Weekly Digest 49

Only a few nights till Wähäjoulu!

CONTENTS

I Events


TOKYO’s Christmas Sales in Kiasma 1.-2.12.
Design Hackathon: Finest Bay Area
Tunnel Project 1.-2.12.

110. Wähäjoulu afterparty 5.12.
The Guild of Architecture’s
Christmas Party 13.12.
Village Christmas Party 14.12.
Annual Ball of the AA-club 15.12.
Mosaic Christmas party 24.12.

World Championships of Academic Kyykkä 9.2.

II Studies


Nyyti Ry survey

III Pastime activities


Toivioretkellä – Dissonanssi
Christmas concert 8.12.

I Events

TOKYO’s Christmas Sales in Kiasma 1.-2.12.

TOKYO’s Christmas Sales are coming again! This year the sales are organized in Museum of Contemporary Art Kiasma on 1.-2. of December. Two days! 100 tables! Fantastic art & design!
Come and show your support to young artistic talents and buy the most unique Christmas presents! Bring your Christmas spirit to Mannerheiminaukio 2, Helsinki center and experience the magic of TOKYO’s Christmas sales! The Sales are open according to the opening hours of the museum on Saturday 10:00–18:00 and on Sunday 10:00–17:00.

Warm welcome!
Event on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/423539981512144/

Design Hackathon: Finest Bay Area Tunnel Project 1.-2.12.

We invite you to come and design the Helsinki-Tallinn Finest Bay Area!

* Co-creating the Finest Bay Area
* New design ideas for the Helsinki-Tallinn tunnel train station areas
* Above and below ground design
* Transformational technologies applied
* No limits on ideas!

Saturday 1.12.2018
10:00 Keynote: Peter Vesterbacka – Welcome to FinEst Bay Area
10:30 Setting the scene
11:00-18:00 Hacking, partner expo, presentations

Sunday 2.12.2018
10:00-16:00 Hacking, partner expo, presentations continue
16:00-17:30 Hack results
17:30-18 Closing and awards ceremony

We have engineering, technology and other partners attending and helping with the task.

Enroll here: https://tinyurl.com/finesthack2018
Event website: https://www.facebook.com/events/290870758423828/

110. Wähäjoulu afterparty 5.12.

Welcome to the Afterparty of Wähäjoulu!

This year, the afterparty and traditional night swim have been combined in to one great adventure in the waterpark Serena! You are welcome to join the afterparty even if you cannot join the main event.

In the pools and saunas you can shrug off the dust of the party, and in the Luolamies -restaurant DJ Windows95Man will guarantee an epic rave!

Buses will transport revelers from Otaniemi to Serena after the main event, and back throughout the night. The exact schedule of the buses will be posted later.

A ticket costs 30€.

EQUIPMENT

You may swim with a swimsuit or nude. In the party area and lobby however you are required to wear clothes or a bathing suit.

SIGN UP
260 places have been reserved to Wähäjoulu main event guests. In addition, there are 100 places for other guests.

Sign up either while signing up to Wähäjoulu, or if you’re only joining the afterparty, on a separate form.
The sign up begins on 22.10. at 12 PM at www.arkkitehtikilta.fi/w110

Thank you for the support to TTER!

The Guild of Architecture’s

Christmas Party 13.12.

Welcome to the Guild of Architecture’s Christmas Party!

The year, and all of our guild’s 110-jubilee hullabaloo, is coming to an end but don’t worry! There is still a chance to gather together to the Guild of Architecture’s Christmas Party. So come to Otakaari 20 (upstairs) on Thursday 13th December at 6pm, there will be chrismassy treats and atmosphere and we’ll take a look back at this amazing year.

What: Guild of Architecture’s Christmas Party
Where: Otakaari 20 (upstairs
When: Thursday 13th December at 6pm
Why: Well, it’s been a year, It doesn’t surprise me
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/324763084784967/

Village Christmas Party 14.12.

Midsummer comes along every summer, but the Village Christmas Party is only once a year!

Campus Section and OtaHoas are organising the traditional Village Christmas Party on Friday 14 Dec at Rantasauna. The Village elves have magicked a tasty feast to be served with drinks and heated up the sauna for the guests. There will also be fun, Christmassy activities on location. We will also get to enjoy some beautiful live music from 8 pm onwards.

All Village residents and likeminded people are welcome at the Village Christmas Party. Remember to invite your friends and flatmates too!

WHAT? Village Christmas Party
WHERE? Rantasauna
WHEN? On 14 Dec at 6 pm
WHY? Good company, food and Christmas spirit
PRICE? Free

FACEBOOK? https://www.facebook.com/events/2071771486232724/

Annual Ball of the AA-club 15.12.

The AA-club invites all its wonderful architecture and information network students students to celebrate the past year in the Annual Ball of the AA-club, this year in the fashion of Downton Abbey. The grandness of a traditional English country estate mixes with the cozy and safe Smökki in the party that lacks no action. Pick up your best Edwardian dress and join the various crowd of the AA-club!

There will be a Christmas tree, under which those who are willing, can bring their presents for the hosts. We wish, however, everyone to consider the ecology and ethicality of the given present.

Sign-up begins on thu 29.11. at 12:00 and the link will be posted in the FB event.
Location for the afterparty will be announced later as well.

WHAT: The Annual Ball of the AA-club
WHERE: Smökki, Jämeräntaival 4
WHEN: 15.12. at 18:00 (cocktail event), 19:00 (sitsit)
COST: 16 €
DRESSCODE: cocktail, in the fashion Downton Abbey
SIGN-UP: opens thu 29.11. at 12:00
FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/events/553708738387302/

Mosaic Christmas party 24.12.

Staying in Otaniemi for Christmas? Join us in Rantasauna to celebrate Christmas together! Rantsu is filled with magic and anticipation on 24th-25th night, so come wait for Santa in sauna or in hot tub. Come early if you want to help decorate the tree. To participate in secret santa gift exchange bring a little present (5€) wrapped for more surprise!

secret santa!
glögi & festive food
fun and games
play cards – win prizes

What: Christmas together!
Where: Rantasauna, Otaniemi
How much: FREE, secret santa gifts optional
When: starting on Chistmas Eve (24.12) at 16:00 to Chrismas morning
Why: Christmas is better together!
Dresscode: ugly sweaters

Facebook https://www.facebook.com/events/378357739374867/

World Championships of Academic Kyykkä 9.2.

On Saturday, February 9th 2019 the Tampere University campus area in Hervanta, Tampere, will once again be filled with thousands of students who have come to enjoy the spectacle of the World Championships of Academic Kyykkä! Starting at 09:00 in the morning hundreds of teams will fiercely compete for victory on fields around the campus.

The ISE (I Speak English) Series is specially reserved for internationally-minded people and exchange students who would like to compete in academic kyykkä. The official language for the series is English which guarantees that all the referees will speak English and the rules are also available in English.

The sign-up for the ISE starts on Saturday, December 1st, 2018 and a spot for one team costs 55 euros. Every team has a minimum of 4 players and a maximum of 8. Remember the signup only provides 4 meal tickets and 4 overall badges! Additional items can be purchased through the link. These items are afterparty tickets (10e, maximum 8) and extra overall badges (3e, max 4). The sign-up link will come to our website and to ISE facebook event. Stay tuned and follow us on Facebook and www.kyykka.fi for more information!

After the tough matches, it’s good to relax and party a bit, which is why you should attend the official afterparties! The parties take place in the city center of Tampere, at Ravintolamaailma in Koskikeskus shopping center and at Union.  At Ravintolamaailma the party atmosphere is guaranteed by an unbelievable electropop artist Alex Mattson, and at Union by a Finnish freestyle rap duo Lyömättömät. Both clubs also have their own DJ’s to keep the party going all night. The After Party Overall Badge that also serves as your entry ticket costs 10 euros and can be purchased online at https://bailataan.fi/events/cd74ba28-96d6-45d2-9571-1c25ff528bea. Please note that your ticket only allows you to enter the club indicated on the badge.

You can also find the event and afterparties on Facebook:

World Championships of Academic Kyykkä 2019
https://www.facebook.com/events/1905439032876476/

Afterparty of the World Championships of Academic Kyykkä 2019, Ravintolamaailma
https://www.facebook.com/events/2274705596092469/

Afterparty of the World Championships of Academic Kyykkä 2019, Union
https://www.facebook.com/events/2103466679673562/

II Studies

Nyyti Ry survey

Nyyti ry is a national Finnish non-profit organisation founded in 1984. Our operations are funded by Finland’s Slot Machine Association (RAY). More info about Nyyti can be found here: https://www.nyyti.fi/en/yhdistys/

The purpose of our operations is to support students’ mental health and life management. We aim to improve students’ study skills and ability to cope with everyday life as well as related peer activities. Moreover, we aim to enhance the skills of people in charge of mental health promotion and problem prevention among students and in student communities.

We want to get feedback and suggestions for the future regarding Nyyti’s web activities, website, and online content. Your opinion is very important to us, and it will help us develop our operations. It only takes 5 – 10 minutes to fill out the survey.

The survey is meant both for students and the professionals who work with them. The results shall be analyzed in confidence and anonymously so that none of the participants can be identified based on the answers.

Those who leave their contact information get a chance to win a €100 gift card to Verkkokauppa.com in a raffle.

Student – use this link to take the survey:
https://my.surveypal.com/Verkkotoiminnan-kysely-2018-OPISKELIJAT-EN

III Pastime activities

Toivioretkellä – Dissonanssi

Christmas concert 8.12.

Chamber choir Dissonanssi’s Christmas concert will be held in Tuomaankirkkosali, Meilahti church,  (Pihlajatie 16, 00270 Helsinki) on Saturday 8 December 2018 at 15 o’clock. The concert has free admission, welcome!

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/281086799204953/

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