Student wellbeing and everyday life

The Finnish Student Health Service FSHS is an expert in student healthcare and provides targeted low-threshold services designed to provide long-term health benefits for university students.

Information about university chaplains who serve students and staff in various matters.

The Study Psychologists offer special guidance and counselling in questions related to learning, studying, life management and well-being.

Quiet Room is for meditation and relax for all students and staff members.

Do you feel stressed? Can’t you get sleep at the evenings? Do you lack life management skills? Check out the web pages where you can find tools to improve your well-being.

The Student Union of the University of Oulu (OYY) monitors the students’ interests and student associations organize various freetime activities.

Kummi Family Programme is connecting international students of the University of Oulu with local families.

This page provides information about the culture shock and cultural adaptation for the international students and doctoral researchers at the University of Oulu.

As a Bachelor or Master’s level degree programme student at a university, you are entitled to a student discount at student restaurants, subsidised by Kela.

Incoming international students have several options on how to arrange housing, either through the local student housing foundation PSOAS or through private markets.

Information about financial aid during education.

Open daycare centres offer guided activities for children and provide parents an opportunity to meet other families with small children in the area.

UniMove offers sport services for students of universities in Oulu. Our goal is an active and healthy university community.