AD OP Pirkanmaa: OP Gold – Card for a Carefree Life
OP Gold Card is a great choice. This reliable debit and credit card offers you security for payments and benefits for travel.
Learn more and apply now at op.fi/gold