University of Helsinki
The Student Union of the University of Helsinki celebrates its 147th anniversary November 18-26, and all members are invited!
The anniversary week is full of events ranging from free films and free entrance to Ateneum, to a singles’ night in the National Museum! The grande finale of the anniversary celebrations is HYY’s birthday party at the Old Student House. All students of the University of Helsinki are welcome to the epic, most cross-disciplinary student party of the autumn term! Music and dancing are a given, but the celebration also features an student-sized ball pit, karaoke, and sparkling wine at very student-friendly prices. This is a night you don’t want to miss!
The highlights of the anniversary week include:
November 18: Art for Us!
Free admission for students to the Ateneum Art Museum featuring a photo exhibition by Henri Cartier-Bresson.
November 20-22: Free film screenings for HYY members
The free tickets for the three films can be booked through a link published on the HYY website at 10am on November 13.
November 20, 007 Spectre
November 21, Dheepan
November 22, Pride
November 23: Birthday cake & coffee @ campus meeting points
November 24: One euro tickets to tropics for students
The Finnish Museum of Natural History offers one euro tickets for students to the Kaisaniemi Botanic Garden.
November 25: Match Made in Museum – Student Edition
A singles night at the National Museum, where the programme for the evening includes an assassination game, basket weaving, choral and horn music, and pop-up theatre.
November 26: HYY’s 147th Anniversary Ball and Birthday party at the Old Student House
The anniversary week offers a wide range of activities for HYY’s members. Read more about the programme www.hyy.fi/anniversaryweek. Pick your favourite events and join the celebration!
The anniversaries of student organisations are traditionally celebrated by glamourous white tie balls complete with three-course dinners, and ballroom dancing. HYY, the oldest student union in Finland, celebrates its anniversary on November 26. The student union was officially founded on November 26, 1868 when the Czar Alexander II allowed the public meetings of students. This day is also the re-inauguration day of the university after the Great Northern War of 1722.
This year the anniversary, and the anniversary ball, falls on a Thursday, but the day of the week varies from one year to another. At the anniversary ball representatives of the university, other student unions, and student organisations within the student union come together to celebrate HYY. All HYY members are also most welcome, and a formal HYY gives awards such as the Magister Bonus (‘the good teacher’) and the Best International Teacher.
The anniversary ball is followed by the the Birthday party at 11 o’clock, and if you can’t attend the anniversary ball, different student organisations hold pre-parties for the Birthday party at the New Student House, and at Domus Gaudium.
More information and the registration link for the anniversary ball can be found at www.hyy.fi/anniversary
P.S. If you can’t make it to the anniversary celebrations, make sure to follow both @universityofhelsinki and @hyy_hus on Instagram! The student union will be featured on the University of Helsinki account as well as our own with pictures from the anniversary week events for the whole week!