News archive
On this page you will find all our published news stories, statements, press releases and blog posts in one place. You can use the categories below to filter the results. You can also search for articles on a specific topic. The topics are marked with a #-symbol in each article.
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Thank you for the past year
Published:It was an eventful one: sports secured a stronger footing in universities, we celebrated our 100th anniversary and students were again more active than before.
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The strategy funding for sports is a big lobbying victory – and the start of a new phase of advocacy work
Published:The 2025–2028 agreement period is the first time that sports are included in the university funding model. OLL’s Head of Communications Niko Peltokangas writes about what this lobbying victory means for the future advocacy work within university sports.
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OLL General Assembly: University sports services must be protected from cuts
Published:We must look after the physical activity and wellbeing of university students by guaranteeing sufficient funding for university sports services and active university environments, demands the General Assembly of the Finnish Student Sports Federation (OLL). The Federation, which celebrates its centenary this year, reminds decision makers that looking after the wellbeing of students will save the Finnish state a pretty penny in social and health care costs and ensure that the employees of the future can remain at work for many years.
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Akseli Haanpää elected to lead the Finnish Student Sports Federation – awards go to the LUT University and student ice hockey
Published:The General Assembly of the Finnish Student Sports Federation (OLL) held at Vantaa welcomed universities to join the Federation as ordinary members. The Federation’s centenary culminated in the General Assembly.
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The centenary of the Finnish Student Sports Federation culminates in the General Assembly in Vantaa
Published:The member organisations of the Finnish Student Sports Federation (OLL) will meet at the Vantaa campus of Laurea University of Applied Sciences for the Federation’s General Assembly on 20–21 November. The hundred-year-old Federation now invites both student unions and universities to become members.
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The Finnish Stundent Sports Federation nominates Marika Uusi-Illikainen to the board of the Olympic Committee
Published:Marika Uusi-Illikainen, vice president of The Finnish Stundent Sports Federation (OLL), believes that it is possible to promote competitive sports and an active lifestyle in a joint umbrella organization.
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Apply for the European Universities Championships 2025
Published:The European Universities Championships are held every two years in connection with the multi-sport event European Universities Games and every two years as separate European Championships. 2025 will be the year of the European Championships. The Games also offer a great opportunity to test the level of European elite sports, as many national team-level athletes will be taking part in them. The athletes will represent their own higher education institution in the Games.
Read more about article: Apply for the European Universities Championships 2025
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Student sports club, apply for funding to develop your activities
Published:The Ministry of Education and Culture grants a subsidy for developing club activities which is aimed at increasing the number of children and young people who play sports and developing varied organised sports.
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OLL on the VAT rate increase: What will happen to physical activity when students are already skimping on medicine?
Published:Finnish Student Sports Federation (OLL) demands that the VAT rate increase of sports services be abandoned. The Government’s proposal being deliberated by Parliament would increase the VAT rate of sports services from 10 per cent to 14 per cent. The increase in VAT rate – and consequently in service prices – is implemented in a situation where more than half of university students are exercising too little (THL 2021).
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OLL suggests including student exercise as a strategic target for municipalities and wellbeing services counties
Published:The Finnish Student Sports Federation (OLL) calls for wellbeing services counties and municipalities to consider students as a separate group in exercise promotion. The Federation offers councillors four solutions to encourage residents to be more physically active.
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Join us in developing competitive activities for students!
Published:The Finnish Student Sports Federation (OLL) is setting up a competition committee to develop competitive activities in institutes of higher education.
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A challenge from FISU Forum to improve equality in student sports
Published:The major international student sports event FISU World Forum took place in Zagreb, Croatia at the end of August. Finland and the Finnish Student Sports Federation were represented at the event by student of health promotion and FISU Student Ambassador Tia Saharinen and the OLL’s Head of Communications Niko Peltokangas.
Read more about article: A challenge from FISU Forum to improve equality in student sports
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Snitch the Flame of the year!
Published:Do you have an idea of who the next Flame of the Year could be?
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Call for applications for FSC organisers 2025 now open
Published:Read more about article: Call for applications for FSC organisers 2025 now open
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The Finnish Student Sports Federation invites students to test their exercise habits and study ability
Published:The Finnish Student Sports Federation (OLL) is reminding people in September and October of the importance exercise in maintaining and improving study ability.
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Ida Bolander returned as secretary general of OLL
Published:Responsibilities at the office of the Finnish Student Sports Federation changed when Ida Bolander returned from a study leave in July to the position of secretary general. Niko Peltokangas, who acted as Bolander's deputy, returned to the position of communications specialist.
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One medal and many great moments
Published:The European Universities Championships (EUSA Games) have come to a close in Debrecen and Miskolc, Hungary. Finnish athletes won one medal and achieved many rankings.
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Finnish students aim for two medals at the European Universities Championships
Published:The European Universities Championships will be held from 10 to 24 July in the cities of Debrecen and Miskolc in Hungary. Comprising 18 events, the EUSA Games bring together around 5,000 athletes from European higher education institutions. The Finnish team consists of 69 students competing in five sports. Finnish Student Sports Federation has set the team a target of two medals, the same as in the preceding Games two years ago in Lodz, Poland.
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International SELL Student Games to be held in Vierumäki in 2025
Published:The SELL Student Games for higher education students will be held at Vierumäki Sports Hall from 15 to 18 May 2025. Founded in 1924 and revived in the 1990s, this celebration of student sports in Finland and the Baltic countries will be organised for the 40th time next year.
Read more about article: International SELL Student Games to be held in Vierumäki in 2025
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OLL's contact information during July
Published:The Finnish Student Sports Federation is out of office during July. OLL's contact persons for urgent matters are listed below.
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The Jukola Relay message was dedicated to the hundred-year-old Finnish Student Sports Federation
Published:The orienteering festival The Jukola Relay, which was held at Kauhava on 15th–16th June, dedicated its orienteering relay message to the Finnish Student Sports Federation (OLL), which is celebrating its centenary this year. The message thanked the Federation for its persistent work to promote an active lifestyle.
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The Finnish Student Sports Federation’s new membership model makes headway: a service design project leads to concrete results
Published:The organised university sports in Finland are stepping into its second century with one word in mind: together. To achieve truly impactful collaboration, the Federation will now invite universities to become ordinary members alongside the student unions. The background to this change lies in the membership model report which was drawn up in 2021–2022.
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Finnish representatives join international student sport umbrella organisations
Published:To develop sports in higher education institutions, student representatives nominated by the Finnish Student Sports Federation (OLL) have been elected to a number of international umbrella organisations for student sports. Atte Kolehmainen, Lari Koskinen and Tia Saharinen take up their posts in 2024.
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Network event in Vaasa brings university sports service providers and service users together
Published:OLL’s network event held in Vaasa on the 21st and 22nd of May brought together university sports service providers and student union sports representatives for the first time. The theme of the event was the problem of loneliness and how sport and wellbeing services in higher education can be used to address it.
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The Exercise Day of Your Dreams: exercise is for everyone
Published:Physical activity has an indisputable positive impact on mental health, and all students should be able to benefit from this regardless of their background or abilities, according to human rights activist Selinä Nera and Tommi Yläkangas, Influencing Specialist at Nyyti ry. The university sector is currently offering a wide variety of sports services for students, but is exercise for everyone if all students don’t have equal access to these activities?
Read more about article: The Exercise Day of Your Dreams: exercise is for everyone
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OLL’s election advocacy themes focus on everyday physical activity and Finnish representation in bodies promoting physical activity
Published:The Finnish Student Sports Federation (OLL) wants the European elections to highlight the problem of physical inactivity and the requirements for tackling it. In its election advocacy, OLL emphasises the promotion of everyday physical activity, funding for sports in institutions of higher education and the need for Finnish representation in the European Parliament’s institutions relevant to physical activity.
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Collaborative membership of the Finnish Student Sports Federation helps promote physical activity at Häme University of Applied Sciences
Published:The board of the Finnish Student Sports Federation (OLL) has admitted Häme University of Applied Sciences (HAMK) as a collaborative member of the federation.
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OLL's 100th Annual Ball: Awards, Reunions, and a Celebration of a Century of University Sports Advocacy
Published:The Finnish Student Sports Federation (OLL) celebrated its centenary on Saturday, 13 April 2024 at Koskenranta Event Centre, Helsinki. People with high merits in promoting Finnish exercise and sports received awards from OLL and the Ministry of Education and Culture.
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Minister of Sports Bergqvist as guardian of the Finnish Student Sports Federation's 100th anniversary
Published:The guardian of the 100th anniversary of the Finnish Student Sports Federation (OLL) is the Minister of Youth, Sport and Physical Activity Sandra Bergqvist.
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We are looking for a student representative to FISU Volunteer Leaders Academy
Published:The International Student Sports Federation FISU is looking for new national representatives for FISU Volunteer Leaders Academy for the year 2024. The aim of the academy is to offer students an international opportunity to develop as leaders and to promote student sports both in Finland and internationally.
Page last updated 30.8.2020