Next week is National Mental Health Week, and there will be events at the Linnanmaa Campus as well

Next week (Week 47) marks National Mental Health Week, organized by the Finnish Central Association for Mental Health. This year’s theme is “The right for better.” 

OYY is also participating in the week in collaboration with the Kuulun project and student union OSAKO. We’re organizing the following events during the week:

Wednesday, Nov. 18: “The right for better” event at orange racks from 11 am to 12 pm

Come grab yourself a new overalls patch and a tasty snack, and enter the raffle for Christmas concert tickets!

Thursday, Nov 19: Kuulun project’s  “future stop” near grey stairs from 11 am to 1 pm

At the Future Stop, students have the opportunity to reflect on their own hopes and goals for the future and to strengthen their faith in the future. At this stop, they can contemplate their own future, identify what matters most to them, and put their hopes and thoughts about the future into words. There’s also MIELI ry’s staff available.

Friday, Nov 20: “Take your child to school” -day’s campus orienteering in collaboration with the OSAKO Student Union from 11 am to 1 pm

Join us for an adventure around the Linnanmaa campus on 20 November from 11 am to 1 pm! The orienteering starts at the OYY Service Point (room 132, near H2O Campus), where you’ll receive a map to help you hunt for platypuses. You can complete the orienteering independently and at your own pace. Your mission is to find all the platypuses, collect the hidden letters on them, and figure out what word the letters spell! You can take a little break at OSAKO’s kitchen (area 5D205, 2nd floor of Oamk’s 5D wing). Juice and colouring pages will be available for all hardworking adventurers. Once you’ve solved the mystery, head back to the OYY Service Point, where a small prize awaits! The event is open to the children of both students and staff. If you bring your child along to a lecture, remember to ask the lecturer for permission.

No advance registration is required – welcome!

(Note: The University of Oulu is also organizing its own program in honor of “Take Your Child to Work Day”; you can find the program here: https://patio.oulu.fi/fi/tapahtumat/lapset-mukaan-toihin-paiva-ilmoittaudu-viimeistaan-1611?check_logged_in=1)