Welcome!
Congratulations on your place of study and welcome to Tampere University and to the Student Union! We have created this Fresher’s Guide for you to get started with your new studies. The guide includes the most important topics to consider when beginning your studies at Tampere. You will learn the key information about living, health services, public transport, events, clubs for students and much more! We wish you rewarding reading moments with the guide!
Prologue: Welcome to our community!
Studies at Tampere University await you – congratulations on getting in and welcome to the big local student community in Tampere! Through your university studies, you’ll get to the source of all kinds of knowledge and competences to educate yourself and to acquire skills specific to your field. But everyday life at the university is much more than just studying. You will meet people from all over Finland and the world, you will get to try out new hobbies and make lifelong friendships. So arrive with an open mind in August!
This guide has been put together for you in the Student Union of Tampere University, more commonly known as TREY. The purpose is to introduce you to student life in Tampere, student union activities and the university’s services. On the pages of this guide, you can find a lot of useful information on completing studies, housing, healthcare, leisure activities as well as associations and student culture. During the first steps of your student life, this guide will hopefully provide you with information to help you navigate the freeways and side alleys of the local academic world.
At the beginning of your studies, you will be supported by trained student tutors. They will help you get started with your studies and introduce you to your study environment. In your tutor group, you will meet other students from your field and get introduced to the activities of the subject association or guild of your field. Participate actively in the tutoring and ask and ponder on things out loud – many others might have the exact same thoughts as you. And tell your tutor about any concerns you have, as the tutors are there specifically to act as peer support. The beginning of the term is full of new experiences and information for new students, and it’s our duty to help you steer through it.
But for now, enjoy the summer and relax before your studies start – see you in autumn!
With warm regards, TREY’s Specialist in Tutoring Teemu and board member in charge of tutoring Sumu
Start with these!
Accept your study place by following the instructions given to you by the University.
You might be subject to fees and eligible for scholarships. Check your own situation and act accordingly!
Start sorting out your arrival in Finland. Moving to a different country requires closely following the official procedures, and those procedures vary depending on your home country.See the Student’s Guide for more information on this; you can find it on the University’s website! The Welcome page of the Student’s Guide in particular includes relevant links and info pages at the beginning.
Apply for a student card via TREY’s website. This is possible only after you have accepted your study place. The mobile student card, Tuudo, is a great addition to the physical card, so download that!
Activate your personal user ID for the University’s electronic services via salasana.tuni.fi. This can only be done after you have accepted your study place.
Apply for housing! Find out more about housing options on the Housing page.
Make sure you are covered by health insurance. Find more information on the Student’s Guide.
Connect with your student tutor and arrange your arrival in Tampere before Welcome Week begins on Monday 17 August!
Chair’s greetings: We Students!
Hi fresher, and welcome to study at Tampere!
Above all, your time studying is a time to learn new things. Of course, you can learn about your own field of study, but also about yourself, other people and the surrounding society. However, learning does not only take place in classrooms and lecture halls, but at least my own best insights during these years have taken place when talking to friends, acquaintances and strangers.
You made a good choice when you decided to come to Tampere to study. The student community and culture in Tampere is unparalleled. Already during the first week, the tutors of your own subject association, who are volunteers, will receive you and tell you about university studies and student life. The subject associations and other hobby associations operating at the university offer excellent places for us students to find a community that looks like our own and helps us find meaningful and fun things to do. I hope you go into student life with an open mind and find fun things to do here in the community!
What is the Student Union then? As the name suggests, the Student Union is we students. Our purpose is to make sure that the university, the city and society are even better for students. Those of us who work in the Student Union work to ensure that the above-mentioned associations, for example, can run their own activities as easily as possible. In addition, we are in discussions with the university staff and the city about how studying and student affairs can be as good as possible here in Tampere. You can influence students’ affairs both in the Student Union and elsewhere, and you should read more about these things in this guide!
A very warm welcome to the student community in Tampere! Happy fresher year and a lot of good luck starting your studies!
Best regards,
Tami Nordström, energy engineering student and the Chair of the Student Union of Tampere University 2026
