Articles with category: Statement
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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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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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The Finnish Student Sports Federation demands equality in university sports services
Published:The equality, accessibility and safety of university sports must be improved, the Finnish Student Sports Federation (OLL) demands at its General Assembly held in Tampere on the 8–9 November. The Federation, which is preparing for its 100th anniversary, is inviting university communities to join together to build an equal university on the move.
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A reduced ability to study impacts future ability to work – solutions are found in student guidance and physical activity
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Time to put an end to issues in student wellbeing - The Finnish Student Sports Federation demands actions for university sports
Published:The increase of poor wellbeing among university students is common knowledge, but attempts to take on the issue have remained lukewarm. At the next parliamentary election it is time to focus on university students’ wellbeing and physical activity, the Finnish Student Sports Federation (OLL) demands at their General Assembly, held in Vuokatti on the 2nd and 3rd November.
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The General Assembly of the Finnish Student Sports Federation: Higher education students and sports services are the losers of the coronavirus pandemic
Published:According to the Finnish Student Sports Federation (OLL), the higher education students have slipped through the net during the coronavirus pandemic. Higher education sports, the Higher Education on the Move programme and other structures that support the well-being of students must be strengthened in case of future crises, OLL stated during its General Assembly, which was held in Kuortane on 10–11 November.
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The student and youth organisations demand: The livelihood of burnout sufferers must be secured during a sick leave, also without a separate mental health diagnosis
Published:Work-induced burnout and mental health symptoms are becoming so common that they can almost be referred to as chronic conditions that affect public health and the national economy. The recovery and return to working life after a period of burnout is a long and arduous process. Struggles to secure one’s livelihood further complicate the recovery process. We propose a change to the sickness allowance practices which would safeguard one’s livelihood during a sick leave caused by work-induced burnout.
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The Finnish Student Sports Federation (OLL): After the corona pandemic, student sports needs money, no cuts
Published:The General Assembly of the Finnish Student Sports Federation (OLL) demands that higher education institutions secure the funding for sports services after the coronavirus crisis. The sports services contribute significantly to the physical and social well-being and coping of higher education students. Even small cuts can have a disproportionately big impact on small budgets.
Page last updated 30.8.2020