Student Union

The Student Union of Oulu University of Applied Sciences - OSAKO is a service organisation for all students of the University. OSAKO supervises the interests of students in Oulu University of Applied Sciences. The aim of OSAKO is to work for students on students' conditions.

OSAKO defends and supervises students' educational, financial and social benefits and rights in many work groups and organisations. OSAKO gives also counselling and advice in educational and social matters. OSAKO offers a reasonable amount of local, regional and national benefits in co-operation with local companies and SAMOK - the Union of Finnish Students in Universities of Applied Sciences.

These student benefits are available also to international students when they join the student union and obtain SAMOK's student card. The membership fee is 25 euros for the academic year 2011–2012 (+ 5 euros for the card if you do not already have it). When paying the membership fee you will get an academic year or a term sticker on your student card. The card is valid only if it has an appropriate academic year or term sticker.

More information on joining the student union is available during the orientation programme for international students and on OSAKO's webpages and Facebook.

P.O. Box 222, FI-90101 OULU, FINLAND+358 10 27 21030+358 10 27 21371