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Teekkari Cities

Find out here about each Teekkari city, and the characteristics that make them special!

Keywords:

teekkari (technology student), teekkari culture

https://www.tek.fi/en/services-and-benefits/students/teekkari/teekkari-cities

Ihmisiä kerääntyneenä katsomaan, kun opiskelijat laskevat liukumäellä veteen.

A Vibrant Lahti

Teekkari history. Teekkari traditions needed to be not just adapted, but built anew.

News article

Keywords:

history, LUT University, teekkari culture

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/a-vibrant-lahti

A Jäynä is a harmless practical joke, made with a sense of humour, and often featuring technology. It has the purpose of amusing not only its creator, but also the target audience and the general public. Jäynä traditions form an integral part of Teekkari culture.

Keywords:

teekkari (technology student), teekkari culture

https://www.tek.fi/en/services-and-benefits/students/teekkari/jayna-culture

Otaniemi team crowned Teekkari Pranksters of the Year

The winning jäynä tackled a timely question: How does our ability to concentrate vary across different settings?

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Keywords:

student, teekkari (technology student), teekkari culture

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/otaniemi-team-crowned-teekkari-pranksters-of-the-year

Vaasa

Find out more about Teekkari culture in Vaasa.

Keywords:

teekkari (technology student), teekkari culture, University of Vaasa, Åbo Akademi

https://www.tek.fi/en/services-and-benefits/students/teekkari/teekkari-cities/vaasa

Tampere

Find out more about Teekkari culture in Tampere, Hervanta.

Keywords:

Tampere University, teekkari (technology student), teekkari culture

https://www.tek.fi/en/services-and-benefits/students/teekkari/teekkari-cities/tampere

Oulu

Find out more about Teekkari culture in Oulu, Linnanmaa.

Keywords:

University of Oulu, teekkari (technology student), teekkari culture

https://www.tek.fi/en/services-and-benefits/students/teekkari/teekkari-cities/oulu

Wesibussi, jonka edessä seisoo sen järjestäjiä.

Tech students from Oulu riding for a good cause

Once again this year, you can celebrate the week leading up to May Day (Wappu or Vappu in Finnish) in Oulu by getting on board the Wesibussi. The proceeds from tickets go to the patients of the children’s hospital.

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University of Oulu, teekkari (technology student), teekkari culture

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/tech-students-from-oulu-riding-for-a-good-cause

Kaksi nuorta henkilöä istuu maassa keräämässä rahaa.

Vaasa was the first to fall victim to a jäynä

Teekkari history. The first National Jäynä Competition was held in Vaasa 23–24 September 1986.

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Keywords:

history, teekkari culture

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/vaasa-was-the-first-to-fall-victim-to-a-jayna

Lappeenranta

Find out more about Teekkari culture in Lappeenranta, Skinnarila.

Keywords:

LUT University, teekkari (technology student), teekkari culture

https://www.tek.fi/en/services-and-benefits/students/teekkari/teekkari-cities/lappeenranta

Lappeenrannan Ylioppilastalo kuvattuna talvella ulkoapäin.

30 years in Lappeenranta

President Martti Ahtisaari inaugurated the Student Union Building in Lappeenranta in the autumn of 1994. TEK’s Regional Advisor Saku Laapio was on the Board of the Student Union when the building project started.

News article

Keywords:

history, teekkari culture

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/30-years-in-lappeenranta

Henkilöitä Turun Aurum-rakennuksen edessä.

Turku

Find out more about Teekkari culture in Turku.

Keywords:

teekkari (technology student), teekkari culture, University of Turku, Åbo Akademi

https://www.tek.fi/en/services-and-benefits/students/teekkari/teekkari-cities/turku

How a teekkari cap is made

TEK Magazine looked into the manufacturing process of the iconic Finnish tassel cap (teekkarilakki) and followed its journey from the hands of sewers to the hat store on Sofiankatu in Helsinki.

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Keywords:

student, teekkari (technology student), teekkari culture

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/how-a-teekkari-cap-is-made

Antero Hakapää astuu alas nurmitöyräältä Otaniemen kampuksella.

Idea of student overalls was born in a sauna in the early 60s

Antero Hakapää and seven other students of materials science and technology were the first in Finland to start using student overalls as their uniform. The group of friends which goes by the name Oopperan Ystävät (“Friends of Opera”) still meets on a regular basis.

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Keywords:

history, student, teekkari (technology student), teekkari culture

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/idea-of-student-overalls-was-born-in-a-sauna-in-the-early-60s

The official TEK overall badge competition has started!

Suggest a slogan or a design for a TEK overall badge by 2nd March – your idea might come alive!

News article

Keywords:

student, award, teekkari culture

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/the-official-tek-overall-badge-competition-has-started

Otaniemi wins Jäynä Competition with emotion-sensing AI app

The best jäynä in this year’s National Jäynä Competition measured the emotional reactions elicited by various images. Teams from Vaasa and Tampere also won awards.

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Keywords:

teekkari (technology student), teekkari culture

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/otaniemi-wins-jayna-competition-with-emotion-sensing-ai-app

Producing 28,000 student overalls a year

Tampere-based companies Tam-Folio and Opiskelijahaalarit.fi reveal what happens in the time between a student placing an order for overalls and receiving them to wear.

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Keywords:

student, teekkari (technology student), teekkari culture

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/producing-28000-student-overalls-a-year

Kolme opiskelijahaalareihin pukeutunutta henkilöä pitelee uutta, itäsuomalaista tupsulakkia.

New tassel cap from Eastern Finland

The first teekkaris at the University of Eastern Finland received their tassel caps on May Day this year. The cap has been designed by the teekkaris themselves.

News article

Keywords:

University of Eastern Finland, student, teekkari (technology student), teekkari culture

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/new-tassel-cap-from-eastern-finland