Articles with category: News
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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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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.
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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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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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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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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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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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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.
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SELL Students Games in Kaunas 16–19.5 – there’s still time to join the most laid-back student sports event of the year!
Published:The most fun student exercise and sports event of the year, SELL Student Games, will take place in Kaunas in Lithuania on the 16–19 May. These Games have no level requirements, so anyone can take part!
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Apply for the European Universities Championships 2024
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. 2024 will be the year of the European Universities Games. Around 5,000 athletes from across Europe will take part in the European Universities Games. 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 2024
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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.
Read more about article: Student sports club, apply for funding to develop your activities
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The Finnish Student Sports Federation will choose a new membership model at the General Assembly in Tampere
Published:The General Assembly of the Finnish Student Sports Federation (OLL) is taking place at Varala Sports Institute in Tampere on the 8–9 of November. The General Assembly is the highest decision-making body in the Federation, which will be celebrating its 100th anniversary next year. One of the main topics of this year’s General Assembly was renewing the strategy and membership model of the Federation.
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President Sauli Niinistö to receive the title of honorary sports tutor
Published:As a thank you for bringing up the importance of physical activity and problems related to a sedentary lifestyle, the Finnish Student Sports Federation has appointed President Sauli Niinistö as an honorary sports tutor for the whole nation.
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#Liikkumalla työkykyä nyt -teemaviikko
Published:Liikkumalla työkykyä nyt on Opiskelijoiden Liikuntaliiton, Liikkuva opiskelu -ohjelman sekä muiden eri yhteiskunnallisten toimijoiden yhteinen työkykyä edistävä kampanja. Kampanja järjestetään 18.–22.9.2023.
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Snitch the Flamer of the year!
Published:Do you have an idea of who the next Flame of the Year could be?
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Gold and two bronze medals at the European Universities Orienteering Championship
Published:Ten Finnish athletes took part in the European Universities Orienteering Championship held in St. Gallen, Switzerland, at the end of August. Now being held for the second time, the participants had high praise for the organisation of the event.
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Tuulia Viljanen to substitute as communications specialist at the Finnish Student Sports Federation
Published:Tuulia Viljanen will substitute as communications specialist at the Finnish Student Sports Federation (OLL) while Kristiina Teppo is on family leave.
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Nicklas Nyman as anniversary coordinator of Student Sports 100 Years
Published:The 100th anniversary of The Finnish Student Sports Federation (OLL) will be celebrated in 2024. Nicklas Nyman will start at OLL as the anniversary coordinator of the Student Sports 100 Years jubilee year.
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European Universities Championship in Orienteering held in Switzerland this weekend
Published:Only held for the second time, the European Universities Championship in Orienteering will bring orienteers from up to 17 countries and 62 universities to compete in the Alpine landscape.
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Jatkuuko mitaliputki Zagrebissa?
Published:Kamppailulajien opiskelijoiden EM-kisat alkavat 20.7. Kroatiassa Zagrebissa. Suomesta on mukana karateen ja taekwondoon kilpailijoita.
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European Universities Futsal Championships – looking to improve
Published:Finland will be represented by three teams at the European Universities Futsal Championships in Split, Croatia. The results were not much to write to home about last year in Poland, but this time all three teams are determined to prove their mettle.
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Gender minorities' experience of university sports leave room for improvement
Published:What kind of experiences do LGBTQIA+ people have of university sports? How could we improve the experiences of gender minorities? In this article, Finnish Student Sports Federation’s Secretary General Niko Peltokangas takes a look into the results of the Student Barometer 2022 survey from a minority sports perspective.
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University of Jyväskylä heading to Tirana
Published:Kesän aikana kilpaillaan useassa lajissa opiskelijoiden EM-kisat. Ensimmäisenä lajina vuorossa on jalkapallo.
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President of the Finnish Student Sports Federation: The Finland on the Move programme not properly implemented for students
Published:Emilia Junnila, President of the Finnish Student Sports Federation, sees potential in the Finland on the Move programme included in the Government Programme to make students more active. However, she is concerned about cuts affecting students, which can scupper any good intentions.
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90 minutes of wandering minds or focused learning?
Published:University lectures easily turn into sitting marathons. Breaks have been proven to improve learning, well-being and health, but how could we take five from these tight, 90-minute study sessions? This article published in Acatiimi, takes a look at the ways in which university students and lecturers could take breaks in sitting.
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SELL Games centenary celebrations took place in Estonia
Published:The SELL Student Games of Finland and the Baltic countries were held on May 19–21 in Tartu, Estonia. The Finnish Student Sports Federation was there to represent Finland and to enjoy the competitive atmosphere. OLL’s three-person delegation included president Emilia Junnila, vice president Atte Kolehmainen and events and training specialist Markku Rantahalvari.
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These are the means by which the new government wants to increase the physical activity of students
Published:We asked the party representatives before the election how they intend to improve students’ physical activity. Here are the responses.
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