HYY’s committee election meetings 2025

Are you interested in internationality, the environment  or development cooperation? Join HYY’s Committees!

The Committees are open to all our members, and you can easily join them at the election meetings. 

Election meetings

Development Cooperation Committee, 30 September at 6 pm, New Student House, 2nd floor

The committee is in charge of HYY’s cooperation development project, arranges events related to cooperation development, global education and maintains the discussion about the need for cooperation development.

Environmental Committee, 1 October at 6 pm, New Student House, 2nd floor

The Environmental Committee organizes events and campaigns related to the environment, such as nature hikes, workforce excursions and food waste dinners. They promote sustainable values in our student community, raise awareness and urge people to act for the environment.

International Committee, 7 October at 6 pm, Wilhelmsson Hall at New Student House, 5th floor

The international committee is run by and for international and internationally-minded students. Their priority is the creation of a thriving student community at the University of Helsinki by advocating for the interests and inclusion of international students.

Accessibility

Participating in the event

The event is open to all HYY members. The event does not have an entrance fee.

Assistants and interpreters can join the event for free. The event organiser does not provide interpretation for the event. Please inform the event organiser about a possible assistant or interpreter before the event to help us ensure as smooth participation to the event as possible.

You can bring an assistance or guide dog to the event.

Principles of safer space

At HYY’s events, you can participate in discussions and activities without fear of inappropriate treatment or harassment. Safe space is created in the interaction between people, and each one of us is responsible for this.

Language of the event

You can participate in Finnish and English.

The event organiser does not provide interpretation for the event. Assistants and interpreters can join the event for free. Please inform the event organiser about a possible assistant or interpreter before the event to help us ensure as smooth participation to the event as possible.

Arriving at the event

The event is organised at the New Student House (Mannerheimintie 5 A, 00100 Helsinki). We recommend arriving at the start area by foot, bike or public transport if possible.

The location has good public transport connections from the Helsinki central railway station, for instance, where you can arrive by commuter train, bus, metro or tram. Read more about the accessibility of public transport on HSL’s website.

Car access to the area is through Mannerheimintie. The drop-off area is located near the entrance to staircase B of the New Student House (at Mannerheimintie 5 B, 00100 Helsinki).

Physical restrictions at the event area

The building is not fully accessible.

• Access to the New Student House’s student premises is through staircase 5 A. A ramp leads up to the door, but it is steep.
• You can access the floors by using a platform lift and a lift. Doorways on the route are narrower than 900 mm in places and may also have thresholds higher than 20 mm. A separate permit is needed to use the lift. Please inform the event’s contact person of your need to use the lift in advance.
• Floors 2, 3 and 6 include a right-handed accessible toilet. The keyholder’s permission may be needed for access.
• An induction loop borrowed from our Services Office can be used in the building. Please let us know if you need to use the induction loop in advance by contacting the event’s contact person.

Sensory accessibility

The event space can may be noisy and crowded, depending on the attendance. The premises in the event area may have bright lights, loud noises or strong smells.

There is no separately reserved silent room to retreat to in the event area.

More information

Juunia Honkanen
Member of the Board (volunteers)
juunia.honkanen@hyy.fi